diff --git a/commands/namespaces.go b/commands/namespaces.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13c85aa8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/namespaces.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/openfaas/faas-cli/proxy"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	// Setup flags that are used by multiple commands (variables defined in faas.go)
+	namespacesCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&gateway, "gateway", "g", defaultGateway, "Gateway URL starting with http(s)://")
+	namespacesCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&tlsInsecure, "tls-no-verify", false, "Disable TLS validation")
+	namespacesCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&token, "token", "k", "", "Pass a JWT token to use instead of basic auth")
+
+	faasCmd.AddCommand(namespacesCmd)
+}
+
+var namespacesCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:     `namespaces [--gateway GATEWAY_URL] [--tls-no-verify] [--token JWT_TOKEN]`,
+	Aliases: []string{"ns"},
+	Short:   "List OpenFaaS namespaces",
+	Long:    `Lists OpenFaaS namespaces either on a local or remote gateway`,
+	Example: `  faas-cli namespaces
+  faas-cli namespaces --gateway https://127.0.0.1:8080`,
+	RunE: runNamespaces,
+}
+
+func runNamespaces(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	gatewayAddress := getGatewayURL(gateway, defaultGateway, "", os.Getenv(openFaaSURLEnvironment))
+
+	namespaces, err := proxy.ListNamespacesToken(gatewayAddress, tlsInsecure, token)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	printNamespaces(namespaces)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func printNamespaces(namespaces []string) {
+	fmt.Print("Namespaces:\n")
+	for _, v := range namespaces {
+		fmt.Printf(" - %s\n", v)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/proxy/namespaces.go b/proxy/namespaces.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf62bf944
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxy/namespaces.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package proxy
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// ListNamespaces lists available function namespaces
+func ListNamespaces(gateway string, tlsInsecure bool) ([]string, error) {
+	return ListNamespacesToken(gateway, tlsInsecure, "")
+}
+
+// ListNamespacesToken lists available function namespaces with a token as auth
+func ListNamespacesToken(gateway string, tlsInsecure bool, token string) ([]string, error) {
+	var namespaces []string
+
+	gateway = strings.TrimRight(gateway, "/")
+	client := MakeHTTPClient(&defaultCommandTimeout, tlsInsecure)
+	client.CheckRedirect = func(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error {
+		return http.ErrUseLastResponse
+	}
+
+	getEndpoint, err := createNamespacesEndpoint(gateway)
+	if err != nil {
+		return namespaces, err
+	}
+
+	getRequest, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, getEndpoint, nil)
+
+	if len(token) > 0 {
+		SetToken(getRequest, token)
+	} else {
+		SetAuth(getRequest, gateway)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot connect to OpenFaaS on URL: %s", gateway)
+	}
+
+	res, err := client.Do(getRequest)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot connect to OpenFaaS on URL: %s", gateway)
+	}
+
+	if res.Body != nil {
+		defer res.Body.Close()
+	}
+
+	switch res.StatusCode {
+	case http.StatusOK:
+
+		bytesOut, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot read namespaces from OpenFaaS on URL: %s", gateway)
+		}
+		jsonErr := json.Unmarshal(bytesOut, &namespaces)
+		if jsonErr != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse namespaces from OpenFaaS on URL: %s\n%s", gateway, jsonErr.Error())
+		}
+	case http.StatusUnauthorized:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unauthorized access, run \"faas-cli login\" to setup authentication for this server")
+	default:
+		bytesOut, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+		if err == nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("server returned unexpected status code: %d - %s", res.StatusCode, string(bytesOut))
+		}
+	}
+	return namespaces, nil
+}
diff --git a/proxy/utils.go b/proxy/utils.go
index b7b41c386..dd5ecc652 100644
--- a/proxy/utils.go
+++ b/proxy/utils.go
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	systemPath   = "/system/functions"
-	functionPath = "/system/function"
+	systemPath     = "/system/functions"
+	functionPath   = "/system/function"
+	namespacesPath = "/system/namespaces"
 )
 
 func createSystemEndpoint(gateway, namespace string) (string, error) {
@@ -38,3 +39,12 @@ func createFunctionEndpoint(gateway, functionName, namespace string) (string, er
 	}
 	return gatewayURL.String(), nil
 }
+
+func createNamespacesEndpoint(gateway string) (string, error) {
+	gatewayURL, err := url.Parse(gateway)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid gateway URL: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	gatewayURL.Path = path.Join(gatewayURL.Path, namespacesPath)
+	return gatewayURL.String(), nil
+}