diff --git a/src/telnet_interface.c b/src/telnet_interface.c
index b0a8e4334..68755481d 100644
--- a/src/telnet_interface.c
+++ b/src/telnet_interface.c
@@ -26,9 +26,17 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <openbsc/telnet_interface.h>
+#include <openbsc/gsm_subscriber.h>
 
 extern void telnet_parse(struct telnet_connection *connection, char *line);
 
+#define WRITE_CONNECTION(fd, msg...) \
+	int ret; \
+	char buf[4096]; \
+	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), msg); \
+	ret = write(fd, buf, strlen(buf));
+
+
 /* per connection data */
 LLIST_HEAD(active_connections);
 
@@ -82,6 +90,7 @@ void telnet_write_help(int fd) {
 		"call IMSI (number)\n"
 		"get_channel IMSI Add use count on an active channel\n"
 		"put_channel IMSI Remove use count on an active channel\n"
+		"show  This will show the channel allocation\n"
 		"48 IMSI 0xAB 0xEF...Send GSM 04.08\n"
 		"11 IMSI 0xAB 0xEF...Send GSM 04.11\n";
 
@@ -148,6 +157,58 @@ void telnet_send_gsm_11(struct telnet_connection *connection) {
 	printf("sending gsm04.11 message\n");
 }
 
+static void show_bts(int fd, struct gsm_bts *bts) {
+	WRITE_CONNECTION(fd,
+		 "BTS #%u on link %u  LOC: %u TRX: %d CCCH0: arfcn:%u,#%u\n",
+		 bts->nr, bts->bts_nr, bts->location_area_code,
+		 bts->num_trx, bts->c0->arfcn, bts->c0->nr)
+}
+
+static void show_trx(int fd, struct gsm_bts_trx *trx) {
+	WRITE_CONNECTION(fd,
+		 "  TRX: %u ARFCN: %u\n",
+		trx->nr, trx->arfcn)
+}
+
+static void show_ts(int fd, struct gsm_bts_trx_ts *ts) {
+	WRITE_CONNECTION(fd,
+		"     TS: #%u pchan: %d flags: %u\n",
+		ts->nr, ts->pchan, ts->flags);
+}
+
+static void show_lchan(int fd, struct gsm_lchan *lchan) {
+	struct gsm_subscriber *subscr = lchan->subscr;
+	WRITE_CONNECTION(fd,
+		"       LCHAN: #%u type: %d  subscriber: %s/%s/%s use: %d loc: %p\n",
+		lchan->nr, lchan->type,
+		subscr ? subscr->imsi : "na",
+		subscr ? subscr->tmsi : "na",
+		subscr ? subscr->name : "na",
+		lchan->use_count, lchan->loc_operation);
+}
+
+void telnet_list_channels(struct telnet_connection *connection) {
+	int bts_no, trx, lchan_no, ts_no;
+	struct gsm_network *network = connection->network;
+
+	for (bts_no = 0; bts_no < network->num_bts; ++bts_no) {
+		struct gsm_bts *bts = &network->bts[bts_no];
+		show_bts(connection->fd.fd, bts);
+
+		for (trx = 0; trx < bts->num_trx; ++trx) {
+			show_trx(connection->fd.fd, &bts->trx[trx]);
+			for (ts_no = 0; ts_no < 8; ++ts_no) {
+				show_ts(connection->fd.fd, &bts->trx[trx].ts[ts_no]);
+				for (lchan_no = 0; lchan_no < TS_MAX_LCHAN; ++lchan_no) {
+					struct gsm_lchan *lchan =
+						&bts->trx[trx].ts[ts_no].lchan[lchan_no];
+					show_lchan(connection->fd.fd, lchan);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static int client_data(struct bsc_fd *fd, unsigned int what) {
 	char buf[4096];
 	int ret;
diff --git a/src/telnet_parser.l b/src/telnet_parser.l
index 3af0d5818..796c5c915 100644
--- a/src/telnet_parser.l
+++ b/src/telnet_parser.l
@@ -41,12 +41,14 @@ extern void telnet_put_channel(struct telnet_connection*, const char *imsi);
 extern void telnet_get_channel(struct telnet_connection*, const char *imsi);
 extern void telnet_send_gsm_48(struct telnet_connection*);
 extern void telnet_send_gsm_11(struct telnet_connection*);
+extern void telnet_list_channels(struct telnet_connection*);
 
 static const int PAGE_LEN = 5; /* "page " */
 static const int CALL_LEN = 5; /* "call " */
 static const int PUT_LEN = 12; /* "put_channel " */
 static const int GET_LEN = 12; /* "get_channel " */
 static const int NET_LEN = 3;  /* "48 " "11 " */
+static const int SHOW_LEN = 5; /* "show " */
 
 #define YY_EXTRA_TYPE struct telnet_connection*
 
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ CMD_PUT_CHANNEL "put_channel"
 CMD_CALL	"call"
 CMD_48		"48"
 CMD_11		"11"
+CMD_SHOW	"show"
 
 LINE_END	\n|\r\n
 HEX		[0][x][0-9a-zA-Z][0-9a-zA-Z]
@@ -87,6 +90,7 @@ HEX		[0][x][0-9a-zA-Z][0-9a-zA-Z]
 {CMD_HELP}{LINE_END}		{telnet_write_help(yyextra->fd.fd); yyterminate();}
 {CMD_EXIT}{LINE_END}		{telnet_close_client(&yyextra->fd); yyterminate();}
 {CMD_CLOSE}{LINE_END}		{telnet_close_client(&yyextra->fd); yyterminate();}
+{CMD_SHOW}{LINE_END}		{telnet_list_channels(yyextra); yyterminate();}
 {CMD_PAGE}[ ][0-9]+{LINE_END} {
 				    PREPARE_STRING(PAGE_LEN)
                                     telnet_page(yyextra, str, 0);