diff --git a/cli/cmd/context/ls.go b/cli/cmd/context/ls.go
index 47ca3dea9..835fd7fdf 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/context/ls.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/context/ls.go
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ func runList(cmd *cobra.Command, opts lsOpts) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if opts.format != "" && opts.format != formatter.JSON && opts.format != formatter.PRETTY {
+	format := strings.ToLower(strings.ReplaceAll(opts.format, " ", ""))
+	if format != "" && format != formatter.JSON && format != formatter.PRETTY && format != formatter.TemplateJSON {
 		mobycli.Exec(cmd.Root())
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ func runList(cmd *cobra.Command, opts lsOpts) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if opts.json {
+	if opts.json || format == formatter.JSON || format == formatter.TemplateJSON {
 		opts.format = formatter.JSON
 	}
 
diff --git a/cli/cmd/version.go b/cli/cmd/version.go
index 3a50f1790..5c66439bf 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/version.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/version.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func runVersion(cmd *cobra.Command, version string) {
 	case formatter.PRETTY, "":
 		versionString = strings.Replace(getOutFromMoby(cmd, fixedPrettyArgs(os.Args[1:])...),
 			"\n Version:", "\n Cloud integration:  "+displayedVersion+"\n Version:", 1)
-	case formatter.JSON, "{{json.}}": // Try to catch full JSON formats
+	case formatter.JSON, formatter.TemplateJSON: // Try to catch full JSON formats
 		versionString = strings.Replace(getOutFromMoby(cmd, fixedJSONArgs(os.Args[1:])...),
 			`"Version":`, fmt.Sprintf(`"CloudIntegration":%q,"Version":`, displayedVersion), 1)
 	default:
diff --git a/formatter/consts.go b/formatter/consts.go
index 1ca9ebcdd..bdc30b22e 100644
--- a/formatter/consts.go
+++ b/formatter/consts.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package formatter
 const (
 	// JSON is the constant for Json formats on list commands
 	JSON = "json"
+	// TemplateJSON the legacy json formatting value using go template
+	TemplateJSON = "{{json.}}"
 	// PRETTY is the constant for default formats on list commands
 	PRETTY = "pretty"
 )
diff --git a/tests/e2e/e2e_test.go b/tests/e2e/e2e_test.go
index 13268c2d1..5e7ed9d7b 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ func TestContextDefault(t *testing.T) {
 
 		res = c.RunDockerCmd("context", "ls", "--format", "json")
 		golden.Assert(t, res.Stdout(), GoldenFile("ls-out-json"))
+
+		res = c.RunDockerCmd("context", "ls", "--json")
+		golden.Assert(t, res.Stdout(), GoldenFile("ls-out-json"))
+
+		res = c.RunDockerCmd("context", "ls", "--format", "{{ json . }}")
+		golden.Assert(t, res.Stdout(), GoldenFile("ls-out-json"))
 	})
 
 	t.Run("inspect", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -422,6 +428,13 @@ func TestVersion(t *testing.T) {
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `"Client":`})
 	})
 
+	t.Run("format legacy", func(t *testing.T) {
+		res := c.RunDockerCmd("version", "-f", "{{ json .Client }}")
+		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `"DefaultAPIVersion":`})
+		res = c.RunDockerCmd("version", "--format", "{{ json .Server }}")
+		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `"KernelVersion":`})
+	})
+
 	t.Run("format cloud integration", func(t *testing.T) {
 		res := c.RunDockerCmd("version", "-f", "pretty")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `Cloud integration:`})