diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 772a93f9..3abef9fb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ Developers may need to change their code
   * `clicon_rpc_commit()` and `clicon_rpc_validate`
     * Added three-value return.
     * Code need to be changed from: checking for `<0` to `<1` to keep same semantics
-	
+  * Added `skiptop` parameter to `xml2json_vec()`
+  
 ### Minor features
 
 * [Code formatting: Change indentation style to space](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/379)
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ Developers may need to change their code
 
 ### Corrected Bugs
 
+* Fixed: [CLI Show config JSON with multiple top-level elements is broken](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/381)
 * Fixed: [Non-obvious behavior of clixon_snmp after snmpset command when transaction validation returns an error](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/375)
   * Fixed by validating writes on ACTION instead of COMMIT since libnetsnmp seems not to accept commit errors
 * Fixed: [YANG when condition evaluated as false combined with a mandatory leaf does not work](https://github.com/clicon/clixon/issues/380)
diff --git a/apps/cli/cli_show.c b/apps/cli/cli_show.c
index d3187123..469a58f8 100644
--- a/apps/cli/cli_show.c
+++ b/apps/cli/cli_show.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ show_yang(clicon_handle h,
  * @param[in] prefix       CLI prefix to prepend cli syntax, eg "set "
  * @param[in] xpath        XPath
  * @param[in] nsc          Namespace mapping for xpath
- * @param[in] skiproot     If set, do not show object itself, only its children
+ * @param[in] skiptop      If set, do not show object itself, only its children
   */
 static int
 cli_show_common(clicon_handle    h,
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ cli_show_common(clicon_handle    h,
                 char            *prefix,
                 char            *xpath,
                 cvec            *nsc,
-                int              skiproot
+                int              skiptop
                 )
 {
     int           retval = -1;    
@@ -477,10 +477,10 @@ cli_show_common(clicon_handle    h,
         else
             ys_keyword = 0;
         /* Special case LIST */
-        if ((ys_keyword == Y_LIST || ys_keyword == Y_LEAF_LIST) && format == FORMAT_JSON){
+        if (format == FORMAT_JSON){
             switch (format){        
             case FORMAT_JSON:
-                if (xml2json_vec(stdout, vec, veclen, pretty) < 0) // XXX cligen_output
+                if (xml2json_vec(stdout, vec, veclen, pretty, skiptop) < 0) // XXX cligen_output
                     goto done;
                 break;
             default:
@@ -497,21 +497,17 @@ cli_show_common(clicon_handle    h,
                 /* Print configuration according to format */
                 switch (format){
                 case FORMAT_XML:
-                    if (clixon_xml2file(stdout, xp, 0, pretty, cligen_output, skiproot, 1) < 0)
+                    if (clixon_xml2file(stdout, xp, 0, pretty, cligen_output, skiptop, 1) < 0)
                         goto done;
                     if (!pretty && i == veclen-1)
                         cligen_output(stdout, "\n");
                     break;
-                case FORMAT_JSON:
-                    if (clixon_json2file(stdout, xp, pretty, cligen_output, skiproot, 1) < 0)
-                        goto done;
-                    break;
                 case FORMAT_TEXT: /* XXX does not handle multiple leaf-list */
-                    if (clixon_txt2file(stdout, xp, 0, cligen_output, skiproot, 1) < 0)
+                    if (clixon_txt2file(stdout, xp, 0, cligen_output, skiptop, 1) < 0)
                         goto done;
                     break;
                 case FORMAT_CLI:
-                    if (clixon_cli2file(h, stdout, xp, prefix, cligen_output, skiproot) < 0) /* cli syntax */
+                    if (clixon_cli2file(h, stdout, xp, prefix, cligen_output, skiptop) < 0) /* cli syntax */
                         goto done;
                     break;
                 case FORMAT_NETCONF:
@@ -521,11 +517,13 @@ cli_show_common(clicon_handle    h,
                         if (pretty)
                             cligen_output(stdout, "\n");
                     }
-                    if (clixon_xml2file(stdout, xp, 2, pretty, cligen_output, skiproot, 1) < 0)
+                    if (clixon_xml2file(stdout, xp, 2, pretty, cligen_output, skiptop, 1) < 0)
                         goto done;
                     if (i == veclen-1)
                         cligen_output(stdout, "</config></edit-config></rpc>]]>]]>\n");
                     break;
+                default:
+                    break;
                 }
             }
     }
@@ -693,7 +691,6 @@ cli_show_config(clicon_handle h,
     char            *withdefault = NULL; /* RFC 6243 modes */
     char            *extdefault = NULL; /* with extended tagged modes */
     int              argc = 0;
-    int              skiproot = 0;
     char            *xpath = "/";
     char            *namespace = NULL;
     
