diff --git a/docs/resources/credential_json.md b/docs/resources/credential_json.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52f0cdea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/resources/credential_json.md
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+---
+# generated by https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-docs
+page_title: "boundary_credential_json Resource - terraform-provider-boundary"
+subcategory: ""
+description: |-
+  The json credential resource allows you to congiure a credential using a json object.
+---
+
+# boundary_credential_json (Resource)
+
+The json credential resource allows you to congiure a credential using a json object.
+
+## Example Usage
+
+```terraform
+resource "boundary_scope" "org" {
+  name                     = "organization_one"
+  description              = "global scope"
+  scope_id                 = "global"
+  auto_create_admin_role   = true
+  auto_create_default_role = true
+}
+
+resource "boundary_scope" "project" {
+  name                   = "project_one"
+  description            = "My first scope!"
+  scope_id               = boundary_scope.org.id
+  auto_create_admin_role = true
+}
+
+resource "boundary_credential_store_static" "example" {
+  name        = "example_static_credential_store"
+  description = "My first static credential store!"
+  scope_id    = boundary_scope.project.id
+}
+
+resource "boundary_credential_json" "example" {
+  name                = "example_json"
+  description         = "My first json credential!"
+  credential_store_id = boundary_credential_store_static.example.id
+  object              = file("~/object.json") # change to valid json file
+}
+```
+
+<!-- schema generated by tfplugindocs -->
+## Schema
+
+### Required
+
+- `credential_store_id` (String) The credential store in which to save this json credential.
+- `object` (String, Sensitive) The object for the this json credential. Either values encoded with the "jsonencode" function, pre-escaped JSON string, or a file
+
+### Optional
+
+- `description` (String) The description of this json credential.
+- `name` (String) The name of this json credential. Defaults to the resource name.
+
+### Read-Only
+
+- `id` (String) The ID of this json credential.
+- `object_hmac` (String) The object hmac.
+
+## Import
+
+Import is supported using the following syntax:
+
+```shell
+terraform import boundary_credential_json.example_json <my-id>
+```
diff --git a/examples/resources/boundary_credential_json/import.sh b/examples/resources/boundary_credential_json/import.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..378610ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/resources/boundary_credential_json/import.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+terraform import boundary_credential_json.example_json <my-id>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/resources/boundary_credential_json/resource.tf b/examples/resources/boundary_credential_json/resource.tf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a33e2cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/resources/boundary_credential_json/resource.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+resource "boundary_scope" "org" {
+  name                     = "organization_one"
+  description              = "global scope"
+  scope_id                 = "global"
+  auto_create_admin_role   = true
+  auto_create_default_role = true
+}
+
+resource "boundary_scope" "project" {
+  name                   = "project_one"
+  description            = "My first scope!"
+  scope_id               = boundary_scope.org.id
+  auto_create_admin_role = true
+}
+
+resource "boundary_credential_store_static" "example" {
+  name        = "example_static_credential_store"
+  description = "My first static credential store!"
+  scope_id    = boundary_scope.project.id
+}
+
+resource "boundary_credential_json" "example" {
+  name                = "example_json"
+  description         = "My first json credential!"
