diff --git a/models/Grammars/SqlServerGrammar.cfc b/models/Grammars/SqlServerGrammar.cfc
index 61d994b6..fd1bb15c 100644
--- a/models/Grammars/SqlServerGrammar.cfc
+++ b/models/Grammars/SqlServerGrammar.cfc
@@ -852,11 +852,11 @@ component extends="qb.models.Grammars.BaseGrammar" singleton accessors="true" {
     }
 
     function typeJson( column ) {
-        return "NVARCHAR(MAX)";
+        return "JSON";
     }
 
     function typeJsonb( column ) {
-        return "NVARCHAR(MAX)";
+        return "JSON";
     }
 
     function typeLongText( column ) {
diff --git a/tests/specs/Schema/SqlServerSchemaBuilderSpec.cfc b/tests/specs/Schema/SqlServerSchemaBuilderSpec.cfc
index f477da46..e0752275 100644
--- a/tests/specs/Schema/SqlServerSchemaBuilderSpec.cfc
+++ b/tests/specs/Schema/SqlServerSchemaBuilderSpec.cfc
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ component extends="tests.resources.AbstractSchemaBuilderSpec" {
     }
 
     function json() {
-        return [ "CREATE TABLE [users] ([personalizations] NVARCHAR(MAX) NOT NULL)" ];
+        return [ "CREATE TABLE [users] ([personalizations] JSON NOT NULL)" ];
     }
 
     function jsonb() {
-        return [ "CREATE TABLE [users] ([personalizations] NVARCHAR(MAX) NOT NULL)" ];
+        return [ "CREATE TABLE [users] ([personalizations] JSON NOT NULL)" ];
     }
 
     function lineString() {