diff --git a/packages/playground/json/__tests__/json.spec.ts b/packages/playground/json/__tests__/json.spec.ts
index cd15c1d50dc4de..2a9451d1c41ca7 100644
--- a/packages/playground/json/__tests__/json.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/playground/json/__tests__/json.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 const json = require('../test.json')
+const deepJson = require('@vue/runtime-core/package.json')
 const stringified = JSON.stringify(json)
+const deepStringified = JSON.stringify(deepJson)
 
 test('default import', async () => {
   expect(await page.textContent('.full')).toBe(stringified)
@@ -9,6 +11,14 @@ test('named import', async () => {
   expect(await page.textContent('.named')).toBe(json.hello)
 })
 
+test('deep import', async () => {
+  expect(await page.textContent('.deep-full')).toBe(deepStringified)
+})
+
+test('named deep import', async () => {
+  expect(await page.textContent('.deep-named')).toBe(deepJson.name)
+})
+
 test('dynamic import', async () => {
   expect(await page.textContent('.dynamic')).toBe(stringified)
 })
diff --git a/packages/playground/json/index.html b/packages/playground/json/index.html
index 3c5eaca233d268..0efaea3147a164 100644
--- a/packages/playground/json/index.html
+++ b/packages/playground/json/index.html
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ <h2>Normal Import</h2>
 <pre class="full"></pre>
 <pre class="named"></pre>
 
+<h2>Deep Import</h2>
+<pre class="deep-full"></pre>
+<pre class="deep-named"></pre>
+
 <h2>Dynamic Import</h2>
 <pre class="dynamic"></pre>
 <pre class="dynamic-named"></pre>
@@ -11,9 +15,14 @@ <h2>Raw fetch</h2>
 
 <script type="module">
   import json, { hello } from './test.json'
+  import deepJson, { name } from '@vue/runtime-core/package.json'
+
   text('.full', JSON.stringify(json))
   text('.named', hello)
 
+  text('.deep-full', JSON.stringify(deepJson))
+  text('.deep-named', name)
+
   import('/test.json').then((mod) => {
     text('.dynamic', JSON.stringify(mod.default))
     text('.dynamic-named', mod.hello)
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/index.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/index.ts
index 6a82806b8530a8..f528aa9122e258 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { ResolvedConfig } from '../config'
 import { Plugin } from '../plugin'
 import aliasPlugin from '@rollup/plugin-alias'
-import jsonPlugin from '@rollup/plugin-json'
+import { jsonPlugin } from './json'
 import { resolvePlugin } from './resolve'
 import { esbuildPlugin } from './esbuild'
 import { importAnalysisPlugin } from './importAnalysis'
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/json.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/json.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a601dda85f1e12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/json.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/**
+ * https://github.com/rollup/plugins/blob/master/packages/json/src/index.js
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file at
+ * https://github.com/rollup/plugins/blob/master/LICENSE
+ */
+
+import { createFilter, dataToEsm } from '@rollup/pluginutils'
+import { FilterPattern } from '@rollup/pluginutils'
+import { Plugin } from 'rollup'
+
+export interface RollupJsonOptions {
+  /**
+   * All JSON files will be parsed by default,
+   * but you can also specifically include files
+   */
+  include?: FilterPattern
+  /**
+   * All JSON files will be parsed by default,
+   * but you can also specifically exclude files
+   */
+  exclude?: FilterPattern
+  /**
+   * For tree-shaking, properties will be declared as variables, using
+   * either `var` or `const`.
+   * @default false
+   */
+  preferConst?: boolean
+  /**
+   * Specify indentation for the generated default export
+   * @default '\t'
+   */
+  indent?: string
+  /**
+   * Ignores indent and generates the smallest code
+   * @default false
+   */
+  compact?: boolean
+  /**
+   * Generate a named export for every property of the JSON object
+   * @default true
+   */
+  namedExports?: boolean
+}
+
+// Custom json filter for vite
+const jsonExtRE = new RegExp(`\\.json($|\\?)`)
+
+export function jsonPlugin(options: RollupJsonOptions = {}): Plugin {
+  const filter = createFilter(options.include, options.exclude)
+  const indent = 'indent' in options ? options.indent : '\t'
+
+  return {
+    name: 'vite:json',
+
+    transform(json, id) {
+      if (!jsonExtRE.test(id) || !filter(id)) return null
+
+      try {
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(json)
+        return {
+          code: dataToEsm(parsed, {
+            preferConst: options.preferConst,
+            compact: options.compact,
+            namedExports: options.namedExports,
+            indent
+          }),
+          map: { mappings: '' }
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        const errorMessageList = /[\d]/.exec(e.message)
+        const position = errorMessageList && parseInt(errorMessageList[0], 10)
+        const msg = position
+          ? `, invalid JSON syntax found at line ${position}`
+          : `.`
+        this.error(`Failed to parse JSON file` + msg, e.idx)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}