diff --git a/senlinclient/osc/v1/policy_type.py b/senlinclient/osc/v1/policy_type.py
index 9f6b7be..61350d2 100644
--- a/senlinclient/osc/v1/policy_type.py
+++ b/senlinclient/osc/v1/policy_type.py
@@ -13,8 +13,13 @@
 """Clustering v1 policy type action implementations"""
 
 import logging
+import six
 
 from cliff import lister
+from openstack import exceptions as sdk_exc
+from openstackclient.common import exceptions as exc
+from senlinclient.common import format_utils
+from senlinclient.common.i18n import _
 
 
 class PolicyTypeList(lister.Lister):
@@ -33,3 +38,31 @@ class PolicyTypeList(lister.Lister):
         columns = ['name']
         rows = sorted([t.name] for t in types)
         return columns, rows
+
+
+class PolicyTypeShow(format_utils.YamlFormat):
+    """Get the details about a policy type."""
+
+    log = logging.getLogger(__name__ + ".PolicyTypeShow")
+
+    def get_parser(self, prog_name):
+        parser = super(PolicyTypeShow, self).get_parser(prog_name)
+        parser.add_argument(
+            'type_name',
+            metavar='<type_name>',
+            help=_('Policy type to retrieve')
+        )
+        return parser
+
+    def take_action(self, parsed_args):
+        self.log.debug("take_action(%s)", parsed_args)
+        senlin_client = self.app.client_manager.clustering
+
+        try:
+            res = senlin_client.get_policy_type(parsed_args.type_name)
+        except sdk_exc.ResourceNotFound:
+            raise exc.CommandError(_('Policy Type not found: %s')
+                                   % parsed_args.type_name)
+        rows = list(six.itervalues(res))
+        columns = list(six.iterkeys(res))
+        return columns, rows
diff --git a/senlinclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_policy_type.py b/senlinclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_policy_type.py
index 28b00f8..84506f7 100644
--- a/senlinclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_policy_type.py
+++ b/senlinclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_policy_type.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 import mock
 
 from openstack.cluster.v1 import policy_type as sdk_policy_type
+from openstack import exceptions as sdk_exc
+from openstackclient.common import exceptions as exc
 
 from senlinclient.osc.v1 import policy_type as osc_policy_type
 from senlinclient.tests.unit.osc.v1 import fakes
@@ -57,3 +59,34 @@ class TestPolicyTypeList(TestPolicyType):
         self.mock_client.policy_types.assert_called_with()
         self.assertEqual(self.expected_columns, columns)
         self.assertEqual(self.expected_rows, rows)
+
+
+class TestPolicyTypeShow(TestPolicyType):
+
+    response = ({'name': 'senlin.policy.deletion-1.0',
+                 'schema': {
+                     'foo': 'bar'}})
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestPolicyTypeShow, self).setUp()
+        self.cmd = osc_policy_type.PolicyTypeShow(self.app, None)
+        self.mock_client.get_policy_type = mock.Mock(
+            return_value=sdk_policy_type.PolicyType(self.response)
+        )
+
+    def test_policy_type_show(self):
+        arglist = ['os.heat.stack-1.0']
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, [])
+        self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+        self.mock_client.get_policy_type.assert_called_once_with(
+            'os.heat.stack-1.0')
+
+    def test_policy_type_show_not_found(self):
+        arglist = ['senlin.policy.deletion-1.0']
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, [])
+        self.mock_client.get_policy_type.side_effect = (
+            sdk_exc.ResourceNotFound())
+        error = self.assertRaises(exc.CommandError, self.cmd.take_action,
+                                  parsed_args)
+        self.assertEqual('Policy Type not found: senlin.policy.deletion-1.0',
+                         str(error))
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8c6e847..7cdb437 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ openstack.clustering.v1 =
     cluster_policy_list = senlinclient.osc.v1.policy:ListPolicy
     cluster_policy_show = senlinclient.osc.v1.policy:ShowPolicy
     cluster_policy_type_list = senlinclient.osc.v1.policy_type:PolicyTypeList
+    cluster_policy_type_show = senlinclient.osc.v1.policy_type:PolicyTypeShow
     cluster_policy_update = senlinclient.osc.v1.policy:UpdatePolicy
     cluster_profile_create = senlinclient.osc.v1.profile:CreateProfile
     cluster_profile_delete = senlinclient.osc.v1.profile:DeleteProfile