diff --git a/core/commands/active.go b/core/commands/active.go
index 3a3249bca..532e8bbfc 100644
--- a/core/commands/active.go
+++ b/core/commands/active.go
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ Lists running and recently run commands.
 	Run: func(req cmds.Request, res cmds.Response) {
 		res.SetOutput(req.InvocContext().ReqLog.Report())
 	},
+	Options: []cmds.Option{
+		cmds.BoolOption("v", "verbose", "print more verbose output"),
+	},
 	Marshalers: map[cmds.EncodingType]cmds.Marshaler{
 		cmds.Text: func(res cmds.Response) (io.Reader, error) {
 			out, ok := res.Output().(*[]*cmds.ReqLogEntry)
@@ -29,14 +32,33 @@ Lists running and recently run commands.
 			}
 			buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 
+			verbose, _, _ := res.Request().Option("v").Bool()
+
 			w := tabwriter.NewWriter(buf, 4, 4, 2, ' ', 0)
-			fmt.Fprintln(w, "Command\tActive\tStartTime\tRunTime")
+			fmt.Fprint(w, "Command\t")
+			if verbose {
+				fmt.Fprint(w, "Arguments\tOptions\t")
+			}
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, "Active\tStartTime\tRunTime")
+
 			for _, req := range *out {
-				if req.Active {
-					fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\n", req.Command, "true", req.StartTime, time.Now().Sub(req.StartTime))
-				} else {
-					fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\n", req.Command, "false", req.StartTime, req.EndTime.Sub(req.StartTime))
+				fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t", req.Command)
+				if verbose {
+					fmt.Fprintf(w, "%v\t[", req.Args)
+					for k, v := range req.Options {
+						fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s=%v,", k, v)
+					}
+					fmt.Fprintf(w, "]\t")
 				}
+
+				var live time.Duration
+				if req.Active {
+					live = time.Now().Sub(req.StartTime)
+				} else {
+					live = req.EndTime.Sub(req.StartTime)
+				}
+				t := req.StartTime.Format(time.Stamp)
+				fmt.Fprintf(w, "%t\t%s\t%s\n", req.Active, t, live)
 			}
 			w.Flush()