diff --git a/cmd/rudrx/main.go b/cmd/rudrx/main.go
index 6dae54d5e..dfd8dbfdc 100644
--- a/cmd/rudrx/main.go
+++ b/cmd/rudrx/main.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ func newCommand(args []string) *cobra.Command {
 	cmds.AddCommand(
 		cmd.NewRunCommand(f, client, ioStream, args),
 		cmd.NewTraitsCommand(f, client, ioStream, args),
+		cmd.NewWorkloadsCommand(f, client, ioStream, args),
 		cmd.NewBindCommand(f, client, ioStream, args),
 		cmd.NewInitCommand(f, client, ioStream),
 		cmd.NewDeleteCommand(f, client, ioStream, args),
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/workloads.go b/pkg/cmd/workloads.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3d33aef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/workloads.go
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	cmdutil "github.com/cloud-native-application/rudrx/pkg/cmd/util"
+	corev1alpha2 "github.com/crossplane/oam-kubernetes-runtime/apis/core/v1alpha2"
+	"github.com/gosuri/uitable"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+)
+
+func NewWorkloadsCommand(f cmdutil.Factory, c client.Client, ioStreams cmdutil.IOStreams, args []string) *cobra.Command {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:                   "workloads",
+		DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
+		Short:                 "List workloads",
+		Long:                  "List workloads",
+		Example:               `rudr workloads`,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			return printWorkloadList(ctx, c, ioStreams)
+		},
+	}
+
+	cmd.SetOut(ioStreams.Out)
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func printWorkloadList(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, ioStreams cmdutil.IOStreams) error {
+	workloadList, err := ListWorkloads(ctx, c)
+
+	table := uitable.New()
+	table.MaxColWidth = 60
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Listing Trait Definition hit an issue: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	table.AddRow("NAME", "SHORT", "DEFINITION")
+	for _, r := range workloadList {
+		table.AddRow(r.Name, r.Short, r.Definition)
+	}
+	ioStreams.Info(table.String())
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+type WorkloadData struct {
+	Name       string `json:"name"`
+	Short      string `json:"shot"`
+	Definition string `json:"definition,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func ListWorkloads(ctx context.Context, c client.Client) ([]WorkloadData, error) {
+	/*
+		Get trait list by optional filter `workloadName`
+	*/
+	var workloadList []WorkloadData
+	var workloadDefinitionList corev1alpha2.WorkloadDefinitionList
+	err := c.List(ctx, &workloadDefinitionList)
+
+	for _, r := range workloadDefinitionList.Items {
+
+		workloadList = append(workloadList, WorkloadData{
+			Name:       r.Name,
+			Short:      r.ObjectMeta.Annotations["short"],
+			Definition: r.Spec.Reference.Name,
+		})
+	}
+
+	return workloadList, err
+}