diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.io.transport.serial/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.core.io.transport.serial/pom.xml
index 5f0b87245..de8749dd5 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.io.transport.serial/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.io.transport.serial/pom.xml
@@ -12,4 +12,12 @@
 
   <name>openHAB Core :: Bundles :: Serial Transport</name>
 
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.openhab.core.bundles</groupId>
+      <artifactId>org.openhab.core.io.console</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.io.transport.serial/src/main/java/org/eclipse/smarthome/io/transport/serial/internal/console/SerialCommandExtension.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.io.transport.serial/src/main/java/org/eclipse/smarthome/io/transport/serial/internal/console/SerialCommandExtension.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..527da4b2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.io.transport.serial/src/main/java/org/eclipse/smarthome/io/transport/serial/internal/console/SerialCommandExtension.java
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2019 Contributors to the openHAB project
+ *
+ * See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+ * information.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0 which is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ */
+package org.eclipse.smarthome.io.transport.serial.internal.console;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Deque;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
+import org.eclipse.smarthome.io.console.Console;
+import org.eclipse.smarthome.io.console.extensions.AbstractConsoleCommandExtension;
+import org.eclipse.smarthome.io.console.extensions.ConsoleCommandExtension;
+import org.eclipse.smarthome.io.transport.serial.SerialPortIdentifier;
+import org.eclipse.smarthome.io.transport.serial.SerialPortManager;
+import org.eclipse.smarthome.io.transport.serial.internal.SerialPortRegistry;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Activate;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Component;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Reference;
+
+/**
+ * {@link SerialCommandExtension} provides console commands for serial ports.
+ *
+ * @author Markus Rathgeb - Initial contribution
+ */
+@Component(service = ConsoleCommandExtension.class)
+public class SerialCommandExtension extends AbstractConsoleCommandExtension {
+
+    private static final String CMD_SERIAL = "serial";
+    private static final String SUBCMD_IDENTIFIER_ALL = "identifiers";
+    private static final String SUBCMD_IDENTIFIER_NAME = "identifier";
+    private static final String SUBCMD_PORT_CREATORS = "creators";
+
+    private SerialPortManager serialPortManager;
+    private SerialPortRegistry serialPortRegistry;
+
+    @Activate
+    public SerialCommandExtension(final @Reference SerialPortManager serialPortManager,
+            final @Reference SerialPortRegistry serialPortRegistry) {
+        super(CMD_SERIAL, "Access your serial port interfaces.");
+        this.serialPortManager = serialPortManager;
+        this.serialPortRegistry = serialPortRegistry;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void execute(String[] args, Console console) {
+        final Deque<String> argList = new LinkedList<>(Arrays.asList(args));
+        if (argList.isEmpty()) {
+            printUsage(console);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        final String subCmd = argList.removeFirst();
+        switch (subCmd) {
+            case SUBCMD_IDENTIFIER_ALL:
+                serialPortManager.getIdentifiers().forEach(id -> {
+                    console.println(str(id));
+                });
+                return;
+            case SUBCMD_IDENTIFIER_NAME:
+                if (argList.isEmpty()) {
+                    console.println("Missing name");
+                    return;
+                }
+                final String name = argList.removeFirst();
+                console.println(str(serialPortManager.getIdentifier(name)));
+                return;
+            case SUBCMD_PORT_CREATORS:
+                serialPortRegistry.getPortCreators().forEach(provider -> {
+                    console.printf("%s, accepted protocols: %s, port identifiers: %s%n", provider.getClass(),
+                            provider.getAcceptedProtocols().collect(Collectors.toList()),
+                            provider.getSerialPortIdentifiers().map(SerialCommandExtension::str)
+                                    .collect(Collectors.toList()));
+                });
+                return;
+            default:
+                console.printf("Unknown sub command: %s%n", subCmd);
+                return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<String> getUsages() {
+        return Arrays.asList(new String[] { //
+                buildCommandUsage(SUBCMD_IDENTIFIER_ALL, "lists all identifiers"), //
+                buildCommandUsage(SUBCMD_IDENTIFIER_NAME, "lists a specific identifier"), //
+                buildCommandUsage(SUBCMD_PORT_CREATORS, "gets details about the port creators") //
+        });
+    }
+
+    private static String str(final @Nullable SerialPortIdentifier id) {
+        if (id == null) {
+            return "<null>";
+        } else {
+            return String.format("[name: %s, current owner: %s]", id.getName(), id.getCurrentOwner());
+        }
+    }
+
+}