diff --git a/src/Http/Http.Extensions/src/HttpJsonServiceExtensions.cs b/src/Http/Http.Extensions/src/HttpJsonServiceExtensions.cs
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+++ b/src/Http/Http.Extensions/src/HttpJsonServiceExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Json;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Extension methods to configure JSON serialization behavior.
+/// </summary>
+public static class RouteHandlerJsonServiceExtensions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Configures options used for reading and writing JSON by route handlers.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// The options configured here will only affect JSON returned and processed
+    /// from route handlers, not controllers, when using <see cref="O:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.HttpRequestJsonExtensions.ReadFromJsonAsync" />
+    /// and <see cref="O:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.HttpResponseJsonExtensions.WriteAsJsonAsync" />.
+    /// </remarks>
+    /// <param name="services">The <see cref="IServiceCollection" /> to configure options on.</param>
+    /// <param name="configureOptions">The <see cref="Action{JsonOptions}"/> to configure the
+    /// <see cref="JsonOptions"/>.</param>
+    /// <returns>The modified <see cref="IServiceCollection"/>.</returns>
+    public static IServiceCollection ConfigureRouteHandlerJsonOptions(this IServiceCollection services, Action<JsonOptions> configureOptions)
+    {
+        services.Configure<JsonOptions>(configureOptions);
+        return services;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Http/Http.Extensions/src/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/Http/Http.Extensions/src/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index 7dc5c58110bf..1030d0f0793e 100644
--- a/src/Http/Http.Extensions/src/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/Http/Http.Extensions/src/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 #nullable enable
+Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.RouteHandlerJsonServiceExtensions
+static Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.RouteHandlerJsonServiceExtensions.ConfigureRouteHandlerJsonOptions(this Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.IServiceCollection! services, System.Action<Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Json.JsonOptions!>! configureOptions) -> Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.IServiceCollection!