diff --git a/pkg/api/types.go b/pkg/api/types.go
index a9d15a3f47b..00b36868897 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ type Minion struct {
 // A list of minions.
 type MinionList struct {
 	JSONBase `json:",inline" yaml:",inline"`
-	Minions  []Minion `json:"minions,omitempty" yaml:"minions,omitempty"`
+	Items    []Minion `json:"minions,omitempty" yaml:"minions,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Status is a return value for calls that don't return other objects.
diff --git a/pkg/cloudcfg/resource_printer.go b/pkg/cloudcfg/resource_printer.go
index 6f2643cacc5..3718257b64d 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudcfg/resource_printer.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudcfg/resource_printer.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ type HumanReadablePrinter struct{}
 var podColumns = []string{"Name", "Image(s)", "Host", "Labels"}
 var replicationControllerColumns = []string{"Name", "Image(s)", "Selector", "Replicas"}
 var serviceColumns = []string{"Name", "Labels", "Selector", "Port"}
+var minionColumns = []string{"Minion identifier"}
 var statusColumns = []string{"Status"}
 
 func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) unknown(data []byte, w io.Writer) error {
@@ -135,6 +136,20 @@ func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) printServiceList(list *api.ServiceList, w io.Writ
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) printMinion(minion *api.Minion, w io.Writer) error {
+	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\n", minion.ID)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) printMinionList(list *api.MinionList, w io.Writer) error {
+	for _, minion := range list.Items {
+		if err := h.printMinion(&minion, w); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) printStatus(status *api.Status, w io.Writer) error {
 	err := h.printHeader(statusColumns, w)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -187,6 +202,12 @@ func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) Print(data []byte, output io.Writer) error {
 	case *api.ServiceList:
 		h.printHeader(serviceColumns, w)
 		return h.printServiceList(o, w)
+	case *api.Minion:
+		h.printHeader(minionColumns, w)
+		return h.printMinion(o, w)
+	case *api.MinionList:
+		h.printHeader(minionColumns, w)
+		return h.printMinionList(o, w)
 	case *api.Status:
 		return h.printStatus(o, w)
 	default:
diff --git a/pkg/registry/minion_registry.go b/pkg/registry/minion_registry.go
index 99e46674646..e5b6c0c131b 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/minion_registry.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/minion_registry.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (storage *MinionRegistryStorage) List(selector labels.Selector) (interface{
 	}
 	var list api.MinionList
 	for _, name := range nameList {
-		list.Minions = append(list.Minions, storage.toApiMinion(name))
+		list.Items = append(list.Items, storage.toApiMinion(name))
 	}
 	return list, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/minion_registry_test.go b/pkg/registry/minion_registry_test.go
index a46936f2289..ca12a0be66b 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/minion_registry_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/minion_registry_test.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func TestMinionRegistryStorage(t *testing.T) {
 			JSONBase: api.JSONBase{ID: "foo"},
 		},
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(list.(api.MinionList).Minions, expect) {
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(list.(api.MinionList).Items, expect) {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected list value: %#v", list)
 	}
 }