diff --git a/uppsrc/Core/JSON.cpp b/uppsrc/Core/JSON.cpp
index be682203d..32b5797a5 100644
--- a/uppsrc/Core/JSON.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/Core/JSON.cpp
@@ -304,4 +304,9 @@ template<> void Jsonize(JsonIO& io, Time& var)
 				          var.year, var.month, var.day, var.hour, var.minute, var.second));
 }
 
+String sJsonFile(const char *file)
+{
+	return file ? String(file) : ConfigFile(GetExeTitle() + ".json");
+}
+
 END_UPP_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/uppsrc/Core/JSON.h b/uppsrc/Core/JSON.h
index 11c34f5ce..4ee2d6b95 100644
--- a/uppsrc/Core/JSON.h
+++ b/uppsrc/Core/JSON.h
@@ -174,6 +174,20 @@ bool LoadFromJson(T& var, const char *json)
 	return true;
 }
 
+String sJsonFile(const char *file);
+
+template <class T>
+bool StoreAsJsonFile(const T& var, const char *file, bool pretty = false)
+{
+	return SaveFile(sJsonFile(file), StoreAsJson(var, pretty));;
+}
+
+template <class T>
+bool LoadFromJsonFile(T& var, const char *file = NULL)
+{
+	return LoadFromJson(var, LoadFile(sJsonFile(file)));
+}
+
 template<> void Jsonize(JsonIO& io, int& var);
 template<> void Jsonize(JsonIO& io, int64& var);
 template<> void Jsonize(JsonIO& io, double& var);