diff --git a/swh/fuse/cli.py b/swh/fuse/cli.py
--- a/swh/fuse/cli.py
+++ b/swh/fuse/cli.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
         "url": "https://archive.softwareheritage.org/api/1",
         "auth-token": None,
     },
+    "json-indent": 4,
 }
 
 
diff --git a/swh/fuse/fs/artifact.py b/swh/fuse/fs/artifact.py
--- a/swh/fuse/fs/artifact.py
+++ b/swh/fuse/fs/artifact.py
@@ -546,7 +546,11 @@
             OriginVisit.MetaFile,
             name="meta.json",
             mode=int(EntryMode.RDONLY_FILE),
-            content=json.dumps(self.meta, default=lambda x: str(x)),
+            content=json.dumps(
+                self.meta,
+                indent=self.fuse.conf["json-indent"],
+                default=lambda x: str(x),
+            ),
         )
 
 
diff --git a/swh/fuse/fs/mountpoint.py b/swh/fuse/fs/mountpoint.py
--- a/swh/fuse/fs/mountpoint.py
+++ b/swh/fuse/fs/mountpoint.py
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@
     async def get_content(self) -> bytes:
         # Get raw JSON metadata from API (un-typified)
         metadata = await self.fuse.cache.metadata.get(self.swhid, typify=False)
-        return json.dumps(metadata).encode()
+        json_str = json.dumps(metadata, indent=self.fuse.conf["json-indent"])
+        return (json_str + "\n").encode()
 
     async def size(self) -> int:
         return len(await self.get_content())
diff --git a/swh/fuse/tests/conftest.py b/swh/fuse/tests/conftest.py
--- a/swh/fuse/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/swh/fuse/tests/conftest.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
             "history": {"in-memory": True},
         },
         "web-api": {"url": API_URL, "auth-token": None},
+        "json-indent": None,
     }
 
     # Run FUSE in foreground mode but in a separate process, so it does not
diff --git a/swh/fuse/tests/test_meta.py b/swh/fuse/tests/test_meta.py
--- a/swh/fuse/tests/test_meta.py
+++ b/swh/fuse/tests/test_meta.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
         file_path_meta = fuse_mntdir / f"meta/{swhid}.json"
         assert file_path_meta.exists()
         expected = json.dumps(get_data_from_web_archive(swhid))
-        assert file_path_meta.read_text() == expected
+        assert file_path_meta.read_text().strip() == expected.strip()
diff --git a/swh/fuse/tests/test_release.py b/swh/fuse/tests/test_release.py
--- a/swh/fuse/tests/test_release.py
+++ b/swh/fuse/tests/test_release.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 def test_access_meta(fuse_mntdir):
     file_path = fuse_mntdir / "archive" / ROOT_REL / "meta.json"
     expected = json.dumps(get_data_from_web_archive(ROOT_REL))
-    assert file_path.read_text() == expected
+    assert file_path.read_text().strip() == expected.strip()
 
 
 def test_access_rev_target(fuse_mntdir):
diff --git a/swh/fuse/tests/test_revision.py b/swh/fuse/tests/test_revision.py
--- a/swh/fuse/tests/test_revision.py
+++ b/swh/fuse/tests/test_revision.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 def test_access_meta(fuse_mntdir):
     file_path = fuse_mntdir / "archive" / ROOT_REV / "meta.json"
     expected = json.dumps(get_data_from_web_archive(ROOT_REV))
-    assert file_path.read_text() == expected
+    assert file_path.read_text().strip() == expected.strip()
 
 
 def test_list_root(fuse_mntdir):