diff --git a/src/misc_json.c b/src/misc_json.c
index b6eb18d1..9968a215 100644
--- a/src/misc_json.c
+++ b/src/misc_json.c
@@ -32,6 +32,29 @@
 
 #include "logger.h"
 
+json_object *
+jparse_drilldown(json_object *haystack, const char *keys[])
+{
+  json_object *needle;
+  json_bool found;
+
+  while (*keys)
+    {
+      found = json_object_object_get_ex(haystack, *keys, &needle);
+      if (!found)
+	return NULL;
+
+      if (json_object_get_type(needle) == json_type_array)
+	haystack = json_object_array_get_idx(needle, 0);
+      else
+	haystack = needle;
+
+      keys++;
+    }
+
+  return needle;
+}
+
 void
 jparse_free(json_object* haystack)
 {
diff --git a/src/misc_json.h b/src/misc_json.h
index 2a8410fe..05a5a880 100644
--- a/src/misc_json.h
+++ b/src/misc_json.h
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
+// Convenience macro so that instead of calling jparse with an array of keys
+// to follow, you can call JPARSE_DRILLDOWN(haystack, "key1", "key2"...)
+#define JPARSE_DRILLDOWN(haystack, ...) jparse_drilldown(haystack, (const char *[]){__VA_ARGS__, NULL})
+
+json_object *
+jparse_drilldown(json_object *haystack, const char *keys[]);
+
 void
 jparse_free(json_object *haystack);