diff --git a/v2/acl/json.go b/v2/acl/json.go
index 04256f7f..c80c165a 100644
--- a/v2/acl/json.go
+++ b/v2/acl/json.go
@@ -114,3 +114,23 @@ func (t *Table) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (l *TokenLifetime) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return protojson.MarshalOptions{
+		EmitUnpopulated: true,
+	}.Marshal(
+		TokenLifetimeToGRPCMessage(l),
+	)
+}
+
+func (l *TokenLifetime) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	msg := new(acl.BearerToken_Body_TokenLifetime)
+
+	if err := protojson.Unmarshal(data, msg); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	*l = *TokenLifetimeFromGRPCMessage(msg)
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/v2/acl/json_test.go b/v2/acl/json_test.go
index cc5a8346..b860d356 100644
--- a/v2/acl/json_test.go
+++ b/v2/acl/json_test.go
@@ -57,3 +57,15 @@ func TestTable_MarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.Equal(t, tab, tab2)
 }
+
+func TestTokenLifetimeJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	l := generateLifetime(1, 2, 3)
+
+	data, err := l.MarshalJSON()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	l2 := new(acl.TokenLifetime)
+	require.NoError(t, l2.UnmarshalJSON(data))
+
+	require.Equal(t, l, l2)
+}
diff --git a/v2/acl/marshal.go b/v2/acl/marshal.go
index f434970f..8ff99642 100644
--- a/v2/acl/marshal.go
+++ b/v2/acl/marshal.go
@@ -359,6 +359,17 @@ func (l *TokenLifetime) StableSize() (size int) {
 	return size
 }
 
+func (l *TokenLifetime) Unmarshal(data []byte) error {
+	m := new(acl.BearerToken_Body_TokenLifetime)
+	if err := proto.Unmarshal(data, m); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	*l = *TokenLifetimeFromGRPCMessage(m)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (bt *BearerTokenBody) StableMarshal(buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if bt == nil {
 		return []byte{}, nil
diff --git a/v2/acl/marshal_test.go b/v2/acl/marshal_test.go
index 0aecf974..f55834bb 100644
--- a/v2/acl/marshal_test.go
+++ b/v2/acl/marshal_test.go
@@ -198,16 +198,14 @@ func TestTable_StableMarshal(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestTokenLifetime_StableMarshal(t *testing.T) {
 	lifetimeFrom := generateLifetime(10, 20, 30)
-	transport := new(grpc.BearerToken_Body_TokenLifetime)
 
 	t.Run("non empty", func(t *testing.T) {
 		wire, err := lifetimeFrom.StableMarshal(nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		err = goproto.Unmarshal(wire, transport)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		lifetimeTo := new(acl.TokenLifetime)
+		require.NoError(t, lifetimeTo.Unmarshal(wire))
 
-		lifetimeTo := acl.TokenLifetimeFromGRPCMessage(transport)
 		require.Equal(t, lifetimeFrom, lifetimeTo)
 	})
 }