diff --git a/client/equo.py b/client/equo.py
index caff56e8e..b85c05487 100644
--- a/client/equo.py
+++ b/client/equo.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ help_opts = [
         (2, 'disable', 3, _('disable given repository')),
         (2, 'add <string>', 2, _('add repository (pass repository string)')),
         (2, 'remove <id>', 2, _('remove repository')),
+        (2, 'list', 3, _('list active repositories')),
         (2, 'mirrorsort <id>', 2, _('reorder mirrors basing on response time')),
         (2, 'merge [sources] <dest>', 1, _('merge content of source repos to dest [for developers]')),
         (3, '--conflicts', 1, _('also remove dependency conflicts during merge')),
diff --git a/client/text_repositories.py b/client/text_repositories.py
index d15a0784d..a29844b1e 100644
--- a/client/text_repositories.py
+++ b/client/text_repositories.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import copy
 
 from entropy.const import etpConst, etpUi, const_debug_write
 from entropy.output import red, darkred, blue, brown, bold, darkgreen, green, \
-    print_info, print_warning, print_error, purple, teal
+    print_info, print_warning, print_error, purple, teal, print_generic
 from entropy.core.settings.base import SystemSettings as SysSet
 from entropy.misc import ParallelTask
 from entropy.i18n import _
@@ -88,28 +88,29 @@ def repositories(options):
                 return 1
 
             myopts = options[1:]
-            if not myopts:
-                rc = -10
+            opts_len = len(myopts)
+            try:
+                repo_opt = myopts[0]
+            except IndexError:
+                repo_opt = None
+            if repo_opt == "enable" and opts_len:
+                rc = _enable_repositories(entropy_client, myopts)
+            elif repo_opt == "disable" and opts_len:
+                rc = _disable_repositories(entropy_client, myopts)
+            elif repo_opt == "add" and opts_len:
+                rc = _add_repository(entropy_client, myopts)
+            elif repo_opt == "remove" and opts_len:
+                rc = _remove_repository(entropy_client, myopts)
+            elif repo_opt == "list":
+                rc = _list_repository(entropy_client)
+            elif repo_opt == "mirrorsort" and opts_len:
+                rc = _mirror_sort(entropy_client, myopts)
+            elif repo_opt == "merge" and opts_len:
+                myopts = [x for x in myopts if x not in ("--conflicts",)]
+                rc = _merge_repository(entropy_client, myopts,
+                    remove_conflicts = e_req_conflicts)
             else:
-                repo_opt = myopts.pop(0)
-                if not myopts:
-                    rc = -10
-                elif repo_opt == "enable":
-                    rc = _enable_repositories(entropy_client, myopts)
-                elif repo_opt == "disable":
-                    rc = _disable_repositories(entropy_client, myopts)
-                elif repo_opt == "add":
-                    rc = _add_repository(entropy_client, myopts)
-                elif repo_opt == "remove":
-                    rc = _remove_repository(entropy_client, myopts)
-                elif repo_opt == "mirrorsort":
-                    rc = _mirror_sort(entropy_client, myopts)
-                elif repo_opt == "merge":
-                    myopts = [x for x in myopts if x not in ("--conflicts",)]
-                    rc = _merge_repository(entropy_client, myopts,
-                        remove_conflicts = e_req_conflicts)
-                else:
-                    rc = -10
+                rc = -10
 
         elif cmd == "notice":
             myopts = options[1:]
@@ -180,6 +181,29 @@ def _add_repository(entropy_client, repo_strings):
 
     return 0
 
+def _list_repository(entropy_client):
+
+    available_repos = SystemSettings['repositories']['available']
+    excluded_repos = SystemSettings['repositories']['excluded']
+
+    default_repo = SystemSettings['repositories']['default_repository']
+    repositories = entropy_client.repositories()
+    for repository in repositories:
+        repo_data = available_repos.get(repository)
+        desc = _("N/A")
+        if repo_data is None:
+            repo_data = excluded_repos.get(repository)
+        if repo_data is not None:
+            desc = repo_data.get('description', desc)
+
+        repo_str = "  "
+        if repository == default_repo:
+            repo_str = purple("* ")
+        print_generic("%s%s\n    %s" % (
+                repo_str, darkgreen(repository), brown(desc),))
+
+    return 0
+
 def _remove_repository(entropy_client, repo_ids):
 
     excluded_repos = SystemSettings['repositories']['excluded']
diff --git a/docs/man/equo.pod b/docs/man/equo.pod
index 40eb21464..13b9fecd2 100644
--- a/docs/man/equo.pod
+++ b/docs/man/equo.pod
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ add repository (pass repository string)
 
 remove repository
 
+=item [2] B<list>
+
+list active repositories
+
 =item [2] B<mirrorsort E<lt>idE<gt>>
 
 reorder mirrors basing on response time
diff --git a/docs/man/man1/equo.1 b/docs/man/man1/equo.1
index 4e2efebdd..ed3112510 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/equo.1
+++ b/docs/man/man1/equo.1
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 .\" ========================================================================
 .\"
 .IX Title "EQUO 1"
-.TH EQUO 1 "2012-04-06" "perl v5.12.4" "Entropy"
+.TH EQUO 1 "2012-05-09" "perl v5.12.4" "Entropy"
 .\" For nroff, turn off justification.  Always turn off hyphenation; it makes
 .\" way too many mistakes in technical documents.
 .if n .ad l
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ add repository (pass repository string)
 .IP "[2] \fBremove <id>\fR" 4
 .IX Item "[2] remove <id>"
 remove repository
+.IP "[2] \fBlist\fR" 4
+.IX Item "[2] list"
+list active repositories
 .IP "[2] \fBmirrorsort <id>\fR" 4
 .IX Item "[2] mirrorsort <id>"
 reorder mirrors basing on response time