@@ -733,7 +730,7 @@ cli_show_config(clicon_handle h,
     }
     if (cli_show_common(h, dbname, format, pretty, state,
                         withdefault, extdefault,
-                        prefix, xpath, nsc, skiproot) < 0)
+                        prefix, xpath, nsc, 0) < 0)
         goto done;
     retval = 0;
  done:
@@ -865,7 +862,6 @@ cli_show_auto(clicon_handle h,
     char            *withdefault = NULL; /* RFC 6243 modes */
     char            *extdefault = NULL; /* with extended tagged modes */
     int              argc = 0;
-    int              skiproot = 0;
     char            *xpath = NULL;
     yang_stmt       *yspec;
     char            *api_path = NULL;
@@ -912,7 +908,7 @@ cli_show_auto(clicon_handle h,
     }
     if (cli_show_common(h, dbname, format, pretty, state,
                         withdefault, extdefault,
-                        prefix, xpath, nsc, skiproot) < 0)
+                        prefix, xpath, nsc, 0) < 0)
         goto done;
     retval = 0;
  done:
@@ -973,7 +969,7 @@ cli_show_auto_mode(clicon_handle h,
     char            *withdefault = NULL; /* RFC 6243 modes */
     char            *extdefault = NULL; /* with extended tagged modes */
     int              argc = 0;
-    int              skiproot = 0;
+    int              skiptop = 0;
     char            *xpath = NULL;
     yang_stmt       *yspec;
     char            *api_path = NULL;
@@ -1018,10 +1014,10 @@ cli_show_auto_mode(clicon_handle h,
         clicon_err(OE_FATAL, 0, "Invalid api-path: %s", api_path);
         goto done;
     }
-    skiproot = (strcmp(xpath,"/") != 0);
+    skiptop = (strcmp(xpath,"/") != 0);
     if (cli_show_common(h, dbname, format, pretty, state,
                         withdefault, extdefault,
-                        prefix, xpath, nsc, skiproot) < 0)
+                        prefix, xpath, nsc, skiptop) < 0)
         goto done;
     retval = 0;
  done:
diff --git a/apps/restconf/restconf_methods_get.c b/apps/restconf/restconf_methods_get.c
index 82dd059e..8c20df26 100644
--- a/apps/restconf/restconf_methods_get.c
+++ b/apps/restconf/restconf_methods_get.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ api_data_get2(clicon_handle  h,
             /* In: <x xmlns="urn:example:clixon">0</x>
              * Out: {"example:x": {"0"}}
              */
-            if (xml2json_cbuf_vec(cbx, xvec, xlen, pretty) < 0)
+            if (xml2json_cbuf_vec(cbx, xvec, xlen, pretty, 0) < 0)
                 goto done;
             break;
         default:
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ api_data_pagination(clicon_handle  h,
             goto done;
         break;
     case YANG_DATA_JSON:
-        if (xml2json_cbuf_vec(cbx, xvec, xlen, pretty) < 0)
+        if (xml2json_cbuf_vec(cbx, xvec, xlen, pretty, 0) < 0)
             goto done;
         break;
     default:
diff --git a/lib/clixon/clixon_json.h b/lib/clixon/clixon_json.h
index bd8cdfec..4b5a9785 100644
--- a/lib/clixon/clixon_json.h
+++ b/lib/clixon/clixon_json.h
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@
  */
 int json2xml_decode(cxobj *x, cxobj **xerr);
 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 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 xml2json_vec(FILE *f, cxobj **vec, size_t veclen, int pretty, 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 7525f630..709d8340 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_json.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_json.c
@@ -1157,12 +1157,16 @@ clixon_json2cbuf(cbuf  *cb,
 {
     int    retval = -1;
     cxobj *xc;
+    int    i=0;
 
