diff --git a/doctr/utils/visualization.py b/doctr/utils/visualization.py
index 7f67c6e7f3..db2c97d255 100644
--- a/doctr/utils/visualization.py
+++ b/doctr/utils/visualization.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def rect_patch(
     Returns:
         a rectangular Patch
     """
-    if len(geometry) != 2 or any(not isinstance(elt, tuple) or len(elt) != 2 for elt in geometry):
+    if len(geometry) != 2 or any(not isinstance(elt, (tuple, list)) or len(elt) != 2 for elt in geometry):
         raise ValueError("invalid geometry format")
 
     # Unpack
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ def create_obj_patch(
     Returns:
         a matplotlib Patch
     """
-    if isinstance(geometry, tuple):
+    # A page export read back from a JSON file stores the geometries as lists instead of tuples
+    if isinstance(geometry, (tuple, list)):
         if len(geometry) == 2:  # straight word BB (2 pts)
             return rect_patch(geometry, page_dimensions, **kwargs)
         elif len(geometry) == 4:  # rotated word BB (4 pts)
diff --git a/tests/common/test_io_elements.py b/tests/common/test_io_elements.py
index 15aa71ae36..5f0507bc06 100644
--- a/tests/common/test_io_elements.py
+++ b/tests/common/test_io_elements.py
@@ -689,6 +689,8 @@ def test_page_from_dict_restores_the_image():
     restored = elements.Page.from_dict(exported, page=page.page)
     assert np.array_equal(restored.page, page.page)
     assert elements.Page.from_dict(json.loads(json.dumps(exported))).render() == restored.render()
+    # A page restored from a JSON file can still be displayed
+    elements.Page.from_dict(json.loads(json.dumps(exported)), page=page.page).show(block=False)
 
 
 def test_kie_page_and_kie_document_from_dict():
diff --git a/tests/common/test_utils_visualization.py b/tests/common/test_utils_visualization.py
index 61187d9224..124c10520d 100644
--- a/tests/common/test_utils_visualization.py
+++ b/tests/common/test_utils_visualization.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import json
+
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
 from test_io_elements import _mock_kie_pages, _mock_layout, _mock_pages
@@ -26,6 +28,28 @@ def test_visualize_page():
         visualization.create_obj_patch((1, 2, 3, 4, 5), (100, 100))
 
 
+def test_visualize_json_exports():
+    # A page export read back from a JSON file stores the geometries as lists instead of tuples
+    image = np.ones((300, 200, 3))
+    page_export = _mock_pages()[0].export()
+    page_export["layout"] = [region.export() for region in _mock_layout()]
+    page_export["blocks"][0]["lines"][0]["words"][0]["geometry"] = ((0.1, 0.1), (0.4, 0.1), (0.4, 0.2), (0.1, 0.2))
+    json_export = json.loads(json.dumps(page_export))
+    for interactive in (True, False):
+        visualization.visualize_page(json_export, image, words_only=False, interactive=interactive)
+        fig = visualization.visualize_page(page_export, image, words_only=False, interactive=interactive)
+        json_fig = visualization.visualize_page(json_export, image, words_only=False, interactive=interactive)
+        assert len(json_fig.axes[0].patches) == len(fig.axes[0].patches)
+        assert [text.get_text() for text in json_fig.axes[0].texts] == [text.get_text() for text in fig.axes[0].texts]
+
+    kie_export = json.loads(json.dumps(_mock_kie_pages()[0].export()))
+    fig = visualization.visualize_kie_page(kie_export, image, interactive=False, add_labels=True)
+    assert [text.get_text() for text in fig.axes[0].texts] == ["hello", "world"]
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        visualization.create_obj_patch([[0.1, 0.1], [0.2]], (100, 100))
+
+
 def test_visualize_kie_page():
     pages = _mock_kie_pages()
     image = np.ones((300, 200, 3))