diff --git a/command/jsonprovider/attribute.go b/command/jsonprovider/attribute.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbdd4590e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/jsonprovider/attribute.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package jsonprovider
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/configs/configschema"
+)
+
+type attribute struct {
+	AttributeType json.RawMessage `json:"type,omitempty"`
+	Description   string          `json:"description,omitempty"`
+	Required      bool            `json:"required,omitempty"`
+	Optional      bool            `json:"optional,omitempty"`
+	Computed      bool            `json:"computed,omitempty"`
+	Sensitive     bool            `json:"sensitive,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func marshalAttribute(attr *configschema.Attribute) *attribute {
+	// we're not concerned about errors because at this point the schema has
+	// already been checked and re-checked.
+	attrTy, _ := attr.Type.MarshalJSON()
+
+	return &attribute{
+		AttributeType: attrTy,
+		Description:   attr.Description,
+		Required:      attr.Required,
+		Optional:      attr.Optional,
+		Computed:      attr.Computed,
+		Sensitive:     attr.Sensitive,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/command/jsonprovider/attribute_test.go b/command/jsonprovider/attribute_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e2d92f07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/jsonprovider/attribute_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package jsonprovider
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/configs/configschema"
+)
+
+func TestMarshalAttribute(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		Input *configschema.Attribute
+		Want  *attribute
+	}{
+		{
+			&configschema.Attribute{Type: cty.String, Optional: true, Computed: true},
+			&attribute{
+				AttributeType: json.RawMessage(`"string"`),
+				Optional:      true,
+				Computed:      true,
+			},
+		},
+		{ // collection types look a little odd.
+			&configschema.Attribute{Type: cty.Map(cty.String), Optional: true, Computed: true},
+			&attribute{
+				AttributeType: json.RawMessage(`["map","string"]`),
+				Optional:      true,
+				Computed:      true,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		got := marshalAttribute(test.Input)
+		if !cmp.Equal(got, test.Want) {
+			t.Fatalf("wrong result:\n %v\n", cmp.Diff(got, test.Want))
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/command/jsonprovider/block.go b/command/jsonprovider/block.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c12fc90b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/jsonprovider/block.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package jsonprovider
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/configs/configschema"
+)
+
+type block struct {
+	Attributes map[string]*attribute `json:"attributes,omitempty"`
+	BlockTypes map[string]*blockType `json:"block_types,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type blockType struct {
+	NestingMode string `json:"nesting_mode,omitempty"`
+	Block       *block `json:"block,omitempty"`
+	MinItems    uint64 `json:"min_items,omitempty"`
+	MaxItems    uint64 `json:"max_items,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func marshalBlockTypes(nestedBlock *configschema.NestedBlock) *blockType {
+	if nestedBlock == nil {
+		return &blockType{}
+	}
+	ret := &blockType{
+		Block:    marshalBlock(&nestedBlock.Block),
+		MinItems: uint64(nestedBlock.MinItems),
+		MaxItems: uint64(nestedBlock.MaxItems),
+	}
+
+	switch nestedBlock.Nesting {
+	case configschema.NestingSingle:
+		ret.NestingMode = "single"
+	case configschema.NestingList:
+		ret.NestingMode = "list"
+	case configschema.NestingSet:
+		ret.NestingMode = "set"
+	case configschema.NestingMap:
+		ret.NestingMode = "map"
+	default:
+		ret.NestingMode = "invalid"
+	}
+	return ret
+}
+
+func marshalBlock(configBlock *configschema.Block) *block {
+	if configBlock == nil {
+		return &block{}
+	}
+
+	var ret block
+	if len(configBlock.Attributes) > 0 {
+		attrs := make(map[string]*attribute, len(configBlock.Attributes))
+		for k, attr := range configBlock.Attributes {
+			attrs[k] = marshalAttribute(attr)
+		}
+		ret.Attributes = attrs
+	}
+
+	if len(configBlock.BlockTypes) > 0 {
+		blockTypes := make(map[string]*blockType, len(configBlock.BlockTypes))
+		for k, bt := range configBlock.BlockTypes {
+			blockTypes[k] = marshalBlockTypes(bt)
+		}
+		ret.BlockTypes = blockTypes
+	}
+
+	return &ret
+}
diff --git a/command/jsonprovider/block_test.go b/command/jsonprovider/block_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59841499a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/jsonprovider/block_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package jsonprovider
