diff --git a/command/read.go b/command/read.go
index 64800e530..31e5ea03f 100644
--- a/command/read.go
+++ b/command/read.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package command
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -16,6 +19,38 @@ func (c *ReadCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
+	args = flags.Args()
+	if len(args) != 1 {
+		c.Ui.Error("read expects one argument")
+		flags.Usage()
+		return 1
+	}
+	path := args[0]
+
+	client, err := c.Client()
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(
+			"Error initializing client: %s", err))
+		return 2
+	}
+
+	secret, err := client.Logical().Read(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(
+			"Error reading %s: %s", path, err))
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	b, err := json.Marshal(secret)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(
+			"Error reading %s: %s", path, err))
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	json.Indent(&out, b, "", "\t")
+	c.Ui.Output(out.String())
 	return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/command/read_test.go b/command/read_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1f3d22ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/read_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/http"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
+)
+
+func TestRead(t *testing.T) {
+	core, _ := vault.TestCoreUnsealed(t)
+	ln, addr := http.TestServer(t, core)
+	defer ln.Close()
+
+	ui := new(cli.MockUi)
+	c := &ReadCommand{
+		Meta: Meta{
+			Ui: ui,
+		},
+	}
+
+	args := []string{
+		"-address", addr,
+		"sys/mounts",
+	}
+	if code := c.Run(args); code != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %d\n\n%s", code, ui.ErrorWriter.String())
+	}
+}