diff --git a/AppInspector.CLI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/AppInspector.CLI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9702bd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AppInspector.CLI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+
+[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("AppInspector.Tests")]
diff --git a/AppInspector.CLI/Writers/JsonWriter.cs b/AppInspector.CLI/Writers/JsonWriter.cs
index 7cf15826..a02b774e 100644
--- a/AppInspector.CLI/Writers/JsonWriter.cs
+++ b/AppInspector.CLI/Writers/JsonWriter.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public override void WriteResults(Result result, CLICommandOptions commandOption
                 case TagDiffResult:
                 case ExportTagsResult:
                 case VerifyRulesResult:
-                    JsonSerializer.Serialize(StreamWriter.BaseStream, result, options);
+                    JsonSerializer.Serialize(StreamWriter.BaseStream, result, result.GetType(), options);
                     break;
                 case PackRulesResult prr:
                     JsonSerializer.Serialize(StreamWriter.BaseStream, prr.Rules, options);          
diff --git a/AppInspector.Tests/Commands/TestExportTagsCmd.cs b/AppInspector.Tests/Commands/TestExportTagsCmd.cs
index 6057c2c9..a8447b48 100644
--- a/AppInspector.Tests/Commands/TestExportTagsCmd.cs
+++ b/AppInspector.Tests/Commands/TestExportTagsCmd.cs
@@ -59,4 +59,41 @@ public void NoDefaultNoCustomRules()
         };
         Assert.Throws<OpException>(() => new ExportTagsCommand(options));
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ExportJsonSerialization()
+    {
+        ExportTagsOptions options = new()
+        {
+            IgnoreDefaultRules = true,
+            CustomRulesPath = testRulesPath
+        };
+        ExportTagsCommand command = new(options, factory);
+        var result = command.GetResult();
+        
+        // Test JSON serialization via the production JsonWriter to ensure tags are included
+        using var memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
+        using var streamWriter = new StreamWriter(memoryStream);
+        
+        // Use the JsonWriter that production code uses
+        var jsonWriter = new Microsoft.ApplicationInspector.CLI.Writers.JsonWriter(streamWriter, factory);
+        var cliOptions = new Microsoft.ApplicationInspector.CLI.CLIExportTagsCmdOptions
+        {
+            IgnoreDefaultRules = true,
+            CustomRulesPath = testRulesPath
+        };
+        
+        jsonWriter.WriteResults(result, cliOptions, autoClose: false);
+        streamWriter.Flush();
+        
+        memoryStream.Position = 0;
+        using var reader = new StreamReader(memoryStream);
+        string json = reader.ReadToEnd();
+        
+        // Verify tags are present in JSON output from JsonWriter
+        Assert.Contains("Test.Tags.Linux", json);
+        Assert.Contains("Test.Tags.Windows", json);
+        Assert.Contains("tagsList", json);
+        Assert.Contains("appVersion", json);
+    }
 }
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