     if (skiptop){
         xc = NULL;
-        while ((xc = xml_child_each(xt, xc, CX_ELMNT)) != NULL)
+        while ((xc = xml_child_each(xt, xc, CX_ELMNT)) != NULL){
+            if (i++)
+                cprintf(cb, ",");
             if (xml2json_cbuf1(cb, xc, pretty, autocliext) < 0)
                 goto done;
+        }
     }
     else {
         if (xml2json_cbuf1(cb, xt, pretty, autocliext) < 0)
@@ -1180,6 +1184,7 @@ clixon_json2cbuf(cbuf  *cb,
  * @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]  skiptop 0: Include top object 1: Skip top-object, only children, 
  * @retval     0      OK
  * @retval    -1      Error
  * @note This only works if the vector is uniform, ie same object name.
@@ -1190,12 +1195,14 @@ int
 xml2json_cbuf_vec(cbuf      *cb, 
                   cxobj    **vec,
                   size_t     veclen,
-                  int        pretty)
+                  int        pretty,
+                  int        skiptop)
 {
     int    retval = -1;
     int    level = 0;
     cxobj *xp = NULL;
     int    i;
+    cxobj *xc0;
     cxobj *xc;
     cvec  *nsc = NULL; 
 
@@ -1204,12 +1211,25 @@ xml2json_cbuf_vec(cbuf      *cb,
     /* Make a copy of old and graft it into new top-object
      * Also copy namespace context */
     for (i=0; i<veclen; i++){
-        if (xml_nsctx_node(vec[i], &nsc) < 0)
+        xc0 = vec[i];
+        if (xml_nsctx_node(xc0, &nsc) < 0)
             goto done;
-        if ((xc = xml_dup(vec[i])) == NULL)
-            goto done;
-        xml_addsub(xp, xc);
-        nscache_replace(xc, nsc); 
+        if (skiptop){
+            cxobj *x = NULL;
+            while ((x = xml_child_each(xc0, x, CX_ELMNT)) != NULL) {
+                if ((xc = xml_dup(x)) == NULL)
+                    goto done;
+                xml_addsub(xp, xc);
+                xmlns_set_all(xc, nsc); // ?
+            }
+            cvec_free(nsc);
+        }
+        else {
+                if ((xc = xml_dup(xc0)) == NULL)
+                    goto done;
+                xml_addsub(xp, xc);
+                nscache_replace(xc, nsc);
+            }
         nsc = NULL; /* nsc consumed */
     }
     if (0){
@@ -1301,6 +1321,7 @@ 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]  skiptop 0: Include top object 1: Skip top-object, only children, 
  * @retval     0      OK
  * @retval    -1      Error
  * @note This only works if the vector is uniform, ie same object name.
@@ -1311,7 +1332,8 @@ int
 xml2json_vec(FILE      *f, 
              cxobj    **vec,
              size_t     veclen,
-             int        pretty)
+             int        pretty,
+             int        skiptop)
 {
     int   retval = 1;
     cbuf *cb = NULL;
@@ -1320,9 +1342,11 @@ xml2json_vec(FILE      *f,
         clicon_err(OE_XML, errno, "cbuf_new");
         goto done;
     }
-    if (xml2json_cbuf_vec(cb, vec, veclen, pretty) < 0)
+    if (xml2json_cbuf_vec(cb, vec, veclen, pretty, skiptop) < 0)
         goto done;
     fprintf(f, "%s", cbuf_get(cb));
+    if (!pretty)
+        fprintf(f, "\n");
     retval = 0;
  done:
     if (cb)
diff --git a/test/test_autocli_editmode.sh b/test/test_autocli_editmode.sh
index 25027887..6967135a 100755
--- a/test/test_autocli_editmode.sh
+++ b/test/test_autocli_editmode.sh
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ show("Show a particular state of the system"){
 }
 EOF
 