+  credential_store_id = boundary_credential_store_static.example.id
+  object              = file("~/object.json") # change to valid json file
+}
diff --git a/internal/provider/provider.go b/internal/provider/provider.go
index 7b08a480..33fc3e17 100644
--- a/internal/provider/provider.go
+++ b/internal/provider/provider.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ func New() *schema.Provider {
 			"boundary_credential_store_static":      resourceCredentialStoreStatic(),
 			"boundary_credential_username_password": resourceCredentialUsernamePassword(),
 			"boundary_credential_ssh_private_key":   resourceCredentialSshPrivateKey(),
+			"boundary_credential_json":              resourceCredentialJson(),
 			"boundary_managed_group":                resourceManagedGroup(),
 			"boundary_group":                        resourceGroup(),
 			"boundary_host":                         resourceHost(),
diff --git a/internal/provider/resource_credential_json.go b/internal/provider/resource_credential_json.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8988ec49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/provider/resource_credential_json.go
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+package provider
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api/credentials"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/diag"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/schema"
+)
+
+const (
+	credentialJsonCredentialType = "json"
+	credentialJsonObjectKey      = "object"
+	credentialJsonObjectHmacKey  = "object_hmac"
+)
+
+func resourceCredentialJson() *schema.Resource {
+	return &schema.Resource{
+		Description: "The json credential resource allows you to congiure a credential using a json object.",
+
+		CreateContext: resourceCredentialJsonCreate,
+		ReadContext:   resourceCredentialJsonRead,
+		UpdateContext: resourceCredentialJsonUpdate,
+		DeleteContext: resourceCredentialJsonDelete,
+		Importer: &schema.ResourceImporter{
+			StateContext: schema.ImportStatePassthroughContext,
+		},
+
+		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
+			IDKey: {
+				Description: "The ID of this json credential.",
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Computed:    true,
+			},
+			NameKey: {
+				Description: "The name of this json credential. Defaults to the resource name.",
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:    true,
+			},
+			DescriptionKey: {
+				Description: "The description of this json credential.",
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:    true,
+			},
+			credentialStoreIdKey: {
+				Description: "The credential store in which to save this json credential.",
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				ForceNew:    true,
+				Required:    true,
+			},
+			credentialJsonObjectKey: {
+				Description: `The object for the this json credential. Either values encoded with the "jsonencode" function, pre-escaped JSON string, or a file`,
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Required:    true,
+				Sensitive:   true,
+			},
+			credentialJsonObjectHmacKey: {
+				Description: "The object hmac.",
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Computed:    true,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func setFromCredentialJsonResponseMap(d *schema.ResourceData, raw map[string]interface{}, fromRead bool) error {
+	if err := d.Set(NameKey, raw[NameKey]); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := d.Set(DescriptionKey, raw[DescriptionKey]); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := d.Set(credentialStoreIdKey, raw[credentialStoreIdKey]); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if attrsVal, ok := raw["attributes"]; ok {
+		attrs := attrsVal.(map[string]interface{})
+		stateObjectHmac := d.Get(credentialJsonObjectHmacKey)
+		boundaryObjectHmac := attrs[credentialJsonObjectHmacKey].(string)
+		if stateObjectHmac.(string) != boundaryObjectHmac && fromRead {
+			if err := d.Set(credentialJsonObjectKey, "(changed in Boundary)"); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		if err := d.Set(credentialJsonObjectHmacKey, boundaryObjectHmac); err != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	d.SetId(raw["id"].(string))
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func resourceCredentialJsonCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) diag.Diagnostics {
+	md := meta.(*metaData)
+
+	var opts []credentials.Option
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk(NameKey); ok {
+		opts = append(opts, credentials.WithName(v.(string)))
+	}
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk(DescriptionKey); ok {
+		opts = append(opts, credentials.WithDescription(v.(string)))
+	}
+
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk(credentialJsonObjectKey); ok {
+		var jsonObject map[string]interface{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(v.(string)), &jsonObject); err != nil {
+			return diag.Errorf("error unmarshaling json: %v", err)
+		}
+		opts = append(opts, credentials.WithJsonCredentialObject(jsonObject))
+	}
+
