diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index ea167c6..1bff14e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Changelog
 4.0.1 (unreleased)
 ------------------
 
+- Added rudimentary command line interface.
+  [jfjlaros]
+
 - Readme, setup and travis updates.
   [jdufresne, PabloCastellano]
 
diff --git a/docs/cli.rst b/docs/cli.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f86b7f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/cli.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+iCalendar utility
+=================
+
+To get more information about the command line interface, use the ``-h``
+option::
+
+    $ icalendar -h
+
+view
+----
+
+Use the ``view`` subcommand for a human readable summary of an event::
+
+    $ icalendar view myfile.ics
+
+The output will look something like this::
+
+    Organiser: Secretary <secretary@company.com>
+    Attendees:
+      John Doe <j.doe@company.com>
+      Randy <boss@company.com>
+    Summary: Yearly evaluation.
+    When: Tue 14 Mar 2017 11:00-12:00
+    Location: Randy's office
+    Comment: Reminder.
+    Description:
+
+    Your yearly evaluation is scheduled for next Tuesday. Please be on time.
+
+To use this in terminal based e-mail clients like mutt, add a new mime type (as
+root)::
+
+    # cat << EOF > /usr/lib/mime/packages/icalendar
+    text/calendar; icalendar view '%s'; copiousoutput; description=iCalendar text; priority=2
+    EOF
+    # update-mime
diff --git a/docs/credits.rst b/docs/credits.rst
index 834a730..bf39a7a 100644
--- a/docs/credits.rst
+++ b/docs/credits.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ icalendar contributors
 - Erik Simmler <tgecho@gmail.com>
 - George V. Reilly <george@reilly.org>
 - Jannis Leidel <jannis@leidel.info>
+- Jeroen F.J. Laros <jlaros@fixedpoint.nl>
 - Jeroen van Meeuwen (Kolab Systems) <vanmeeuwen@kolabsys.com>
 - Jordan Kiang <jordan@cozi.com>
 - Klaus Klein <kleink+github@kleink.org>
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 10a7296..5a7e8ae 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ Contents
     install
     usage
     api
+    cli
     credits
     license
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 50ac92f..f28096f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ setuptools.setup(
     zip_safe=False,
     python_requires=">=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*",
     install_requires=install_requires,
+    entry_points = {'console_scripts': ['icalendar = icalendar.cli:main']},
     extras_require={
         'test': tests_require
     },
diff --git a/src/icalendar/cli.py b/src/icalendar/cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d7b72f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/icalendar/cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""iCalendar utility"""
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import argparse
+import sys
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from . import Calendar, __version__
+
+
+_template = """Organiser: {organiser}
+Attendees:
+  {attendees}
+Summary: {summary}
+When: {time_from}-{time_to}
+Location: {location}
+Comment: {comment}
+Description:
+
+{description}
+
+"""
+
+
+def _format_name(address):
+    """Retrieve the e-mail and optionally the name from an address.
+
+    :arg vCalAddress address: An address object.
+
+    :returns str: The name and optionally the e-mail address.
+    """
+    if not address:
+        return ''
+
+    email = address.title().split(':')[1]
+    if 'cn' in address.params:
+        return '{} <{}>'.format(address.params['cn'], email)
+
+    return email
+
+
+def _format_attendees(attendees):
+    """Format the list of attendees.
+
+    :arg any attendees: Either a list, a string or a vCalAddress object.
+
+    :returns str: Formatted list of attendees.
+    """
+    if type(attendees) == list:
+        return '\n  '.join(map(_format_name, attendees))
+    return _format_name(attendees)
+
+
+def view(input_handle, output_handle):
+    """Make a human readable summary of an iCalendar file.
+
+    :arg stream handle: Open readable handle to an iCalendar file.
+
+    :returns str: Human readable summary.
+    """
+    cal = Calendar.from_ical(input_handle.read())
+
+    for event in cal.walk('vevent'):
+        output_handle.write(_template.format(
+            organiser=_format_name(event.get('organizer', '')),
+            attendees=_format_attendees(event.get('attendee')),
+            summary=event.get('summary', ''),
+            time_from=datetime.strftime(
+                event.get('dtstart').dt, '%a %d %b %Y %H:%M'),
+            time_to=datetime.strftime(event.get('dtend').dt, '%H:%M'),
+            location=event.get('location', ''),
+            comment=event.get('comment', ''),
+            description=event.get('description', '')).encode('utf-8'))
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main entry point."""
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
+        description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '-v', '--version', action='version',
+        version='{} version {}'.format(parser.prog, __version__))
+
+    # This seems a bit of an overkill now, but we will probably add more
+    # functionality later, e.g., iCalendar to JSON / YAML and vice versa.
+    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest='subcommand')
+
+    subparser = subparsers.add_parser(
+        'view', description=view.__doc__.split('\n\n')[0])
+    subparser.add_argument(
+        'input_handle', metavar='INPUT', type=argparse.FileType('r'),
+        help='iCalendar file')
+    subparser.add_argument(
+        '-o', dest='output_handle', metavar='OUTPUT',
+        type=argparse.FileType('w'), default=sys.stdout,
+        help='output file (default=<stdout>)')
+    subparser.set_defaults(func=view)
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    try:
+        args.func(**{k: v for k, v in vars(args).items()
+            if k not in ('func', 'subcommand')})
+    except ValueError as error:
+        parser.error(error)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()