diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5dd9ac21..412356e4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ Expected: July 2023
 ### C/CLI-API changes on existing features
 Developers may need to change their code
 
+* Added output function to JSON output:
+  * `xml2json_vec(...,skiptop)` --> `xml2json_vec(..., cligen_output, skiptop)`
 * `yang2cli_yspec` removed last argument `printgen`.
 * Removed obsolete: `cli_auto_show()`
 
diff --git a/apps/cli/cli_show.c b/apps/cli/cli_show.c
index 71ee0f0b..444b68eb 100644
--- a/apps/cli/cli_show.c
+++ b/apps/cli/cli_show.c
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ cli_show_common(clicon_handle    h,
         if (format == FORMAT_JSON){
             switch (format){        
             case FORMAT_JSON:
-                if (xml2json_vec(stdout, vec, veclen, pretty, skiptop) < 0) // XXX cligen_output
+                if (xml2json_vec(stdout, vec, veclen, pretty, cligen_output, skiptop) < 0)
                     goto done;
                 break;
             default:
diff --git a/lib/clixon/clixon_json.h b/lib/clixon/clixon_json.h
index 4b5a9785..5758aa6b 100644
--- a/lib/clixon/clixon_json.h
+++ b/lib/clixon/clixon_json.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int clixon_json2cbuf(cbuf *cb, cxobj *x, int pretty, int skiptop, int autocliext
 int xml2json_cbuf_vec(cbuf *cb, cxobj **vec, size_t veclen, int pretty, int skiptop);
 int clixon_json2file(FILE *f, cxobj *x, int pretty, clicon_output_cb *fn, int skiptop, int autocliext);
 int json_print(FILE *f, cxobj *x);
-int xml2json_vec(FILE *f, cxobj **vec, size_t veclen, int pretty, int skiptop);
+int xml2json_vec(FILE *f, cxobj **vec, size_t veclen, int pretty, clicon_output_cb *fn, int skiptop);
 int clixon_json_parse_string(char *str, int rfc7951, yang_bind yb, yang_stmt *yspec, cxobj **xt, cxobj **xret);
 int clixon_json_parse_file(FILE *fp, int rfc7951, yang_bind yb, yang_stmt *yspec, cxobj **xt, cxobj **xret);
 
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_json.c b/lib/src/clixon_json.c
index 4e107849..9c6bb5c8 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_json.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_json.c
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ xml2json_cbuf_vec(cbuf      *cb,
  * @param[in]  f       File to print to
  * @param[in]  xn      XML tree to translate from
  * @param[in]  pretty  Set if output is pretty-printed
- * @param[in]  fn       File print function (if NULL, use fprintf)
+ * @param[in]  fn       File print function
  * @param[in]  skiptop 0: Include top object 1: Skip top-object, only children, 
  * @param[in]  autocliext How to handle autocli extensions: 0: ignore 1: follow
  * @retval     0       OK
@@ -1286,6 +1286,7 @@ json_print(FILE  *f,
  * @param[in]  vec    Vector of xml objecst
  * @param[in]  veclen Length of vector
  * @param[in]  pretty Set if output is pretty-printed (2 for debug)
+ * @param[in]  fn       File print function 
  * @param[in]  skiptop 0: Include top object 1: Skip top-object, only children, 
  * @retval     0      OK
  * @retval    -1      Error
@@ -1294,11 +1295,12 @@ json_print(FILE  *f,
  * @see xml2json1_cbuf
  */
 int 
-xml2json_vec(FILE      *f, 
-             cxobj    **vec,
-             size_t     veclen,
-             int        pretty,
-             int        skiptop)
+xml2json_vec(FILE             *f, 
+             cxobj           **vec,
+             size_t            veclen,
+             int               pretty,
+             clicon_output_cb *fn,
+             int               skiptop)
 {
     int   retval = 1;
     cbuf *cb = NULL;
@@ -1309,7 +1311,7 @@ xml2json_vec(FILE      *f,
     }
     if (xml2json_cbuf_vec(cb, vec, veclen, pretty, skiptop) < 0)
         goto done;
-    fprintf(f, "%s\n", cbuf_get(cb));
+    (*fn)(f, "%s\n", cbuf_get(cb));
     retval = 0;
  done:
     if (cb)