diff --git a/references/cli/utils.go b/references/cli/utils.go
index 3d6b84ba8..73e13b35a 100644
--- a/references/cli/utils.go
+++ b/references/cli/utils.go
@@ -86,59 +86,10 @@ func (ui *UserInput) read() (string, error) {
 //
 // format = "yaml" / "json" / "jsonpath={.field}"
 func formatApplicationString(format string, app *v1beta1.Application) (string, error) {
-	var ret string
-
-	if format == "" {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("no format provided")
-	}
-
 	// No, we don't want managedFields, get rid of it.
 	app.ManagedFields = nil
 
-	switch format {
-	case "yaml":
-		b, err := yaml.Marshal(app)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
-		ret = string(b)
-	case "json":
-		b, err := json.MarshalIndent(app, "", "  ")
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
-		ret = string(b)
-	default:
-		// format is not any of json/yaml/jsonpath, not supported
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(format, "jsonpath") {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("output %s is not supported", format)
-		}
-
-		// format = jsonpath
-		s := strings.Split(format, "=")
-		if len(s) < 2 {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("jsonpath template format specified but no template given")
-		}
-		path, err := get.RelaxedJSONPathExpression(s[1])
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
-
-		jp := jsonpath.New("").AllowMissingKeys(true)
-		err = jp.Parse(path)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
-
-		buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
-		err = jp.Execute(buf, app)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
-		ret = buf.String()
-	}
-
-	return ret, nil
+	return printObj(format, app)
 }
 
 // AskToChooseOnePod will ask user to select one pod
@@ -231,24 +182,28 @@ func AskToChooseOneService(services []types.ResourceItem, selectPort bool) (*typ
 }
 
 func convertApplicationRevisionTo(format string, apprev *v1beta1.ApplicationRevision) (string, error) {
+	// No, we don't want managedFields, get rid of it.
+	apprev.ManagedFields = nil
+
+	return printObj(format, apprev)
+}
+
+func printObj(format string, obj interface{}) (string, error) {
 	var ret string
 
 	if format == "" {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("no format provided")
 	}
 
-	// No, we don't want managedFields, get rid of it.
-	apprev.ManagedFields = nil
-
 	switch format {
 	case "yaml":
-		b, err := yaml.Marshal(apprev)
+		b, err := yaml.Marshal(obj)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
 		ret = string(b)
 	case "json":
-		b, err := json.MarshalIndent(apprev, "", "  ")
+		b, err := json.MarshalIndent(obj, "", "  ")
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
@@ -260,7 +215,7 @@ func convertApplicationRevisionTo(format string, apprev *v1beta1.ApplicationRevi
 		}
 
 		// format = jsonpath
-		s := strings.Split(format, "=")
+		s := strings.SplitN(format, "=", 2)
 		if len(s) < 2 {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("jsonpath template format specified but no template given")
 		}
@@ -276,7 +231,7 @@ func convertApplicationRevisionTo(format string, apprev *v1beta1.ApplicationRevi
 		}
 
 		buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
-		err = jp.Execute(buf, apprev)
+		err = jp.Execute(buf, obj)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
diff --git a/references/cli/utils_test.go b/references/cli/utils_test.go
index 353330171..a746becdf 100644
--- a/references/cli/utils_test.go
+++ b/references/cli/utils_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"gotest.tools/assert"
 	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
+	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/apis/core.oam.dev/common"
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/apis/core.oam.dev/v1beta1"
 )
 
@@ -89,6 +90,23 @@ status: {}
 	str, err = formatApplicationString("jsonpath={.apiVersion}", app)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, str, "core.oam.dev/v1beta1")
+
+	str, err = formatApplicationString("jsonpath={.spec.components[?(@.name==\"test-server\")].type}", &v1beta1.Application{
+		ObjectMeta: v1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      "test-app",
+			Namespace: "dev",
+		},
+		Spec: v1beta1.ApplicationSpec{
+			Components: []common.ApplicationComponent{
+				{
+					Name: "test-server",
+					Type: "webservice",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, str, "webservice")
 }
 
 func TestConvertApplicationRevisionTo(t *testing.T) {
@@ -200,6 +218,32 @@ status:
 				},
 			},
 		}, exp: Exp{out: "core.oam.dev/v1beta1", err: ""}},
+		"jsonpath filter expression": {format: "jsonpath={.spec.application.spec.components[?(@.name==\"test-server\")].type}", apprev: &v1beta1.ApplicationRevision{
+			TypeMeta: v1.TypeMeta{
+				Kind:       "ApplicationRevision",
+				APIVersion: "core.oam.dev/v1beta1",
+			},
+			ObjectMeta: v1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:      "test-apprev",
+				Namespace: "dev",
+			},
+			Spec: v1beta1.ApplicationRevisionSpec{
+				Application: v1beta1.Application{
+					ObjectMeta: v1.ObjectMeta{
+						Name:      "test-app",
+						Namespace: "dev",
+					},
+					Spec: v1beta1.ApplicationSpec{
+						Components: []common.ApplicationComponent{
+							{
+								Name: "test-server",
+								Type: "webservice",
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}, exp: Exp{out: "webservice", err: ""}},
 		"jsonpath with error": {format: "jsonpath", apprev: &v1beta1.ApplicationRevision{
 			TypeMeta: v1.TypeMeta{
 				Kind:       "ApplicationRevision",