diff --git a/eras/alonzo/impl/CHANGELOG.md b/eras/alonzo/impl/CHANGELOG.md
index c20d6bc78cc..352684e3dbb 100644
--- a/eras/alonzo/impl/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/eras/alonzo/impl/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## 1.16.0.0
 
 * Add `ToJSON` and `FromJSON` instances for `AlonzoTxAuxData era`
+* Add `FromJSON` instance for `AlonzoTxOut era`
 * Add `FromJSON` instance for `AsIx ix it`
 * Add `FromJSON` instance for `AlonzoPlutusPurpose AsIx era`
 * Add `ToJSON` and `FromJSON` instances for `TxDats era`, `Redeemers era`, and `AlonzoTxWits era`
diff --git a/eras/alonzo/impl/src/Cardano/Ledger/Alonzo/TxOut.hs b/eras/alonzo/impl/src/Cardano/Ledger/Alonzo/TxOut.hs
index 4542bde2425..9ff0cc2a2d5 100644
--- a/eras/alonzo/impl/src/Cardano/Ledger/Alonzo/TxOut.hs
+++ b/eras/alonzo/impl/src/Cardano/Ledger/Alonzo/TxOut.hs
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ import qualified Cardano.Ledger.Shelley.TxOut as Shelley
 import Cardano.Ledger.Val (Val (..))
 import Control.DeepSeq (NFData (..), rwhnf)
 import Control.Monad (guard)
-import Data.Aeson (ToJSON (..), object, (.=))
-import qualified Data.Aeson as Aeson (Value (Null, String))
+import Data.Aeson (FromJSON (..), ToJSON (..), object, (.:), (.=))
+import qualified Data.Aeson as Aeson
 import Data.Bits
 import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
 import Data.MemPack
@@ -445,6 +445,13 @@ instance (Era era, Val (Value era)) => ToJSON (AlonzoTxOut era) where
               extractHash dHash
       ]
 
+instance (Era era, Val (Value era)) => FromJSON (AlonzoTxOut era) where
+  parseJSON = Aeson.withObject "AlonzoTxOut" $ \o ->
+    AlonzoTxOut
+      <$> o .: "address"
+      <*> o .: "value"
+      <*> o .: "datahash"
+
 pattern TxOutCompact ::
   (Era era, Val (Value era), HasCallStack) =>
   CompactAddr ->
diff --git a/eras/babbage/impl/CHANGELOG.md b/eras/babbage/impl/CHANGELOG.md
index 11bc748f261..4e2ee86b813 100644
--- a/eras/babbage/impl/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/eras/babbage/impl/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## 1.14.0.0
 
+* Add `FromJSON` instance for `BabbageTxOut era`
 * Replace arguments of `babbageEvalScriptsTxInvalid` with `StAnnTx`
 * Replace arguments of `expectScriptsToPass` with `StAnnTx`
 * Change `Signal` to `StAnnTx TopTx era` for: `BabbageLEDGER`, `BabbageUTXOW`, `BabbageUTXO`, `BabbageUTXOS`
diff --git a/eras/babbage/impl/src/Cardano/Ledger/Babbage/TxOut.hs b/eras/babbage/impl/src/Cardano/Ledger/Babbage/TxOut.hs
index f910b8f9f9d..7a0d12ea844 100644
--- a/eras/babbage/impl/src/Cardano/Ledger/Babbage/TxOut.hs
+++ b/eras/babbage/impl/src/Cardano/Ledger/Babbage/TxOut.hs
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ import Cardano.Ledger.Plutus.Data (
  )
 import Cardano.Ledger.Val (Val (..))
 import Control.DeepSeq (NFData (rnf), rwhnf)
-import Data.Aeson (ToJSON (..), (.=))
+import Data.Aeson (FromJSON (..), ToJSON (..), (.:), (.=))
+import qualified Data.Aeson as Aeson
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as LBS
 import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
 import Data.MemPack
@@ -335,6 +336,14 @@ instance (Era era, Val (Value era), ToJSON (Script era)) => ToKeyValuePairs (Bab
     , "referenceScript" .= mRefScript
     ]
 
