diff --git a/src/platforms/hosted/platform.c b/src/platforms/hosted/platform.c
index 2b08aed..39567b4 100644
--- a/src/platforms/hosted/platform.c
+++ b/src/platforms/hosted/platform.c
@@ -280,6 +280,15 @@ void platform_init(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (cl_opts.opt_device) {
 		info.bmp_type = BMP_TYPE_BMP;
 	} else if (cl_opts.opt_cable) {
+		if ((!strcmp(cl_opts.opt_cable, "list")) ||
+			(!strcmp(cl_opts.opt_cable, "l"))) {
+			cable_desc_t *cable = &cable_desc[0];
+			DEBUG_WARN("Available cables:\n");
+			for (; cable->name; cable++) {
+				DEBUG_WARN("\t%s\n", cable->name);
+			}
+			exit(0);
+		}
 		/* check for libftdi devices*/
 		res = ftdi_bmp_init(&cl_opts, &info);
 		if (res)
diff --git a/src/platforms/pc/cl_utils.c b/src/platforms/pc/cl_utils.c
index 146510a..1ff350e 100644
--- a/src/platforms/pc/cl_utils.c
+++ b/src/platforms/pc/cl_utils.c
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ static void cl_help(char **argv, BMP_CL_OPTIONS_t *opt)
 	DEBUG_WARN("\t-s \"serial\"\t: Use dongle with (partial) "
 		  "serial number \"serial\"\n");
 	DEBUG_WARN("\t-c \"string\"\t: Use ftdi dongle with type \"string\"\n");
+	DEBUG_WARN("\t\t Use \"list\" to list available cables\n");
 	DEBUG_WARN("Run mode related options:\n");
 	DEBUG_WARN("\tDefault mode is to start the debug server at :2000\n");
 	DEBUG_WARN("\t-j\t\t: Use JTAG. SWD is default.\n");