diff --git a/docs/manpages/nfdc-route.rst b/docs/manpages/nfdc-route.rst
index 0c2f0e0..8ae5bc6 100644
--- a/docs/manpages/nfdc-route.rst
+++ b/docs/manpages/nfdc-route.rst
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-| nfdc route [list]
-| nfdc fib [list]
+| nfdc route [list [[nexthop] <FACEID|FACEURI>] [origin <ORIGIN>]]
+| nfdc route show [prefix] <PREFIX>
 | nfdc route add [prefix] <PREFIX> [nexthop] <FACEID|FACEURI> [origin <ORIGIN>] [cost <COST>]
 |   [no-inherit] [capture] [expires <EXPIRATION-MILLIS>]
-| nfdc unregister [-o <ORIGIN>] <PREFIX> <FACEID>
+| nfdc route remove [prefix] <PREFIX> [nexthop] <FACEID|FACEURI> [origin <ORIGIN>]
+| nfdc fib [list]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -17,10 +18,9 @@
 A route contains a name prefix, a nexthop face, the origin, a cost, and a set of route inheritance flags;
 refer to NFD Management protocol for more information.
 
-The **nfdc route list** command shows a list of routes in the RIB.
+The **nfdc route list** command lists RIB routes, optionally filtered by nexthop and origin.
 
-The **nfdc fib list** command shows the forwarding information base (FIB),
-which is calculated from RIB routes and used directly by NFD forwarding.
+The **nfdc route show** command shows RIB routes at a specified name prefix.
 
 The **nfdc route add** command requests to add a route.
 If a route with the same prefix, nexthop, and origin already exists,
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 
 The **nfdc route remove** command removes a route with matching prefix, nexthop, and origin.
 
+The **nfdc fib list** command shows the forwarding information base (FIB),
+which is calculated from RIB routes and used directly by NFD forwarding.
+
 OPTIONS
 -------
 <PREFIX>
@@ -77,6 +80,8 @@
 
 5: Ambiguous: multiple matching faces are found (**nfdc route add** only)
 
+6: Route not found (**nfdc route list** and **nfdc route show** only)
+
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 nfd(1), nfdc(1)
diff --git a/tests/tools/nfdc/rib-module.t.cpp b/tests/tools/nfdc/rib-module.t.cpp
index 2cdc21d..0c5bc31 100644
--- a/tests/tools/nfdc/rib-module.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/tools/nfdc/rib-module.t.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,158 @@
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Nfdc)
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(TestRibModule, StatusFixture<RibModule>)
 