+	var credentialStoreId string
+	retrievedStoreId, ok := d.GetOk(credentialStoreIdKey)
+	if ok {
+		credentialStoreId = retrievedStoreId.(string)
+	} else {
+		return diag.Errorf("credential store id is unset")
+	}
+
+	client := credentials.NewClient(md.client)
+	cred, err := client.Create(ctx, credentialJsonCredentialType, credentialStoreId, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return diag.Errorf("error creating credential: %v", err)
+	}
+	if cred == nil {
+		return diag.Errorf("nil credential after create")
+	}
+
+	if err := setFromCredentialJsonResponseMap(d, cred.GetResponse().Map, false); err != nil {
+		return diag.Errorf("error generating credential from response map: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func resourceCredentialJsonRead(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) diag.Diagnostics {
+	md := meta.(*metaData)
+	client := credentials.NewClient(md.client)
+
+	cred, err := client.Read(ctx, d.Id())
+	if err != nil {
+		if apiErr := api.AsServerError(err); apiErr != nil && apiErr.Response().StatusCode() == http.StatusNotFound {
+			d.SetId("")
+			return nil
+		}
+		return diag.Errorf("error reading credential: %v", err)
+	}
+	if cred == nil {
+		return diag.Errorf("credential nil after read")
+	}
+
+	if err := setFromCredentialJsonResponseMap(d, cred.GetResponse().Map, true); err != nil {
+		return diag.Errorf("error generating credential from response map: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func resourceCredentialJsonUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) diag.Diagnostics {
+	md := meta.(*metaData)
+	client := credentials.NewClient(md.client)
+
+	var opts []credentials.Option
+	if d.HasChange(NameKey) {
+		opts = append(opts, credentials.DefaultName())
+		if v, ok := d.GetOk(NameKey); ok {
+			opts = append(opts, credentials.WithName(v.(string)))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if d.HasChange(DescriptionKey) {
+		opts = append(opts, credentials.DefaultDescription())
+		if v, ok := d.GetOk(DescriptionKey); ok {
+			opts = append(opts, credentials.WithDescription(v.(string)))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if d.HasChange(credentialJsonObjectKey) {
+		if v, ok := d.GetOk(credentialJsonObjectKey); ok {
+			var jsonObject map[string]interface{}
+			if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(v.(string)), &jsonObject); err != nil {
+				return diag.Errorf("error unmarshaling json: %v", err)
+			}
+			opts = append(opts, credentials.WithJsonCredentialObject(jsonObject))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(opts) > 0 {
+		opts = append(opts, credentials.WithAutomaticVersioning(true))
+		credUpdate, err := client.Update(ctx, d.Id(), 0, opts...)
+		if err != nil {
+			return diag.Errorf("error updating credential: %v", err)
+		}
+		if credUpdate == nil {
+			return diag.Errorf("credential nil after update")
+		}
+
+		if err = setFromCredentialJsonResponseMap(d, credUpdate.GetResponse().Map, false); err != nil {
+			return diag.Errorf("error generating credential from response map: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func resourceCredentialJsonDelete(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) diag.Diagnostics {
+	md := meta.(*metaData)
+	client := credentials.NewClient(md.client)
+
+	_, err := client.Delete(ctx, d.Id())
+	if err != nil {
+		return diag.Errorf("error deleting credential: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/provider/resource_credential_json_test.go b/internal/provider/resource_credential_json_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0bf11c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/provider/resource_credential_json_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+package provider
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/api/credentials"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/testing/controller"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/resource"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/schema"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/terraform"
+)
+
+const (
+	jsonCredResc       = "boundary_credential_json.example"
+	jsonCredName       = "bar"
+	jsonCredNameUpdate = "foo"
+	jsonCredDesc       = "the bar"
+	jsonCredDescUpdate = "the foo"
+	jsonCredObj        = `jsonencode({
+		password = "password",
+		username = "admin"
+	})`
+	jsonCredObjUpdate = `jsonencode({
+		password = "password",
+		username = "db-admin"
+	})`
+)
+
+func jsonCredResource(name, description, object string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "boundary_credential_store_static" "example" {
+	name  = "static store name"
+	description = "static store description"
+	scope_id = boundary_scope.proj1.id
+	depends_on = [boundary_role.proj1_admin]
+}
+
+resource "boundary_credential_json" "example" {
+	name  = "%s"
+	description = "%s"
+	credential_store_id = boundary_credential_store_static.example.id
+	object = %s
+}`, name, description, object)
+}
+
+func TestAccCredentialJson(t *testing.T) {
+	tc := controller.NewTestController(t, tcConfig...)
