diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c53846..ef53d01 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,3 +31,15 @@ This will download, compile, and install the Go package for your local system. T
 # The following command will listen for incoming connections on 127.0.0.1:2222
 ./Terrapin-Scanner --listen 2222
 ```
+
+The scanner supports outputting the scan result as json. To do so, provide the `--json` flag when calling the scanner. The output is structured as follows:
+
+```json
+{
+    "Banner": "SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_8.9p1 Ubuntu-3ubuntu0.5",
+    "SupportsChaCha20": true,
+    "SupportsCbcEtm": false,
+    "SupportsStrictKex": true,
+    "Vulnerable": false
+}
+```
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 24ccead..16af75b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 module github.com/RUB-NDS/Terrapin-Scanner
 
 go 1.21
+
+require github.com/fatih/color v1.16.0
+
+require (
+	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.14.0 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e69de29..7f13de9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+github.com/fatih/color v1.16.0 h1:zmkK9Ngbjj+K0yRhTVONQh1p/HknKYSlNT+vZCzyokM=
+github.com/fatih/color v1.16.0/go.mod h1:fL2Sau1YI5c0pdGEVCbKQbLXB6edEj1ZgiY4NijnWvE=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 h1:fFA4WZxdEF4tXPZVKMLwD8oUnCTTo08duU7wxecdEvA=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13/go.mod h1:7S9/ev0klgBDR4GtXTXX8a3vIGJpMovkB8vQcUbaXHg=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 h1:xfD0iDuEKnDkl03q4limB+vH+GxLEtL/jb4xVJSWWEY=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.14.0 h1:Vz7Qs629MkJkGyHxUlRHizWJRG2j8fbQKjELVSNhy7Q=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.14.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0b21757..4562ccf 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ package main
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"encoding/binary"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"os"
@@ -62,6 +64,16 @@ func (report *TerrapinVulnerabilityReport) IsVulnerable() bool {
 	return (report.SupportsChaCha20 || report.SupportsCbcEtm) && !report.SupportsStrictKex
 }
 
+func (report *TerrapinVulnerabilityReport) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(struct {
+		TerrapinVulnerabilityReport
+		Vulnerable bool
+	}{
+		*report,
+		report.IsVulnerable(),
+	})
+}
+
 // Reads a single incoming, unencrypted binary packet from the provided connection.
 // Does not support reading encrypted binary packets.
 func readSinglePacket(connrw *bufio.ReadWriter) (*BinaryPacket, error) {
@@ -200,7 +212,7 @@ func performVulnerabilityScan(address string, scanMode ScanMode) (*TerrapinVulne
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		defer listener.Close()
-		fmt.Println("Listening for incoming client connection on", address)
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Listening for incoming client connection on", address)
 
 		if conn, err = listener.Accept(); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -260,26 +272,54 @@ func formatAddress(address string, mode ScanMode) string {
 	return formatted
 }
 
+func printColoredBoolean(value bool, ifTrue color.Attribute, ifFalse color.Attribute) {
+	if value {
+		color.Set(ifTrue)
+	} else {
+		color.Set(ifFalse)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("%t\n", value)
+	color.Unset()
+}
+
 // Prints the report to stdout
-func printReport(report *TerrapinVulnerabilityReport) {
-	fmt.Println("================================================================================")
-	fmt.Println("==================================== Report ====================================")
-	fmt.Println("================================================================================")
-	fmt.Println()
-	fmt.Printf("Remote Banner: %s\n", report.Banner)
-	fmt.Println()
-	fmt.Printf("ChaCha20-Poly1305 support:   %t\n", report.SupportsChaCha20)
-	fmt.Printf("CBC-EtM support:             %t\n", report.SupportsCbcEtm)
-	fmt.Println()
-	fmt.Printf("Strict key exchange support: %t\n", report.SupportsStrictKex)
-	fmt.Println()
-	if report.IsVulnerable() {
-		fmt.Println("==> The scanned peer is VULNERABLE to Terrapin.")
+func printReport(report *TerrapinVulnerabilityReport, outputJson bool) error {
+	if !outputJson {
+		color.Set(color.FgBlue)
+		fmt.Println("================================================================================")
+		fmt.Println("==================================== Report ====================================")
+		fmt.Println("================================================================================")
+		color.Unset()
+		fmt.Println()
+		fmt.Printf("Remote Banner: %s\n", report.Banner)
+		fmt.Println()
+		fmt.Print("ChaCha20-Poly1305 support:   ")
+		printColoredBoolean(report.SupportsChaCha20, color.FgYellow, color.FgGreen)
+		fmt.Print("CBC-EtM support:             ")
+		printColoredBoolean(report.SupportsCbcEtm, color.FgYellow, color.FgGreen)
+		fmt.Println()
+		fmt.Print("Strict key exchange support: ")
+		printColoredBoolean(report.SupportsStrictKex, color.FgGreen, color.FgRed)
+		fmt.Println()
+		if report.IsVulnerable() {
+			color.Set(color.FgRed)
+			fmt.Println("The scanned peer is VULNERABLE to Terrapin.")
+			color.Unset()
+		} else {
+			color.Set(color.FgGreen)
+			fmt.Println("The scanned peer supports Terrapin mitigations and can establish")
+			fmt.Println("connections that are NOT VULNERABLE to Terrapin. Glad to see this.")
+			fmt.Println("For strict key exchange to take effect, both peers must support it.")
+			color.Unset()
+		}
 	} else {
-		fmt.Println("==> The scanned peer supports Terrapin mitigations and can establish")
-		fmt.Println("    connections that are NOT VULNERABLE to Terrapin. Glad to see this.")
-		fmt.Println("    For strict key exchange to take effect, both peers must support it.")
+		marshalledReport, err := json.MarshalIndent(report, "", "    ")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		fmt.Println(string(marshalledReport))
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Prints a short disclaimer to stdout
@@ -303,11 +343,20 @@ func main() {
 		"listen",
 		"",
 		"Address to bind to for client-side scans. Format: [host:]<port>")
+	jsonPtr := flag.Bool(
+		"json",
+		false,
+		"Outputs the scan result as json. Can be useful when calling the scanner from a script.")
+	noColor := flag.Bool(
+		"no-color",
+		false,
+		"Disables colored output.")
 	helpPtr := flag.Bool(
 		"help",
 		false,
 		"Prints this usage help to the user.")
 	flag.Parse()
+	color.NoColor = *noColor
 	if (*connectPtr == "" && *listenPtr == "") || *helpPtr {
 		flag.Usage()
 		printDisclaimer()
@@ -330,6 +379,10 @@ func main() {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 	}
-	printReport(report)
-	printDisclaimer()
+	if err := printReport(report, *jsonPtr); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	if !*jsonPtr {
+		printDisclaimer()
+	}
 }