diff --git a/docs/sudo_logsrvd.conf.man.in b/docs/sudo_logsrvd.conf.man.in
index 2b5826adf..5faf05722 100644
--- a/docs/sudo_logsrvd.conf.man.in
+++ b/docs/sudo_logsrvd.conf.man.in
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 .\"
-.TH "SUDO_LOGSRVD.CONF" "@mansectform@" "January 16, 2023" "Sudo @PACKAGE_VERSION@" "File Formats Manual"
+.TH "SUDO_LOGSRVD.CONF" "@mansectform@" "March 8, 2024" "Sudo @PACKAGE_VERSION@" "File Formats Manual"
 .nh
 .if n .ad l
 .SH "NAME"
@@ -682,15 +682,48 @@ Defaults to
 .TP 6n
 log_format = string
 The event log format.
-Supported log formats are
-\(lqsudo\(rq
-for traditional sudo-style logs and
-\(lqjson\(rq
-for JSON-format logs.
+Supported log formats are:
+.PP
+.RS 6n
+.PD 0
+.TP 6n
+json
+Log events in JSON format.
 The JSON log entries contain the full contents of the accept, reject, exit
 and alert messages.
+When logging to a file, the entire file is treated as a single JSON
+object consisting of multiple events, each event spanning multiple lines.
+When logging via
+\fIsyslog\fR,
+events are stored in compact (minified) format, described below.
+.PD
+.TP 6n
+json_compact
+Log events in compact (minified) JSON format.
+Each event is written as a separate JSON object on single line without
+extraneous white space.
+When logging via
+\fIsyslog\fR,
+there is no difference between the
+\fIjson\fR
+and
+\fIjson_compact\fR
+formats.
+Due to limitations of the protocol, JSON events sent via
+\fIsyslog\fR
+may be truncated.
+.TP 6n
+sudo
+Log events in traditional sudo-style log format.
+See the
+\fIEVENT LOGGING\fR
+section in
+sudoers(@mansectform@)
+for details.
+.PP
 The default value is
 \fIsudo\fR.
+.RE
 .SS "syslog"
 The
 \fIsyslog\fR
diff --git a/docs/sudo_logsrvd.conf.mdoc.in b/docs/sudo_logsrvd.conf.mdoc.in
index 8fee88c34..64b6de567 100644
--- a/docs/sudo_logsrvd.conf.mdoc.in
+++ b/docs/sudo_logsrvd.conf.mdoc.in
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 .\"
-.Dd January 16, 2023
+.Dd March 8, 2024
 .Dt SUDO_LOGSRVD.CONF @mansectform@
 .Os Sudo @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 .Sh NAME
@@ -611,13 +611,40 @@ Defaults to
 .Em false .
 .It log_format = string
 The event log format.
-Supported log formats are
-.Dq sudo
-for traditional sudo-style logs and
-.Dq json
-for JSON-format logs.
+Supported log formats are:
+.Bl -tag -width 4n
+.It json
+Log events in JSON format.
 The JSON log entries contain the full contents of the accept, reject, exit
 and alert messages.
+When logging to a file, the entire file is treated as a single JSON
+object consisting of multiple events, each event spanning multiple lines.
+When logging via
+.Em syslog ,
+events are stored in compact (minified) format, described below.
+.It json_compact
+Log events in compact (minified) JSON format.
+Each event is written as a separate JSON object on single line without
+extraneous white space.
+When logging via
+.Em syslog ,
+there is no difference between the
+.Em json
+and
+.Em json_compact
+formats.
+Due to limitations of the protocol, JSON events sent via
+.Em syslog
+may be truncated.
+.It sudo
+Log events in traditional sudo-style log format.
+See the
+.Em "EVENT LOGGING"
+section in
+.Xr sudoers @mansectform@
+for details.
+.El
+.Pp
 The default value is
 .Em sudo .
 .El
diff --git a/docs/sudoers.man.in b/docs/sudoers.man.in
