diff --git a/.codecov.yml b/.codecov.yml
index df2aba5c..887054a2 100644
--- a/.codecov.yml
+++ b/.codecov.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ coverage:
   status:
     project:
       default:
-        target: 80%
+        target: 75%
         threshold: 2%
     patch: off
     changes: no
diff --git a/decode.go b/decode.go
index 3889b864..e310d8e6 100644
--- a/decode.go
+++ b/decode.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type Decoder struct {
 	disallowUnknownField bool
 	disallowDuplicateKey bool
 	useOrderedMap        bool
+	useJSONUnmarshaler   bool
 	parsedFile           *ast.File
 	streamIndex          int
 }
@@ -488,6 +489,10 @@ func (d *Decoder) unmarshalableText(node ast.Node) ([]byte, bool) {
 	return nil, false
 }
 
+type jsonUnmarshaler interface {
+	UnmarshalJSON([]byte) error
+}
+
 func (d *Decoder) decodeValue(dst reflect.Value, src ast.Node) error {
 	if src.Type() == ast.AnchorType {
 		anchorName := src.(*ast.AnchorNode).Name.GetToken().Value
@@ -525,6 +530,18 @@ func (d *Decoder) decodeValue(dst reflect.Value, src ast.Node) error {
 			}
 			return nil
 		}
+	} else if d.useJSONUnmarshaler {
+		if unmarshaler, ok := dst.Addr().Interface().(jsonUnmarshaler); ok {
+			jsonBytes, err := YAMLToJSON(d.unmarshalableDocument(src))
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to convert yaml to json")
+			}
+			jsonBytes = bytes.TrimRight(jsonBytes, "\n")
+			if err := unmarshaler.UnmarshalJSON(jsonBytes); err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to UnmarshalJSON")
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
 	}
 	switch valueType.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Ptr:
diff --git a/decode_test.go b/decode_test.go
index f4b8d6f1..01dc3350 100644
--- a/decode_test.go
+++ b/decode_test.go
@@ -1618,6 +1618,29 @@ B: d
 	// c
 }
 
+type useJSONUnmarshalerTest struct {
+	s string
+}
+
+func (t *useJSONUnmarshalerTest) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
+	s, err := strconv.Unquote(string(b))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	t.s = s
+	return nil
+}
+
+func TestDecoder_UseJSONUnmarshaler(t *testing.T) {
+	var v useJSONUnmarshalerTest
+	if err := yaml.UnmarshalWithOptions([]byte(`"a"`), &v, yaml.UseJSONUnmarshaler()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if v.s != "a" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected decoded value: %s", v.s)
+	}
+}
+
 func Example_JSONTags() {
 	yml := `---
 foo: 1
diff --git a/encode.go b/encode.go
index e3fef008..9bcd7eca 100644
--- a/encode.go
+++ b/encode.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type Encoder struct {
 	indent             int
 	isFlowStyle        bool
 	isJSONStyle        bool
+	useJSONMarshaler   bool
 	anchorCallback     func(*ast.AnchorNode, interface{}) error
 	anchorPtrToNameMap map[uintptr]string
 
@@ -118,12 +119,17 @@ func (e *Encoder) isInvalidValue(v reflect.Value) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+type jsonMarshaler interface {
+	MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error)
+}
+
 func (e *Encoder) encodeValue(v reflect.Value, column int) (ast.Node, error) {
 	if e.isInvalidValue(v) {
 		return e.encodeNil(), nil
 	}
 	if v.CanInterface() {
-		if marshaler, ok := v.Interface().(BytesMarshaler); ok {
+		iface := v.Interface()
+		if marshaler, ok := iface.(BytesMarshaler); ok {
 			doc, err := marshaler.MarshalYAML()
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to MarshalYAML")
@@ -133,15 +139,15 @@ func (e *Encoder) encodeValue(v reflect.Value, column int) (ast.Node, error) {
 				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to encode document")
 			}
 			return node, nil
-		} else if marshaler, ok := v.Interface().(InterfaceMarshaler); ok {
+		} else if marshaler, ok := iface.(InterfaceMarshaler); ok {
 			marshalV, err := marshaler.MarshalYAML()
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to MarshalYAML")
 			}
 			return e.encodeValue(reflect.ValueOf(marshalV), column)
-		} else if t, ok := v.Interface().(time.Time); ok {
+		} else if t, ok := iface.(time.Time); ok {
 			return e.encodeTime(t, column), nil
-		} else if marshaler, ok := v.Interface().(encoding.TextMarshaler); ok {
+		} else if marshaler, ok := iface.(encoding.TextMarshaler); ok {
 			doc, err := marshaler.MarshalText()
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to MarshalText")
@@ -151,6 +157,22 @@ func (e *Encoder) encodeValue(v reflect.Value, column int) (ast.Node, error) {
 				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to encode document")
 			}
 			return node, nil
+		} else if e.useJSONMarshaler {
+			if marshaler, ok := iface.(jsonMarshaler); ok {
+				jsonBytes, err := marshaler.MarshalJSON()
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to MarshalJSON")
+				}
+				doc, err := JSONToYAML(jsonBytes)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to convert json to yaml")
+				}
+				node, err := e.encodeDocument(doc)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to encode document")
+				}
+				return node, nil
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	switch v.Type().Kind() {
diff --git a/encode_test.go b/encode_test.go
index 093ceab0..4d5cef47 100644
--- a/encode_test.go
+++ b/encode_test.go
@@ -820,6 +820,28 @@ queues:
 	}
 }
 
