diff --git a/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md b/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
index 347356920..87c9d6feb 100644
--- a/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
+++ b/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
@@ -2297,6 +2297,25 @@ DOKKU_SCHEDULER="$1"; APP="$2"; ARGS="${@:3}";
 # TODO
 ```
 
+### `scheduler-run-list`
+
+> Warning: The scheduler plugin trigger apis are under development and may change
+> between minor releases until the 1.0 release.
+
+- Description: Lists all run containers for a given app
+- Invoked by: `dokku run`
+- Arguments: `$DOKKU_SCHEDULER $APP $FORMAT`
+- Example:
+
+```shell
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+DOKKU_SCHEDULER="$1"; APP="$2"; FORMAT="$3";
+
+# TODO
+```
+
 ### `scheduler-stop`
 
 > Warning: The scheduler plugin trigger apis are under development and may change
diff --git a/docs/processes/one-off-tasks.md b/docs/processes/one-off-tasks.md
index 06ba41ce1..91f03d190 100644
--- a/docs/processes/one-off-tasks.md
+++ b/docs/processes/one-off-tasks.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ```
 run [-e|--env KEY=VALUE] [--no-tty] <app> <cmd>         # Run a command in a new container using the current app image
 run:detached [-e|-env KEY=VALUE] [--no-tty] <app> <cmd> # Run a command in a new detached container using the current app image
-run:list [<app>]                                        # List all run containers for an app
+run:list [--format json|stdout] [<app>]                 # List all run containers for an app
 ```
 
 Sometimes it is necessary to run a one-off command under an app. Dokku makes it easy to run a fresh container via the `run` command.
@@ -85,3 +85,20 @@ node-js-app.run.28689   "/exec sleep 15"   2 seconds ago
 ```
 
 > The `COMMAND` displayed will be what Docker executes and may not exactly match the command specified by a `dokku run` command.
+
+The output can also be shown in json format:
+
+```shell
+dokku run:list node-js-app --format json
+```
+
+```
+[
+  {
+    "name": "node-js-app.run.28689",
+    "state": "running",
+    "command": "\"/exec 'sleep 15'\"",
+    "created_at": "2022-08-03 05:47:44 +0000 UTC"
+  }
+]
+```
diff --git a/plugins/run/help-functions b/plugins/run/help-functions
index e8e41f6c4..26934a197 100755
--- a/plugins/run/help-functions
+++ b/plugins/run/help-functions
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ fn-help-content() {
   cat <<help_content
     run [-e|--env KEY=VALUE] [--no-tty] <app> <cmd>, Run a command in a new container using the current app image
     run:detached [-e|-env KEY=VALUE] [--no-tty] <app> <cmd>, Run a command in a new detached container using the current app image
-    run:list <app>, List all run containers for an app
+    run:list [--format json|stdout] <app>, List all run containers for an app
 help_content
 }
diff --git a/plugins/run/internal-functions b/plugins/run/internal-functions
index 933a9b1d8..e52730367 100755
--- a/plugins/run/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/run/internal-functions
@@ -80,8 +80,32 @@ cmd-run-list() {
   declare desc="list all run containers for an app"
   declare cmd="run:list"
   [[ "$1" == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
-  declare APP="$1"
+  declare APP=""
+  local FORMAT="stdout"
 
+  while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case $1 in
+      --format=*)
+        local arg=$(printf "%s" "$1" | sed -E 's/(^--format=)//g')
+        FORMAT="$arg"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      --format)
+        if [[ ! $2 ]]; then
+          dokku_log_warn "expected $1 to have an argument"
+          break
+        fi
+        FORMAT="$2"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      *)
+        APP="$1"
+        shift
+        ;;
+    esac
+  done
+
+  verify_app_name "$APP"
   local DOKKU_SCHEDULER=$(get_app_scheduler "$APP")
-  plugn trigger scheduler-run-list "$DOKKU_SCHEDULER" "$APP"
+  plugn trigger scheduler-run-list "$DOKKU_SCHEDULER" "$APP" "$FORMAT"
 }
diff --git a/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/scheduler-run-list b/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/scheduler-run-list
index 1bea78c9c..2f4ad57b3 100755
--- a/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/scheduler-run-list
+++ b/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/scheduler-run-list
@@ -4,18 +4,21 @@ set -eo pipefail
 source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
