diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index c5f578c4640..0663ca6510b 100755
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@ dpkg-handling() {
 case "$1" in
   abort-upgrade | abort-remove | abort-deconfigure) ;;
 
-  \
-    configure)
+  configure)
     mandb
     [ ! -x /usr/bin/docker.io ] || ln -sf /usr/bin/docker.io /usr/local/bin/docker
     if [[ -f /sbin/modprobe ]]; then
diff --git a/debian/preinst b/debian/preinst
index 7493eca0543..e4dfdef5ed6 100755
--- a/debian/preinst
+++ b/debian/preinst
@@ -22,11 +22,9 @@ case "$1" in
 
   upgrade) ;;
 
-  \
-    abort-upgrade) ;;
+  abort-upgrade) ;;
 
-  \
-    *)
+  *)
     echo "preinst called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
     exit 1
     ;;
diff --git a/docs/advanced-usage/persistent-storage.md b/docs/advanced-usage/persistent-storage.md
index 5ef3457e388..4ebf2b1852f 100644
--- a/docs/advanced-usage/persistent-storage.md
+++ b/docs/advanced-usage/persistent-storage.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The preferred method to mount external containers to a Dokku managed container,
 
 ```
 storage:ensure-directory [--chown option] <directory>  # Creates a persistent storage directory in the recommended storage path
-storage:list <app>                                     # List bind mounts for app's container(s) (host:container)
+storage:list <app> [--format text|json]                # List bind mounts for app's container(s) (host:container)
 storage:mount <app> <host-dir:container-dir>           # Create a new bind mount
 storage:report [<app>] [<flag>]                        # Displays a checks report for one or more apps
 storage:unmount <app> <host-dir:container-dir>         # Remove an existing bind mount
@@ -21,6 +21,36 @@ The storage plugin supports the following mount points:
 
 ## Usage
 
+### Listing persistent storage
+
+Persistent storage bind mounts are specified on a per-app basis, and can be listed with the `storage:list` command:
+
+```shell
+dokku storage:list node-js-app
+```
+
+```
+-----> node-js-app volume bind-mounts:
+       /var/lib/dokku/data/storage/node-js-app:/app/storage
+```
+
+The output format can also be set to `json` for programmatic access:
+
+
+```shell
+dokku storage:list node-js-app --format json
+```
+
+```
+[
+  {
+    "host_path": "/var/lib/dokku/data/storage/node-js-app",
+    "container_path": "/app/storage",
+    "volume_options": ""
+  }
+]
+```
+
 ### Creating storage directories
 
 > New as of 0.25.5
@@ -28,11 +58,11 @@ The storage plugin supports the following mount points:
 A storage directory can be created with the `storage:ensure-directory` command. This command will create a subdirectory in the recommended `/var/lib/dokku/data/storage` path - created during Dokku installation - and prepare it for use with an app.
 
 ```shell
-dokku storage:ensure-directory lollipop
+dokku storage:ensure-directory node-js-app
 ```
 
 ```
------> Ensuring /var/lib/dokku/data/storage/lollipop exists
+-----> Ensuring /var/lib/dokku/data/storage/node-js-app exists
        Setting directory ownership to 32767:32767
        Directory ready for mounting
 ```
diff --git a/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md b/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
index 57dc999b3ec..18909330df1 100644
--- a/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
+++ b/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
@@ -2424,7 +2424,7 @@ DOKKU_SCHEDULER="$1"; APP="$2"; REMOVE_CONTAINERS="$3";
 
 - Description: Returns a list of storage mounts
 - Invoked by: `dokku storage:list` and `dokku deploy`
-- Arguments: `$APP`
+- Arguments: `$APP $PHASE $FORMAT`
 - Example:
 
 ```shell
diff --git a/plugins/storage/functions b/plugins/storage/functions
index f6d87e8bb32..611e92397cd 100755
--- a/plugins/storage/functions
+++ b/plugins/storage/functions
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ get_bind_mounts() {
   declare desc="strips docker options and prints mounts"
   local -r phase_file_path=$1
   if [[ -r "$phase_file_path" ]]; then
-    sed -e '/^-v/!d' -e 's/^-v/    /' <"$phase_file_path"
+    sed -e '/^-v/!d' -e 's/^-v //' <"$phase_file_path"
   fi
 }
diff --git a/plugins/storage/help-functions b/plugins/storage/help-functions
index dacb089a1c9..14ce66f5799 100755
--- a/plugins/storage/help-functions
+++ b/plugins/storage/help-functions
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fn-help-content() {
   declare desc="return help content"
   cat <<help_content
     storage:ensure-directory [--chown option] <directory>, Creates a persistent storage directory in the recommended storage path
-    storage:list <app>, List bind mounts for app's container(s) (host:container)
+    storage:list <app> [--format text|json], List bind mounts for app's container(s) (host:container)
     storage:mount <app> <host-dir:container-dir>, Create a new bind mount
     storage:report [<app>] [<flag>], Displays a checks report for one or more apps
     storage:unmount <app> <host-dir:container-dir>, Remove an existing bind mount
diff --git a/plugins/storage/internal-functions b/plugins/storage/internal-functions
index 7dedc62b58a..58896997b0c 100755
--- a/plugins/storage/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/storage/internal-functions
@@ -135,10 +135,24 @@ cmd-storage-list() {
   declare desc="List all bound mounts"
   declare cmd="storage:list"
   [[ "$1" == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
-  declare APP="$1"
-  local phase="deploy"
+  declare APP="$1" FORMAT_FLAG="$2" FORMAT_FLAG_VALUE="$3"
+  local phase="deploy" format="text"
+
+  if [[ "$FORMAT_FLAG" == "--format" ]]; then
+    if [[ "$FORMAT_FLAG_VALUE" == "json" ]] || [[ "$FORMAT_FLAG_VALUE" == "text" ]]; then
+      format="$FORMAT_FLAG_VALUE"
+    else
+      dokku_log_fail "Invalid --format value specified"
+    fi
+  elif [[ -n "$FORMAT_FLAG" ]]; then
+    dokku_log_fail "Invalid argument specified"
+  fi
 