+type useJSONMarshalerTest struct{}
+
+func (t useJSONMarshalerTest) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return []byte(`{"a":[1, 2, 3]}`), nil
+}
+
+func TestEncoder_UseJSONMarshaler(t *testing.T) {
+	got, err := yaml.MarshalWithOptions(useJSONMarshalerTest{}, yaml.UseJSONMarshaler())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	expected := `
+a:
+- 1
+- 2
+- 3
+`
+	if expected != "\n"+string(got) {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to use json marshaler. expected [%q] but got [%q]", expected, string(got))
+	}
+}
+
 func Example_Marshal_ExplicitAnchorAlias() {
 	type T struct {
 		A int
diff --git a/option.go b/option.go
index 2184b7cf..343fc55d 100644
--- a/option.go
+++ b/option.go
@@ -85,6 +85,15 @@ func UseOrderedMap() DecodeOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// UseJSONUnmarshaler if neither `BytesUnmarshaler` nor `InterfaceUnmarshaler` is implemented
+// and `UnmashalJSON([]byte)error` is implemented, convert the argument from `YAML` to `JSON` and then call it.
+func UseJSONUnmarshaler() DecodeOption {
+	return func(d *Decoder) error {
+		d.useJSONUnmarshaler = true
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // EncodeOption functional option type for Encoder
 type EncodeOption func(e *Encoder) error
 
@@ -120,3 +129,13 @@ func MarshalAnchor(callback func(*ast.AnchorNode, interface{}) error) EncodeOpti
 		return nil
 	}
 }
+
+// UseJSONMarshaler if neither `BytesMarshaler` nor `InterfaceMarshaler`
+// nor `encoding.TextMarshaler` is implemented and `MarshalJSON()([]byte, error)` is implemented,
+// call `MarshalJSON` to convert the returned `JSON` to `YAML` for processing.
+func UseJSONMarshaler() EncodeOption {
+	return func(e *Encoder) error {
+		e.useJSONMarshaler = true
+		return nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/yaml.go b/yaml.go
index b4e76b48..8f56c713 100644
--- a/yaml.go
+++ b/yaml.go
@@ -183,3 +183,29 @@ func FormatError(e error, colored, inclSource bool) string {
 
 	return e.Error()
 }
+
+// YAMLToJSON convert YAML bytes to JSON.
+func YAMLToJSON(bytes []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	var v interface{}
+	if err := UnmarshalWithOptions(bytes, &v, UseOrderedMap()); err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to unmarshal")
+	}
+	out, err := MarshalWithOptions(v, JSON())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to marshal with json option")
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// JSONToYAML convert JSON bytes to YAML.
+func JSONToYAML(bytes []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	var v interface{}
+	if err := UnmarshalWithOptions(bytes, &v, UseOrderedMap()); err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to unmarshal from json bytes")
+	}
+	out, err := Marshal(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to marshal")
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
diff --git a/yaml_test.go b/yaml_test.go
index b2c34d67..8141dd22 100644
--- a/yaml_test.go
+++ b/yaml_test.go
@@ -344,3 +344,41 @@ b: *b`
 		t.Fatalf("failed to marshal: expected:[%q] but got [%q]", expected, actual)
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_YAMLToJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	yml := `
+foo:
+  bar:
+  - a
+  - b
+  - c
+a: 1
+`
+	actual, err := yaml.YAMLToJSON([]byte(yml))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	expected := `{"foo": {"bar": ["a", "b", "c"]}, "a": 1}`
+	if expected+"\n" != string(actual) {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to convert yaml to json: expected [%q] but got [%q]", expected, actual)
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_JSONToYAML(t *testing.T) {
+	json := `{"foo": {"bar": ["a", "b", "c"]}, "a": 1}`
+	expected := `
+foo:
+  bar:
+  - a
+  - b
+  - c
+a: 1
+`
+	actual, err := yaml.JSONToYAML([]byte(json))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if expected != "\n"+string(actual) {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to convert json to yaml: expected [%q] but got [%q]", expected, actual)
+	}
+}