diff --git a/pkg/fission-cli/main.go b/pkg/fission-cli/main.go
index 878fdea0..a774b2a9 100644
--- a/pkg/fission-cli/main.go
+++ b/pkg/fission-cli/main.go
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ func NewCliApp() *cli.App {
 	pkgDeployArchiveFlag := cli.StringSliceFlag{Name: "deployarchive, deploy", Usage: "Local path or URL for binary archive"}
 	pkgBuildCmdFlag := cli.StringFlag{Name: "buildcmd", Usage: "Build command for builder to run with"}
 	pkgOutputFlag := cli.StringFlag{Name: "output, o", Usage: "Output filename to save archive content"}
+	pkgStatusFlag := cli.StringFlag{Name: "status", Usage: `Filter packages by status`}
 	pkgOrphanFlag := cli.BoolFlag{Name: "orphan", Usage: "orphan packages that are not referenced by any function"}
 	pkgSubCommands := []cli.Command{
 		{Name: "create", Usage: "Create new package", Flags: []cli.Flag{pkgNamespaceFlag, pkgEnvironmentFlag, envNamespaceFlag, pkgSrcArchiveFlag, pkgDeployArchiveFlag, pkgBuildCmdFlag}, Action: pkgCreate},
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ func NewCliApp() *cli.App {
 		{Name: "getsrc", Usage: "Get source archive content", Flags: []cli.Flag{pkgNameFlag, pkgNamespaceFlag, pkgOutputFlag}, Action: pkgSourceGet},
 		{Name: "getdeploy", Usage: "Get deployment archive content", Flags: []cli.Flag{pkgNameFlag, pkgNamespaceFlag, pkgOutputFlag}, Action: pkgDeployGet},
 		{Name: "info", Usage: "Show package information", Flags: []cli.Flag{pkgNameFlag, pkgNamespaceFlag}, Action: pkgInfo},
-		{Name: "list", Usage: "List all packages", Flags: []cli.Flag{pkgOrphanFlag, pkgNamespaceFlag}, Action: pkgList},
+		{Name: "list", Usage: "List all packages", Flags: []cli.Flag{pkgOrphanFlag, pkgStatusFlag, pkgNamespaceFlag}, Action: pkgList},
 		{Name: "delete", Usage: "Delete package", Flags: []cli.Flag{pkgNameFlag, pkgNamespaceFlag, pkgForceFlag, pkgOrphanFlag}, Action: pkgDelete},
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/fission-cli/package.go b/pkg/fission-cli/package.go
index 4894c1c5..3d2d56d5 100644
--- a/pkg/fission-cli/package.go
+++ b/pkg/fission-cli/package.go
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ func pkgList(c *cli.Context) error {
 	client := util.GetApiClient(c.GlobalString("server"))
 	// option for the user to list all orphan packages (not referenced by any function)
 	listOrphans := c.Bool("orphan")
+	status := c.String("status")
 	pkgNamespace := c.String("pkgNamespace")
 
 	pkgList, err := client.PackageList(pkgNamespace)
@@ -346,13 +347,20 @@ func pkgList(c *cli.Context) error {
 			fnList, err := getFunctionsByPackage(client, pkg.Metadata.Name, pkg.Metadata.Namespace)
 			util.CheckErr(err, fmt.Sprintf("get functions sharing package %s", pkg.Metadata.Name))
 			if len(fnList) == 0 {
-				fmt.Fprintf(w, "%v\t%v\t%v\t%v\n", pkg.Metadata.Name, pkg.Status.BuildStatus, pkg.Spec.Environment.Name, pkg.Status.LastUpdateTimestamp.Format(time.RFC3339))
+				if status == "" {
+					fmt.Fprintf(w, "%v\t%v\t%v\n", pkg.Metadata.Name, pkg.Status.BuildStatus, pkg.Spec.Environment.Name)
+				} else if status == string(pkg.Status.BuildStatus) {
+					fmt.Fprintf(w, "%v\t%v\t%v\n", pkg.Metadata.Name, pkg.Status.BuildStatus, pkg.Spec.Environment.Name)
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		for _, pkg := range pkgList {
-			fmt.Fprintf(w, "%v\t%v\t%v\t%v\n", pkg.Metadata.Name,
-				pkg.Status.BuildStatus, pkg.Spec.Environment.Name, pkg.Status.LastUpdateTimestamp.Format(time.RFC3339))
+			if status == "" {
+				fmt.Fprintf(w, "%v\t%v\t%v\n", pkg.Metadata.Name, pkg.Status.BuildStatus, pkg.Spec.Environment.Name)
+			} else if status == string(pkg.Status.BuildStatus) {
+				fmt.Fprintf(w, "%v\t%v\t%v\n", pkg.Metadata.Name, pkg.Status.BuildStatus, pkg.Spec.Environment.Name)
+			}
 		}
 	}