diff --git a/protobuf-test/src/common/v2/test_fmt_json.rs b/protobuf-test/src/common/v2/test_fmt_json.rs
index d492c0c90..5ac861fd1 100644
--- a/protobuf-test/src/common/v2/test_fmt_json.rs
+++ b/protobuf-test/src/common/v2/test_fmt_json.rs
@@ -301,6 +301,29 @@ fn test_always_output_default_values() {
     assert_eq!("{\"iii\": 0, \"sss\": \"asd\"}", json);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_always_output_default_values_for_repeated_fields() {
+    let m = TestIncludeDefaultValuesWithRepeatedField::new();
+    let json = json::print_to_string_with_options(
+        &m,
+        &json::PrintOptions {
+            always_output_default_values: false,
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!("{}", json);
+    let json = json::print_to_string_with_options(
+        &m,
+        &json::PrintOptions {
+            always_output_default_values: true,
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!("{\"rrr\": []}", json);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_ignore_unknown_fields() {
     let mut expected = TestTypes::new();
diff --git a/protobuf-test/src/common/v2/test_fmt_json_pb.proto b/protobuf-test/src/common/v2/test_fmt_json_pb.proto
index 2690d44ca..2ec5db519 100644
--- a/protobuf-test/src/common/v2/test_fmt_json_pb.proto
+++ b/protobuf-test/src/common/v2/test_fmt_json_pb.proto
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ message TestIncludeDefaultValues {
     }
 }
 
+message TestIncludeDefaultValuesWithRepeatedField {
+    repeated int32 rrr = 1;
+}
+
 message TestJsonName {
     optional bool field_with_json_name = 1 [json_name = "Field With json_name"];
 }
diff --git a/protobuf/src/json/print.rs b/protobuf/src/json/print.rs
index 41ca57199..d7af1f1c6 100644
--- a/protobuf/src/json/print.rs
+++ b/protobuf/src/json/print.rs
@@ -499,14 +499,14 @@ impl Printer {
                     self.print_printable(&v)?;
                 }
                 ReflectFieldRef::Repeated(v) => {
-                    if !v.is_empty() {
+                    if !v.is_empty() || self.print_options.always_output_default_values {
                         self.print_comma_but_first(&mut first)?;
                         write!(self.buf, "\"{}\": ", json_field_name)?;
                         self.print_repeated(&v)?;
                     }
                 }
                 ReflectFieldRef::Map(v) => {
-                    if !v.is_empty() {
+                    if !v.is_empty() || self.print_options.always_output_default_values {
                         self.print_comma_but_first(&mut first)?;
                         write!(self.buf, "\"{}\": ", json_field_name)?;
                         self.print_map(&v)?;