diff --git a/pillarsdk/utils.py b/pillarsdk/utils.py
index 57d6b93..396bd97 100644
--- a/pillarsdk/utils.py
+++ b/pillarsdk/utils.py
@@ -20,6 +20,22 @@ else:
     text_type = unicode
 
 
+class PillarJSONEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
+    """JSON encoder with support for Pillar resources."""
+
+    def default(self, obj):
+        # Late import to prevent circular references.
+        from .resource import Resource
+
+        if isinstance(obj, datetime):
+            return obj.isoformat(' ')
+        if isinstance(obj, Resource):
+            return obj.to_dict()
+
+        # Let the base class default method raise the TypeError
+        return json.JSONEncoder.default(self, obj)
+
+
 def join_url(url, *paths):
     """
     Joins individual URL strings together, and returns a single string.
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 4b8542f..766ff21 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
 
+import datetime
+import json
 import unittest
 
 try:
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@ except ImportError:
     from urllib import quote_plus
 
 from pillarsdk import utils
+from pillarsdk.resource import Resource
 
 
 class PillarUtilsTests(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -59,3 +62,10 @@ class PillarUtilsTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual({'foo': 'bar'}, utils.merge_dict(None, {'foo': 'bar'}))
         self.assertEqual({}, utils.merge_dict(None, None))
+
+    def test_json_encoding(self):
+        resource = Resource()
+        resource['datetime'] = datetime.datetime(2016, 3, 22, 12, 35, 16)
+
+        as_json = json.dumps(resource, cls=utils.PillarJSONEncoder, sort_keys=True)
+        self.assertEqual('{"datetime": "2016-03-22 12:35:16"}', as_json)