diff --git a/packages/json/json_native.js b/packages/json/json_native.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbb4e00f84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/json/json_native.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// Do we already have a global JSON object? Export it as our JSON object.
+if (window.JSON)
+  JSON = window.JSON;
diff --git a/packages/json/package.js b/packages/json/package.js
index 87602a5998..abb6a2ec71 100644
--- a/packages/json/package.js
+++ b/packages/json/package.js
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ Package.describe({
   internal: true
 });
 
-// We need to figure out how to serve this file only to browsers that
-// don't have JSON.stringify (eg, IE7 and earlier -- or is that IE8?)
+// We need to figure out how to serve this file only to browsers that don't have
+// JSON.stringify (eg, IE7 and earlier, and IE8 outside of "standards mode")
 
 Package.on_use(function (api) {
   // Node always has JSON; we only need this in some browsers.
+  api.export('JSON', 'client');
+  api.add_files('json_native.js', 'client');
   api.add_files('json2.js', 'client');
 });