diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index dba9c8df68cc..5802540c36bb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ tower = "0.4"
 tower-layer = "0.3.1"
 tower-service = "0.3.2"
 tracing = "0.1.22"
-tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
+tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter", "json"] }
 triomphe = "0.1.11"
 trybuild = "1.0.56"
 twox-hash = "1.6.1"
diff --git a/integrations/rust-project/src/cli/develop.rs b/integrations/rust-project/src/cli/develop.rs
index 0407a5fe43a6..8f973012962f 100644
--- a/integrations/rust-project/src/cli/develop.rs
+++ b/integrations/rust-project/src/cli/develop.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ impl Develop {
             relative_paths,
             mode,
             check_cycles,
+            log_json: _,
         } = command
         {
             let out = if stdout {
diff --git a/integrations/rust-project/src/main.rs b/integrations/rust-project/src/main.rs
index 8429dbe3c4a3..bb9f5a8b98f3 100644
--- a/integrations/rust-project/src/main.rs
+++ b/integrations/rust-project/src/main.rs
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use clap::ArgAction;
 use clap::Parser;
 use clap::Subcommand;
+use progress::ProgressLayer;
 use tracing_subscriber::filter::LevelFilter;
 use tracing_subscriber::layer::SubscriberExt;
-use tracing_subscriber::reload;
 use tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter;
 use tracing_subscriber::Layer;
 
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ enum Command {
         #[clap(long = "stdout", conflicts_with = "out")]
         stdout: bool,
 
+        /// Log in a JSON format.
+        #[clap(long, default_value = "false")]
+        log_json: bool,
+
         /// Use a `rustup`-managed sysroot instead of a `.buckconfig`-managed sysroot.
         ///
         /// This option requires the presence of `rustc` in the `$PATH`, as rust-project
@@ -123,46 +127,79 @@ enum Command {
 }
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
+    let opt = Opt::parse();
+
     let filter = EnvFilter::builder()
         .with_default_directive(LevelFilter::INFO.into())
         .from_env()?;
 
-    let fmt = tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer()
-        .with_ansi(io::stderr().is_terminal())
-        .with_writer(io::stderr);
-
-    let (layer, reload_handle) = reload::Layer::new(vec![fmt.with_filter(filter).boxed()]);
-
-    let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::registry().with(layer);
-    tracing::subscriber::set_global_default(subscriber)?;
-
-    let cli = Opt::parse();
-
-    if cli.version {
+    if opt.version {
         println!("{}", build_info());
         return Ok(());
     }
 
-    let Some(command) = cli.command else {
+    let Some(command) = opt.command else {
         eprintln!("Expected a subcommand, see --help for more information.");
         return Ok(());
     };
 
+    let fmt = tracing_subscriber::fmt::layer()
+        .with_ansi(io::stderr().is_terminal())
+        .with_writer(io::stderr);
+
     match command {
-        Command::New { name, kind, path } => cli::New { name, kind, path }.run(),
-        Command::Check {
-            mode,
-            use_clippy,
-            saved_file,
-        } => cli::Check::new(mode, use_clippy, saved_file).run(),
-        c @ Command::Develop { .. } => {
+        c @ Command::Develop { log_json, .. } => {
+            if log_json {
+                let subscriber =
+                    tracing_subscriber::registry().with(fmt.json().with_filter(filter));
+                tracing::subscriber::set_global_default(subscriber)?;
+            } else {
+                let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::registry().with(fmt.with_filter(filter));
+                tracing::subscriber::set_global_default(subscriber)?;
+            };
+
             let (develop, input, out) = cli::Develop::from_command(c);
-            develop.run_as_cli(input, out)
+            match develop.run_as_cli(input, out) {
+                Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    tracing::error!(
+                        error = <anyhow::Error as AsRef<
+                            dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static,
+                        >>::as_ref(&e),
+                        source = e.source()
+                    );
+                    Ok(())
+                }
+            }
         }
         Command::LspServer => {
-            let state = server::State::new(reload_handle)?;
+            let state = server::State::new()?;
+            let sender = state.server.sender.clone();
+
+            let progress = ProgressLayer::new(sender);
+
+            let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::registry()
+                .with(fmt.with_filter(filter))
+                .with(progress);
+            tracing::subscriber::set_global_default(subscriber)?;
+
             state.run()
         }
+        Command::New { name, kind, path } => {
+            let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::registry().with(fmt.with_filter(filter));
+            tracing::subscriber::set_global_default(subscriber)?;
+
+            cli::New { name, kind, path }.run()
+        }
+        Command::Check {
+            mode,
+            use_clippy,
+            saved_file,
+        } => {
+            let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::registry().with(fmt.with_filter(filter));
+            tracing::subscriber::set_global_default(subscriber)?;
+            cli::Check::new(mode, use_clippy, saved_file).run()
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/integrations/rust-project/src/server.rs b/integrations/rust-project/src/server.rs
index f546ee211b7b..96d72e8e9689 100644
--- a/integrations/rust-project/src/server.rs
+++ b/integrations/rust-project/src/server.rs
@@ -25,26 +25,20 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use tracing::info;
 use tracing::warn;
-use tracing_subscriber::reload::Handle;
-use tracing_subscriber::Layer;
-use tracing_subscriber::Registry;
 
 use crate::cli::Develop;
 use crate::json_project::Crate;
 use crate::json_project::JsonProject;
-use crate::progress::ProgressLayer;
 use crate::target::Target;
 
 pub(crate) struct State {
-    server: Server,
+    pub(crate) server: Server,
     projects: Vec<JsonProject>,
     io_threads: IoThreads,
 }
 
 impl State {
-    pub(crate) fn new(
-        handle: Handle<Vec<Box<dyn Layer<Registry> + Send + Sync + 'static>>, Registry>,
-    ) -> Result<Self, anyhow::Error> {
+    pub(crate) fn new() -> Result<Self, anyhow::Error> {
         let (connection, io_threads) = Connection::stdio();
 
         // Run the server and wait for the two threads to end (typically by trigger LSP Exit event).
@@ -62,13 +56,6 @@ impl State {
             req_queue: ReqQueue::default(),
         };
 
-        handle
-            .modify(|layers| {
-                let progress = ProgressLayer::new(sender);
-                layers.push(progress.boxed())
-            })
-            .expect("Unable to update subscriber");
-
         let state = State {
             server,
             io_threads,
@@ -239,8 +226,8 @@ impl NotificationDispatch<'_> {
     }
 }
 
-struct Server {
-    sender: Sender<lsp_server::Message>,
+pub(crate) struct Server {
+    pub(crate) sender: Sender<lsp_server::Message>,
     receiver: Receiver<lsp_server::Message>,
     req_queue: ReqQueue<(String, Instant), ReqHandler>,
 }