diff --git a/drush/database_sanitize.drush8.inc b/drush/database_sanitize.drush8.inc
index 590a5ab..e470ad0 100644
--- a/drush/database_sanitize.drush8.inc
+++ b/drush/database_sanitize.drush8.inc
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ function database_sanitize_drush_command() {
         'required' => FALSE,
       ],
     ],
+    'outputformat' => [
+      'default' => 'yaml',
+      'output-data-type' => 'format-yaml',
+      'pipe-format' => 'json',
+    ],
     'bootstrap' => DRUSH_BOOTSTRAP_DRUPAL_FULL,
   ];
 
@@ -81,21 +86,33 @@ function database_sanitize_drush_command() {
  */
 function database_sanitize_analyze() {
   $yml_file_path = drush_get_option('file');
+  $machine_readable = drush_get_option('format') || drush_get_context('DRUSH_PIPE');
   if ($yml_file_path && !file_exists($yml_file_path)) {
     return drush_set_error(dt('File does not exist @file', ['@file' => $yml_file_path]));
   }
 
+  $result = FALSE;
   $missing_tables = \Drupal::service('database_sanitize')->getUnspecifiedTables($yml_file_path);
 
   if (!$missing_tables) {
-    drush_log(dt('All database tables are already specified in sanitize YML files'), 'ok');
-    return;
+    $result = TRUE;
+    if (!$machine_readable) {
+      drush_log(dt('All database tables are already specified in sanitize YML files'), 'ok');
+    }
   }
 
-  drush_log(dt('There are @count tables not defined on sanitize YML files', ['@count' => count($missing_tables)]), 'warning');
+  elseif (!$machine_readable) {
+    drush_log(dt('There are @count tables not defined on sanitize YML files', ['@count' => count($missing_tables)]), 'warning');
+  }
 
   if (drush_get_option('list')) {
-    drush_log(implode("\n", $missing_tables), 'warning');
+    return $missing_tables;
+  }
+
+  if ($machine_readable) {
+    return [
+      'result' => $result,
+    ];
   }
 }