diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index 61fa3403e..e8774256b 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -361,3 +361,40 @@ func CreateOrb(ctx context.Context, logger *logger.Logger, name string, namespac
 	orb, err := createOrbWithNsID(ctx, logger, name, namespaceID)
 	return orb, err
 }
+
+// OrbSource gets the source or an orb
+func OrbSource(ctx context.Context, logger *logger.Logger, name string) (string, error) {
+
+	var response struct {
+		Orb struct {
+			Versions []struct {
+				Source string
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	query := `query($name: String!) {
+			    orb(name: $name) {
+			      versions(count: 1) {
+				    source
+			      }
+			    }
+		      }`
+
+	request := client.NewAuthorizedRequest(viper.GetString("token"), query)
+	request.Var("name", name)
+
+	graphQLclient := client.NewClient(viper.GetString("endpoint"), logger)
+
+	err := graphQLclient.Run(ctx, request, &response)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	if len(response.Orb.Versions) != 1 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("the %s orb has never published a revision", name)
+	}
+
+	return response.Orb.Versions[0].Source, nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/orb.go b/cmd/orb.go
index fdbc047b0..39f13fc5b 100644
--- a/cmd/orb.go
+++ b/cmd/orb.go
@@ -23,41 +23,48 @@ var organizationVcs string
 
 func newOrbCommand() *cobra.Command {
 
-	orbListCommand := &cobra.Command{
+	listCommand := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "list",
 		Short: "List orbs",
 		RunE:  listOrbs,
 	}
 
-	orbValidateCommand := &cobra.Command{
+	validateCommand := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "validate [orb.yml]",
 		Short: "validate an orb.yml",
 		RunE:  validateOrb,
 		Args:  cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 	}
 
-	orbExpandCommand := &cobra.Command{
+	expandCommand := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "expand [orb.yml]",
 		Short: "expand an orb.yml",
 		RunE:  expandOrb,
 		Args:  cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 	}
 
-	orbPublishCommand := &cobra.Command{
+	publishCommand := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "publish [orb.yml]",
 		Short: "publish a version of an orb",
 		RunE:  publishOrb,
 		Args:  cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 	}
-	orbPublishCommand.Flags().StringVarP(&orbVersion, "orb-version", "o", "", "version of orb to publish")
-	orbPublishCommand.Flags().StringVarP(&orbID, "orb-id", "i", "", "id of orb to publish")
+	publishCommand.Flags().StringVarP(&orbVersion, "orb-version", "o", "", "version of orb to publish")
+	publishCommand.Flags().StringVarP(&orbID, "orb-id", "i", "", "id of orb to publish")
 
 	for _, flag := range [2]string{"orb-version", "orb-id"} {
-		if err := orbPublishCommand.MarkFlagRequired(flag); err != nil {
+		if err := publishCommand.MarkFlagRequired(flag); err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 	}
 
+	sourceCommand := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "source <namespace>/<name>",
+		Short: "Show the source of an orb",
+		RunE:  showSource,
+		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	}
+
 	orbCreate := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "create <namespace>/<name>",
 		Short: "create an orb",
@@ -65,35 +72,32 @@ func newOrbCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	}
 
-	orbCreateNamespace := &cobra.Command{
+	createNamespace := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "create <name>",
 		Short: "create an orb namespace",
 		RunE:  createOrbNamespace,
 		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	}
+	createNamespace.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&organizationName, "org-name", "", "organization name")
+	createNamespace.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&organizationVcs, "vcs", "github", "organization vcs, e.g. 'github', 'bitbucket'")
 
 	namespaceCommand := &cobra.Command{
 		Use: "ns",
 	}
+	namespaceCommand.AddCommand(createNamespace)
 
 	orbCommand := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "orb",
 		Short: "Operate on orbs",
 	}
 
-	orbCommand.AddCommand(orbListCommand)
+	orbCommand.AddCommand(listCommand)
 	orbCommand.AddCommand(orbCreate)
-
-	orbCommand.AddCommand(orbValidateCommand)
-
-	orbCommand.AddCommand(orbExpandCommand)
-
-	orbCommand.AddCommand(orbPublishCommand)
-
-	orbCreateNamespace.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&organizationName, "org-name", "", "organization name")
-	orbCreateNamespace.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&organizationVcs, "vcs", "github", "organization vcs, e.g. 'github', 'bitbucket'")
-	namespaceCommand.AddCommand(orbCreateNamespace)
+	orbCommand.AddCommand(validateCommand)
+	orbCommand.AddCommand(expandCommand)
+	orbCommand.AddCommand(publishCommand)
 	orbCommand.AddCommand(namespaceCommand)
+	orbCommand.AddCommand(sourceCommand)
 
 	return orbCommand
 }
@@ -337,3 +341,13 @@ func createOrbNamespace(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	Logger.Info("Namespace created")
 	return nil
 }
+
+func showSource(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	orb := args[0]
+	source, err := api.OrbSource(context.Background(), Logger, orb)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to get source for '%s'", orb)
+	}
+	Logger.Info(source)
+	return nil
+}