diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 98cc929..ed5165d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -378,6 +378,24 @@ requests:
         expect: "<$ '2019-10-10' | date('YYYY') $>"
 ```
 
+## Sending JSON requests from external files
+
+If you have a JSON file that represents the body of your request, you can use the `json` option.
+
+Strest will read the JSON file you have specified and add it to the body of the request, you won't even need to worry about the Content-Type header, Strest will take care of that for you.
+
+```yaml
+version: 2
+
+requests:
+  jsonfile:
+    request:
+      url: https://postman-echo.com/post
+      method: POST
+      json: tests/success/jsonfile/data.json  # You have to put the whole path relative to the current directory that you run strest
+    log: true
+```
+
 ## Sending files and form data
 Sending files and form data is easy, use params type in the postData prop.
 ```yaml
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b58a56f..4c211cb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@strest/cli",
-  "version": "2.4.1",
+  "version": "2.5.0",
   "description": "A new dimension of REST API testing",
   "main": "dist/main.js",
   "repository": "https://github.com/eykrehbein/strest",
diff --git a/src/configSchema.ts b/src/configSchema.ts
index e3d41ba..16e78d3 100644
--- a/src/configSchema.ts
+++ b/src/configSchema.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const requestSchema = Joi.object().keys({
   headers: Joi.array().items(headerSchema).optional(),
   queryString: Joi.array().items(queryStringSchema).optional(),
   cookies: Joi.array().items(cookieSchema).optional(),
+  json: Joi.string().optional(),
 })
 
 const validateSchema = Joi.object().keys({
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ interface requestObjectSchema {
   headers: Array<headerObjectSchema>,
   queryString: Array<queryStringObjectSchema>,
   cookies: cookiesObjectSchema,
+  json?: string,
 }
 
 interface queryStringObjectSchema {
diff --git a/src/test.ts b/src/test.ts
index 08107f6..b811c08 100644
--- a/src/test.ts
+++ b/src/test.ts
@@ -438,6 +438,13 @@ const performRequest = async (requestObject: requestsObjectSchema, requestName:
     }
   }
 
+  if (requestObject.request.json !== undefined) {
+    axiosObject.headers["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
+    const file = requestObject.request.json;
+    const json = jsonfile.readFileSync(file);
+    axiosObject.data = json;
+  }
+
   try {
     let axiosInstance = axios.create({
       validateStatus: function (status) {
diff --git a/tests/success/Value/moment.strest.yml b/tests/success/Value/moment.strest.yml
index 389b49b..a07e07c 100644
--- a/tests/success/Value/moment.strest.yml
+++ b/tests/success/Value/moment.strest.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ requests:
           value: <$ now | date('YYYY') $>
       validate:
       - jsonpath: content.args.foo
-        expect: "<$ '2019-10-10' | date('YYYY') $>"
+        expect: "<$ '2020-10-10' | date('YYYY') $>"
     moment-in-validate:
       request:
         url: https://postman-echo.com/time/format?timestamp=2019-10-10&format=YYYY
diff --git a/tests/success/jsonfile/data.json b/tests/success/jsonfile/data.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86a346c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/success/jsonfile/data.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "success": true
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/success/jsonfile/jsonfile.strest.yml b/tests/success/jsonfile/jsonfile.strest.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f34dca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/success/jsonfile/jsonfile.strest.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+version: 2
+
+requests:
+  jsonfile:
+    request:
+      url: https://postman-echo.com/post
+      method: POST
+      json: tests/success/jsonfile/data.json  # You have to put the whole path relative to the current directory that you run strest