diff --git a/Sources/ContainerCommands/Image/ImageCommand.swift b/Sources/ContainerCommands/Image/ImageCommand.swift
index 9c94bd46a..08da41efd 100644
--- a/Sources/ContainerCommands/Image/ImageCommand.swift
+++ b/Sources/ContainerCommands/Image/ImageCommand.swift
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ extension Application {
                 ImagePush.self,
                 ImageSave.self,
                 ImageTag.self,
+                ImageTree.self,
             ],
             aliases: ["i"]
         )
diff --git a/Sources/ContainerCommands/Image/ImageTree.swift b/Sources/ContainerCommands/Image/ImageTree.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0035d0d20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/ContainerCommands/Image/ImageTree.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+// Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. and the container project authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//   https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+import ArgumentParser
+import ContainerAPIClient
+import ContainerResource
+import Containerization
+import ContainerizationOCI
+import Foundation
+
+extension Application {
+    public struct ImageTree: AsyncLoggableCommand {
+        public init() {}
+        public static let configuration = CommandConfiguration(
+            commandName: "tree",
+            abstract: "Show images in a tree view based on parent-child relationships",
+            aliases: ["tr"]
+        )
+
+        @Flag(name: .shortAndLong, help: "Show image sizes")
+        var size = false
+
+        @OptionGroup
+        public var logOptions: Flags.Logging
+
+        public mutating func run() async throws {
+            let containerSystemConfig: ContainerSystemConfig = try await Application.loadContainerSystemConfig()
+            
+            var images = try await ClientImage.list().filter { img in
+                !Utility.isInfraImage(name: img.reference, builderImage: containerSystemConfig.build.image, initImage: containerSystemConfig.vminit.image)
+            }
+            images.sort { $0.reference < $1.reference }
+            
+            let resources = try await Self.buildResources(images: images, containerSystemConfig: containerSystemConfig)
+            
+            // Build tree
+            let rootNodes = buildTree(from: resources)
+            
+            // Print tree
+            if rootNodes.isEmpty {
+                return
+            }
+            
+            for node in rootNodes {
+                // Determine root print style. The root doesn't have the ├── marker
+                printRootNode(node)
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static func buildResources(images: [ClientImage], containerSystemConfig: ContainerSystemConfig) async throws -> [ImageResource] {
+            var resources: [ImageResource] = []
+            for image in images {
+                resources.append(
+                    try await image.toImageResource(containerSystemConfig: containerSystemConfig)
+                )
+            }
+            return resources
+        }
+        
+        private class Node {
+            let resource: ImageResource
+            let allDiffIDs: [[String]]
+            let displaySize: String
+            var children: [Node] = []
+            
+            init(resource: ImageResource, allDiffIDs: [[String]], displaySize: String) {
+                self.resource = resource
+                self.allDiffIDs = allDiffIDs
+                self.displaySize = displaySize
+            }
+        }
+        
+        private func buildTree(from resources: [ImageResource]) -> [Node] {
+            let formatter = ByteCountFormatter()
+            var nodes: [Node] = []
+            
+            for resource in resources {
+                let allDiffIDs = resource.variants.map { $0.config.rootfs.diffIDs }
+                let totalSize = resource.variants.reduce(Int64(0)) { $0 + $1.size }
+                let sizeStr = formatter.string(fromByteCount: totalSize)
+                nodes.append(Node(resource: resource, allDiffIDs: allDiffIDs, displaySize: sizeStr))
+            }
+            
+            // Sort nodes by the minimum diffID count across all variants (parents have fewer layers)
+            nodes.sort { lhs, rhs in
+                let lhsMin = lhs.allDiffIDs.map(\.count).min() ?? 0
+                let rhsMin = rhs.allDiffIDs.map(\.count).min() ?? 0
+                return lhsMin < rhsMin
+            }
+            
+            var roots: [Node] = []
+            
+            for node in nodes {
+                var foundParent = false
+                // Build a flat list of all placed nodes, sorted by most layers first (deepest match wins)
+                let candidates = roots.flatMap { getAllNodes(in: $0) }
+                    .sorted { lhs, rhs in
+                        let lhsMax = lhs.allDiffIDs.map(\.count).max() ?? 0
+                        let rhsMax = rhs.allDiffIDs.map(\.count).max() ?? 0
+                        return lhsMax > rhsMax
+                    }
+                
+                for potentialParent in candidates {
+                    if isPrefixOfAny(potentialParent.allDiffIDs, of: node.allDiffIDs) {
+                        potentialParent.children.append(node)
+                        foundParent = true
+                        break
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                if !foundParent {
+                    roots.append(node)
+                }
+            }
+            
+            // Sort roots and children alphabetically
+            roots.sort { $0.resource.displayReference < $1.resource.displayReference }
+            for root in roots {
+                sortChildren(of: root)
+            }
+            
+            return roots
+        }
+        
+        private func getAllNodes(in root: Node) -> [Node] {
+            var result = [root]
+            for child in root.children {
+                result.append(contentsOf: getAllNodes(in: child))
+            }
+            return result
+        }
+        
+        private func sortChildren(of node: Node) {
+            node.children.sort { $0.resource.displayReference < $1.resource.displayReference }
+            for child in node.children {
+                sortChildren(of: child)
+            }
+        }
+        
+        private func isPrefixOfAny(_ parentDiffIDsList: [[String]], of childDiffIDsList: [[String]]) -> Bool {
+            for parentDiffIDs in parentDiffIDsList {
+                for childDiffIDs in childDiffIDsList {
+                    if isPrefix(parentDiffIDs, of: childDiffIDs) {
+                        return true
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            return false
+        }
+        
+        private func isPrefix(_ prefix: [String], of full: [String]) -> Bool {
+            guard prefix.count < full.count && prefix.count > 0 else { return false }
+            for i in 0..<prefix.count {
+                if prefix[i] != full[i] {
+                    return false
+                }
+            }
+            return true
+        }
+        
+        private func printRootNode(_ node: Node) {
+            var line = node.resource.displayReference
+            if size {
+                line += " (\(node.displaySize))"
+            }
+            print(line)
+            
+            for (index, child) in node.children.enumerated() {
+                printNode(child, prefix: "", isLast: index == node.children.count - 1)
+            }
+        }
+        
+        private func printNode(_ node: Node, prefix: String, isLast: Bool) {
+            let marker = isLast ? "└── " : "├── "
+            var line = prefix + marker + node.resource.displayReference
+            if size {
+                line += " (\(node.displaySize))"
+            }
+            print(line)
+            
+            let childPrefix = prefix + (isLast ? "    " : "│   ")
+            for (index, child) in node.children.enumerated() {
+                printNode(child, prefix: childPrefix, isLast: index == node.children.count - 1)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}