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/configs/configschema"
+)
+
+func TestMarshalBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		Input *configschema.Block
+		Want  *block
+	}{
+		{
+			nil,
+			&block{},
+		},
+		{
+			Input: &configschema.Block{
+				Attributes: map[string]*configschema.Attribute{
+					"id":  {Type: cty.String, Optional: true, Computed: true},
+					"ami": {Type: cty.String, Optional: true},
+				},
+				BlockTypes: map[string]*configschema.NestedBlock{
+					"network_interface": {
+						Nesting: configschema.NestingList,
+						Block: configschema.Block{
+							Attributes: map[string]*configschema.Attribute{
+								"device_index": {Type: cty.String, Optional: true},
+								"description":  {Type: cty.String, Optional: true},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			Want: &block{
+				Attributes: map[string]*attribute{
+					"ami": {AttributeType: json.RawMessage(`"string"`), Optional: true},
+					"id":  {AttributeType: json.RawMessage(`"string"`), Optional: true, Computed: true},
+				},
+				BlockTypes: map[string]*blockType{
+					"network_interface": {
+						NestingMode: "list",
+						Block: &block{
+							Attributes: map[string]*attribute{
+								"description":  {AttributeType: json.RawMessage(`"string"`), Optional: true},
+								"device_index": {AttributeType: json.RawMessage(`"string"`), Optional: true},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		got := marshalBlock(test.Input)
+		if !cmp.Equal(got, test.Want) {
+			t.Fatalf("wrong result:\n %v\n", cmp.Diff(got, test.Want))
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/command/jsonprovider/doc.go b/command/jsonprovider/doc.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7be0ade9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/jsonprovider/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// Package jsonprovider contains types and functions to marshal terraform
+// provider schemas into a json formatted output.
+package jsonprovider
diff --git a/command/jsonprovider/provider.go b/command/jsonprovider/provider.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cdadbf408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/jsonprovider/provider.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package jsonprovider
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+)
+
+// FormatVersion represents the version of the json format and will be
+// incremented for any change to this format that requires changes to a
+// consuming parser.
+const FormatVersion = "0.1"
+
+// providers is the top-level object returned when exporting provider schemas
+type providers struct {
+	FormatVersion string              `json:"format_version"`
+	Schemas       map[string]Provider `json:"provider_schemas"`
+}
+
+type Provider struct {
+	Provider          *schema            `json:"provider,omitempty"`
+	ResourceSchemas   map[string]*schema `json:"resource_schemas,omitempty"`
+	DataSourceSchemas map[string]*schema `json:"data_source_schemas,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func newProviders() *providers {
+	schemas := make(map[string]Provider)
+	return &providers{
+		FormatVersion: FormatVersion,
+		Schemas:       schemas,
+	}
+}
+
+func Marshal(s *terraform.Schemas) ([]byte, error) {
+	if len(s.Providers) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	providers := newProviders()
+
+	for k, v := range s.Providers {
+		providers.Schemas[k] = marshalProvider(v)
+	}
+
+	// add some polish for the human consumers
+	ret, err := json.MarshalIndent(providers, "", "  ")
+	return ret, err
+}
+
+func marshalProvider(tps *terraform.ProviderSchema) Provider {
+	if tps == nil {
+		return Provider{}
+	}
+
+	var ps *schema
+	var rs, ds map[string]*schema
+
+	if tps.Provider != nil {
+		ps = marshalSchema(tps.Provider)
+	}
+
+	if tps.ResourceTypes != nil {
+		rs = marshalSchemas(tps.ResourceTypes, tps.ResourceTypeSchemaVersions)
+	}
+
+	if tps.DataSources != nil {
+		ds = marshalSchemas(tps.DataSources, tps.ResourceTypeSchemaVersions)
+	}
+
+	return Provider{
+		Provider:          ps,
+		ResourceSchemas:   rs,
+		DataSourceSchemas: ds,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/command/jsonprovider/provider_test.go b/command/jsonprovider/provider_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57ca05bb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/jsonprovider/provider_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+package jsonprovider
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/configs/configschema"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+)
+
+func TestMarshalProvider(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		Input *terraform.ProviderSchema
+		Want  Provider
+	}{
+		{
+			nil,
+			Provider{},
+		},
+		{
+			testProvider(),
