diff --git a/sway/ipc-json.c b/sway/ipc-json.c
index 213c8fb6f..977f1ecbc 100644
--- a/sway/ipc-json.c
+++ b/sway/ipc-json.c
@@ -78,6 +78,20 @@ static void ipc_json_describe_output(swayc_t *container, json_object *object) {
 		json_object_new_string(ipc_json_get_output_transform(wlr_output->transform)));
 	// TODO WLR need to set "current_workspace" to the currently focused
 	// workspace in a way that makes sense with multiseat
+
+	json_object *modes_array = json_object_new_array();
+	struct wlr_output_mode *mode;
+	wl_list_for_each(mode, &wlr_output->modes, link) {
+		json_object *mode_object = json_object_new_object();
+		json_object_object_add(mode_object, "width",
+			json_object_new_int(mode->width));
+		json_object_object_add(mode_object, "height",
+			json_object_new_int(mode->height));
+		json_object_object_add(mode_object, "refresh",
+			json_object_new_int(mode->refresh));
+		json_object_array_add(modes_array, mode_object);
+	}
+	json_object_object_add(object, "modes", modes_array);
 }
 
 static void ipc_json_describe_workspace(swayc_t *workspace, json_object *object) {
diff --git a/swaymsg/main.c b/swaymsg/main.c
index 88b14813e..c9be3a864 100644
--- a/swaymsg/main.c
+++ b/swaymsg/main.c
@@ -125,13 +125,16 @@ static void pretty_print_output(json_object *o) {
 	json_object_object_get_ex(rect, "y", &y);
 	json_object_object_get_ex(rect, "width", &width);
 	json_object_object_get_ex(rect, "height", &height);
+	json_object *modes;
+	json_object_object_get_ex(o, "modes", &modes);
+
 	printf(
 		"Output %s '%s %s %s'%s%s\n"
-		"  Mode: %dx%d @ %f Hz\n"
+		"  Current mode: %dx%d @ %f Hz\n"
 		"  Position: %d,%d\n"
 		"  Scale factor: %dx\n"
 		"  Transform: %s\n"
-		"  Workspace: %s\n\n",
+		"  Workspace: %s\n",
 		json_object_get_string(name),
 		json_object_get_string(make),
 		json_object_get_string(model),
@@ -145,6 +148,25 @@ static void pretty_print_output(json_object *o) {
 		json_object_get_string(transform),
 		json_object_get_string(ws)
 	);
+
+	size_t modes_len = json_object_array_length(modes);
+	if (modes_len > 0) {
+		printf("  Available modes:\n");
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < modes_len; ++i) {
+			json_object *mode = json_object_array_get_idx(modes, i);
+
+			json_object *mode_width, *mode_height, *mode_refresh;
+			json_object_object_get_ex(mode, "width", &mode_width);
+			json_object_object_get_ex(mode, "height", &mode_height);
+			json_object_object_get_ex(mode, "refresh", &mode_refresh);
+
+			printf("    %dx%d @ %f Hz\n", json_object_get_int(mode_width),
+				json_object_get_int(mode_height),
+				(float)json_object_get_int(mode_refresh) / 1000);
+		}
+	}
+
+	printf("\n");
 }
 
 static void pretty_print_version(json_object *v) {