diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 76f9513..93b8bdc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ mysql:backup <name> <bucket> (--use-iam) Create a backup of the mysql service to
 mysql:backup-auth <name> <aws_access_key_id> <aws_secret_access_key> (<aws_default_region>) (<aws_signature_version>) (<endpoint_url>) Sets up authentication for backups on the mysql service
 mysql:backup-deauth <name>     Removes backup authentication for the mysql service
 mysql:backup-schedule <name> <schedule> <bucket> Schedules a backup of the mysql service
-mysql:backup-set-encryption <name> <encryption_key>, Sets up GPG encryption for future backups of the mysql service
+mysql:backup-schedule-cat <name> Cat the contents of the configured backup cronfile for the service
+mysql:backup-set-encryption <name> <encryption_key> Sets up GPG encryption for future backups of the mysql service
 mysql:backup-unschedule <name> Unschedules the backup of the mysql service
-mysql:backup-unset-encryption <name>, Removes backup encryption for future backups of the mysql service
+mysql:backup-unset-encryption <name> Removes backup encryption for future backups of the mysql service
 mysql:clone <name> <new-name>  Create container <new-name> then copy data from <name> into <new-name>
 mysql:connect <name>           Connect via mysql to a mysql service
 mysql:create <name>            Create a mysql service with environment variables
@@ -217,6 +218,9 @@ dokku mysql:backup lolipop BUCKET_NAME
 # CRON_SCHEDULE is a crontab expression, eg. "0 3 * * *" for each day at 3am
 dokku mysql:backup-schedule lolipop CRON_SCHEDULE BUCKET_NAME
 
+# cat the contents of the configured backup cronfile for the service
+dokku mysql:backup-schedule-cat lolipop
+
 # remove the scheduled backup from cron
 dokku mysql:backup-unschedule lolipop
 ```
diff --git a/common-functions b/common-functions
index 7450339..5e79fb4 100755
--- a/common-functions
+++ b/common-functions
@@ -196,6 +196,18 @@ service_backup_schedule() {
   sudo /bin/chmod 644 "$CRON_FILE"
 }
 
+service_backup_schedule_cat() {
+  declare desc="cat the contents of the configured backup cronfile for the service"
+  declare SERVICE="$1"
+  local CRON_FILE="/etc/cron.d/dokku-${PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX}-${SERVICE}"
+
+  if [[ ! -f "$CRON_FILE" ]]; then
+    dokku_log_fail "There is no scheduled backup for ${SERVICE}."
+  fi
+
+  cat "$CRON_FILE"
+}
+
 service_backup_unschedule() {
   declare desc="unschedules the backup of the service"
   declare SERVICE="$1"
diff --git a/subcommands/backup-schedule-cat b/subcommands/backup-schedule-cat
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3cfd326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subcommands/backup-schedule-cat
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+source "$(dirname "$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)")/config"
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$PLUGIN_BASE_PATH/common/functions"
+source "$(dirname "$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)")/functions"
+
+service-backup-schedule-cat-cmd() {
+  #E cat the contents of the configured backup cronfile for the service
+  #E dokku $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:backup-schedule-cat lolipop
+  #A service, service to run command against
+  declare desc="cat the contents of the configured backup cronfile for the service"
+  local cmd="$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:backup-schedule-cat" argv=("$@"); [[ ${argv[0]} == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
+  declare SERVICE="$1"
+
+  [[ -z "$SERVICE" ]] && dokku_log_fail "Please specify a name for the service"
+  verify_service_name "$SERVICE"
+  service_backup_schedule_cat "$SERVICE"
+}
+
+service-backup-schedule-cat-cmd "$@"