+# Note: a b/71 entry added later in test
 cat <<EOF > $dir/startup_db
 <${DATASTORE_TOP}>
   <table xmlns="urn:example:clixon">
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ cat <<EOF > $fin
 edit table parameter b
 show config xml
 EOF
+
 new "edit table parameter b; show"
 expectpart "$(cat $fin | $clixon_cli -f $cfg 2>&1)" 0 "/clixon-example:table/parameter=b/>" --not-- "<name>a</name><value>42</value>"  '<table xmlns="urn:example:clixon">' "<parameter>"
 
@@ -248,9 +250,19 @@ set value 71
 up
 show config xml
 EOF
-new "set value 71"
+new "add b = 71"
 expectpart "$(cat $fin | $clixon_cli -f $cfg 2>&1)" 0 "/clixon-example:table>" "<parameter><name>a</name><value>42</value></parameter><parameter><name>b</name><value>71</value></parameter>"
 
+new "show top tree"
+expectpart "$(echo "show config xml" | $clixon_cli -f $cfg 2>&1)" 0 '<table xmlns="urn:example:clixon"><parameter><name>a</name><value>42</value></parameter><parameter><name>b</name><value>71</value></parameter></table>'
+
+cat <<EOF > $fin
+up
+show config xml
+EOF
+new "up show"
+expectpart "$(cat $fin | $clixon_cli -f $cfg 2>&1)" 0 '<table xmlns="urn:example:clixon"><parameter><name>a</name><value>42</value></parameter><parameter><name>b</name><value>71</value></parameter></table>'
+
 cat <<EOF > $fin
 edit table parameter a
 top
@@ -288,12 +300,22 @@ new "show state"
 expectpart "$(cat $fin | $clixon_cli -f $cfg 2>&1)" 0 "<parameter><name>a</name><value>42</value><stat>99</stat></parameter>"
 
 # Show other formats
+cat <<EOF > $fin
+edit table parameter b
+set value 71
+EOF
+new "add b = 71"
+expectpart "$(cat $fin | $clixon_cli -f $cfg 2>&1)" 0
+
+new "show top tree json"
+expectpart "$(echo "show config json" | $clixon_cli -f $cfg 2>&1)" 0 '{"clixon-example:table":{"parameter":\[{"name":"a","value":"42"},{"name":"b","value":"71"}\]}}'
+
 cat <<EOF > $fin
 edit table
 show config json
 EOF
 new "show config json"
-expectpart "$(cat $fin | $clixon_cli -f $cfg 2>&1)" 0 '{"clixon-example:parameter":\[{"name":"a","value":"42"}\]}'
+expectpart "$(cat $fin | $clixon_cli -f $cfg 2>&1)" 0 '{"clixon-example:parameter":\[{"name":"a","value":"42"},{"name":"b","value":"71"}\]}'
 
 cat <<EOF > $fin
 edit table
diff --git a/test/test_autocli_show.sh b/test/test_autocli_show.sh
index 709c7e81..d64eefff 100755
--- a/test/test_autocli_show.sh
+++ b/test/test_autocli_show.sh
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ module clixon-example {
             }
         }
     }
+    container table2{
+        presence true;
+    }
 }
 EOF
 
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ fi
 new "wait backend"
 wait_backend
 
-# Create two lists
+# Create two lists elements
 new "cli create list table x"
 expectpart "$($clixon_cli -1 -f $cfg -l o set table parameter x value 1)" 0 "^$"
 
@@ -127,14 +130,19 @@ expectpart "$($clixon_cli -1 -f $cfg -l o set table parameter x array1 b)" 0 "^$
 new "cli commit"
 expectpart "$($clixon_cli -1 -f $cfg -l o commit)" 0 "^$"
 