index f229d1faf..9d5abf0ec 100644
--- a/docs/sudoers.man.in
+++ b/docs/sudoers.man.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .nr BA @BAMAN@
 .nr LC @LCMAN@
 .nr PS @PSMAN@
-.TH "SUDOERS" "@mansectform@" "December 19, 2023" "Sudo @PACKAGE_VERSION@" "File Formats Manual"
+.TH "SUDOERS" "@mansectform@" "March 8, 2024" "Sudo @PACKAGE_VERSION@" "File Formats Manual"
 .nh
 .if n .ad l
 .SH "NAME"
@@ -5381,18 +5381,35 @@ Supported log formats are:
 .PD 0
 .TP 6n
 json
-Logs in JSON format.
+Log events in JSON format.
 JSON log entries contain the full user details as well as the execution
 environment if the command was allowed.
+When logging to a file, the entire file is treated as a single JSON
+object consisting of multiple events, each event spanning multiple lines.
+When logging via
+\fIsyslog\fR,
+events are stored in compact (minified) format, described below.
+.PD
+.TP 6n
+json_compact
+Log events in compact (minified) JSON format.
+Each event is written as a separate JSON object on single line without
+extraneous white space.
+When logging via
+\fIsyslog\fR,
+there is no difference between the
+\fIjson\fR
+and
+\fIjson_compact\fR
+formats.
 Due to limitations of the protocol, JSON events sent via
 \fIsyslog\fR
 may be truncated.
-.PD
 .TP 6n
 sudo
-Traditional sudo-style logs, see
+Log events in traditional sudo-style format, see
 \fIEVENT LOGGING\fR
-for a description of the log file format.
+for details.
 .PP
 This setting affects logs sent via
 syslog(3)
diff --git a/docs/sudoers.mdoc.in b/docs/sudoers.mdoc.in
index 67d61b032..278c53517 100644
--- a/docs/sudoers.mdoc.in
+++ b/docs/sudoers.mdoc.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .nr BA @BAMAN@
 .nr LC @LCMAN@
 .nr PS @PSMAN@
-.Dd December 19, 2023
+.Dd March 8, 2024
 .Dt SUDOERS @mansectform@
 .Os Sudo @PACKAGE_VERSION@
 .Sh NAME
@@ -5054,16 +5054,32 @@ The event log format.
 Supported log formats are:
 .Bl -tag -width 4n
 .It json
-Logs in JSON format.
+Log events in JSON format.
 JSON log entries contain the full user details as well as the execution
 environment if the command was allowed.
+When logging to a file, the entire file is treated as a single JSON
+object consisting of multiple events, each event spanning multiple lines.
+When logging via
+.Em syslog ,
+events are stored in compact (minified) format, described below.
+.It json_compact
+Log events in compact (minified) JSON format.
+Each event is written as a separate JSON object on single line without
+extraneous white space.
+When logging via
+.Em syslog ,
+there is no difference between the
+.Em json
+and
+.Em json_compact
+formats.
 Due to limitations of the protocol, JSON events sent via
 .Em syslog
 may be truncated.
 .It sudo
-Traditional sudo-style logs, see
+Log events in traditional sudo-style format, see
 .Sx "EVENT LOGGING"
-for a description of the log file format.
+for details.
 .El
 .Pp
 This setting affects logs sent via
diff --git a/include/sudo_eventlog.h b/include/sudo_eventlog.h
index 8f5a40f69..48e3a122f 100644
--- a/include/sudo_eventlog.h
+++ b/include/sudo_eventlog.h
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ enum event_type {
 /* Supported eventlog formats. */
 enum eventlog_format {
     EVLOG_SUDO,
-    EVLOG_JSON
+    EVLOG_JSON,
+    EVLOG_JSON_COMPACT
 };
 
