diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/json.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/json.rs
index e8b5d58e9e..d9d5e808d2 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/json.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/json.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
-use nu_protocol::ListStream;
+use nu_protocol::{ListStream, PipelineMetadata};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct FromJson;
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl Command for FromJson {
                 PipelineData::Value(Value::String { val, .. }, metadata) => {
                     Ok(PipelineData::ListStream(
                         read_json_lines(Cursor::new(val), span, strict, engine_state.ctrlc.clone()),
-                        metadata,
+                        update_metadata(metadata),
                     ))
                 }
                 PipelineData::ByteStream(stream, metadata)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ impl Command for FromJson {
                     if let Some(reader) = stream.reader() {
                         Ok(PipelineData::ListStream(
                             read_json_lines(reader, span, strict, None),
-                            metadata,
+                            update_metadata(metadata),
                         ))
                     } else {
                         Ok(PipelineData::Empty)
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ impl Command for FromJson {
 
             if strict {
                 Ok(convert_string_to_value_strict(&string_input, span)?
-                    .into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata))
+                    .into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(update_metadata(metadata)))
             } else {
                 Ok(convert_string_to_value(&string_input, span)?
-                    .into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(metadata))
+                    .into_pipeline_data_with_metadata(update_metadata(metadata)))
             }
         }
     }
@@ -263,6 +263,12 @@ fn convert_string_to_value_strict(string_input: &str, span: Span) -> Result<Valu
     }
 }
 
+fn update_metadata(metadata: Option<PipelineMetadata>) -> Option<PipelineMetadata> {
+    metadata
+        .map(|md| md.with_content_type(Some("application/json".into())))
+        .or_else(|| Some(PipelineMetadata::default().with_content_type(Some("application/json".into()))))
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/pipeline/metadata.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/pipeline/metadata.rs
index f5a4d5098e..1ed9222f46 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/pipeline/metadata.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/pipeline/metadata.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,22 @@ pub struct PipelineMetadata {
     pub content_type: Option<String>,
 }
 
+impl PipelineMetadata {
+    pub fn with_data_source(self, data_source: DataSource) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            data_source,
+            ..self
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_content_type(self, content_type: Option<String>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            content_type,
+            ..self
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Describes where the particular [`PipelineMetadata`] originates.
 ///
 /// This can either be a particular family of commands (useful so downstream commands can adjust