+class RouteListFixture : public ExecuteCommandFixture
+{
+protected:
+  bool
+  respondRibDataset(const Interest& interest)
+  {
+    if (!Name("/localhost/nfd/rib/list").isPrefixOf(interest.getName())) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    RibEntry entry1;
+    entry1.setName("/5BBmTevRJ");
+    entry1.addRoute(Route()
+                      .setFaceId(6720)
+                      .setOrigin(ndn::nfd::ROUTE_ORIGIN_CLIENT)
+                      .setCost(2956)
+                      .setFlags(ndn::nfd::ROUTE_FLAG_CHILD_INHERIT | ndn::nfd::ROUTE_FLAG_CAPTURE)
+                      .setExpirationPeriod(time::milliseconds(29950035)));
+    entry1.addRoute(Route()
+                      .setFaceId(6720)
+                      .setOrigin(ndn::nfd::ROUTE_ORIGIN_STATIC)
+                      .setCost(425)
+                      .setFlags(ndn::nfd::ROUTE_FLAGS_NONE));
+    entry1.addRoute(Route()
+                      .setFaceId(8599)
+                      .setOrigin(ndn::nfd::ROUTE_ORIGIN_STATIC)
+                      .setCost(9140)
+                      .setFlags(ndn::nfd::ROUTE_FLAG_CHILD_INHERIT));
+
+    RibEntry entry2;
+    entry2.setName("/aDPTKCio");
+    entry2.addRoute(Route()
+                      .setFaceId(31066)
+                      .setOrigin(ndn::nfd::ROUTE_ORIGIN_CLIENT)
+                      .setCost(4617)
+                      .setFlags(ndn::nfd::ROUTE_FLAG_CAPTURE));
+
+    this->sendDataset(interest.getName(), entry1, entry2);
+    return true;
+  }
+};
+
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(ListShowCommand, RouteListFixture)
+
+const std::string NOFILTER_OUTPUT = std::string(R"TEXT(
+prefix=/5BBmTevRJ nexthop=6720 origin=65 cost=2956 flags=child-inherit|capture expires=29950s
+prefix=/5BBmTevRJ nexthop=6720 origin=255 cost=425 flags=none expires=never
+prefix=/5BBmTevRJ nexthop=8599 origin=255 cost=9140 flags=child-inherit expires=never
+prefix=/aDPTKCio nexthop=31066 origin=65 cost=4617 flags=capture expires=never
+)TEXT").substr(1);
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ListNoFilter)
+{
+  this->processInterest = [this] (const Interest& interest) {
+    BOOST_CHECK(this->respondRibDataset(interest));
+  };
+
+  this->execute("route");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(exitCode, 0);
+  BOOST_CHECK(out.is_equal(NOFILTER_OUTPUT));
+  BOOST_CHECK(err.is_empty());
+}
+
+const std::string NEXTHOP_OUTPUT = std::string(R"TEXT(
+prefix=/5BBmTevRJ nexthop=6720 origin=65 cost=2956 flags=child-inherit|capture expires=29950s
+prefix=/5BBmTevRJ nexthop=6720 origin=255 cost=425 flags=none expires=never
+prefix=/aDPTKCio nexthop=31066 origin=65 cost=4617 flags=capture expires=never
+)TEXT").substr(1);
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ListByNexthop)
+{
+  this->processInterest = [this] (const Interest& interest) {
+    BOOST_CHECK(this->respondFaceQuery(interest) || this->respondRibDataset(interest));
+  };
+
+  this->execute("route list udp4://225.131.75.231:56363");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(exitCode, 0);
+  BOOST_CHECK(out.is_equal(NEXTHOP_OUTPUT));
+  BOOST_CHECK(err.is_empty());
+}
+
+const std::string ORIGIN_OUTPUT = std::string(R"TEXT(
+prefix=/5BBmTevRJ nexthop=6720 origin=255 cost=425 flags=none expires=never
+prefix=/5BBmTevRJ nexthop=8599 origin=255 cost=9140 flags=child-inherit expires=never
+)TEXT").substr(1);
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ListByOrigin)
+{
+  this->processInterest = [this] (const Interest& interest) {
+    BOOST_CHECK(this->respondRibDataset(interest));
+  };
+
+  this->execute("route list origin 255");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(exitCode, 0);
+  BOOST_CHECK(out.is_equal(ORIGIN_OUTPUT));
+  BOOST_CHECK(err.is_empty());
+}
+
+const std::string PREFIX_OUTPUT = std::string(R"TEXT(
+prefix=/5BBmTevRJ nexthop=6720 origin=65 cost=2956 flags=child-inherit|capture expires=29950s
+prefix=/5BBmTevRJ nexthop=6720 origin=255 cost=425 flags=none expires=never
+prefix=/5BBmTevRJ nexthop=8599 origin=255 cost=9140 flags=child-inherit expires=never
+)TEXT").substr(1);
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ShowByPrefix)
+{
+  this->processInterest = [this] (const Interest& interest) {
+    BOOST_CHECK(this->respondRibDataset(interest));
+  };
+
+  this->execute("route show 5BBmTevRJ");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(exitCode, 0);
+  BOOST_CHECK(out.is_equal(PREFIX_OUTPUT));
+  BOOST_CHECK(err.is_empty());
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(FaceNotExist)
+{
+  this->processInterest = [this] (const Interest& interest) {
+    BOOST_CHECK(this->respondFaceQuery(interest));
+  };
+
+  this->execute("route list 23728");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(exitCode, 3);
+  BOOST_CHECK(out.is_empty());
+  BOOST_CHECK(err.is_equal("Face not found\n"));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(RouteNotExist)
+{
+  this->processInterest = [this] (const Interest& interest) {
+    BOOST_CHECK(this->respondFaceQuery(interest) || this->respondRibDataset(interest));
+  };
+
+  this->execute("route list 10156");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(exitCode, 6);
+  BOOST_CHECK(out.is_empty());
+  BOOST_CHECK(err.is_equal("Route not found\n"));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ErrorDataset)
+{
+  this->processInterest = nullptr; // no response to dataset
+
+  this->execute("route list");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(exitCode, 1);
+  BOOST_CHECK(out.is_empty());
+  BOOST_CHECK(err.is_equal("Error 10060 when fetching RIB dataset: Timeout\n"));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // ListShowCommand
+
 BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(AddCommand, ExecuteCommandFixture)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(NormalByFaceId)
@@ -339,10 +491,11 @@
 