+instance (Era era, Val (Value era), FromJSON (Script era)) => FromJSON (BabbageTxOut era) where
+  parseJSON = Aeson.withObject "BabbageTxOut" $ \o ->
+    BabbageTxOut
+      <$> o .: "address"
+      <*> o .: "value"
+      <*> o .: "datum"
+      <*> o .: "referenceScript"
+
 viewCompactTxOut ::
   forall era.
   Val (Value era) =>
diff --git a/eras/mary/impl/CHANGELOG.md b/eras/mary/impl/CHANGELOG.md
index 55fce69bc69..456a80feb12 100644
--- a/eras/mary/impl/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/eras/mary/impl/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## 1.11.0.0
 
+* Add `FromJSON` instance for `MaryValue`
+* Add `FromJSON` and `FromJSONKey` instances for `AssetName` (hex-decoding from `ToJSON` format)
 * Add `ApplyTick` instance for `MaryEra`
 * Add `EraForecast` and `ShelleyEraForecast` instances for `MaryEra`.
 
diff --git a/eras/mary/impl/src/Cardano/Ledger/Mary/Value.hs b/eras/mary/impl/src/Cardano/Ledger/Mary/Value.hs
index 86519416434..9bdc58e192d 100644
--- a/eras/mary/impl/src/Cardano/Ledger/Mary/Value.hs
+++ b/eras/mary/impl/src/Cardano/Ledger/Mary/Value.hs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ import Control.DeepSeq (NFData (..), deepseq, rwhnf)
 import Control.Exception (assert)
 import Control.Monad (forM_, guard, unless, when)
 import Control.Monad.ST (runST)
-import Data.Aeson (FromJSON, FromJSONKey, ToJSON (..), (.=))
+import Data.Aeson (FromJSON, FromJSONKey (..), ToJSON (..), (.:), (.=))
 import qualified Data.Aeson as Aeson
 import Data.Aeson.Types (ToJSONKey (..), toJSONKeyText)
 import qualified Data.ByteString as BS
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ import qualified Data.Semigroup as Semigroup (Sum (..))
 import Data.Set (Set)
 import qualified Data.Set as Set
 import Data.Text (Text)
-import Data.Text.Encoding (decodeLatin1)
+import Data.Text.Encoding (decodeLatin1, encodeUtf8)
 import Data.Word (Word16, Word32, Word64)
 import GHC.Generics (Generic)
 import NoThunks.Class (NoThunks (..), OnlyCheckWhnfNamed (..))
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ assetNameToBytesAsHex = BS16.encode . SBS.fromShort . assetNameBytes
 assetNameToTextAsHex :: AssetName -> Text
 assetNameToTextAsHex = decodeLatin1 . assetNameToBytesAsHex
 
+assetNameFromText :: Text -> Either String AssetName
+assetNameFromText t =
+  AssetName . SBS.toShort <$> BS16.decode (encodeUtf8 t)
+
 instance DecCBOR AssetName where
   decCBOR = do
     an <- decCBOR
@@ -153,7 +157,7 @@ newtype PolicyID = PolicyID {policyID :: ScriptHash}
 
 -- | The MultiAssets map
 newtype MultiAsset = MultiAsset (Map PolicyID (Map AssetName Integer))
-  deriving (Show, Generic, ToJSON, EncCBOR)
+  deriving (Show, Generic, FromJSON, ToJSON, EncCBOR)
 
 instance Eq MultiAsset where
   MultiAsset x == MultiAsset y = pointWise (pointWise (==)) x y
@@ -383,6 +387,12 @@ decodeIntegerBounded64 = do
 -- ========================================================================
 -- JSON
 
+instance FromJSON MaryValue where
+  parseJSON = Aeson.withObject "MaryValue" $ \o ->
+    MaryValue
+      <$> o .: "lovelace"
+      <*> o .: "policies"
+
 instance ToKeyValuePairs MaryValue where
   toKeyValuePairs (MaryValue l ps) =
     [ "lovelace" .= l
@@ -395,6 +405,18 @@ instance ToJSON AssetName where
 instance ToJSONKey AssetName where
   toJSONKey = toJSONKeyText assetNameToTextAsHex
 
