diff --git a/cli/app.go b/cli/app.go
index 6e00f9f57..900447e90 100644
--- a/cli/app.go
+++ b/cli/app.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 	snapshotCommands   = app.Command("snapshot", "Commands to manipulate snapshots.").Alias("snap")
 	policyCommands     = app.Command("policy", "Commands to manipulate snapshotting policies.").Alias("policies")
 	metadataCommands   = app.Command("metadata", "Low-level commands to manipulate metadata items.").Alias("md")
+	manifestCommands   = app.Command("manifest", "Low-level commands to manipulate manifest items.")
 	objectCommands     = app.Command("object", "Commands to manipulate objects in repository.").Alias("obj")
 	blockCommands      = app.Command("block", "Commands to manipulate blocks in repository.").Alias("blk")
 	blockIndexCommands = blockCommands.Command("index", "Commands to manipulate block indexes.")
diff --git a/cli/command_manifest_ls.go b/cli/command_manifest_ls.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5e1e5526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/command_manifest_ls.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package cli
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+
+	"gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2"
+)
+
+var (
+	manifestListCommand = manifestCommands.Command("list", "List manifest items").Alias("ls").Hidden()
+	manifestListPrefix  = manifestListCommand.Flag("prefix", "Prefix").String()
+)
+
+func init() {
+	manifestListCommand.Action(listManifestItems)
+}
+
+func listManifestItems(context *kingpin.ParseContext) error {
+	rep := mustOpenRepository(nil)
+
+	items := rep.Manifests.Find(nil)
+
+	for _, id := range items {
+		var data map[string]interface{}
+
+		labels, err := rep.Manifests.Get(id, &data)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		t := labels["type"]
+		delete(labels, "type")
+
+		fmt.Printf("%v %v\n", id, t)
+		for _, k := range sortedMapKeys(labels) {
+			fmt.Printf("  %v: %v\n", k, labels[k])
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func sortedMapKeys(m map[string]string) []string {
+	var result []string
+
+	for k := range m {
+		result = append(result, k)
+	}
+
+	sort.Strings(result)
+	return result
+}