diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/HttpRequest/V3/HttpRequestV3.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/HttpRequest/V3/HttpRequestV3.node.ts
index 83d3fdfde6..1bc0481508 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/HttpRequest/V3/HttpRequestV3.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/HttpRequest/V3/HttpRequestV3.node.ts
@@ -1109,19 +1109,23 @@ export class HttpRequestV3 implements INodeType {
 					);
 				} else if (specifyBody === 'json') {
 					// body is specified using JSON
-					try {
-						JSON.parse(jsonBodyParameter);
-					} catch (_) {
-						throw new NodeOperationError(
-							this.getNode(),
-							'JSON parameter need to be an valid JSON',
-							{
-								runIndex: itemIndex,
-							},
-						);
-					}
+					if (typeof jsonBodyParameter !== 'object' && jsonBodyParameter !== null) {
+						try {
+							JSON.parse(jsonBodyParameter);
+						} catch (_) {
+							throw new NodeOperationError(
+								this.getNode(),
+								'JSON parameter need to be an valid JSON',
+								{
+									runIndex: itemIndex,
+								},
+							);
+						}
 
-					requestOptions.body = jsonParse(jsonBodyParameter);
+						requestOptions.body = jsonParse(jsonBodyParameter);
+					} else {
+						requestOptions.body = jsonBodyParameter;
+					}
 				} else if (specifyBody === 'string') {
 					//form urlencoded
 					requestOptions.body = Object.fromEntries(new URLSearchParams(body));