diff --git a/openbsc/src/vty_interface.c b/openbsc/src/vty_interface.c
index 41a2355..85530d0 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/vty_interface.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/vty_interface.c
@@ -683,6 +683,14 @@
 	meas_rep_dump_vty(vty, &lchan->meas_rep[idx], "  ");
 }
 
+static void lchan_dump_short_vty(struct vty *vty, struct gsm_lchan *lchan)
+{
+	vty_out(vty, "Lchan %u in Timeslot %u of TRX %u in BTS %u, Type %s%s",
+		lchan->nr, lchan->ts->nr, lchan->ts->trx->nr,
+		lchan->ts->trx->bts->nr, gsm_lchant_name(lchan->type),
+		VTY_NEWLINE);
+}
+
 static int lchan_summary(struct vty *vty, int argc, const char **argv,
 			 void (*dump_cb)(struct vty *, struct gsm_lchan *))
 {
@@ -764,6 +772,16 @@
 	return lchan_summary(vty, argc, argv, lchan_dump_full_vty);
 }
 
+DEFUN(show_lchan_summary,
+      show_lchan_summary_cmd,
+      "show lchan summary [bts_nr] [trx_nr] [ts_nr] [lchan_nr]",
+	SHOW_STR "Display information about a logical channel\n"
+	"BTS Number\n" "TRX Number\n" "Timeslot Number\n"
+	"Logical Channel Number\n")
+{
+	return lchan_summary(vty, argc, argv, lchan_dump_short_vty);
+}
+
 static void e1drv_dump_vty(struct vty *vty, struct e1inp_driver *drv)
 {
 	vty_out(vty, "E1 Input Driver %s%s", drv->name, VTY_NEWLINE);
@@ -1900,6 +1918,7 @@
 	install_element_ve(&show_trx_cmd);
 	install_element_ve(&show_ts_cmd);
 	install_element_ve(&show_lchan_cmd);
+	install_element_ve(&show_lchan_summary_cmd);
 
 	install_element_ve(&show_e1drv_cmd);
 	install_element_ve(&show_e1line_cmd);