diff --git a/cmd/kpod/info.go b/cmd/kpod/info.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a30c0ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/kpod/info.go
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"runtime"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"
+	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+)
+
+var (
+	infoDescription = "display system information"
+	infoCommand     = cli.Command{
+		Name:        "info",
+		Usage:       infoDescription,
+		Description: `Information display here pertain to the host, current storage stats, and build of kpod. Useful for the user and when reporting issues.`,
+		Flags:       infoFlags,
+		Action:      infoCmd,
+		ArgsUsage:   "",
+	}
+	infoFlags = []cli.Flag{
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "debug, D",
+			Usage: "display additional debug information",
+		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "json",
+			Usage: "output as JSON instead of the default YAML",
+		},
+	}
+)
+
+func infoCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
+	info := map[string]interface{}{}
+
+	infoGivers := []infoGiverFunc{
+		storeInfo,
+		hostInfo,
+	}
+
+	if c.Bool("debug") {
+		infoGivers = append(infoGivers, debugInfo)
+	}
+
+	for _, giver := range infoGivers {
+		thisName, thisInfo, err := giver(c)
+		if err != nil {
+			info[thisName] = infoErr(err)
+			continue
+		}
+		info[thisName] = thisInfo
+	}
+
+	var buf []byte
+	var err error
+	if c.Bool("json") {
+		buf, err = json.MarshalIndent(info, "", "  ")
+	} else {
+		buf, err = yaml.Marshal(info)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Println(string(buf))
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func infoErr(err error) map[string]interface{} {
+	return map[string]interface{}{
+		"error": err.Error(),
+	}
+}
+
+type infoGiverFunc func(c *cli.Context) (name string, info map[string]interface{}, err error)
+
+// top-level "debug" info
+func debugInfo(c *cli.Context) (string, map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	info := map[string]interface{}{}
+	info["compiler"] = runtime.Compiler
+	info["go version"] = runtime.Version()
+	return "debug", info, nil
+}
+
+// top-level "host" info
+func hostInfo(c *cli.Context) (string, map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	// lets say OS, arch, number of cpus, amount of memory, maybe os distribution/version, hostname, kernel version, uptime
+	info := map[string]interface{}{}
+	info["os"] = runtime.GOOS
+	info["arch"] = runtime.GOARCH
+	info["cpus"] = runtime.NumCPU()
+	mi, err := system.ReadMemInfo()
+	if err != nil {
+		info["meminfo"] = infoErr(err)
+	} else {
+		// TODO this might be a place for github.com/dustin/go-humanize
+		info["MemTotal"] = mi.MemTotal
+		info["MemFree"] = mi.MemFree
+		info["SwapTotal"] = mi.SwapTotal
+		info["SwapFree"] = mi.SwapFree
+	}
+	if kv, err := readKernelVersion(); err != nil {
+		info["kernel"] = infoErr(err)
+	} else {
+		info["kernel"] = kv
+	}
+
+	if up, err := readUptime(); err != nil {
+		info["uptime"] = infoErr(err)
+	} else {
+		info["uptime"] = up
+	}
+	if host, err := os.Hostname(); err != nil {
+		info["hostname"] = infoErr(err)
+	} else {
+		info["hostname"] = host
+	}
+	return "host", info, nil
+}
+
+// top-level "store" info
+func storeInfo(c *cli.Context) (string, map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	store, err := getStore(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "store", nil, err
+	}
+
+	// lets say storage driver in use, number of images, number of containers
+	info := map[string]interface{}{}
+	info["GraphRoot"] = store.GraphRoot()
+	info["GraphDriverName"] = store.GraphDriverName()
+	if is, err := store.ImageStore(); err != nil {
+		info["ImageStore"] = infoErr(err)
+	} else {
+		images, err := is.Images()
+		if err != nil {
+			info["ImageStore"] = infoErr(err)
+		} else {
+			info["ImageStore"] = map[string]interface{}{
+				"number": len(images),
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	/* Oh this is in master on containers/storage, rebase later
+	if is, err := store.ROImageStores(); err != nil {
+		info["ROImageStore"] = infoErr(err)
+	} else {
+		images, err := is.Images()
+		if err != nil {
+			info["ROImageStore"] = infoErr(err)
+		} else {
+			info["ROImageStore"] = map[string]interface{}{
+				"number": len(images),
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	*/
+	if cs, err := store.ContainerStore(); err != nil {
+		info["ContainerStore"] = infoErr(err)
+	} else {
+		containers, err := cs.Containers()
+		if err != nil {
+			info["ContainerStore"] = infoErr(err)
+		} else {
+			info["ContainerStore"] = map[string]interface{}{
+				"number": len(containers),
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return "store", info, nil
+}
+
+func readKernelVersion() (string, error) {
+	buf, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/proc/version")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	f := bytes.Fields(buf)
+	if len(f) < 2 {
+		return string(bytes.TrimSpace(buf)), nil
+	}
+	return string(f[2]), nil
+}
+
+func readUptime() (string, error) {
+	buf, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/proc/uptime")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	f := bytes.Fields(buf)
+	if len(f) < 1 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid uptime")
+	}
+	return string(f[0]), nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/main.go b/cmd/kpod/main.go
index 7997a6ce..bc5845fd 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/main.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	app.Commands = []cli.Command{
 		imagesCommand,
+		infoCommand,
 		rmiCommand,
 		tagCommand,
 		versionCommand,
diff --git a/docs/kpod-info.1.md b/docs/kpod-info.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2cc16f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/kpod-info.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+% kpod(8) # kpod-version - Simple tool to view version information
+% Vincent Batts
+% JULY 2017
+
+# NAME
+kpod-info - Display System Information
+
+
+# SYNOPSIS
+**kpod** **info** [*options* [...]]
+
+
+# DESCRIPTION
+
+Information display here pertain to the host, current storage stats, and build of kpod. Useful for the user and when reporting issues.
+
+
+## OPTIONS
+
+**--debug, -D**
+
+Show additional information
+
+**--debug, -D**
+
+Show additional information
+
+
+## EXAMPLE
+
+`kpod info`
+
+`kpod info --debug --json | jq .host.kernel`
+
+# SEE ALSO
+crio(8), crio.conf(5)
diff --git a/docs/kpod.1.md b/docs/kpod.1.md
index 6e6dd8db..b7025bea 100644
--- a/docs/kpod.1.md
+++ b/docs/kpod.1.md
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ Removes one or more locally stored images
 ### tag
 Add one or more additional names to locally-stored image
 
+### info
+Displays system information
+
 ## SEE ALSO
 crio(8), crio.conf(5)