diff --git a/a8/xobject.cc b/a8/xobject.cc
index fe6db94..cc18a80 100644
--- a/a8/xobject.cc
+++ b/a8/xobject.cc
@@ -298,6 +298,13 @@ namespace a8
         return ReadFromJsonString(sl.Text());
     }
 
+    bool XObject::ReadFromJsonFile(const std::string& filename)
+    {
+        a8::StringList sl;
+        sl.LoadFromFile(filename.c_str());
+        return ReadFromJsonString(sl.Text());
+    }
+
     bool XObject::ReadFromJsonString(const std::string& json_data)
     {
         Json::Reader reader;
diff --git a/a8/xobject.h b/a8/xobject.h
index 6b17e4e..1214d11 100644
--- a/a8/xobject.h
+++ b/a8/xobject.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ namespace a8
         a8::XObject& Move(a8::XObject& a);
 
         bool ReadFromFile(const std::string& filename);
+        bool ReadFromJsonFile(const std::string& filename);
         bool ReadFromJsonString(const std::string& jsondata);
         bool ReadFromXmlFile(const std::string& filename);
         bool ReadFromXmlString(const std::string& xmldata);