 const std::string STATUS_TEXT =
   "RIB:\n"
-  "  / route={faceid=262 (origin=255 cost=9 RibCapture), faceid=272 (origin=255 cost=50), "
-    "faceid=274 (origin=255 cost=78 ChildInherit RibCapture), "
-    "faceid=276 (origin=255 cost=79 expires=47s ChildInherit)}\n"
-  "  /localhost/nfd route={faceid=258 (origin=0 cost=0 ChildInherit)}\n";
+  "  / routes={nexthop=262 origin=255 cost=9 flags=capture expires=never, "
+              "nexthop=272 origin=255 cost=50 flags=none expires=never, "
+              "nexthop=274 origin=255 cost=78 flags=child-inherit|capture expires=never, "
+              "nexthop=276 origin=255 cost=79 flags=child-inherit expires=47s}\n"
+  "  /localhost/nfd routes={nexthop=258 origin=0 cost=0 flags=child-inherit expires=never}\n";
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Status)
 {
diff --git a/tools/nfdc/find-face.cpp b/tools/nfdc/find-face.cpp
index 5645e26..5c23c7a 100644
--- a/tools/nfdc/find-face.cpp
+++ b/tools/nfdc/find-face.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,16 @@
   m_ctx.face.processEvents();
 }
 
+std::set<uint64_t>
+FindFace::getFaceIds() const
+{
+  std::set<uint64_t> faceIds;
+  for (const FaceStatus& faceStatus : m_results) {
+    faceIds.insert(faceStatus.getFaceId());
+  }
+  return faceIds;
+}
+
 const FaceStatus&
 FindFace::getFaceStatus() const
 {
diff --git a/tools/nfdc/find-face.hpp b/tools/nfdc/find-face.hpp
index 2661aa6..120718b 100644
--- a/tools/nfdc/find-face.hpp
+++ b/tools/nfdc/find-face.hpp
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@
     return m_results;
   }
 
+  /** \return FaceId for all results
+   */
+  std::set<uint64_t>
+  getFaceIds() const;
+
   /** \return a single face status
    *  \pre getResults().size() == 1
    */
diff --git a/tools/nfdc/rib-module.cpp b/tools/nfdc/rib-module.cpp
index 4342894..d7f04cd 100644
--- a/tools/nfdc/rib-module.cpp
+++ b/tools/nfdc/rib-module.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,19 @@
 void
 RibModule::registerCommands(CommandParser& parser)
 {
+  CommandDefinition defRouteList("route", "list");
+  defRouteList
+    .setTitle("print RIB routes")
+    .addArg("nexthop", ArgValueType::FACE_ID_OR_URI, Required::NO, Positional::YES)
+    .addArg("origin", ArgValueType::UNSIGNED, Required::NO, Positional::NO);
+  parser.addCommand(defRouteList, &RibModule::list);
+
+  CommandDefinition defRouteShow("route", "show");
+  defRouteShow
+    .setTitle("show routes toward a prefix")
+    .addArg("prefix", ArgValueType::NAME, Required::YES, Positional::YES);
+  parser.addCommand(defRouteShow, &RibModule::show);
+
   CommandDefinition defRouteAdd("route", "add");
   defRouteAdd
     .setTitle("add a route")
@@ -56,6 +69,77 @@
 }
 
