diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c0453e3f..597babcd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB([wolfssl],[wolfCrypt_Init],,[AC_MSG_ERROR([libwolfssl is required a
 AM_CFLAGS="$AM_CFLAGS -DHAVE_WOLFSSL_OPTIONS"
 
 # check for some conditional functions
+AC_CHECK_FUNC([wolfSSL_X509_CRL_print],
+    [],
+    [AM_CFLAGS="$AM_CFLAGS -DNO_WOLFSSL_CRL_PRINT"])
 AC_CHECK_FUNC([wolfSSL_X509_REQ_print],
     [],
     [AM_CFLAGS="$AM_CFLAGS -DNO_WOLFSSL_REQ_PRINT"])
diff --git a/src/sign-verify/clu_crl_verify.c b/src/sign-verify/clu_crl_verify.c
index 20d47c19..258a1a01 100644
--- a/src/sign-verify/clu_crl_verify.c
+++ b/src/sign-verify/clu_crl_verify.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ static const struct option crl_options[] = {
     {"-inform",    required_argument, 0, WOLFCLU_INFORM    },
     {"-outform",   required_argument, 0, WOLFCLU_OUTFORM   },
     {"-CAfile",    required_argument, 0, WOLFCLU_CAFILE    },
+    {"-text",      no_argument,       0, WOLFCLU_TEXT_OUT  },
     {"-noout",     no_argument,       0, WOLFCLU_NOOUT     },
     {"-help",      no_argument,       0, WOLFCLU_HELP      },
     {"-h",         no_argument,       0, WOLFCLU_HELP      },
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@ static void wolfCLU_CRLVerifyHelp(void)
             "-outform pem or der out format");
     WOLFCLU_LOG(WOLFCLU_L0,
             "-out output file to write to\n"
-            "-noout do not print output if set");
+            "-noout do not print output if set\n"
+            "-text output human readable text of CRL");
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ int wolfCLU_CRLVerify(int argc, char** argv)
     int inForm  = PEM_FORM;
     int outForm = PEM_FORM;
     int output = 1;
+    int text   = 0;
     int longIndex = 1;
     int option;
     byte* der   = NULL;
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@ int wolfCLU_CRLVerify(int argc, char** argv)
     char* out = NULL;
     WOLFSSL_BIO* bioIn  = NULL;
     WOLFSSL_BIO* bioOut = NULL;
+    WOLFSSL_X509_CRL* test;
 
     opterr = 0; /* do not display unrecognized options */
     optind = 0; /* start at indent 0 */
@@ -102,6 +106,10 @@ int wolfCLU_CRLVerify(int argc, char** argv)
                 caCert = optarg;
                 break;
 
+            case WOLFCLU_TEXT_OUT:
+                text = 1;
+                break;
+
             case WOLFCLU_NOOUT:
                 output = 0;
                 break;
@@ -175,18 +183,13 @@ int wolfCLU_CRLVerify(int argc, char** argv)
         }
     }
 
+    test = wolfSSL_d2i_X509_CRL(NULL, der, derSz);
     /* sanity check that input is indeed a CRL */
     if (ret == WOLFCLU_SUCCESS) {
-        WOLFSSL_X509_CRL* test;
-
-        test = wolfSSL_d2i_X509_CRL(NULL, der, derSz);
         if (test == NULL) {
             wolfCLU_LogError("Unable to parse CRL file");
             ret = WOLFCLU_FATAL_ERROR;
         }
-        else {
-            wolfSSL_X509_CRL_free(test);
-        }
     }
 
 
@@ -216,6 +219,28 @@ int wolfCLU_CRLVerify(int argc, char** argv)
         }
     }
 
+    if (ret == WOLFCLU_SUCCESS && text != 0) {
+    #ifndef NO_WOLFSSL_CRL_PRINT
+        /* set to stdout if no output is set */
+        if (bioOut == NULL) {
+            bioOut = wolfSSL_BIO_new(wolfSSL_BIO_s_file());
+            if (bioOut == NULL) {
+                ret = WOLFCLU_FATAL_ERROR;
+            }
+            else {
+                if (wolfSSL_BIO_set_fp(bioOut, stdout, BIO_NOCLOSE)
+                        != WOLFSSL_SUCCESS) {
+                    ret = WOLFCLU_FATAL_ERROR;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        wolfSSL_X509_CRL_print(bioOut, test);
+    #else
+        wolfCLU_LogError("CRL print not available in version of wolfSSL");
+        ret = WOLFCLU_FATAL_ERROR;
+    #endif
+    }
+
     if (ret == WOLFCLU_SUCCESS && output != 0) {
         if (outForm == DER_FORM) {
             wolfSSL_BIO_write(bioOut, der, derSz);
@@ -263,6 +288,7 @@ int wolfCLU_CRLVerify(int argc, char** argv)
     if (der != NULL) {
         XFREE(der, HEAP_HINT, DYNAMIC_TYPE_CRL);
     }
+    wolfSSL_X509_CRL_free(test);
     wolfSSL_BIO_free(bioIn);
     wolfSSL_BIO_free(bioOut);
     return ret;
diff --git a/tests/x509/CRL-verify-test.sh b/tests/x509/CRL-verify-test.sh
index 43657ecf..270e3c44 100755
--- a/tests/x509/CRL-verify-test.sh
+++ b/tests/x509/CRL-verify-test.sh
@@ -74,6 +74,19 @@ if [ -f "test.crl.pem" ]; then
     exit 99
 fi
 
+RESULT=`./wolfssl crl -in certs/crl.pem -text`
+echo $RESULT | grep "CRL print not available in version of wolfSSL"
+if [ $? == 0 ]; then
+    # check the CRL -text arg
+    run_success "crl -noout -in ./certs/crl.pem -text"
+    echo $RESULT | grep "Certificate Revocation List (CRL):"
+    if [ $? != 0 ]; then
+        echo $RESULT
+        echo "Couldn't find expected output"
+        exit 99
+    fi
+fi
+
 echo "Done"
 exit 0