diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 99275b4f..092718ff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- Nothing yet
+
+## [v2.4.1] - 2023-10-18
+
+### Fixed
+
+- JSON output now acts as expected regarding the EscapeHTML flag.
+
 ## [v2.4.0] - 2023-10-18
 
 ### Added
@@ -626,7 +634,8 @@ See [documentation](https://daseldocs.tomwright.me) for all changes.
 
 - Everything!
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/compare/v2.4.0...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/compare/v2.4.1...HEAD
+[v2.4.1]: https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/compare/v2.4.0...v2.4.1
 [v2.4.0]: https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/compare/v2.3.6...v2.4.0
 [v2.3.6]: https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/compare/v2.3.5...v2.3.6
 [v2.3.5]: https://github.com/TomWright/dasel/compare/v2.3.4...v2.3.5
diff --git a/dencoding/json_encoder.go b/dencoding/json_encoder.go
index ded7a071..da060767 100644
--- a/dencoding/json_encoder.go
+++ b/dencoding/json_encoder.go
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"io"
 )
 
+// lastOptions contains the options that the last JSONEncoder was created with.
+// Find a better way of passing this information into nested MarshalJSON calls.
+var lastOptions []JSONEncoderOption
+
 // JSONEncoder wraps a standard json encoder to implement custom ordering logic.
 type JSONEncoder struct {
 	encoder *json.Encoder
@@ -20,6 +24,7 @@ func NewJSONEncoder(w io.Writer, options ...JSONEncoderOption) *JSONEncoder {
 	for _, o := range options {
 		o.ApplyEncoder(encoder)
 	}
+	lastOptions = options
 	return encoder
 }
 
@@ -64,21 +69,20 @@ func (option jsonEncodeIndent) ApplyEncoder(encoder *JSONEncoder) {
 // MarshalJSON JSON encodes the map and returns the bytes.
 // This maintains ordering.
 func (m *Map) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	buf.Write([]byte(`{`))
+	encoder := NewJSONEncoder(buf, lastOptions...)
 	for i, key := range m.keys {
 		last := i == len(m.keys)-1
-		keyBytes, err := json.Marshal(key)
-		if err != nil {
+
+		if err := encoder.Encode(key); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		buf.Write(keyBytes)
 		buf.Write([]byte(`:`))
-		valBytes, err := json.Marshal(m.data[key])
-		if err != nil {
+		if err := encoder.Encode(m.data[key]); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		buf.Write(valBytes)
 		if !last {
 			buf.Write([]byte(`,`))
 		}
diff --git a/internal/command/select_test.go b/internal/command/select_test.go
index 332ac9b4..5671ed36 100644
--- a/internal/command/select_test.go
+++ b/internal/command/select_test.go
@@ -336,4 +336,46 @@ d.e.f`)),
 		nil,
 	))
 
+	t.Run("Issue351 incorrectly escaped html, default false", runTest(
+		[]string{"-r", "json"},
+		[]byte(`{
+  "field1": "A",
+  "field2": "A > B && B > C"
+}`),
+		newline([]byte(`{
+  "field1": "A",
+  "field2": "A > B && B > C"
+}`)),
+		nil,
+		nil,
+	))
+
+	t.Run("Issue351 incorrectly escaped html, specific false", runTest(
+		[]string{"-r", "json", "--escape-html=false"},
+		[]byte(`{
+  "field1": "A",
+  "field2": "A > B && B > C"
+}`),
+		newline([]byte(`{
+  "field1": "A",
+  "field2": "A > B && B > C"
+}`)),
+		nil,
+		nil,
+	))
+
+	t.Run("Issue351 correctly escaped html", runTest(
+		[]string{"-r", "json", "--escape-html=true"},
+		[]byte(`{
+  "field1": "A",
+  "field2": "A > B && B > C"
+}`),
+		newline([]byte(`{
+  "field1": "A",
+  "field2": "A \u003e B \u0026\u0026 B \u003e C"
+}`)),
+		nil,
+		nil,
+	))
+
 }