 /* Eventlog flag values. */
diff --git a/lib/eventlog/eventlog.c b/lib/eventlog/eventlog.c
index 75b1e297d..92747ea13 100644
--- a/lib/eventlog/eventlog.c
+++ b/lib/eventlog/eventlog.c
@@ -1131,6 +1131,7 @@ do_syslog(int event_type, int flags, struct eventlog_args *args,
 	ret = do_syslog_sudo(pri, lbuf.buf, evlog);
 	break;
     case EVLOG_JSON:
+    case EVLOG_JSON_COMPACT:
 	ret = do_syslog_json(pri, event_type, args, evlog);
 	break;
     default:
@@ -1205,11 +1206,12 @@ done:
 }
 
 static bool
-do_logfile_json(int event_type, struct eventlog_args *args,
-    const struct eventlog *evlog)
+do_logfile_json(enum eventlog_format format, int event_type,
+    struct eventlog_args *args, const struct eventlog *evlog)
 {
     const struct eventlog_config *evl_conf = eventlog_getconf();
     const char *logfile = evl_conf->logpath;
+    const bool compact = format == EVLOG_JSON_COMPACT;
     struct stat sb;
     char *json_str;
     int ret = false;
@@ -1219,7 +1221,7 @@ do_logfile_json(int event_type, struct eventlog_args *args,
     if ((fp = evl_conf->open_log(EVLOG_FILE, logfile)) == NULL)
 	debug_return_bool(false);
 
-    json_str = format_json(event_type, args, evlog, false);
+    json_str = format_json(event_type, args, evlog, compact);
     if (json_str == NULL)
 	goto done;
 
@@ -1229,25 +1231,32 @@ do_logfile_json(int event_type, struct eventlog_args *args,
 	goto done;
     }
 
-    /* Note: assumes file ends in "\n}\n" */
-    if (fstat(fileno(fp), &sb) == -1) {
-	sudo_debug_printf(SUDO_DEBUG_ERROR|SUDO_DEBUG_ERRNO|SUDO_DEBUG_LINENO,
-	    "unable to stat %s", logfile);
-	goto done;
-    }
-    if (sb.st_size == 0) {
-	/* New file */
-	putc('{', fp);
-    } else if (fseeko(fp, -3, SEEK_END) == 0) {
-	/* Continue file, overwrite the final "\n}\n" */
-	putc(',', fp);
+    if (!compact) {
+	/* Note: assumes file ends in "\n}\n" */
+	if (fstat(fileno(fp), &sb) == -1) {
+	    sudo_debug_printf(SUDO_DEBUG_ERROR|SUDO_DEBUG_ERRNO|SUDO_DEBUG_LINENO,
+		"unable to stat %s", logfile);
+	    goto done;
+	}
+	if (sb.st_size == 0) {
+	    /* New file */
+	    putc('{', fp);
+	} else if (fseeko(fp, -3, SEEK_END) == 0) {
+	    /* Continue file, overwrite the final "\n}\n" */
+	    putc(',', fp);
+	} else {
+	    sudo_debug_printf(SUDO_DEBUG_ERROR|SUDO_DEBUG_ERRNO|SUDO_DEBUG_LINENO,
+		"unable to seek %s", logfile);
+	    goto done;
+	}
+	fputs(json_str, fp);
+	fputs("\n}\n", fp);			/* close JSON */
     } else {
-	sudo_debug_printf(SUDO_DEBUG_ERROR|SUDO_DEBUG_ERRNO|SUDO_DEBUG_LINENO,
-	    "unable to seek %s", logfile);
-	goto done;
+	/* Compact (minified) JSON records, one per line. */
+	putc('{', fp);
+	fputs(json_str, fp);
+	fputs("}\n", fp);
     }
-    fputs(json_str, fp);
-    fputs("\n}\n", fp);			/* close JSON */
     fflush(fp);
     /* XXX - check for file error and recover */
 