+			Provider{
+				Provider: &schema{
+					Block: &block{
+						Attributes: map[string]*attribute{
+							"region": {
+								AttributeType: json.RawMessage(`"string"`),
+								Required:      true,
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				ResourceSchemas: map[string]*schema{
+					"test_instance": {
+						Version: 42,
+						Block: &block{
+							Attributes: map[string]*attribute{
+								"id": {
+									AttributeType: json.RawMessage(`"string"`),
+									Optional:      true,
+									Computed:      true,
+								},
+								"ami": {
+									AttributeType: json.RawMessage(`"string"`),
+									Optional:      true,
+								},
+							},
+							BlockTypes: map[string]*blockType{
+								"network_interface": {
+									Block: &block{
+										Attributes: map[string]*attribute{
+											"device_index": {
+												AttributeType: json.RawMessage(`"string"`),
+												Optional:      true,
+											},
+											"description": {
+												AttributeType: json.RawMessage(`"string"`),
+												Optional:      true,
+											},
+										},
+									},
+									NestingMode: "list",
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				DataSourceSchemas: map[string]*schema{
+					"test_data_source": {
+						Version: 3,
+						Block: &block{
+							Attributes: map[string]*attribute{
+								"id": {
+									AttributeType: json.RawMessage(`"string"`),
+									Optional:      true,
+									Computed:      true,
+								},
+								"ami": {
+									AttributeType: json.RawMessage(`"string"`),
+									Optional:      true,
+								},
+							},
+							BlockTypes: map[string]*blockType{
+								"network_interface": {
+									Block: &block{
+										Attributes: map[string]*attribute{
+											"device_index": {
+												AttributeType: json.RawMessage(`"string"`),
+												Optional:      true,
+											},
+											"description": {
+												AttributeType: json.RawMessage(`"string"`),
+												Optional:      true,
+											},
+										},
+									},
+									NestingMode: "list",
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		got := marshalProvider(test.Input)
+		if !cmp.Equal(got, test.Want) {
+			t.Fatalf("wrong result:\n %v\n", cmp.Diff(got, test.Want))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func testProviders() *terraform.Schemas {
+	return &terraform.Schemas{
+		Providers: map[string]*terraform.ProviderSchema{
+			"test": testProvider(),
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func testProvider() *terraform.ProviderSchema {
+	return &terraform.ProviderSchema{
+		Provider: &configschema.Block{
+			Attributes: map[string]*configschema.Attribute{
+				"region": {Type: cty.String, Required: true},
+			},
+		},
+		ResourceTypes: map[string]*configschema.Block{
+			"test_instance": {
+				Attributes: map[string]*configschema.Attribute{
+					"id":  {Type: cty.String, Optional: true, Computed: true},
+					"ami": {Type: cty.String, Optional: true},
+				},
+				BlockTypes: map[string]*configschema.NestedBlock{
+					"network_interface": {
+						Nesting: configschema.NestingList,
+						Block: configschema.Block{
+							Attributes: map[string]*configschema.Attribute{
+								"device_index": {Type: cty.String, Optional: true},
+								"description":  {Type: cty.String, Optional: true},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		DataSources: map[string]*configschema.Block{
+			"test_data_source": {
+				Attributes: map[string]*configschema.Attribute{
+					"id":  {Type: cty.String, Optional: true, Computed: true},
+					"ami": {Type: cty.String, Optional: true},
+				},
+				BlockTypes: map[string]*configschema.NestedBlock{
+					"network_interface": {
+						Nesting: configschema.NestingList,
+						Block: configschema.Block{
+							Attributes: map[string]*configschema.Attribute{
+								"device_index": {Type: cty.String, Optional: true},
+								"description":  {Type: cty.String, Optional: true},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+
+		ResourceTypeSchemaVersions: map[string]uint64{
+			"test_instance":    42,
+			"test_data_source": 3,
+		},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/command/jsonprovider/schema.go b/command/jsonprovider/schema.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc9e30ce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/jsonprovider/schema.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package jsonprovider
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/configs/configschema"
+)
+
+type schema struct {
+	Version uint64 `json:"version"`
+	Block   *block `json:"block,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// marshalSchema is a convenience wrapper around mashalBlock. Schema version
+// should be set by the caller.
