diff --git a/cmd/rudrx/main.go b/cmd/rudrx/main.go
index fee7ebb4a..69ffbdeff 100644
--- a/cmd/rudrx/main.go
+++ b/cmd/rudrx/main.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ func newCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		cmd.NewEnvSwitchCommand(f, ioStream),
 		cmd.NewEnvDeleteCommand(f, ioStream),
 		cmd.NewEnvCommand(f, ioStream),
+		cmd.NewDetachCommand(f, client, ioStream),
 		NewVersionCommand(),
 		cmd.NewAppStatusCommand(client, ioStream),
 	)
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/detach.go b/pkg/cmd/detach.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebdd17674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/detach.go
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/cloud-native-application/rudrx/api/v1alpha2"
+	cmdutil "github.com/cloud-native-application/rudrx/pkg/cmd/util"
+	corev1alpha2 "github.com/crossplane/oam-kubernetes-runtime/apis/core/v1alpha2"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+)
+
+type detachCommandOptions struct {
+	Namespace string
+	Template  v1alpha2.Template
+	Component corev1alpha2.Component
+	AppConfig corev1alpha2.ApplicationConfiguration
+	Client    client.Client
+	cmdutil.IOStreams
+}
+
+func NewDetachCommandOptions(ioStreams cmdutil.IOStreams) *detachCommandOptions {
+	return &detachCommandOptions{IOStreams: ioStreams}
+}
+
+func NewDetachCommand(f cmdutil.Factory, c client.Client, ioStreams cmdutil.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	o := NewDetachCommandOptions(ioStreams)
+
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:     "detach APPLICATION-NAME TRAIT-NAME",
+		Short:   "detach the trait from the application",
+		Long:    "detach the trait from the application",
+		Example: `rudr detach frontend ManualScaler`,
+		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			namespace := cmd.Flag("namespace").Value.String()
+			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Complete(f, cmd, args, ctx, namespace))
+			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Apply(f, cmd, ctx))
+		},
+	}
+
+	var traitDefinitions corev1alpha2.TraitDefinitionList
+	err := c.List(ctx, &traitDefinitions)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Listing trait definitions hit an issue:", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	for _, t := range traitDefinitions.Items {
+		template := t.ObjectMeta.Annotations["defatultTemplateRef"]
+
+		var traitTemplate v1alpha2.Template
+		err := c.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{Namespace: "default", Name: template}, &traitTemplate)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("Listing trait template hit an issue:", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		o.Client = c
+
+		for _, p := range traitTemplate.Spec.Parameters {
+			if p.Type == "int" {
+				v, err := strconv.Atoi(p.Default)
+				if err != nil {
+					fmt.Println("Parameters type is wrong: ", err, ".Please report this to OAM maintainer, thanks.")
+				}
+				cmd.PersistentFlags().Int(p.Name, v, p.Usage)
+			} else {
+				cmd.PersistentFlags().String(p.Name, p.Default, p.Usage)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func (o *detachCommandOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, ctx context.Context, namespace string) error {
+	argsLength := len(args)
+	var applicationName string
+
+	c := o.Client
+
+	if argsLength == 0 {
+		cmdutil.PrintErrorMessage("please append an application name", 1)
+	} else if argsLength <= 2 {
+		if namespace == "" {
+			namespace = "default"
+		}
+
+		applicationName = args[0]
+		// Check the validity of the specified application name
+		err := c.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{Namespace: namespace, Name: applicationName}, &o.AppConfig)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Print("Hint: please choose an existed application.")
+			return err
+		}
+
+		traitNames := cmdutil.GetTraitNamesByApplicationConfiguration(o.AppConfig)
+		var traitAlias []string
+		for _, n := range traitNames {
+			aliasName := cmdutil.GetTraitAliasByName(ctx, c, namespace, n)
+			if aliasName == "" {
+				aliasName = n
+			}
+			traitAlias = append(traitAlias, aliasName)
+		}
+
+		switch argsLength {
+		case 1:
+			// suggest available traits alias names from the application
+			fmt.Print("Error: no trait specified!")
+			if len(traitNames) != 0 {
+				fmt.Printf(" Please choose the trait you would like to deatch: %s", strings.Join(traitAlias, ","))
+			}
+			return err
+		case 2:
+			// validate trait
+			traitName := args[1]
+
+			_, _, tKind := cmdutil.GetTraitNameAliasKind(ctx, c, namespace, traitName)
+			if tKind == "" {
+				fmt.Printf("Error: trait name `%s` is NOT valid, please try again.", traitName)
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			traits := o.AppConfig.Spec.Components[0].Traits
+			traitDefinitionList := cmdutil.ListTraitDefinitionsByApplicationConfiguration(o.AppConfig)
+			for i := 0; i < len(o.AppConfig.Spec.Components[0].Traits); i++ {
+				if strings.EqualFold(traitDefinitionList[i].Kind, tKind) {
+					o.AppConfig.Spec.Components[0].Traits = append(traits[:i], traits[i+1:]...)
+					i--
+				}
+			}
+
+		}
+	} else {
+		cmdutil.PrintErrorMessage("Unknown command is specified, please check and try again.", 1)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (o *detachCommandOptions) Apply(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, ctx context.Context) error {
+	fmt.Println("Detaching trait for component", o.Component.Name)
+	c := o.Client
+	err := c.Update(ctx, &o.AppConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("Applying trait hit an issue: %s", err)
+		cmdutil.PrintErrorMessage(msg, 1)
+	}
+
+	msg := fmt.Sprintf("Succeeded!")
+	fmt.Println(msg)
+	return nil
+}