diff --git a/icechunk/src/cli/interface.rs b/icechunk/src/cli/interface.rs
index d77a26396..cc2967836 100644
--- a/icechunk/src/cli/interface.rs
+++ b/icechunk/src/cli/interface.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ enum Command {
     Snapshot(SnapshotCommand),
     #[command(subcommand, about = "Manage configuration")]
     Config(ConfigCommand),
+    #[command(subcommand, about = "Manage references (branches and tags)")]
+    Ref(RefCommand),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Subcommand)]
@@ -68,6 +70,15 @@ enum ConfigCommand {
     List,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Subcommand)]
+enum RefCommand {
+    #[clap(
+        name = "list",
+        about = "List all references (branches and tags) in a repository"
+    )]
+    List(RefListCommand),
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Args)]
 struct CreateCommand {
     #[arg(name = "alias", help = "Alias of the repository in the config")]
@@ -105,6 +116,12 @@ struct ListCommand {
     branch: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Args)]
+struct RefListCommand {
+    #[arg(name = "alias", help = "Alias of the repository in the config")]
+    repo: RepositoryAlias,
+}
+
 const CONFIG_DIR: &str = "icechunk";
 const CONFIG_NAME: &str = "cli-config.yaml";
 
@@ -246,6 +263,34 @@ async fn snapshot_list(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+async fn ref_list(
+    list_cmd: &RefListCommand,
+    config: &CliConfig,
+    mut writer: impl std::io::Write,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let repo =
+        config.repos.get(&list_cmd.repo).context("Repository not found in config")?;
+    let storage = get_storage(repo).await?;
+    let config = Some(repo.get_config().clone());
+
+    let repository = Repository::open(config, Arc::clone(&storage), HashMap::new())
+        .await
+        .context(format!("Failed to open repository {:?}", list_cmd.repo))?;
+
+    let branches = repository.list_branches().await?;
+    let tags = repository.list_tags().await?;
+
+    for branch in branches {
+        writeln!(writer, "branch: {}", branch)?;
+    }
+
+    for tag in tags {
+        writeln!(writer, "tag: {}", tag)?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 async fn config_add(add_cmd: &AddCommand, config: &CliConfig) -> Result<CliConfig> {
     if config.repos.contains_key(&add_cmd.repo) {
         return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Repository {:?} already exists", add_cmd.repo));
@@ -422,6 +467,9 @@ pub async fn run_cli(args: IcechunkCLI) -> Result<()> {
         Command::Snapshot(SnapshotCommand::List(list_cmd)) => {
             snapshot_list(&list_cmd, &config, stdout()).await
         }
+        Command::Ref(RefCommand::List(list_cmd)) => {
+            ref_list(&list_cmd, &config, stdout()).await
+        }
         Command::Config(ConfigCommand::Init(init_cmd)) => {
             let new_config = config_init(&init_cmd, &config).await?;
             write_config(&new_config)?;
@@ -535,4 +583,59 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert!(output.contains("LocalFileSystem"));
     }
+
+    #[tokio_test]
+    async fn test_ref_list() {
+        let temp = assert_fs::TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let path = temp.path().to_path_buf();
+
+        let repo_alias = RepositoryAlias("test-repo".to_string());
+        let repo_def = RepositoryDefinition::LocalFileSystem {
+            path: path.clone(),
+            config: RepositoryConfig::default(),
+        };
+
+        let mut repos = HashMap::new();
+        repos.insert(repo_alias.clone(), repo_def);
+
+        let config = CliConfig { repos };
+
+        let init_cmd = CreateCommand { repo: repo_alias.clone() };
+
+        repo_create(&init_cmd, &config).await.unwrap();
+
+        // Open the repository and create additional branches and tags
+        let storage = get_storage(config.repos.get(&repo_alias).unwrap()).await.unwrap();
+        let repo_config =
+            Some(config.repos.get(&repo_alias).unwrap().get_config().clone());
+        let repository =
+            Repository::open(repo_config, Arc::clone(&storage), HashMap::new())
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+
+        // Get the current snapshot ID from main branch
+        let main_snapshot = repository.lookup_branch("main").await.unwrap();
+
+        // Create a new branch
+        repository.create_branch("feature", &main_snapshot).await.unwrap();
+
+        // Create a tag
+        repository.create_tag("v1.0", &main_snapshot).await.unwrap();
+
+        // Now test the ref list command
+        let list_cmd = RefListCommand { repo: repo_alias.clone() };
+
+        let mut writer = Vec::new();
+        ref_list(&list_cmd, &config, &mut writer).await.unwrap();
+
+        let output = String::from_utf8(writer).unwrap();
+
+        // Verify output contains all expected references
+        assert!(output.contains("branch: main"));
+        assert!(output.contains("branch: feature"));
+        assert!(output.contains("tag: v1.0"));
+
+        // Count the lines to ensure we have exactly 3 references
+        assert_eq!(output.lines().count(), 3);
+    }
 }