diff --git a/features/user.feature b/features/user.feature
index 3b8662b308..4ca85cc0c6 100644
--- a/features/user.feature
+++ b/features/user.feature
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ Feature: Manage WordPress users
     Then STDOUT should be a table containing rows:
       | Field | Value |
       | roles |       |
-      
+
   Scenario: Managing user capabilities
     Given a WP install
 
@@ -178,13 +178,13 @@ Feature: Manage WordPress users
       """
       Success: Added 'edit_vip_product' capability for admin (1).
       """
-      
+
     And I run `wp user list-caps 1 | tail -n 1`
     Then STDOUT should be:
       """
       edit_vip_product
       """
-      
+
     And I run `wp user remove-cap 1 edit_vip_product`
     Then STDOUT should be:
       """
@@ -238,3 +238,30 @@ Feature: Manage WordPress users
       """
       testsubscriber
       """
+
+  Scenario: Listing user capabilities
+    Given a WP install
+
+    When I run `wp user create bob bob@gmail.com --role=contributor`
+    And I run `wp user list-caps bob`
+    Then STDOUT should be:
+      """
+      edit_posts
+      read
+      level_1
+      level_0
+      delete_posts
+      contributor
+      """
+
+    And I run `wp user list-caps bob --format=json`
+    Then STDOUT should be:
+      """
+      [{"name":"edit_posts"},{"name":"read"},{"name":"level_1"},{"name":"level_0"},{"name":"delete_posts"},{"name":"contributor"}]
+      """
+
+    And I run `wp user list-caps bob --format=count`
+    Then STDOUT should be:
+      """
+      6
+      """
diff --git a/php/commands/user.php b/php/commands/user.php
index 673cbbe756..4db4b5482f 100644
--- a/php/commands/user.php
+++ b/php/commands/user.php
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ class User_Command extends \WP_CLI\CommandWithDBObject {
 		'roles'
 	);
 
+	private $cap_fields = array(
+		'name'
+	);
+
 	public function __construct() {
 		$this->fetcher = new \WP_CLI\Fetchers\User;
 	}
@@ -645,6 +649,19 @@ public function remove_cap( $args, $assoc_args ) {
 	 * <user>
 	 * : User ID, user email, or login.
 	 *
+	 * [--format=<format>]
+	 * : Render output in a particular format.
+	 * ---
+	 * default: list
+	 * options:
+	 *   - list
+	 *   - table
+	 *   - csv
+	 *   - json
+	 *   - count
+	 *   - yaml
+	 * ---
+	 *
 	 * ## EXAMPLES
 	 *
 	 *     $ wp user list-caps 21
@@ -661,11 +678,32 @@ public function list_caps( $args, $assoc_args ) {
 
 			$user_caps_list = $user->allcaps;
 
+			$active_user_cap_list = array();
+
 			foreach ( $user_caps_list as $cap => $active ) {
 				if ( $active ) {
-					\cli\line( $cap );
+					$active_user_cap_list[] = $cap;
 				}
 			}
+
+			if ( 'list' === $assoc_args['format'] ) {
+				foreach ( $active_user_cap_list as $cap ) {
+					WP_CLI::line( $cap );
+				}
+			}
+			else {
+				$output_caps = array();
+				foreach ( $active_user_cap_list as $cap ) {
+					$output_cap = new stdClass;
+
+					$output_cap->name = $cap;
+
+					$output_caps[] = $output_cap;
+				}
+				$formatter = new \WP_CLI\Formatter( $assoc_args, $this->cap_fields );
+				$formatter->display_items( $output_caps );
+			}
+
 		}
 	}