 void
+RibModule::list(ExecuteContext& ctx)
+{
+  auto nexthopIt = ctx.args.find("nexthop");
+  std::set<uint64_t> nexthops;
+  auto origin = ctx.args.getOptional<uint64_t>("origin");
+
+  if (nexthopIt != ctx.args.end()) {
+    FindFace findFace(ctx);
+    FindFace::Code res = findFace.execute(nexthopIt->second, true);
+
+    ctx.exitCode = static_cast<int>(res);
+    switch (res) {
+      case FindFace::Code::OK:
+        break;
+      case FindFace::Code::ERROR:
+      case FindFace::Code::CANONIZE_ERROR:
+      case FindFace::Code::NOT_FOUND:
+        ctx.err << findFace.getErrorReason() << '\n';
+        return;
+      default:
+        BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(false, "unexpected FindFace result");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    nexthops = findFace.getFaceIds();
+  }
+
+  listRoutesImpl(ctx, [&] (const RibEntry& entry, const Route& route) {
+    return (nexthops.empty() || nexthops.count(route.getFaceId()) > 0) &&
+           (!origin || route.getOrigin() == *origin);
+  });
+}
+
+void
+RibModule::show(ExecuteContext& ctx)
+{
+  auto prefix = ctx.args.get<Name>("prefix");
+
+  listRoutesImpl(ctx, [&] (const RibEntry& entry, const Route& route) {
+    return entry.getName() == prefix;
+  });
+}
+
+void
+RibModule::listRoutesImpl(ExecuteContext& ctx, const RoutePredicate& filter)
+{
+  ctx.controller.fetch<ndn::nfd::RibDataset>(
+    [&] (const std::vector<RibEntry>& dataset) {
+      bool hasRoute = false;
+      for (const RibEntry& entry : dataset) {
+        for (const Route& route : entry.getRoutes()) {
+          if (filter(entry, route)) {
+            hasRoute = true;
+            formatRouteText(ctx.out, entry, route, true);
+            ctx.out << '\n';
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (!hasRoute) {
+        ctx.exitCode = 6;
+        ctx.err << "Route not found\n";
+      }
+    },
+    ctx.makeDatasetFailureHandler("RIB dataset"),
+    ctx.makeCommandOptions());
+
+  ctx.face.processEvents();
+}
+
+void
 RibModule::add(ExecuteContext& ctx)
 {
   auto prefix = ctx.args.get<Name>("prefix");
@@ -147,11 +231,11 @@
       return;
   }
 
-  for (const FaceStatus& faceStatus : findFace.getResults()) {
+  for (uint64_t faceId : findFace.getFaceIds()) {
     ControlParameters unregisterParams;
     unregisterParams
       .setName(prefix)
-      .setFaceId(faceStatus.getFaceId())
+      .setFaceId(faceId)
       .setOrigin(origin);
 
     ctx.controller.start<ndn::nfd::RibUnregisterCommand>(
@@ -238,35 +322,50 @@
 {
   os << "RIB:\n";
   for (const RibEntry& item : m_status) {
-    this->formatItemText(os, item);
+    os << "  ";
+    formatEntryText(os, item);
+    os << '\n';
   }
 }
 
 void
-RibModule::formatItemText(std::ostream& os, const RibEntry& item) const
+RibModule::formatEntryText(std::ostream& os, const RibEntry& entry)
 {
-  os << "  " << item.getName() << " route={";
+  os << entry.getName() << " routes={";
 
   text::Separator sep(", ");
-  for (const Route& route : item.getRoutes()) {
-    os << sep
-       << "faceid=" << route.getFaceId()
-       << " (origin=" << route.getOrigin()
-       << " cost=" << route.getCost();
-    if (route.hasExpirationPeriod()) {
-      os << " expires=" << text::formatDuration(route.getExpirationPeriod());
-    }
-    if (route.isChildInherit()) {
-      os << " ChildInherit";
-    }
-    if (route.isRibCapture()) {
-      os << " RibCapture";
-    }
-    os << ")";
+  for (const Route& route : entry.getRoutes()) {
+    os << sep;
+    formatRouteText(os, entry, route, false);
   }
 
