diff --git a/ros2controlcli/doc/userdoc.rst b/ros2controlcli/doc/userdoc.rst
index f6eb6cdc6a..d550dda158 100644
--- a/ros2controlcli/doc/userdoc.rst
+++ b/ros2controlcli/doc/userdoc.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Currently supported commands are
     - ros2 control switch_controllers
     - ros2 control unload_controller
     - ros2 control view_controller_chains
+    - ros2 control view_hardware_status
 
 
 list_controllers
@@ -364,3 +365,24 @@ view_controller_chains
       --include-hidden-nodes
                             Consider hidden nodes as well
       --ros-args ...        Pass arbitrary arguments to the executable
+
+
+view_hardware_status
+----------------------
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    $ ros2 control view_hardware_status -h
+    usage: ros2 control view_hardware_status [-h] [--spin-time SPIN_TIME] [-s] [-i HARDWARE_ID] [-d DEVICE_ID]
+
+    Echo hardware status messages with filtering capabilities
+
+    options:
+      -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+      --spin-time SPIN_TIME
+                            Spin time in seconds to wait for discovery (only applies when not using an already running daemon)
+      -s, --use-sim-time    Enable ROS simulation time
+      -i HARDWARE_ID, --hardware-id HARDWARE_ID
+                            Filter by a specific hardware component ID.
+      -d DEVICE_ID, --device-id DEVICE_ID
+                            Filter by a specific device ID within a hardware component.
diff --git a/ros2controlcli/package.xml b/ros2controlcli/package.xml
index a27f3a3602..6b57002d5d 100644
--- a/ros2controlcli/package.xml
+++ b/ros2controlcli/package.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   <depend>ros2param</depend>
   <depend>controller_manager</depend>
   <depend>controller_manager_msgs</depend>
+  <depend>control_msgs</depend>
   <exec_depend>rosidl_runtime_py</exec_depend>
   <exec_depend>python3-pygraphviz</exec_depend>
 
diff --git a/ros2controlcli/ros2controlcli/verb/view_hardware_status.py b/ros2controlcli/ros2controlcli/verb/view_hardware_status.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4454c3fe7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ros2controlcli/ros2controlcli/verb/view_hardware_status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+# Copyright 2025 ROS-Control Development Team
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from functools import partial
+import datetime
+
+import rclpy
+from ros2cli.node.direct import add_arguments
+from ros2cli.node.strategy import NodeStrategy
+from ros2cli.verb import VerbExtension
+from ros2topic.api import get_topic_names_and_types
+
+from control_msgs.msg import HardwareStatus
+from controller_manager import bcolors
+
+from rosidl_runtime_py import message_to_yaml
+
+_DISCOVERY_THRESHOLD = 10
+
+
+class ViewHardwareStatusVerb(VerbExtension):
+    """Echo hardware status messages with filtering capabilities."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.found_hardware_ids = set()
+        self.found_device_ids = set()
+        self.message_count = 0
+        self.discovery_complete = False
+
+    def add_arguments(self, parser, cli_name):
+        add_arguments(parser)
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "-i",
+            "--hardware-id",
+            dest="hardware_id",
+            help="Filter by a specific hardware component ID.",
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "-d",
+            "--device-id",
+            dest="device_id",
+            help="Filter by a specific device ID within a hardware component.",
+        )
+
+    def _on_message(self, msg, args):
+        self.message_count += 1
+        self.found_hardware_ids.add(msg.hardware_id)
+        for device_state in msg.hardware_device_states:
+            self.found_device_ids.add(device_state.device_id)
+
+        if not self.discovery_complete and self.message_count >= _DISCOVERY_THRESHOLD:
+            self.discovery_complete = True
+
+            if args.hardware_id and args.hardware_id not in self.found_hardware_ids:
+                print(
+                    f"\n{bcolors.FAIL}Error: Hardware ID '{args.hardware_id}' not found.{bcolors.ENDC}"
+                )
+                if self.found_hardware_ids:
+                    print(f"{bcolors.OKBLUE}Available Hardware IDs:{bcolors.ENDC}")
+                    for hw_id in sorted(self.found_hardware_ids):
+                        print(f"\t{hw_id}")
+                else:
+                    print(f"{bcolors.WARNING}No hardware IDs discovered.{bcolors.ENDC}")