+	defer tc.Shutdown()
+	url := tc.ApiAddrs()[0]
+
+	res := jsonCredResource(
+		jsonCredName,
+		jsonCredDesc,
+		jsonCredObj,
+	)
+
+	resUpdate := jsonCredResource(
+		jsonCredNameUpdate,
+		jsonCredDescUpdate,
+		jsonCredObjUpdate,
+	)
+
+	var provider *schema.Provider
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		ProviderFactories: providerFactories(&provider),
+		CheckDestroy:      testAccCheckCredentialJsonResourceDestroy(t, provider),
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				// create
+				Config: testConfig(url, fooOrg, firstProjectFoo, res),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(jsonCredResc, NameKey, jsonCredName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(jsonCredResc, DescriptionKey, jsonCredDesc),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(jsonCredResc, credentialJsonObjectKey, `{"password":"password","username":"admin"}`),
+
+					testAccCheckCredentialJsonObjectHmac(provider),
+					testAccCheckCredentialJsonResourceExists(provider, jsonCredResc),
+				),
+			},
+			importStep(jsonCredResc, credentialJsonObjectKey),
+			{
+				// update
+				Config: testConfig(url, fooOrg, firstProjectFoo, resUpdate),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(jsonCredResc, NameKey, jsonCredNameUpdate),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(jsonCredResc, DescriptionKey, jsonCredDescUpdate),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(jsonCredResc, credentialJsonObjectKey, `{"password":"password","username":"db-admin"}`),
+
+					testAccCheckCredentialJsonObjectHmac(provider),
+					testAccCheckCredentialJsonResourceExists(provider, jsonCredResc),
+				),
+			},
+			importStep(jsonCredResc, credentialJsonObjectKey),
+			{
+				// Run a plan only update and verify no changes
+				PlanOnly: true,
+				Config:   testConfig(url, fooOrg, firstProjectFoo, resUpdate),
+			},
+			importStep(jsonCredResc, credentialJsonObjectKey),
+			{
+				// update again but apply a preConfig to externally update resource
+				PreConfig: func() { jsonCredExternalUpdate(t, provider) },
+				Config:    testConfig(url, fooOrg, firstProjectFoo, resUpdate),
+			},
+			importStep(jsonCredResc, credentialJsonObjectKey),
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func testAccCheckCredentialJsonResourceDestroy(t *testing.T, testProvider *schema.Provider) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		if testProvider.Meta() == nil {
+			t.Fatal("got nil provider metadata")
+		}
+		md := testProvider.Meta().(*metaData)
+
+		for _, rs := range s.RootModule().Resources {
+			switch rs.Type {
+			case "boundary_credential_json":
+				id := rs.Primary.ID
+
+				c := credentials.NewClient(md.client)
+				_, err := c.Read(context.Background(), id)
+				if apiErr := api.AsServerError(err); apiErr == nil || apiErr.Response().StatusCode() != http.StatusNotFound {
+					return fmt.Errorf("didn't get a 404 when reading destroyed json credential %q: %v", id, err)
+				}
+			default:
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func testAccCheckCredentialJsonResourceExists(testProvider *schema.Provider, name string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[name]
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("not found: %s", name)
+		}
+
+		id := rs.Primary.ID
+		if id == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("no ID is set")
+		}
+		storeId = id
+
+		md := testProvider.Meta().(*metaData)
+		c := credentials.NewClient(md.client)
+		if _, err := c.Read(context.Background(), id); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("got an error reading %q: %w", id, err)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func testAccCheckCredentialJsonObjectHmac(testProvider *schema.Provider) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[jsonCredResc]
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("not found: %s", jsonCredResc)
+		}
+
+		computed := rs.Primary.Attributes["object_hmac"]
+		if len(computed) != 43 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Computed password hmac not the expected length of 43 characters. hmac: %q", computed)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func jsonCredExternalUpdate(t *testing.T, testProvider *schema.Provider) {
+	if storeId == "" {
+		t.Fatal("storeId must be set before testing an external update")
+	}
+
+	md := testProvider.Meta().(*metaData)
+	c := credentials.NewClient(md.client)
+	cr, err := c.Read(context.Background(), storeId)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(fmt.Errorf("got an error reading %q: %w", storeId, err))
+	}
+
+	// update credential options
+	var opts []credentials.Option
+	opts = append(opts, credentials.WithDescription("this is an updated description"))
+
+	_, err = c.Update(context.Background(), cr.Item.Id, cr.Item.Version, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(fmt.Errorf("got an error updating %q: %w", cr.Item.Id, err))
+	}
+}