+instance FromJSON AssetName where
+  parseJSON = Aeson.withText "AssetName" $ \t ->
+    case assetNameFromText t of
+      Left e -> fail $ "AssetName: invalid hex: " <> e
+      Right bs -> pure bs
+
+instance FromJSONKey AssetName where
+  fromJSONKey = Aeson.FromJSONKeyTextParser $ \t ->
+    case assetNameFromText t of
+      Left e -> fail $ "AssetName: invalid hex: " <> e
+      Right bs -> pure bs
+
 -- ========================================================================
 -- Compactible
 -- This is used in the TxOut which stores the (CompactForm MaryValue).
diff --git a/eras/shelley/impl/CHANGELOG.md b/eras/shelley/impl/CHANGELOG.md
index 55d946b567d..5942b438a90 100644
--- a/eras/shelley/impl/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/eras/shelley/impl/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## 1.19.0.0
 
 * Add `ToJSON` and `FromJSON` instances for `ShelleyTxAuxData era`
+* Add `FromJSON` instance for `ShelleyTxOut era`
 * Add `ToJSON` and `FromJSON` instances for `ShelleyTxWits era`
 * Change `NoThunks` instance for `BlockTransitionError` to not check for thunks in its contents
 * Add `NFData` constraint to `BlockTransitionError` constructor.
diff --git a/eras/shelley/impl/src/Cardano/Ledger/Shelley/TxOut.hs b/eras/shelley/impl/src/Cardano/Ledger/Shelley/TxOut.hs
index b0932c85999..4d040fed2dc 100644
--- a/eras/shelley/impl/src/Cardano/Ledger/Shelley/TxOut.hs
+++ b/eras/shelley/impl/src/Cardano/Ledger/Shelley/TxOut.hs
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ import Cardano.Ledger.Shelley.Era (ShelleyEra)
 import Cardano.Ledger.Shelley.PParams ()
 import Cardano.Ledger.Val (Val)
 import Control.DeepSeq (NFData (rnf))
-import Data.Aeson (ToJSON (..), (.=))
+import Data.Aeson (FromJSON (..), ToJSON (..), (.:), (.=))
+import qualified Data.Aeson as Aeson
 import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
 import Data.MemPack
 import GHC.Generics (Generic)
@@ -183,3 +184,9 @@ instance (Era era, Val (Value era)) => ToKeyValuePairs (ShelleyTxOut era) where
     [ "address" .= addr
     , "amount" .= amount
     ]
+
+instance (Era era, Val (Value era)) => FromJSON (ShelleyTxOut era) where
+  parseJSON = Aeson.withObject "ShelleyTxOut" $ \o ->
+    ShelleyTxOut
+      <$> o .: "address"
+      <*> o .: "amount"
diff --git a/libs/cardano-ledger-core/CHANGELOG.md b/libs/cardano-ledger-core/CHANGELOG.md
index ffcc03c3d1f..e3034f693e0 100644
--- a/libs/cardano-ledger-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/libs/cardano-ledger-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 * Rename `kindObject` (which returned `Value`) to `kindObjectValue`
 * Add `kindObject :: Text -> [Pair] -> Object` returning an `Aeson.Object`
 * Add `NFData (Script era)`, `ToJSON (Script era)`, `FromJSON (Script era)`, `ToJSON (NativeScript era)`, and `FromJSON (NativeScript era)` as superclass constraints to `EraScript`
+* Add `FromJSON (TxOut era)` as `EraTxOut` superclass constraint
+* Add `FromJSON t` as `Val t` superclass constraint
+* Add `ToJSON` and `FromJSON` instances for `Datum era`
 * Add `ToJSON`, `FromJSON` and `NFData` as `EraTxWits` superclass constraints
 * Add `ToJSONKey` and `FromJSONKey` instances to `AccountId`
 * Add `ToJSON` and `FromJSON` instances for `Inclusive a` and `Exclusive a`
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@
 * Add round-trip JSON property test for `NativeScript era` and `Script era` to the shared era spec
 * Add round-trip JSON property test for `TxAuxData era` to the shared era spec
 * Add round-trip JSON property test for `TxWits era` to the shared era spec
+* Add round-trip JSON property test for `TxOut era` to the shared era spec
 
