diff --git a/src/main/java/blue/strategic/parquet/ParquetWriter.java b/src/main/java/blue/strategic/parquet/ParquetWriter.java
index 7d75b05..5e69946 100644
--- a/src/main/java/blue/strategic/parquet/ParquetWriter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/blue/strategic/parquet/ParquetWriter.java
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ private void writeField(String name, Object value) {
             case BOOLEAN: recordConsumer.addBoolean((boolean)value); break;
             case FLOAT: recordConsumer.addFloat((float)value); break;
             case BINARY:
-                if (type.getLogicalTypeAnnotation() == LogicalTypeAnnotation.stringType()) {
+                if (type.getLogicalTypeAnnotation() == LogicalTypeAnnotation.stringType()
+                    || type.getLogicalTypeAnnotation() == LogicalTypeAnnotation.jsonType() ) {
                     recordConsumer.addBinary(Binary.fromString((String)value));
                 } else {
                     throw new UnsupportedOperationException("We don't support writing " + type.getLogicalTypeAnnotation());