diff --git a/dynamodb-json/src/main/scala/zio/dynamodb/json/DynamodbJsonCodec.scala b/dynamodb-json/src/main/scala/zio/dynamodb/json/DynamodbJsonCodec.scala
index 7070e2be..52f492d3 100644
--- a/dynamodb-json/src/main/scala/zio/dynamodb/json/DynamodbJsonCodec.scala
+++ b/dynamodb-json/src/main/scala/zio/dynamodb/json/DynamodbJsonCodec.scala
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ private[dynamodb] object DynamodbJsonCodec {
       }
 
     def attributeValueToJsonString(av: AttributeValue): String = encode(av).toJson
+
+    def attributeValueToJsonStringPretty(av: AttributeValue): String = encode(av).toJsonPretty
   }
   object Decoder {
     def createMap(fields: Chunk[(String, Json)], map: AttributeValue.Map): Either[String, AttributeValue.Map] =
diff --git a/dynamodb-json/src/main/scala/zio/dynamodb/json/package.scala b/dynamodb-json/src/main/scala/zio/dynamodb/json/package.scala
index eb245468..bc9dacaf 100644
--- a/dynamodb-json/src/main/scala/zio/dynamodb/json/package.scala
+++ b/dynamodb-json/src/main/scala/zio/dynamodb/json/package.scala
@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@ import zio.schema.Schema
 package object json {
 
   implicit class AttrMapJsonOps(am: AttrMap) {
-    def toJsonString: String = Encoder.attributeValueToJsonString(am.toAttributeValue)
+    def toJsonString: String       = Encoder.attributeValueToJsonString(am.toAttributeValue)
+    def toJsonStringPretty: String = Encoder.attributeValueToJsonStringPretty(am.toAttributeValue)
   }
 
   implicit class ProductJsonOps[A](a: A) {
-    def toJsonString[A2 >: A](implicit ev: Schema[A2]): String =
+    def toJsonString[A2 >: A](implicit ev: Schema[A2]): String       =
       Encoder.attributeValueToJsonString(toItem[A2](a).toAttributeValue)
+    def toJsonStringPretty[A2 >: A](implicit ev: Schema[A2]): String =
+      Encoder.attributeValueToJsonStringPretty(toItem[A2](a).toAttributeValue)
   }
 
   def parseItem(json: String): Either[DynamoDBError.ItemError, AttrMap] =
diff --git a/examples/src/main/scala/zio/dynamodb/examples/ZioDynamodbJsonExamples.scala b/examples/src/main/scala/zio/dynamodb/examples/ZioDynamodbJsonExamples.scala
index a0244118..4d56295c 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/scala/zio/dynamodb/examples/ZioDynamodbJsonExamples.scala
+++ b/examples/src/main/scala/zio/dynamodb/examples/ZioDynamodbJsonExamples.scala
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import zio.schema.DeriveSchema
 import zio.schema.annotation.discriminatorName
 
 import zio.schema.Schema
+import zio.dynamodb.AttrMap
 
 /**
  * zio-dynamodb-json is a new experimental module designed for debugging and troubleshooting purposes - it should not be used in production code.
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ object ZioDynamodbJsonExample extends App {
   val preBilled  = Invoice.PreBilled("id", "sku")
   val jsonString = preBilled.toJsonString[Invoice] // requires "import zio.dynamodb.json._"
   println(jsonString) // {"sku":{"S":"sku"},"id":{"S":"id"},"invoiceType":{"S":"PreBilled"}}
+  println(preBilled.toJsonStringPretty[Invoice])
 
   // decode the json string to a case class
   val errorOrInvoice = parse[Invoice](jsonString)
@@ -48,4 +50,8 @@ object ZioDynamodbJsonExample extends App {
     .map(item => item.toJsonString)
     .map(println) // {"sku":{"S":"sku"},"id":{"S":"id"},"invoiceType":{"S":"PreBilled"}}
 
+  // random AttrMap with no Schema
+  val attrMap = AttrMap("foo" -> "foo", "bar" -> "bar", "baz" -> "baz")
+  println(attrMap.toJsonString) // {"foo":{"S":"foo"},"bar":{"S":"bar"},"baz":{"S":"baz"}}
+  println(attrMap.toJsonStringPretty)
 }