diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/template.py b/homeassistant/helpers/template.py
index 34b19c07f83..85ee1e28309 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/template.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/template.py
@@ -2634,9 +2634,14 @@ def ordinal(value):
     )
 
 
-def from_json(value):
+def from_json(value, default=_SENTINEL):
     """Convert a JSON string to an object."""
-    return json_loads(value)
+    try:
+        return json_loads(value)
+    except JSON_DECODE_EXCEPTIONS:
+        if default is _SENTINEL:
+            raise_no_default("from_json", value)
+        return default
 
 
 def _to_json_default(obj: Any) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_template.py b/tests/helpers/test_template.py
index 15c6a4b7251..82b6434cf3f 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/test_template.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_template.py
@@ -1494,6 +1494,15 @@ def test_from_json(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     ).async_render()
     assert actual_result == expected_result
 
+    info = render_to_info(hass, "{{ 'garbage string' | from_json }}")
+    with pytest.raises(TemplateError, match="no default was specified"):
+        info.result()
+
+    actual_result = template.Template(
+        "{{ 'garbage string' | from_json('Bar') }}", hass
+    ).async_render()
+    assert actual_result == expected_result
+
 
 def test_average(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     """Test the average filter."""