   verify_app_name "$APP"
-  dokku_log_quiet "$APP volume bind-mounts:"
-  plugn trigger storage-list "$APP" "$phase"
+  if [[ "$FORMAT_FLAG_VALUE" == "text" ]]; then
+    dokku_log_info1_quiet "$APP volume bind-mounts:"
+    plugn trigger storage-list "$APP" "$phase" "$format" | sed "s/^/       /"
+  else
+    plugn trigger storage-list "$APP" "$phase" "$format"
+  fi
 }
diff --git a/plugins/storage/storage-list b/plugins/storage/storage-list
index 554336baae5..aeb17782960 100755
--- a/plugins/storage/storage-list
+++ b/plugins/storage/storage-list
@@ -7,9 +7,18 @@ source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/storage/functions"
 trigger-storage-storage-list() {
   declare desc="storage storage-list trigger"
   declare trigger="storage-list"
-  declare APP="$1" PHASE="$2"
+  declare APP="$1" PHASE="$2" FORMAT="$3"
 
-  get_bind_mounts "$(fn-get-phase-file-path "$APP" "$PHASE")"
+  if [[ "$FORMAT" != "json" ]]; then
+    get_bind_mounts "$(fn-get-phase-file-path "$APP" "$PHASE")"
+  else
+    while read -r line; do
+      local host_path="$(awk -F: '{print $1}' <<<"$line")"
+      local container_path="$(awk -F: '{print $2}' <<<"$line")"
+      local volume_options="$(awk -F: '{print $3}' <<<"$line")"
+      jq -n --arg host_path "$host_path" --arg container_path "$container_path" --arg volume_options "$volume_options" '{host_path: $host_path, container_path: $container_path, volume_options: $volume_options}'
+    done < <(get_bind_mounts "$(fn-get-phase-file-path "$APP" "$PHASE")") | jq -M -n '[inputs]'
+  fi
 }
 
 trigger-storage-storage-list "$@"
diff --git a/tests/unit/storage.bats b/tests/unit/storage.bats
index 87ae535821f..13bd0c15524 100644
--- a/tests/unit/storage.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/storage.bats
@@ -112,30 +112,74 @@ teardown() {
   echo "output: $output"
   echo "status: $status"
   assert_success
-  run /bin/bash -c "dokku storage:list $TEST_APP | grep -qe '^\s*/tmp/mount:/mount'"
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku --quiet storage:list $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "/tmp/mount:/mount"
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku storage:list $TEST_APP --format json | jq -r '. | length'"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "1"
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku storage:list $TEST_APP --format json | jq -r '.[].host_path'"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "/tmp/mount"
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku storage:list $TEST_APP --format json | jq -r '.[].container_path'"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "/mount"
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku storage:list $TEST_APP --format json | jq -r '.[].volume_options'"
   echo "output: $output"
   echo "status: $status"
   assert_success
+  assert_output ""
+
   run /bin/bash -c "dokku storage:mount $TEST_APP /tmp/mount:/mount"
   echo "output: $output"
   echo "status: $status"
   assert_output " !     Mount path already exists."
   assert_failure
+
   run /bin/bash -c "dokku storage:unmount $TEST_APP /tmp/mount:/mount"
   echo "output: $output"
   echo "status: $status"
   assert_success
-  run /bin/bash -c "dokku storage:list $TEST_APP | grep -vqe '^\s*/tmp/mount:/mount'"
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku --quiet storage:list $TEST_APP"
   echo "output: $output"
   echo "status: $status"
   assert_success
+  assert_output ""
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku storage:list $TEST_APP --format json | jq -r '. | length'"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "0"
+
   run /bin/bash -c "dokku storage:unmount $TEST_APP /tmp/mount:/mount"
   echo "output: $output"
   echo "status: $status"
   assert_output " !     Mount path does not exist."
   assert_failure
+
   run /bin/bash -c "dokku storage:mount $TEST_APP mount_volume:/mount"
   echo "output: $output"
   echo "status: $status"
   assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku --quiet storage:list $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "mount_volume:/mount"
 }