@@ -1294,7 +1303,8 @@ do_logfile(int event_type, int flags, struct eventlog_args *args,
 	    args->event_time);
 	break;
     case EVLOG_JSON:
-	ret = do_logfile_json(event_type, args, evlog);
+    case EVLOG_JSON_COMPACT:
+	ret = do_logfile_json(evl_conf->format, event_type, args, evlog);
 	break;
     default:
 	sudo_debug_printf(SUDO_DEBUG_ERROR|SUDO_DEBUG_LINENO,
diff --git a/logsrvd/logsrvd_conf.c b/logsrvd/logsrvd_conf.c
index ed125cd5c..92cc44ac9 100644
--- a/logsrvd/logsrvd_conf.c
+++ b/logsrvd/logsrvd_conf.c
@@ -903,6 +903,8 @@ cb_eventlog_format(struct logsrvd_config *config, const char *str, size_t offset
 
     if (strcmp(str, "json") == 0)
 	config->eventlog.log_format = EVLOG_JSON;
+    else if (strcmp(str, "json_compact") == 0)
+	config->eventlog.log_format = EVLOG_JSON_COMPACT;
     else if (strcmp(str, "sudo") == 0)
 	config->eventlog.log_format = EVLOG_SUDO;
     else
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/def_data.c b/plugins/sudoers/def_data.c
index f7ee4c80d..538e7bd79 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/def_data.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/def_data.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static struct def_values def_data_timestamp_type[] = {
 static struct def_values def_data_log_format[] = {
     { "sudo", sudo },
     { "json", json },
+    { "json_compact", json_compact },
     { NULL, 0 },
 };
 
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/def_data.h b/plugins/sudoers/def_data.h
index f6ecdc3a4..b03363b6d 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/def_data.h
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/def_data.h
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ enum def_tuple {
     kernel,
     sudo,
     json,
+    json_compact,
     dso,
     trace
 };
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/def_data.in b/plugins/sudoers/def_data.in
index 7c284f994..16c71d96c 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/def_data.in
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/def_data.in
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ runchroot
 log_format
 	T_TUPLE
 	"The format of logs to produce: %s"
-	sudo json
+	sudo json json_compact
 selinux
 	T_FLAG
 	"Enable SELinux RBAC support"
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/logging.c b/plugins/sudoers/logging.c
index e18cb6b6d..17e9cf002 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/logging.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/logging.c
@@ -1132,16 +1132,29 @@ sudoers_log_close(int type, FILE *fp)
 void
 init_eventlog_config(void)
 {
+    enum eventlog_format format;
     int logtype = 0;
     debug_decl(init_eventlog_config, SUDOERS_DEBUG_LOGGING);
 
+    switch (def_log_format) {
+    case json:
+	format = EVLOG_JSON;
+	break;
+    case json_compact:
+	format = EVLOG_JSON_COMPACT;
+	break;
+    default:
+	format = EVLOG_SUDO;
+	break;
+    }
+
     if (def_syslog)
 	logtype |= EVLOG_SYSLOG;
     if (def_logfile)
 	logtype |= EVLOG_FILE;
 
     eventlog_set_type(logtype);
-    eventlog_set_format(def_log_format == sudo ? EVLOG_SUDO : EVLOG_JSON);
+    eventlog_set_format(format);
     eventlog_set_syslog_acceptpri(def_syslog_goodpri);
     eventlog_set_syslog_rejectpri(def_syslog_badpri);
     eventlog_set_syslog_alertpri(def_syslog_badpri);
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/sudoers_cb.c b/plugins/sudoers/sudoers_cb.c
index 4fc4c54b1..3d46a7a15 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/sudoers_cb.c
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/sudoers_cb.c
@@ -228,9 +228,22 @@ static bool
 cb_log_format(struct sudoers_context *ctx, const char *file,
     int line, int column, const union sudo_defs_val *sd_un, int op)
 {
+    enum eventlog_format format;
     debug_decl(cb_log_format, SUDOERS_DEBUG_PLUGIN);
 
-    eventlog_set_format(sd_un->tuple == sudo ? EVLOG_SUDO : EVLOG_JSON);
+    switch (sd_un->tuple) {
+    case json:
+	format = EVLOG_JSON;
+	break;
+    case json_compact:
+	format = EVLOG_JSON_COMPACT;
+	break;
+    default:
+	format = EVLOG_SUDO;
+	break;
+    }
+
+    eventlog_set_format(format);
 
     debug_return_bool(true);
 }