+                rclpy.shutdown()
+                return
+
+            if args.device_id and args.device_id not in self.found_device_ids:
+                print(
+                    f"\n{bcolors.FAIL}Error: Device ID '{args.device_id}' not found.{bcolors.ENDC}"
+                )
+                if self.found_device_ids:
+                    print(f"{bcolors.OKBLUE}Available Device IDs:{bcolors.ENDC}")
+                    for dev_id in sorted(self.found_device_ids):
+                        print(f"\t{dev_id}")
+                else:
+                    print(f"{bcolors.WARNING}No device IDs discovered.{bcolors.ENDC}")
+                rclpy.shutdown()
+                return
+
+        if args.hardware_id and msg.hardware_id != args.hardware_id:
+            return
+
+        if args.device_id and not any(
+            d.device_id == args.device_id for d in msg.hardware_device_states
+        ):
+            return
+
+        try:
+            dt_object = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(msg.header.stamp.sec)
+            nano_str = f"{msg.header.stamp.nanosec:09d}"
+            timestamp = f"{dt_object.strftime('%H:%M:%S')}.{nano_str[:3]}"
+        except (ValueError, OSError):
+            timestamp = f"{msg.header.stamp.sec}.{msg.header.stamp.nanosec:09d}"
+
+        print(
+            f"{bcolors.OKGREEN}Hardware ID: {bcolors.ENDC}{msg.hardware_id} ({bcolors.WARNING}stamp: {timestamp}{bcolors.ENDC})"
+        )
+
+        for device_state in msg.hardware_device_states:
+            if args.device_id and device_state.device_id != args.device_id:
+                continue
+
+            print(f"  {bcolors.OKCYAN}Device ID: {bcolors.ENDC}{device_state.device_id}")
+
+            state_types = [
+                ("Generic Hardware States", device_state.hardware_status),
+                ("CANopen States", device_state.canopen_states),
+                ("EtherCAT States", device_state.ethercat_states),
+                ("VDA5050 States", device_state.vda5050_states),
+            ]
+
+            any_state_printed = False
+            for title, states in state_types:
+                if states:
+                    any_state_printed = True
+                    print(f"    {bcolors.OKBLUE}{title}:{bcolors.ENDC}")
+                    for state in states:
+                        print("      -")
+                        yaml_str = message_to_yaml(state, flow_style=False)
+                        indented_str = "\n".join(
+                            [f"        {line}" for line in yaml_str.splitlines()]
+                        )
+                        print(indented_str)
+
+            if not any_state_printed:
+                print(f"    {bcolors.FAIL}Status: No specific states reported{bcolors.ENDC}")
+
+        print("---")
+
+    def main(self, *, args):
+        with NodeStrategy(args).direct_node as node:
+            topic_names_and_types = get_topic_names_and_types(
+                node=node, include_hidden_topics=True
+            )
+
+            status_topics = sorted(
+                [
+                    name
+                    for name, types in topic_names_and_types
+                    if name.endswith("/hardware_status")
+                    and "control_msgs/msg/HardwareStatus" in types
+                ]
+            )
+
+            if not status_topics:
+                print(
+                    f"{bcolors.FAIL}No topics of type 'control_msgs/msg/HardwareStatus' found.{bcolors.ENDC}"
+                )
+                return 1
+
+            print(f"{bcolors.OKBLUE}Subscribing to the following topics:{bcolors.ENDC}")
+            for topic in status_topics:
+                print(f"\t{topic}")
+            print("---")
+
+            _ = [
+                node.create_subscription(
+                    HardwareStatus, topic, partial(self._on_message, args=args), 10
+                )
+                for topic in status_topics
+            ]
+
+            rclpy.spin(node)
+
+        return 0
diff --git a/ros2controlcli/setup.py b/ros2controlcli/setup.py
index 21000f7f31..e6805c8e47 100644
--- a/ros2controlcli/setup.py
+++ b/ros2controlcli/setup.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
                 ros2controlcli.verb.set_hardware_component_state:SetHardwareComponentStateVerb",
             "switch_controllers = ros2controlcli.verb.switch_controllers:SwitchControllersVerb",
             "unload_controller = ros2controlcli.verb.unload_controller:UnloadControllerVerb",
+            "view_hardware_status = ros2controlcli.verb.view_hardware_status:ViewHardwareStatusVerb",
         ],
     },
 )