+func marshalSchema(block *configschema.Block) *schema {
+	if block == nil {
+		return &schema{}
+	}
+
+	var ret schema
+	ret.Block = marshalBlock(block)
+
+	return &ret
+}
+
+func marshalSchemas(blocks map[string]*configschema.Block, rVersions map[string]uint64) map[string]*schema {
+	if blocks == nil {
+		return map[string]*schema{}
+	}
+	ret := make(map[string]*schema, len(blocks))
+	for k, v := range blocks {
+		ret[k] = marshalSchema(v)
+		version, ok := rVersions[k]
+		if ok {
+			ret[k].Version = version
+		}
+	}
+	return ret
+}
diff --git a/command/jsonprovider/schema_test.go b/command/jsonprovider/schema_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4939d7d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/jsonprovider/schema_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package jsonprovider
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/configs/configschema"
+)
+
+func TestMarshalSchemas(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		Input    map[string]*configschema.Block
+		Versions map[string]uint64
+		Want     map[string]*schema
+	}{
+		{
+			nil,
+			map[string]uint64{},
+			map[string]*schema{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		got := marshalSchemas(test.Input, test.Versions)
+		if !cmp.Equal(got, test.Want) {
+			t.Fatalf("wrong result:\n %v\n", cmp.Diff(got, test.Want))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMarshalSchema(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := map[string]struct {
+		Input *configschema.Block
+		Want  *schema
+	}{
+		"nil_block": {
+			nil,
+			&schema{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		got := marshalSchema(test.Input)
+		if !cmp.Equal(got, test.Want) {
+			t.Fatalf("wrong result:\n %v\n", cmp.Diff(got, test.Want))
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/command/providers_schema.go b/command/providers_schema.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b18e413c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/providers_schema.go
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/backend"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/command/jsonprovider"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/tfdiags"
+)
+
+// ProvidersCommand is a Command implementation that prints out information
+// about the providers used in the current configuration/state.
+type ProvidersSchemaCommand struct {
+	Meta
+}
+
+func (c *ProvidersSchemaCommand) Help() string {
+	return providersSchemaCommandHelp
+}
+
+func (c *ProvidersSchemaCommand) Synopsis() string {
+	return "Prints the schemas of the providers used in the configuration"
+}
+
+func (c *ProvidersSchemaCommand) Run(args []string) int {
+	args, err := c.Meta.process(args, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("providers schema")
+	var jsonOutput bool
+	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&jsonOutput, "json", false, "produce JSON output")
+
+	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
+	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	if !jsonOutput {
+		c.Ui.Error(
+			"The `terraform providers schema` command requires the `-json` flag.\n")
+		cmdFlags.Usage()
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	var diags tfdiags.Diagnostics
+
+	// Load the backend
+	b, backendDiags := c.Backend(nil)
+	diags = diags.Append(backendDiags)
+	if backendDiags.HasErrors() {
+		c.showDiagnostics(diags)
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	// We require a local backend
+	local, ok := b.(backend.Local)
+	if !ok {
+		c.showDiagnostics(diags) // in case of any warnings in here
+		c.Ui.Error(ErrUnsupportedLocalOp)
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	// we expect that the config dir is the cwd
+	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error getting cwd: %s", err))
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	// Build the operation
+	opReq := c.Operation(b)
+	opReq.ConfigDir = cwd
+	opReq.ConfigLoader, err = c.initConfigLoader()
+	if err != nil {
+		diags = diags.Append(err)
+		c.showDiagnostics(diags)
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	// Get the context
+	ctx, _, ctxDiags := local.Context(opReq)
+	diags = diags.Append(ctxDiags)
+	if ctxDiags.HasErrors() {
+		c.showDiagnostics(diags)
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	schemas := ctx.Schemas()
+	jsonSchemas, err := jsonprovider.Marshal(schemas)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to marshal provider schemas to json: %s", err))
+		return 1
+	}
+	c.Ui.Output(string(jsonSchemas))
+
+	return 0
+}
+
+const providersSchemaCommandHelp = `
+Usage: terraform providers schemas -json
+
+  Prints out a json representation of the schemas for all providers used 
+  in the current configuration.
