diff --git a/data/bash-completion/fwupdmgr b/data/bash-completion/fwupdmgr
index 236cd0507..fcf5fc703 100644
--- a/data/bash-completion/fwupdmgr
+++ b/data/bash-completion/fwupdmgr
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ _fwupdmgr_cmd_list=(
 	'get-releases'
 	'get-remotes'
 	'get-results'
+	'get-topology'
 	'get-updates'
 	'hwids'
 	'install'
diff --git a/src/fu-util.c b/src/fu-util.c
index 6392aaae3..348006448 100644
--- a/src/fu-util.c
+++ b/src/fu-util.c
@@ -523,6 +523,80 @@ fu_util_modify_remote (FuUtilPrivate *priv,
 					   NULL, error);
 }
 
+static void
+fu_util_build_device_tree (GNode *root, GPtrArray *devs, FwupdDevice *dev)
+{
+	for (guint i = 0; i < devs->len; i++) {
+		FwupdDevice *dev_tmp = g_ptr_array_index (devs, i);
+		if (fwupd_device_get_parent (dev_tmp) == dev) {
+			GNode *child = g_node_append_data (root, dev_tmp);
+			fu_util_build_device_tree (child, devs, dev_tmp);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static gboolean
+fu_util_print_device_tree (GNode *n, gpointer data)
+{
+	FwupdDevice *dev = FWUPD_DEVICE (n->data);
+	const gchar *name;
+	g_autoptr(GString) str = g_string_new (NULL);
+
+	/* root node */
+	if (dev == NULL) {
+		g_print ("○\n");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	/* add previous branches */
+	for (GNode *c = n->parent; c->parent != NULL; c = c->parent) {
+		if (g_node_next_sibling (c) == NULL)
+			g_string_prepend (str, "  ");
+		else
+			g_string_prepend (str, "│ ");
+	}
+
+	/* add this branch */
+	if (g_node_last_sibling (n) == n)
+		g_string_append (str, "└─ ");
+	else
+		g_string_append (str, "├─ ");
+
+	/* dump to the console */
+	name = fwupd_device_get_name (dev);
+	if (name == NULL)
+		name = "Unknown device";
+	g_string_append (str, name);
+	for (guint i = strlen (name) + 2 * g_node_depth (n); i < 45; i++)
+		g_string_append_c (str, ' ');
+	g_print ("%s %s\n", str->str, fu_device_get_id (dev));
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+fu_util_get_topology (FuUtilPrivate *priv, gchar **values, GError **error)
+{
+	g_autoptr(GNode) root = g_node_new (NULL);
+	g_autoptr(GPtrArray) devs = NULL;
+
+	/* get results from daemon */
+	devs = fwupd_client_get_devices (priv->client, NULL, error);
+	if (devs == NULL)
+		return FALSE;
+
+	/* print */
+	if (devs->len == 0) {
+		/* TRANSLATORS: nothing attached that can be upgraded */
+		g_print ("%s\n", _("No hardware detected with firmware update capability"));
+		return TRUE;
+	}
+	fu_util_build_device_tree (root, devs, NULL);
+	g_node_traverse (root, G_PRE_ORDER, G_TRAVERSE_ALL, -1,
+			 fu_util_print_device_tree, priv);
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
 static gboolean
 fu_util_get_devices (FuUtilPrivate *priv, gchar **values, GError **error)
 {
@@ -2303,6 +2377,12 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 		     /* TRANSLATORS: command description */
 		     _("Get all devices that support firmware updates"),
 		     fu_util_get_devices);
+	fu_util_add (priv->cmd_array,
+		     "get-topology",
+		     NULL,
+		     /* TRANSLATORS: command description */
+		     _("Get all devices according to the system topology"),
+		     fu_util_get_topology);
 	fu_util_add (priv->cmd_array,
 		     "hwids",
 		     NULL,