diff --git a/changelog/new.txt b/changelog/new.txt
index 7211335c3..08e163115 100644
--- a/changelog/new.txt
+++ b/changelog/new.txt
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ New features:
 - fix: wait for password-command to successfully exit, allowing to input something into the command, and read password from stdout.
 - repoinfo: Added new options --json, --only-files, --only-index
 - Creation of new keys now enforces confirmation of entered key. This helps to prevent mistype of passwords during the initial entry
-- Check: Add check if time is set for packs-to-delete
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+- Check: Add check if time is set for packs-to-delete
+- ls: Options --long (-l) and --summary (-s) have been added.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/commands/ls.rs b/src/commands/ls.rs
index beb8c33c1..d8614d29e 100644
--- a/src/commands/ls.rs
+++ b/src/commands/ls.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 //! `ls` subcommand
 
+use std::path::Path;
+
 /// App-local prelude includes `app_reader()`/`app_writer()`/`app_config()`
 /// accessors along with logging macros. Customize as you see fit.
 use crate::{commands::open_repository, status_err, Application, RUSTIC_APP};
@@ -7,7 +9,8 @@ use crate::{commands::open_repository, status_err, Application, RUSTIC_APP};
 use abscissa_core::{Command, Runnable, Shutdown};
 use anyhow::Result;
 
-use rustic_core::TreeStreamerOptions;
+use libc::{S_IRGRP, S_IROTH, S_IRUSR, S_IWGRP, S_IWOTH, S_IWUSR, S_IXGRP, S_IXOTH, S_IXUSR};
+use rustic_core::{Node, NodeType, TreeStreamerOptions};
 
 /// `ls` subcommand
 #[derive(clap::Parser, Command, Debug)]
@@ -20,6 +23,14 @@ pub(crate) struct LsCmd {
     #[clap(long)]
     recursive: bool,
 
+    /// show summary
+    #[clap(long, short = 's')]
+    summary: bool,
+
+    /// show long listing
+    #[clap(long, short = 'l')]
+    long: bool,
+
     #[clap(flatten)]
     streamer_opts: TreeStreamerOptions,
 }
@@ -33,6 +44,25 @@ impl Runnable for LsCmd {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct Summary {
+    files: usize,
+    size: u64,
+    dirs: usize,
+}
+
+impl Summary {
+    fn update(&mut self, node: &Node) {
+        if node.is_dir() {
+            self.dirs += 1;
+        }
+        if node.is_file() {
+            self.files += 1;
+            self.size += node.meta.size;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl LsCmd {
     fn inner_run(&self) -> Result<()> {
         let config = RUSTIC_APP.config();
@@ -42,13 +72,83 @@ impl LsCmd {
         let node =
             repo.node_from_snapshot_path(&self.snap, |sn| config.snapshot_filter.matches(sn))?;
 
+        // recursive if standard if we specify a snapshot without dirs. In other cases, use the parameter `recursive`
         let recursive = !self.snap.contains(':') || self.recursive;
 
+        let mut summary = Summary::default();
+
         for item in repo.ls(&node, &self.streamer_opts, recursive)? {
-            let (path, _) = item?;
-            println!("{path:?} ");
+            let (path, node) = item?;
+            summary.update(&node);
+            if self.long {
+                print_node(&node, &path);
+            } else {
+                println!("{path:?} ");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if self.summary {
+            println!(
+                "total: {} dirs, {} files, {} bytes",
+                summary.dirs, summary.files, summary.size
+            )
         }
 
         Ok(())
     }
 }
+
+// print node in format similar to unix `ls`
+fn print_node(node: &Node, path: &Path) {
+    println!(
+        "{:>1}{:>9} {:>8} {:>8} {:>9} {:>12} {path:?} {}",
+        match node.node_type {
+            NodeType::Dir => 'd',
+            NodeType::Symlink { .. } => 'l',
+            NodeType::Chardev { .. } => 'c',
+            NodeType::Dev { .. } => 'b',
+            NodeType::Fifo { .. } => 'p',
+            NodeType::Socket => 's',
+            _ => '-',
+        },
+        node.meta
+            .mode
+            .map(|m| parse_permissions(m))
+            .unwrap_or("?????????".to_string()),
+        node.meta.user.clone().unwrap_or("?".to_string()),
+        node.meta.group.clone().unwrap_or("?".to_string()),
+        node.meta.size,
+        node.meta
+            .mtime
+            .map(|t| t.format("%_d %b %H:%M").to_string())
+            .unwrap_or("?".to_string()),
+        if let NodeType::Symlink { linktarget } = &node.node_type {
+            ["->", linktarget].join(" ")
+        } else {
+            "".to_string()
+        }
+    );
+}
+
+// helper fn to put permissions in readable format
+fn parse_permissions(mode: u32) -> String {
+    let user = triplet(mode, S_IRUSR, S_IWUSR, S_IXUSR);
+    let group = triplet(mode, S_IRGRP, S_IWGRP, S_IXGRP);
+    let other = triplet(mode, S_IROTH, S_IWOTH, S_IXOTH);
+    [user, group, other].join("")
+}
+
+// helper fn to put permissions in readable format
+fn triplet(mode: u32, read: u32, write: u32, execute: u32) -> String {
+    match (mode & read, mode & write, mode & execute) {
+        (0, 0, 0) => "---",
+        (_, 0, 0) => "r--",
+        (0, _, 0) => "-w-",
+        (0, 0, _) => "--x",
+        (_, 0, _) => "r-x",
+        (_, _, 0) => "rw-",
+        (0, _, _) => "-wx",
+        (_, _, _) => "rwx",
+    }
+    .to_string()
+}