diff --git a/jme3-examples/build.gradle b/jme3-examples/build.gradle
index c51b2ae522..b5979feceb 100644
--- a/jme3-examples/build.gradle
+++ b/jme3-examples/build.gradle
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ dependencies {
     implementation project(':jme3-networking')
     implementation project(':jme3-niftygui')
     implementation project(':jme3-plugins')
-//    implementation project(':jme3-plugins-json')
-//    implementation project(':jme3-plugins-json-gson')
+    implementation project(':jme3-plugins-json')
+    implementation project(':jme3-plugins-json-gson')
     implementation project(':jme3-terrain')
     implementation project(':jme3-awt-dialogs')
     runtimeOnly project(':jme3-testdata')
diff --git a/jme3-plugins-json-gson/src/main/java/com/jme3/plugins/gson/GsonElement.java b/jme3-plugins-json-gson/src/main/java/com/jme3/plugins/gson/GsonElement.java
index 6e929be9d4..102969c65f 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins-json-gson/src/main/java/com/jme3/plugins/gson/GsonElement.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins-json-gson/src/main/java/com/jme3/plugins/gson/GsonElement.java
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonObject;
 import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonPrimitive;
 
+import java.util.Objects;
+
 /**
  * GSON implementation of {@link JsonElement}
  */
@@ -46,6 +48,23 @@ class GsonElement implements JsonElement {
         this.element = element;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hashCode(this.element);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (obj == null || getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        final GsonElement other = (GsonElement) obj;
+        return Objects.equals(this.element, other.element);
+    }
+    
     protected boolean isNull(com.google.gson.JsonElement element) {
         if (element == null) return true;
         if (element.isJsonNull()) return true;
diff --git a/jme3-plugins-json/src/main/java/com/jme3/plugins/json/JsonElement.java b/jme3-plugins-json/src/main/java/com/jme3/plugins/json/JsonElement.java
index e47f94389d..15894147a9 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins-json/src/main/java/com/jme3/plugins/json/JsonElement.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins-json/src/main/java/com/jme3/plugins/json/JsonElement.java
@@ -98,5 +98,4 @@ public interface JsonElement {
      * @return the casted JsonElement
      */
     public <T extends JsonElement> T autoCast();
-
 }
diff --git a/jme3-plugins/build.gradle b/jme3-plugins/build.gradle
index b88f0a64fd..e84f234a68 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins/build.gradle
+++ b/jme3-plugins/build.gradle
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ sourceSets {
 
 dependencies {
     api project(':jme3-core')
-    api 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.9.1'
+    
+    implementation project(':jme3-plugins-json')
+    implementation project(':jme3-plugins-json-gson')
     testRuntimeOnly project(':jme3-desktop')
 }
diff --git a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/CustomContentManager.java b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/CustomContentManager.java
index df612f1a0a..20f2c5e141 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/CustomContentManager.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/CustomContentManager.java
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
  */
 package com.jme3.scene.plugins.gltf;
 
-import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
-import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonArray;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonElement;
 import com.jme3.asset.AssetLoadException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
diff --git a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/ExtensionLoader.java b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/ExtensionLoader.java
index c3bd71f394..1778cece97 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/ExtensionLoader.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/ExtensionLoader.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  */
 package com.jme3.scene.plugins.gltf;
 
-import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonElement;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 /**
diff --git a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/ExtrasLoader.java b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/ExtrasLoader.java
index c470478db1..1267cddf05 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/ExtrasLoader.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/ExtrasLoader.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  */
 package com.jme3.scene.plugins.gltf;
 
-import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonElement;
 
 /**
  * Interface to handle a glTF extra.
diff --git a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/GltfLoader.java b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/GltfLoader.java
index e4e308355d..3002515633 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/GltfLoader.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/GltfLoader.java
@@ -31,12 +31,10 @@
  */
 package com.jme3.scene.plugins.gltf;
 
-import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
-import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
-import com.google.gson.JsonPrimitive;
-import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
-import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
-import com.google.gson.stream.JsonReader;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonArray;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonObject;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonPrimitive;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonElement;
 import com.jme3.anim.*;
 import com.jme3.asset.*;
 import com.jme3.material.Material;
@@ -123,7 +121,7 @@ protected Object loadFromStream(AssetInfo assetInfo, InputStream stream) throws
                 defaultMat.setFloat("Roughness", 1f);
             }
 
