diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-root-show-to-osc-17e49422c5dc71de.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-root-show-to-osc-17e49422c5dc71de.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e68fda9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-root-show-to-osc-17e49422c5dc71de.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The command ``trove root-show`` is now available to use in
+    the python-openstackclient CLI as ``openstack database root show``.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b9f6d8a7..398e5591 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ openstack.database.v1 =
     database_instance_show = troveclient.osc.v1.database_instances:ShowDatabaseInstance
     database_limit_list = troveclient.osc.v1.database_limits:ListDatabaseLimits
     database_root_enable = troveclient.osc.v1.database_root:EnableDatabaseRoot
+    database_root_show = troveclient.osc.v1.database_root:ShowDatabaseRoot
     database_user_create = troveclient.osc.v1.database_users:CreateDatabaseUser
     database_user_delete = troveclient.osc.v1.database_users:DeleteDatabaseUser
     database_user_grant_access = troveclient.osc.v1.database_users:GrantDatabaseUserAccess
diff --git a/troveclient/osc/v1/database_root.py b/troveclient/osc/v1/database_root.py
index d65a1ab2..dcac9ec7 100644
--- a/troveclient/osc/v1/database_root.py
+++ b/troveclient/osc/v1/database_root.py
@@ -81,3 +81,34 @@ class EnableDatabaseRoot(command.ShowOne):
         result = {'name': root[0],
                   'password': root[1]}
         return zip(*sorted(six.iteritems(result)))
+
+
+class ShowDatabaseRoot(command.ShowOne):
+
+    _description = _("Gets status if root was ever enabled for "
+                     "an instance or cluster.")
+
+    def get_parser(self, prog_name):
+        parser = super(ShowDatabaseRoot, self).get_parser(prog_name)
+        parser.add_argument(
+            'instance_or_cluster',
+            metavar='<instance_or_cluster>',
+            help=_('ID or name of the instance or cluster.'),
+        )
+
+        return parser
+
+    def take_action(self, parsed_args):
+        database_client_manager = self.app.client_manager.database
+        instance_or_cluster, resource_type = find_instance_or_cluster(
+            database_client_manager,
+            parsed_args.instance_or_cluster)
+
+        db_root = database_client_manager.root
+        if resource_type == 'instance':
+            root = db_root.is_instance_root_enabled(instance_or_cluster)
+        else:
+            root = db_root.is_cluster_root_enabled(instance_or_cluster)
+
+        result = {'is_root_enabled': root.rootEnabled}
+        return zip(*sorted(six.iteritems(result)))
diff --git a/troveclient/tests/osc/v1/fakes.py b/troveclient/tests/osc/v1/fakes.py
index 90205a65..1e7f04bc 100644
--- a/troveclient/tests/osc/v1/fakes.py
+++ b/troveclient/tests/osc/v1/fakes.py
@@ -132,6 +132,19 @@ class FakeDatastores(object):
 
 
 class FakeRoot(object):
+    fake_instance_1234_root = (fakes.FakeHTTPClient()
+                               .get_instances_1234_root()[2])
+    fake_cls_1234_root = (fakes.FakeHTTPClient()
+                          .get_clusters_cls_1234_root()[2])
+
+    def get_instance_1234_root(self):
+        return users.User(None, self.fake_instance_1234_root,
+                          loaded=True)
+
+    def get_cls_1234_root(self):
+        return users.User(None, self.fake_cls_1234_root,
+                          loaded=True)
+
     def post_instance_1234_root(self):
         root = fakes.FakeHTTPClient().post_instances_1234_root()[2]['user']
         return root['name'], root['password']
diff --git a/troveclient/tests/osc/v1/test_database_root.py b/troveclient/tests/osc/v1/test_database_root.py
index 3e3d9f19..c7c2dbe7 100644
--- a/troveclient/tests/osc/v1/test_database_root.py
+++ b/troveclient/tests/osc/v1/test_database_root.py
@@ -76,3 +76,37 @@ class TestRootEnable(TestRoot):
         self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
         self.root_client.create_cluster_root(None,
                                              root_password='secret')
+
+
+class TestRootShow(TestRoot):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestRootShow, self).setUp()
+        self.cmd = database_root.ShowDatabaseRoot(self.app, None)
+        self.data = {
+            'instance': self.fake_root.get_instance_1234_root(),
+            'cluster': self.fake_root.get_cls_1234_root()
+        }
+        self.columns = ('is_root_enabled',)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(utils, 'find_resource')
+    def test_show_instance_1234_root(self, mock_find):
+        self.root_client.is_instance_root_enabled.return_value = (
+            self.data['instance'])
+        args = ['1234']
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, args, [])
+        columns, data = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+        self.assertEqual(self.columns, columns)
+        self.assertEqual(('True',), data)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(utils, 'find_resource')
+    def test_show_cluster_1234_root(self, mock_find):
+        mock_find.side_effect = [exceptions.CommandError(),
+                                 (None, 'cluster')]
+        self.root_client.is_cluster_root_enabled.return_value = (
+            self.data['cluster'])
+        args = ['1234']
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, args, [])
+        columns, data = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+        self.assertEqual(self.columns, columns)
+        self.assertEqual(('True',), data)