diff --git a/cardano-api/internal/Cardano/Api/ReexposeLedger.hs b/cardano-api/internal/Cardano/Api/ReexposeLedger.hs
index 01e243ccd..92a008cdf 100644
--- a/cardano-api/internal/Cardano/Api/ReexposeLedger.hs
+++ b/cardano-api/internal/Cardano/Api/ReexposeLedger.hs
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ module Cardano.Api.ReexposeLedger
   , EraGov
   , EraTx (witsTxL, bodyTxL)
   , Tx
+  , TxDats (..)
   , ppPricesL
   , unData
   , unRedeemers
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ import           Cardano.Ledger.Alonzo.Core (AlonzoEraScript (..), AlonzoEraTxBo
 import           Cardano.Ledger.Alonzo.Genesis (AlonzoGenesis)
 import           Cardano.Ledger.Alonzo.Scripts (AlonzoPlutusPurpose (..), CostModels, ExUnits (..),
                    Prices (..))
+import           Cardano.Ledger.Alonzo.TxWits (TxDats (..))
 import           Cardano.Ledger.Api (Constitution (..), GovAction (..), unRedeemers)
 import           Cardano.Ledger.Api.Tx.Cert (pattern AuthCommitteeHotKeyTxCert,
                    pattern DelegStakeTxCert, pattern DelegTxCert, pattern GenesisDelegTxCert,
diff --git a/cardano-api/internal/Cardano/Api/ScriptData.hs b/cardano-api/internal/Cardano/Api/ScriptData.hs
index fd48a8bef..df8ed04b3 100644
--- a/cardano-api/internal/Cardano/Api/ScriptData.hs
+++ b/cardano-api/internal/Cardano/Api/ScriptData.hs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ module Cardano.Api.ScriptData
   , unsafeHashableScriptData
   , ScriptData (..)
   , friendlyScript
+  , friendlyDatum
 
     -- * Validating metadata
   , validateScriptData
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ import qualified Cardano.Crypto.Hash.Class as Crypto
 import           Cardano.Ledger.Allegra.Scripts (showTimelock)
 import           Cardano.Ledger.Alonzo.Core (AlonzoEraScript (..))
 import           Cardano.Ledger.Alonzo.Scripts (plutusScriptLanguage)
+import qualified Cardano.Ledger.Api as Alonzo
 import           Cardano.Ledger.Binary.Plain (serializeAsHexText)
 import           Cardano.Ledger.Core (Era, EraScript (..), Script)
 import           Cardano.Ledger.Plutus (Language)
@@ -279,6 +281,11 @@ friendlyScript script = Aeson.Object $
     , ("script", Aeson.String $ serializeAsHexText $ plutusBinary plutusScript)
     ]
 
+-- | Friendly dats JSON
+friendlyDatum
+  :: AlonzoEraOnwardsConstraints era => Alonzo.Data (ShelleyLedgerEra era) -> Aeson.Value
+friendlyDatum (Alonzo.Data datum) = Aeson.String (T.pack $ show datum)
+
 -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Validate script data
 --
diff --git a/cardano-api/src/Cardano/Api.hs b/cardano-api/src/Cardano/Api.hs
index 3d4a80167..ac527d887 100644
--- a/cardano-api/src/Cardano/Api.hs
+++ b/cardano-api/src/Cardano/Api.hs
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ module Cardano.Api
   , ScriptWitnessIndex (..)
   , renderScriptWitnessIndex
   , collectTxBodyScriptWitnesses
+  , friendlyDatum
   , friendlyScript
 
     -- ** Languages supported in each era