diff --git a/cmd/mstdn/cmd_stream.go b/cmd/mstdn/cmd_stream.go
index b7122f3..1ba9a6c 100644
--- a/cmd/mstdn/cmd_stream.go
+++ b/cmd/mstdn/cmd_stream.go
@@ -12,8 +12,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 )
 
+type SimpleJSON struct {
+	Username string `json:"username"`
+	Avatar   string `json:"avatar"`
+	Content  string `json:"content"`
+}
+
 func cmdStream(c *cli.Context) error {
 	asJSON := c.Bool("json")
+	asSimpleJSON := c.Bool("simplejson")
 	client := c.App.Metadata["client"].(*mastodon.Client)
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
@@ -31,6 +38,14 @@ func cmdStream(c *cli.Context) error {
 	for e := range q {
 		if asJSON {
 			json.NewEncoder(c.App.Writer).Encode(e)
+		} else if asSimpleJSON {
+			if t, ok := e.(*mastodon.UpdateEvent); ok {
+				json.NewEncoder(c.App.Writer).Encode(&SimpleJSON{
+					Username: t.Status.Account.Username,
+					Avatar:   t.Status.Account.AvatarStatic,
+					Content:  textContent(t.Status.Content),
+				})
+			}
 		} else {
 			switch t := e.(type) {
 			case *mastodon.UpdateEvent:
diff --git a/cmd/mstdn/main.go b/cmd/mstdn/main.go
index 0e2cb4e..e24586a 100644
--- a/cmd/mstdn/main.go
+++ b/cmd/mstdn/main.go
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ func makeApp() *cli.App {
 					Name:  "json",
 					Usage: "output JSON",
 				},
+				cli.BoolFlag{
+					Name:  "simplejson",
+					Usage: "output simple JSON",
+				},
 			},
 			Action: cmdStream,
 		},