 ## 1.20.0.0
 
diff --git a/libs/cardano-ledger-core/src/Cardano/Ledger/Core.hs b/libs/cardano-ledger-core/src/Cardano/Ledger/Core.hs
index 1d30aa216e7..f43522b65fa 100644
--- a/libs/cardano-ledger-core/src/Cardano/Ledger/Core.hs
+++ b/libs/cardano-ledger-core/src/Cardano/Ledger/Core.hs
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ class
 -- | Abstract interface into specific fields of a `TxOut`
 class
   ( Val (Value era)
+  , FromJSON (TxOut era)
   , ToJSON (TxOut era)
   , DecCBOR (Value era)
   , DecCBOR (CompactForm (Value era))
diff --git a/libs/cardano-ledger-core/src/Cardano/Ledger/Plutus/Data.hs b/libs/cardano-ledger-core/src/Cardano/Ledger/Plutus/Data.hs
index 8d850a1d52e..083113a8969 100644
--- a/libs/cardano-ledger-core/src/Cardano/Ledger/Plutus/Data.hs
+++ b/libs/cardano-ledger-core/src/Cardano/Ledger/Plutus/Data.hs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ import Cardano.Ledger.MemoBytes (
  )
 import Cardano.Ledger.MemoBytes.Internal (mkMemoBytesShort)
 import qualified Codec.Serialise as Cborg (Serialise (..))
-import Control.Applicative (asum)
+import Control.Applicative (asum, (<|>))
 import Control.DeepSeq (NFData)
 import Control.Monad ((<$!>))
 import Data.Aeson (FromJSON (..), ToJSON (..), Value (Null), object, withObject, (.:), (.=))
@@ -306,14 +306,15 @@ instance Era era => DecCBOR (Datum era) where
       decodeDatum k = Invalid k
 
 instance Era era => ToJSON (Datum era) where
-  toJSON d =
-    case datumDataHash d of
-      SNothing -> Null
-      SJust dh -> toJSON dh
-  toEncoding d =
-    case datumDataHash d of
-      SNothing -> toEncoding Null
-      SJust dh -> toEncoding dh
+  toJSON NoDatum = Null
+  toJSON (DatumHash dh) = object ["datumhash" .= dh]
+  toJSON (Datum bd) = object ["datum" .= binaryDataToData @era bd]
+
+instance Era era => FromJSON (Datum era) where
+  parseJSON Null = pure NoDatum
+  parseJSON v =
+    withObject "DatumHash" (\o -> DatumHash <$> o .: "datumhash") v
+      <|> withObject "Datum" (\o -> Datum . dataToBinaryData <$> o .: "datum") v
 
 mkInlineDatum :: forall era. Era era => PV1.Data -> Datum era
 mkInlineDatum = Datum . dataToBinaryData . Data @era
diff --git a/libs/cardano-ledger-core/src/Cardano/Ledger/Val.hs b/libs/cardano-ledger-core/src/Cardano/Ledger/Val.hs
index f85f05f03b9..5d0a9c2e06e 100644
--- a/libs/cardano-ledger-core/src/Cardano/Ledger/Val.hs
+++ b/libs/cardano-ledger-core/src/Cardano/Ledger/Val.hs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE MultiParamTypeClasses #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies #-}
 
 -- | This module defines a generalised notion of a "value" - that is, something
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ import Cardano.Ledger.Binary (DecCBOR, EncCBOR)
 import Cardano.Ledger.Coin (Coin (..), CompactForm (..), DeltaCoin (..))
 import Cardano.Ledger.Compactible (Compactible (..))
 import Control.DeepSeq (NFData)
-import Data.Aeson (ToJSON)
+import Data.Aeson (FromJSON, ToJSON)
 import Data.Coerce
 import Data.Foldable as F (foldl')
 import Data.Group (Abelian)
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ class
   , NoThunks t
   , EncCBOR t
   , DecCBOR t
+  , FromJSON t
   , ToJSON t
   , NFData t
   , Show t
diff --git a/libs/cardano-ledger-core/testlib/Test/Cardano/Ledger/Era.hs b/libs/cardano-ledger-core/testlib/Test/Cardano/Ledger/Era.hs
index 376c4df319e..36e530c1df5 100644
--- a/libs/cardano-ledger-core/testlib/Test/Cardano/Ledger/Era.hs
+++ b/libs/cardano-ledger-core/testlib/Test/Cardano/Ledger/Era.hs
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ ledgerEraTestMain extraEraSpec =
           roundTripAesonProperty @(TxAuxData era)
         prop (show $ typeRep $ Proxy @(TxWits era)) $
           roundTripAesonProperty @(TxWits era)
+        prop (show $ typeRep $ Proxy @(TxOut era)) $
+          roundTripAesonProperty @(TxOut era)
       describe "Era-specific spec" extraEraSpec
 
 -- | This is a helper function that uses `mkTestAccountState` to register an account.