 source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/config/functions"
 
-trigger-scheduler-docker-local-scheduler-run() {
-  declare desc="runs command in container based on app image"
-  declare trigger="scheduler-run"
-  declare DOKKU_SCHEDULER="$1" APP="$2"
+trigger-scheduler-docker-local-scheduler-run-list() {
+  declare desc="list run containers for an app"
+  declare trigger="scheduler-run-list"
+  declare DOKKU_SCHEDULER="$1" APP="$2" FORMAT="$3"
 
-  verify_app_name "$APP"
   if [[ "$DOKKU_SCHEDULER" != "docker-local" ]]; then
     return
   fi
 
-  dokku_log_info2_quiet "$APP run containers"
-  docker ps --filter "label=com.dokku.app-name=$APP" --filter "label=com.dokku.container-type=run" --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Command}}\t{{.RunningFor}}"
+  if [[ "$FORMAT" == "stdout" ]]; then
+    dokku_log_info2_quiet "$APP run containers"
+    "$DOCKER_BIN" container ls --all --no-trunc --filter "label=com.dokku.app-name=$APP" --filter "label=com.dokku.container-type=run" --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Command}}\t{{.RunningFor}}"
+  else
+    "$DOCKER_BIN" container ls --all --no-trunc --filter "label=com.dokku.app-name=$APP" --filter "label=com.dokku.container-type=run" --format "{{ json . }}" | jq -s -M 'map({name: .Names, state:.State, command:.Command, created_at:.CreatedAt})'
+  fi
 }
 
-trigger-scheduler-docker-local-scheduler-run "$@"
+trigger-scheduler-docker-local-scheduler-run-list "$@"
diff --git a/tests/unit/run_2.bats b/tests/unit/run_2.bats
index 607ea4a8c..5e7b4af3e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/run_2.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/run_2.bats
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ teardown() {
   global_teardown
 }
 
-@test "(core) run" {
+@test "(run) run" {
   deploy_app
 
   run /bin/bash -c "dokku run $TEST_APP echo $TEST_APP"
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ teardown() {
   assert_failure
 }
 
-@test "(core) run:detached" {
+@test "(run) run:detached" {
   deploy_app
 
   RANDOM_RUN_CID="$(dokku --label=com.dokku.test-label=value run:detached $TEST_APP sleep 300)"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ teardown() {
   sleep 5 # wait for dokku cleanup to happen in the background
 }
 
-@test "(core) run (with tty)" {
+@test "(run) run (with tty)" {
   deploy_app
   run /bin/bash -c "dokku run $TEST_APP ls /app/null"
   echo "output: $output"
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ teardown() {
   assert_success
 }
 
-@test "(core) run (without tty)" {
+@test "(run) run (without tty)" {
   deploy_app
   run /bin/bash -c ": |dokku run $TEST_APP ls /app/null"
   echo "output: $output"
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ teardown() {
   assert_success
 }
 
-@test "(core) run command from Procfile" {
+@test "(run) run command from Procfile" {
   deploy_app
   run /bin/bash -c "dokku run $TEST_APP custom 'hi dokku' | tail -n 1"
   echo "output: $output"
@@ -77,3 +77,60 @@ teardown() {
   assert_success
   assert_output 'hi dokku'
 }
+
+@test "(run) list" {
+  deploy_app
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku --quiet run:list $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku run:detached $TEST_APP sleep 300"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  # includes headers
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku --quiet run:list $TEST_APP | wc -l"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "2"
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku run:list $TEST_APP --format json | jq '. | length'"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "1"
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku run:list --format json $TEST_APP | jq '. | length'"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "1"
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku run:detached $TEST_APP sleep 300"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  # includes headers
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku --quiet run:list $TEST_APP | wc -l"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "3"
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku run:list $TEST_APP --format json | jq '. | length'"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "2"
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku run:list --format json $TEST_APP | jq '. | length'"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "2"
+}