+# Create a second top-level element
+new "cli create list table2"
+expectpart "$($clixon_cli -1 -f $cfg -l o set table2)" 0 "^$"
+
 # XML
 format=xml
 
 new "cli check show config $format"
-X='<table xmlns="urn:example:clixon"><parameter><name>x</name><value>1</value><array1>a</array1><array1>b</array1></parameter><parameter><name>y</name><value>2</value></parameter></table>'
+X='<table xmlns="urn:example:clixon"><parameter><name>x</name><value>1</value><array1>a</array1><array1>b</array1></parameter><parameter><name>y</name><value>2</value></parameter></table><table2 xmlns="urn:example:clixon"/>'
 expectpart "$($clixon_cli -1 -f $cfg -l o show config $format)" 0 "^$X$"
 
 new "cli check show auto $format table"
+X='<table xmlns="urn:example:clixon"><parameter><name>x</name><value>1</value><array1>a</array1><array1>b</array1></parameter><parameter><name>y</name><value>2</value></parameter></table>'
 expectpart "$($clixon_cli -1 -f $cfg -l o show auto $format table)" 0 "^$X$"
 
 new "cli check show auto $format table parameter"
@@ -153,10 +161,11 @@ expectpart "$($clixon_cli -1 -f $cfg -l o show auto $format table parameter x ar
 format=json
 
 new "cli check show config $format"
-X='{"clixon-example:table":{"parameter":\[{"name":"x","value":"1","array1":\["a","b"\]},{"name":"y","value":"2"}\]}}'
+X='{"clixon-example:table":{"parameter":\[{"name":"x","value":"1","array1":\["a","b"\]},{"name":"y","value":"2"}\]},"clixon-example:table2":{}}'
 expectpart "$($clixon_cli -1 -f $cfg -l o show config $format)" 0 "^$X$"
 
 new "cli check show auto $format table"
+X='{"clixon-example:table":{"parameter":\[{"name":"x","value":"1","array1":\["a","b"\]},{"name":"y","value":"2"}\]}}'
 expectpart "$($clixon_cli -1 -f $cfg -l o show auto $format table)" 0 "^$X$"
 
 new "cli check show auto $format table parameter"
@@ -207,10 +216,11 @@ format=netconf
 
 # XXX netconf base capability 0, EOM framing
 new "cli check show config $format"
-X='<rpc xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0" message-id="42"><edit-config><target><candidate/></target><config><table xmlns="urn:example:clixon"><parameter><name>x</name><value>1</value><array1>a</array1><array1>b</array1></parameter><parameter><name>y</name><value>2</value></parameter></table></config></edit-config></rpc>]]>]]>'
+X='<rpc xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0" message-id="42"><edit-config><target><candidate/></target><config><table xmlns="urn:example:clixon"><parameter><name>x</name><value>1</value><array1>a</array1><array1>b</array1></parameter><parameter><name>y</name><value>2</value></parameter></table><table2 xmlns="urn:example:clixon"/></config></edit-config></rpc>]]>]]>'
 expectpart "$($clixon_cli -1 -f $cfg -l o show config $format)" 0 "^$X$"
 
 new "cli check show auto $format table"
+X='<rpc xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0" message-id="42"><edit-config><target><candidate/></target><config><table xmlns="urn:example:clixon"><parameter><name>x</name><value>1</value><array1>a</array1><array1>b</array1></parameter><parameter><name>y</name><value>2</value></parameter></table></config></edit-config></rpc>]]>]]>'
 expectpart "$($clixon_cli -1 -f $cfg -l o show auto $format table)" 0 "^$X$"
 
 # XXX rest does not print whole NETCONF path to root, eg does not include "table"
diff --git a/test/test_json.sh b/test/test_json.sh
index b0b9844f..d20e6481 100755
--- a/test/test_json.sh
+++ b/test/test_json.sh
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ new "json parse empty list to xml"
 expecteofx "$clixon_util_json" 0 '{"a":[]}' "<a/>"
 
 new "json parse list json" # should be {"a":[0,1,2,3]}
-expecteofx "$clixon_util_json -j" 0 '{"a":[0,1,2,3]}' '{"a":"0"}{"a":"1"}{"a":"2"}{"a":"3"}'
+expecteofx "$clixon_util_json -j" 0 '{"a":[0,1,2,3]}' '{"a":"0"},{"a":"1"},{"a":"2"},{"a":"3"}'
 
 # Multi-line JSON not pretty-print
 JSON='{"json:c":{"a":42,"s":"string"}}'