+`
diff --git a/command/providers_schema_test.go b/command/providers_schema_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78bbd2df8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/providers_schema_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/copy"
+)
+
+func TestProvidersSchema_error(t *testing.T) {
+	ui := new(cli.MockUi)
+	c := &ProvidersSchemaCommand{
+		Meta: Meta{
+			testingOverrides: metaOverridesForProvider(testProvider()),
+			Ui:               ui,
+		},
+	}
+
+	if code := c.Run(nil); code != 1 {
+		fmt.Println(ui.OutputWriter.String())
+		t.Fatalf("expected error: \n%s", ui.OutputWriter.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProvidersSchema_output(t *testing.T) {
+	// there's only one test at this time. This can be refactored to have
+	// multiple test cases in individual directories as needed.
+	inputDir := "test-fixtures/providers-schema"
+	td := tempDir(t)
+	copy.CopyDir(inputDir, td)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(td)
+	defer testChdir(t, td)()
+
+	p := showFixtureProvider()
+	ui := new(cli.MockUi)
+	m := Meta{
+		testingOverrides: metaOverridesForProvider(p),
+		Ui:               ui,
+	}
+
+	// `terrafrom init`
+	ic := &InitCommand{
+		Meta: m,
+		providerInstaller: &mockProviderInstaller{
+			Providers: map[string][]string{
+				"test": []string{"1.2.3"},
+			},
+			Dir: m.pluginDir(),
+		},
+	}
+	if code := ic.Run([]string{}); code != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("init failed\n%s", ui.ErrorWriter)
+	}
+
+	// flush the init output from the mock ui
+	ui.OutputWriter.Reset()
+
+	// `terraform provider schemas` command
+	pc := &ProvidersSchemaCommand{Meta: m}
+	if code := pc.Run([]string{"-json"}); code != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("wrong exit status %d; want 0\nstderr: %s", code, ui.ErrorWriter.String())
+	}
+	var got, want providerSchemas
+
+	gotString := ui.OutputWriter.String()
+	json.Unmarshal([]byte(gotString), &got)
+
+	wantFile, err := os.Open("output.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+	defer wantFile.Close()
+	byteValue, err := ioutil.ReadAll(wantFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+	json.Unmarshal([]byte(byteValue), &want)
+
+	if !cmp.Equal(got, want) {
+		fmt.Println(gotString)
+		t.Fatalf("wrong result:\n %v\n", cmp.Diff(got, want))
+	}
+
+}
+
+type providerSchemas struct {
+	FormatVersion string                    `json:"format_version"`
+	Schemas       map[string]providerSchema `json:"provider_schemas"`
+}
+
+type providerSchema struct {
+	Provider          interface{}            `json:"provider,omitempty"`
+	ResourceSchemas   map[string]interface{} `json:"resource_schemas,omitempty"`
+	DataSourceSchemas map[string]interface{} `json:"data_source_schemas,omitempty"`
+}
diff --git a/command/test-fixtures/providers-schema/output.json b/command/test-fixtures/providers-schema/output.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53424e022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/test-fixtures/providers-schema/output.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+    "format_version": "0.1",
+    "provider_schemas": {
+        "test": {
+            "resource_schemas": {
+                "test_instance": {
+                    "version": 0,
+                    "block": {
+                        "attributes": {
+                            "ami": {
+                                "type": "string",
+                                "optional": true
+                            },
+                            "id": {
+                                "type": "string",
+                                "optional": true,
+                                "computed": true
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/command/test-fixtures/providers-schema/provider.tf b/command/test-fixtures/providers-schema/provider.tf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06e511104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/test-fixtures/providers-schema/provider.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+provider "test" {
+
+}
diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index ac4ca02b0..002409367 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -186,6 +186,12 @@ func initCommands(config *Config, services *disco.Disco) {
 			}, nil
 		},
 
+		"providers schema": func() (cli.Command, error) {
+			return &command.ProvidersSchemaCommand{
+				Meta: meta,
+			}, nil
+		},
+
 		"push": func() (cli.Command, error) {
 			return &command.PushCommand{
 				Meta: meta,