   os << "}";
-  os << "\n";
+}
+
+void
+RibModule::formatRouteText(std::ostream& os, const RibEntry& entry, const Route& route,
+                           bool includePrefix)
+{
+  text::ItemAttributes ia;
+
+  if (includePrefix) {
+    os << ia("prefix") << entry.getName();
+  }
+  os << ia("nexthop") << route.getFaceId();
+  os << ia("origin") << static_cast<uint64_t>(route.getOrigin());
+  os << ia("cost") << route.getCost();
+  os << ia("flags") << static_cast<ndn::nfd::RouteFlags>(route.getFlags());
+
+  // 'origin' field is printed as a number, because printing 'origin' as string may mislead user
+  // into passing strings to 'origin' command line argument which currently only accepts numbers.
+  ///\todo #3987 print 'origin' with RouteOrigin stream insertion operator
+
+  if (route.hasExpirationPeriod()) {
+    os << ia("expires") << text::formatDuration(route.getExpirationPeriod());
+  }
+  else {
+    os << ia("expires") << "never";
+  }
 }
 
 } // namespace nfdc
diff --git a/tools/nfdc/rib-module.hpp b/tools/nfdc/rib-module.hpp
index aee2c8b..ae53928 100644
--- a/tools/nfdc/rib-module.hpp
+++ b/tools/nfdc/rib-module.hpp
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@
   static void
   registerCommands(CommandParser& parser);
 
+  /** \brief the 'route list' command
+   */
+  static void
+  list(ExecuteContext& ctx);
+
+  /** \brief the 'route show' command
+   */
+  static void
+  show(ExecuteContext& ctx);
+
   /** \brief the 'route add' command
    */
   static void
@@ -66,6 +76,15 @@
   void
   formatStatusXml(std::ostream& os) const override;
 
+  void
+  formatStatusText(std::ostream& os) const override;
+
+private:
+  using RoutePredicate = function<bool(const RibEntry&, const Route&)>;
+
+  static void
+  listRoutesImpl(ExecuteContext& ctx, const RoutePredicate& filter);
+
   /** \brief format a single status item as XML
    *  \param os output stream
    *  \param item status item
@@ -73,15 +92,22 @@
   void
   formatItemXml(std::ostream& os, const RibEntry& item) const;
 
-  void
-  formatStatusText(std::ostream& os) const override;
-
-  /** \brief format a single status item as text
+  /** \brief format a RibEntry as text
    *  \param os output stream
-   *  \param item status item
+   *  \param entry RIB entry
    */
-  void
-  formatItemText(std::ostream& os, const RibEntry& item) const;
+  static void
+  formatEntryText(std::ostream& os, const RibEntry& entry);
+
+  /** \brief format a Route as text
+   *  \param os output stream
+   *  \param entry RIB entry
+   *  \param route RIB route within \p entry
+   *  \param includePrefix whether to print the name prefix
+   */
+  static void
+  formatRouteText(std::ostream& os, const RibEntry& entry, const Route& route,
+                  bool includePrefix);
 
 private:
   std::vector<RibEntry> m_status;
diff --git a/tools/nfdc/status.cpp b/tools/nfdc/status.cpp
index 6165565..a09fd7e 100644
--- a/tools/nfdc/status.cpp
+++ b/tools/nfdc/status.cpp
@@ -145,11 +145,6 @@
   defFibList
     .setTitle("print FIB entries");
   parser.addCommand(defFibList, bind(&reportStatusSingleSection, _1, &StatusReportOptions::wantFib));
-
-  CommandDefinition defRouteList("route", "list");
-  defRouteList
-    .setTitle("print RIB entries");
-  parser.addCommand(defRouteList, bind(&reportStatusSingleSection, _1, &StatusReportOptions::wantRib));
 }
 
 } // namespace nfdc