diff --git a/src/emqttd_cli.erl b/src/emqttd_cli.erl
index d41bf26de..bcc68e5cf 100644
--- a/src/emqttd_cli.erl
+++ b/src/emqttd_cli.erl
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ vm([]) ->
     vm(["all"]);
 
 vm(["all"]) ->
-    [vm([Name]) || Name <- ["load", "memory", "process", "io"]];
+    [vm([Name]) || Name <- ["load", "memory", "process", "io", "ports"]];
 
 vm(["load"]) ->
     [?PRINT("cpu/~-20s: ~s~n", [L, V]) || {L, V} <- emqttd_vm:loads()];
@@ -387,12 +387,18 @@ vm(["io"]) ->
                 ?PRINT("io/~-21s: ~w~n", [Key, get_value(Key, IoInfo)])
             end, [max_fds, active_fds]);
 
+vm(["ports"]) ->
+    foreach(fun({Name, Key}) ->
+                ?PRINT("ports/~-16s: ~w~n", [Name, erlang:system_info(Key)])
+            end, [{count, port_count}, {limit, port_limit}]);
+
 vm(_) ->
-    ?USAGE([{"vm all",     "Show info of erlang vm"},
-            {"vm load",    "Show load of erlang vm"},
-            {"vm memory",  "Show memory of erlang vm"},
-            {"vm process", "Show process of erlang vm"},
-            {"vm io",      "Show IO of erlang vm"}]).
+    ?USAGE([{"vm all",     "Show info of Erlang VM"},
+            {"vm load",    "Show load of Erlang VM"},
+            {"vm memory",  "Show memory of Erlang VM"},
+            {"vm process", "Show process of Erlang VM"},
+            {"vm io",      "Show IO of Erlang VM"},
+            {"vm ports",   "Show Ports of Erlang VM"}]).
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% @doc mnesia Command
diff --git a/test/emqttd_SUITE.erl b/test/emqttd_SUITE.erl
index 8e9366503..fc65e0477 100644
--- a/test/emqttd_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/emqttd_SUITE.erl
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ groups() ->
        cli_subscriptions,
        cli_bridges,
        cli_plugins,
-       cli_listeners]}].
+       cli_listeners,
+       cli_vm]}].
 
 init_per_suite(Config) ->
     application:start(lager),
@@ -419,3 +420,7 @@ cli_bridges(_) ->
 cli_listeners(_) ->
     emqttd_cli:listeners([]).
 
+cli_vm(_) ->
+    emqttd_cli:vm(),
+    emqttd_cli:vm(["ports"]).
+