diff --git a/pkg/cmd/gist/gist.go b/pkg/cmd/gist/gist.go
index ea10a8c40..e47f055db 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/gist/gist.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/gist/gist.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package gist
 
 import (
 	gistCreateCmd "github.com/cli/cli/pkg/cmd/gist/create"
+	gistListCmd "github.com/cli/cli/pkg/cmd/gist/list"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/cmdutil"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ func NewCmdGist(f *cmdutil.Factory) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(gistCreateCmd.NewCmdCreate(f, nil))
+	cmd.AddCommand(gistListCmd.NewCmdList(f, nil))
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/gist/list/http.go b/pkg/cmd/gist/list/http.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e64243977
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/gist/list/http.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package list
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"sort"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/cli/cli/api"
+)
+
+type Gist struct {
+	Description string    `json:"description"`
+	HTMLURL     string    `json:"html_url"`
+	UpdatedAt   time.Time `json:"updated_at"`
+	Public      bool
+}
+
+func listGists(client *http.Client, hostname string, limit int, visibility string) ([]Gist, error) {
+	result := []Gist{}
+
+	query := url.Values{}
+	if visibility == "all" {
+		query.Add("per_page", fmt.Sprintf("%d", limit))
+	} else {
+		query.Add("per_page", "100")
+	}
+
+	apiClient := api.NewClientFromHTTP(client)
+	err := apiClient.REST(hostname, "GET", "gists?"+query.Encode(), nil, &result)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	gists := []Gist{}
+
+	for _, gist := range result {
+		if len(gists) == limit {
+			break
+		}
+		if visibility == "all" || (visibility == "private" && !gist.Public) || (visibility == "public" && gist.Public) {
+			gists = append(gists, gist)
+		}
+	}
+
+	sort.SliceStable(gists, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return gists[i].UpdatedAt.After(gists[j].UpdatedAt)
+	})
+
+	return gists, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/gist/list/list.go b/pkg/cmd/gist/list/list.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf59497f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/gist/list/list.go
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+package list
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/cli/cli/internal/ghinstance"
+	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/cmdutil"
+	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/iostreams"
+	"github.com/cli/cli/utils"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+type ListOptions struct {
+	IO         *iostreams.IOStreams
+	HttpClient func() (*http.Client, error)
+
+	Limit      int
+	Visibility string // all, secret, public
+}
+
+func NewCmdList(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*ListOptions) error) *cobra.Command {
+	opts := &ListOptions{
+		IO:         f.IOStreams,
+		HttpClient: f.HttpClient,
+	}
+
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "list",
+		Short: "List your gists",
+		Args:  cobra.NoArgs,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if opts.Limit < 1 {
+				return &cmdutil.FlagError{Err: fmt.Errorf("invalid limit: %v", opts.Limit)}
+			}
+
+			pub := cmd.Flags().Changed("public")
+			priv := cmd.Flags().Changed("private")
+
+			opts.Visibility = "all"
+			if pub && !priv {
+				opts.Visibility = "public"
+			} else if priv && !pub {
+				opts.Visibility = "private"
+			}
+
+			if runF != nil {
+				return runF(opts)
+			}
+
+			return listRun(opts)
+		},
+	}
+
+	cmd.Flags().IntVarP(&opts.Limit, "limit", "L", 10, "Maximum number of gists to fetch")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("public", false, "Show only public gists")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("private", false, "Show only private gists")
+
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func listRun(opts *ListOptions) error {
+	client, err := opts.HttpClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	gists, err := listGists(client, ghinstance.OverridableDefault(), opts.Limit, opts.Visibility)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cs := opts.IO.ColorScheme()
+
+	tp := utils.NewTablePrinter(opts.IO)
+
+	for _, gist := range gists {
+		// TODO i was getting confusing results with table printer's truncation
+		description := gist.Description
+		if len(description) > 40 {
+			description = description[0:37] + "..."
+		}
+
+		tp.AddField(description, nil, cs.Bold)
+		tp.AddField(gist.HTMLURL, nil, nil)
+		tp.EndRow()
+	}
+
+	return tp.Render()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/gist/list/list_test.go b/pkg/cmd/gist/list/list_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03266cdf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/gist/list/list_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package list
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/cmdutil"
+	"github.com/google/shlex"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestNewCmdList(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		cli   string
+		wants ListOptions
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "no arguments",
+			cli:  "",
+			wants: ListOptions{
+				Limit:      10,
+				Visibility: "all",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "public",
+			cli:  "--public",
+			wants: ListOptions{
+				Limit:      10,
+				Visibility: "public",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "private",
+			cli:  "--private",
+			wants: ListOptions{
+				Limit:      10,
+				Visibility: "private",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "public and private",
+			cli:  "--private --public",
+			wants: ListOptions{
+				Limit:      10,
+				Visibility: "all",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "limit",
+			cli:  "--limit 30",
+			wants: ListOptions{
+				Limit:      30,
+				Visibility: "all",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			f := &cmdutil.Factory{}
+
+			argv, err := shlex.Split(tt.cli)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+			var gotOpts *ListOptions
+			cmd := NewCmdList(f, func(opts *ListOptions) error {
+				gotOpts = opts
+				return nil
+			})
+			cmd.SetArgs(argv)
+			cmd.SetIn(&bytes.Buffer{})
+			cmd.SetOut(&bytes.Buffer{})
+			cmd.SetErr(&bytes.Buffer{})
+
+			_, err = cmd.ExecuteC()
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.wants.Visibility, gotOpts.Visibility)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.wants.Limit, gotOpts.Limit)
+		})
+	}
+}