-            docRoot = JsonParser.parseReader(new JsonReader(new InputStreamReader(stream))).getAsJsonObject();
+            docRoot = parse(stream);
 
             JsonObject asset = docRoot.getAsJsonObject().get("asset").getAsJsonObject();
             getAsString(asset, "generator");
diff --git a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/GltfUtils.java b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/GltfUtils.java
index 0af3321aab..8f015f28db 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/GltfUtils.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/GltfUtils.java
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@
  */
 package com.jme3.scene.plugins.gltf;
 
-import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
-import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
-import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonArray;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonElement;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonObject;
 import com.jme3.asset.AssetInfo;
 import com.jme3.asset.AssetLoadException;
 import com.jme3.math.*;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.Json;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonParser;
 import com.jme3.scene.*;
 import com.jme3.texture.Texture;
 import com.jme3.util.*;
@@ -58,8 +60,18 @@ public class GltfUtils {
      */
     private GltfUtils() {
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Parse a json input stream and returns a {@link JsonObject}
+     * @param stream the stream to parse
+     * @return the JsonObject
+     */
+    public static JsonObject parse(InputStream stream) {
+        JsonParser parser = Json.create();
+        return parser.parse(stream);
+    }
 
-      public static Mesh.Mode getMeshMode(Integer mode) {
+    public static Mesh.Mode getMeshMode(Integer mode) {
         if (mode == null) {
             return Mesh.Mode.Triangles;
         }
diff --git a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/LightsPunctualExtensionLoader.java b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/LightsPunctualExtensionLoader.java
index 26d664ed82..5b55c49b2e 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/LightsPunctualExtensionLoader.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/LightsPunctualExtensionLoader.java
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
  */
 package com.jme3.scene.plugins.gltf;
 
-import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
-import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
-import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonArray;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonElement;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonObject;
 import com.jme3.asset.AssetLoadException;
 import com.jme3.light.DirectionalLight;
 import com.jme3.light.Light;
diff --git a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/PBREmissiveStrengthExtensionLoader.java b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/PBREmissiveStrengthExtensionLoader.java
index c08d132307..71ab1b84a4 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/PBREmissiveStrengthExtensionLoader.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/PBREmissiveStrengthExtensionLoader.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 package com.jme3.scene.plugins.gltf;
 
 import com.jme3.asset.AssetKey;
-import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonElement;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 /**
diff --git a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/PBRSpecGlossExtensionLoader.java b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/PBRSpecGlossExtensionLoader.java
index 7eca101de3..abeda10cd7 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/PBRSpecGlossExtensionLoader.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/PBRSpecGlossExtensionLoader.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 import com.jme3.asset.AssetKey;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonElement;
 import static com.jme3.scene.plugins.gltf.GltfUtils.getAsColor;
 import static com.jme3.scene.plugins.gltf.GltfUtils.getAsFloat;
 
diff --git a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/TextureTransformExtensionLoader.java b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/TextureTransformExtensionLoader.java
index ecbcd2519f..aff6fbdcf1 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/TextureTransformExtensionLoader.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/TextureTransformExtensionLoader.java
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
  */
 package com.jme3.scene.plugins.gltf;
 
-import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
-import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
-import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonArray;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonElement;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonObject;
 import com.jme3.asset.AssetLoadException;
 import com.jme3.math.Matrix3f;
 import com.jme3.math.Vector3f;
diff --git a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/UnlitExtensionLoader.java b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/UnlitExtensionLoader.java
index 620c7f7e45..790d70b0cf 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/UnlitExtensionLoader.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/UnlitExtensionLoader.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  */
 package com.jme3.scene.plugins.gltf;
 
-import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonElement;
 import com.jme3.asset.AssetKey;
 
 /**
diff --git a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/UserDataLoader.java b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/UserDataLoader.java
index 5045f71b1b..fc30611a6f 100644
--- a/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/UserDataLoader.java
+++ b/jme3-plugins/src/gltf/java/com/jme3/scene/plugins/gltf/UserDataLoader.java
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
 
 package com.jme3.scene.plugins.gltf;
 
-import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
-import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
-import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
-import com.google.gson.JsonPrimitive;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonArray;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonElement;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonObject;
+import com.jme3.plugins.json.JsonPrimitive;
 import com.jme3.scene.Spatial;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Array;