diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 22a94af272..0345af7539 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ balances or a single balance by denom when the `denom` query parameter is presen
 * (client) [\#5640](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/5640) The rest server endpoint `/swagger-ui/` is replaced by ´/´.
 * (x/auth) [\#5702](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/5702) The `x/auth` querier route has changed from `"acc"` to `"auth"`.
 * (store/types) [\#5730](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/5730) store.types.Cp() is removed in favour of types.CopyBytes().
+* (client) [\#5640](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/5783) Unify all coins representations on JSON client requests for governance proposals.
 * [\#5785](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/5785) JSON strings coerced to valid UTF-8 bytes at JSON marshalling time
 are now replaced by human-readable expressions. This change can potentially break compatibility with all those client side tools
 that parse log messages.
diff --git a/x/distribution/client/cli/tx.go b/x/distribution/client/cli/tx.go
index a033fd28dc..35d12391d0 100644
--- a/x/distribution/client/cli/tx.go
+++ b/x/distribution/client/cli/tx.go
@@ -220,18 +220,8 @@ Where proposal.json contains:
   "title": "Community Pool Spend",
   "description": "Pay me some Atoms!",
   "recipient": "cosmos1s5afhd6gxevu37mkqcvvsj8qeylhn0rz46zdlq",
-  "amount": [
-    {
-      "denom": "stake",
-      "amount": "10000"
-    }
-  ],
-  "deposit": [
-    {
-      "denom": "stake",
-      "amount": "10000"
-    }
-  ]
+  "amount": "1000stake",
+  "deposit": "1000stake"
 }
 `,
 				version.ClientName,
@@ -248,9 +238,18 @@ Where proposal.json contains:
 			}
 
 			from := cliCtx.GetFromAddress()
-			content := types.NewCommunityPoolSpendProposal(proposal.Title, proposal.Description, proposal.Recipient, proposal.Amount)
 
-			msg := gov.NewMsgSubmitProposal(content, proposal.Deposit, from)
+			amount, err := sdk.ParseCoins(proposal.Amount)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			content := types.NewCommunityPoolSpendProposal(proposal.Title, proposal.Description, proposal.Recipient, amount)
+
+			deposit, err := sdk.ParseCoins(proposal.Deposit)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			msg := gov.NewMsgSubmitProposal(content, deposit, from)
 			if err := msg.ValidateBasic(); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/x/distribution/client/cli/tx_test.go b/x/distribution/client/cli/tx_test.go
index 860b31fa63..d8f8b3921c 100644
--- a/x/distribution/client/cli/tx_test.go
+++ b/x/distribution/client/cli/tx_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/secp256k1"
 
@@ -77,3 +80,30 @@ func Test_splitAndCall_Splitting(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "")
 	assert.Equal(t, 3, callCount)
 }
+
+func TestParseProposal(t *testing.T) {
+	cdc := codec.New()
+	okJSON, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "proposal")
+	require.Nil(t, err, "unexpected error")
+	okJSON.WriteString(`
+{
+  "title": "Community Pool Spend",
+  "description": "Pay me some Atoms!",
+  "recipient": "cosmos1s5afhd6gxevu37mkqcvvsj8qeylhn0rz46zdlq",
+  "amount": "1000stake",
+  "deposit": "1000stake"
+}
+`)
+
+	proposal, err := ParseCommunityPoolSpendProposalJSON(cdc, okJSON.Name())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	addr, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32("cosmos1s5afhd6gxevu37mkqcvvsj8qeylhn0rz46zdlq")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, "Community Pool Spend", proposal.Title)
+	require.Equal(t, "Pay me some Atoms!", proposal.Description)
+	require.Equal(t, addr, proposal.Recipient)
+	require.Equal(t, "1000stake", proposal.Deposit)
+	require.Equal(t, "1000stake", proposal.Amount)
+}
diff --git a/x/distribution/client/cli/utils.go b/x/distribution/client/cli/utils.go
index 2860162502..4d4169a7fa 100644
--- a/x/distribution/client/cli/utils.go
+++ b/x/distribution/client/cli/utils.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ type (
 		Title       string         `json:"title" yaml:"title"`
 		Description string         `json:"description" yaml:"description"`
 		Recipient   sdk.AccAddress `json:"recipient" yaml:"recipient"`
-		Amount      sdk.Coins      `json:"amount" yaml:"amount"`
-		Deposit     sdk.Coins      `json:"deposit" yaml:"deposit"`
+		Amount      string         `json:"amount" yaml:"amount"`
+		Deposit     string         `json:"deposit" yaml:"deposit"`
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/x/params/client/cli/tx.go b/x/params/client/cli/tx.go
index 67a890a51e..969d9052ea 100644
--- a/x/params/client/cli/tx.go
+++ b/x/params/client/cli/tx.go
@@ -53,12 +53,7 @@ Where proposal.json contains:
       "value": 105
     }
   ],
-  "deposit": [
-    {
-      "denom": "stake",
-      "amount": "10000"
-    }
-  ]
+  "deposit": "1000stake"
 }
 `,
 				version.ClientName,
@@ -77,7 +72,12 @@ Where proposal.json contains:
 			from := cliCtx.GetFromAddress()
 			content := paramproposal.NewParameterChangeProposal(proposal.Title, proposal.Description, proposal.Changes.ToParamChanges())
 
-			msg := govtypes.NewMsgSubmitProposal(content, proposal.Deposit, from)
+			deposit, err := sdk.ParseCoins(proposal.Deposit)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			msg := govtypes.NewMsgSubmitProposal(content, deposit, from)
 			if err := msg.ValidateBasic(); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/x/params/client/cli/tx_test.go b/x/params/client/cli/tx_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f3cb5c499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/params/client/cli/tx_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package cli
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/params/client/utils"
+)
+
+func TestParseProposal(t *testing.T) {
+	cdc := codec.New()
+	okJSON, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "proposal")
+	require.Nil(t, err, "unexpected error")
+	okJSON.WriteString(`
+{
+  "title": "Staking Param Change",
+  "description": "Update max validators",
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "subspace": "staking",
+      "key": "MaxValidators",
+      "value": 1
+    }
+  ],
+  "deposit": "1000stake"
+}
+`)
+
+	proposal, err := utils.ParseParamChangeProposalJSON(cdc, okJSON.Name())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, "Staking Param Change", proposal.Title)
+	require.Equal(t, "Update max validators", proposal.Description)
+	require.Equal(t, "1000stake", proposal.Deposit)
+	require.Equal(t, utils.ParamChangesJSON{
+		{
+			Subspace: "staking",
+			Key:      "MaxValidators",
+			Value:    []byte{0x31},
+		},
+	}, proposal.Changes)
+}
diff --git a/x/params/client/utils/utils.go b/x/params/client/utils/utils.go
index 231c5e2b06..2cac0b21a8 100644
--- a/x/params/client/utils/utils.go
+++ b/x/params/client/utils/utils.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type (
 		Title       string           `json:"title" yaml:"title"`
 		Description string           `json:"description" yaml:"description"`
 		Changes     ParamChangesJSON `json:"changes" yaml:"changes"`
-		Deposit     sdk.Coins        `json:"deposit" yaml:"deposit"`
+		Deposit     string           `json:"deposit" yaml:"deposit"`
 	}
 
 	// ParamChangeProposalReq defines a parameter change proposal request body.