diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 54ee2aa7be6..6c9218cff5b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ endif()
 add_subdirectory(3rd-party)
 
 # Qt config
-find_package(Qt5Core REQUIRED)
-find_package(Qt5Network REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt5 COMPONENTS Core Network Widgets REQUIRED)
 
 execute_process(COMMAND git describe
                 WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
diff --git a/src/client/client.cpp b/src/client/client.cpp
index 152bc0d8047..50445f0299f 100644
--- a/src/client/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client/client.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "cmd/start.h"
 #include "cmd/stop.h"
 #include "cmd/suspend.h"
+#include "cmd/systray.h"
 #include "cmd/umount.h"
 #include "cmd/version.h"
 
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ mp::Client::Client(ClientConfig& config)
     add_command<cmd::Start>();
     add_command<cmd::Stop>();
     add_command<cmd::Suspend>();
+    add_command<cmd::Systray>();
     add_command<cmd::Restart>();
     add_command<cmd::Delete>();
     add_command<cmd::Umount>();
diff --git a/src/client/cmd/CMakeLists.txt b/src/client/cmd/CMakeLists.txt
index f2d22ddfbef..8dc81d0e93a 100644
--- a/src/client/cmd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/client/cmd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright © 2017-2018 Canonical Ltd.
+# Copyright © 2017-2019 Canonical Ltd.
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 as
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
-# Authored by: Alberto Aguirre <alberto.aguirre@canonical.com>
+
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
 
 add_library(commands STATIC
   animated_spinner.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ add_library(commands STATIC
   start.cpp
   stop.cpp
   suspend.cpp
+  systray.cpp
   restart.cpp
   delete.cpp
   umount.cpp
@@ -45,4 +46,5 @@ target_link_libraries(commands
   rpc
   Qt5::Core
   Qt5::Network
+  Qt5::Widgets
   yaml)
diff --git a/src/client/cmd/systray.cpp b/src/client/cmd/systray.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd45492ea1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/cmd/systray.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Canonical, Ltd.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; version 3.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "systray.h"
+#include "common_cli.h"
+
+#include <multipass/cli/argparser.h>
+#include <multipass/cli/format_utils.h>
+
+namespace mp = multipass;
+namespace cmd = multipass::cmd;
+using RpcMethod = mp::Rpc::Stub;
+
+void cmd::Systray::run(mp::ArgParser* parser)
+{
+    if (!QSystemTrayIcon::isSystemTrayAvailable())
+    {
+        cerr << "System tray not supported\n";
+        return command_done(ReturnCode::CommandFail);
+    }
+
+    auto ret = parse_args(parser);
+    if (ret != ParseCode::Ok)
+    {
+        return command_done(parser->returnCodeFrom(ret));
+    }
+
+    create_actions();
+    create_menu();
+    tray_icon.show();
+}
+
+std::string cmd::Systray::name() const
+{
+    return "systray";
+}
+
+QString cmd::Systray::short_help() const
+{
+    return QStringLiteral("Run client in system tray");
+}
+
+QString cmd::Systray::description() const
+{
+    return QStringLiteral("Run the client in the system tray.");
+}
+
+mp::ParseCode cmd::Systray::parse_args(mp::ArgParser* parser)
+{
+    return parser->commandParse(this);
+}
+
+void cmd::Systray::create_actions()
+{
+    retrieving_action = tray_icon_menu.addAction("Retrieving instances...");
+    about_separator = tray_icon_menu.addSeparator();
+    about_action = tray_icon_menu.addAction("About");
+    quit_action = tray_icon_menu.addAction("Quit");
+}
+
+void cmd::Systray::create_menu()
+{
+    tray_icon.setContextMenu(&tray_icon_menu);
+
+    tray_icon.setIcon(QIcon{"./ubuntu-icon.png"});
+
+    QObject::connect(&tray_icon_menu, &QMenu::aboutToShow, [this]() {
+        if (failure_action.isVisible())
+        {
+            tray_icon_menu.removeAction(&failure_action);
+        }
+
+        std::unique_lock<decltype(worker_mutex)> lock{worker_mutex};
+        if (!worker_running)
+        {
+            worker_running = true;
+            worker = std::thread([this] {
+                for (const auto& instance_menu : instances_menus)
+                {
+                    tray_icon_menu.removeAction(instance_menu->menuAction());
+                }
+                instances_menus.clear();
+                tray_icon_menu.insertAction(about_separator, retrieving_action);
+
+                using namespace std::literals::chrono_literals;
+                std::this_thread::sleep_for(5s);
+                retrieve_all_instances();
+
+                std::unique_lock<decltype(worker_mutex)> lock{worker_mutex};
+                worker_running = false;
+            });
+
+            worker.detach();
+        }
+    });
+
+    QObject::connect(quit_action, &QAction::triggered, [this]() { QCoreApplication::quit(); });
+}
+
+void cmd::Systray::retrieve_all_instances()
+{
+    auto on_success = [this](ListReply& reply) {
+        tray_icon_menu.removeAction(retrieving_action);
+
+        for (const auto& instance : reply.instances())
+        {
+            auto state = QString::fromStdString(mp::format::status_string_for(instance.instance_status()));
+            auto action_string = QString("%1 (%2)").arg(QString::fromStdString(instance.name())).arg(state);
+
+            instances_menus.push_back(std::make_unique<QMenu>(action_string));
+
+            if (state != "DELETED")
+            {
+                auto shell_action = instances_menus.back()->addAction("Open shell");
+
+                if (state != "RUNNING")
+                {
+                    shell_action->setDisabled(true);
+                }
+
+                if (state != "STOPPED")
+                {
+                    instances_actions.push_back(instances_menus.back()->addAction("Stop"));
+                    QObject::connect(instances_actions.back(), &QAction::triggered,
+                                     [this]() { fmt::print("We would have stopped here\n"); });
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    instances_menus.back()->addAction("Start");
+                }
+
+                tray_icon_menu.insertMenu(about_separator, instances_menus.back().get());
+            }
+        }
+
+        return ReturnCode::Ok;
+    };
+
+    auto on_failure = [this](grpc::Status& status) {
+        tray_icon_menu.removeAction(retrieving_action);
+        tray_icon_menu.insertAction(about_separator, &failure_action);
+
+        return standard_failure_handler_for(name(), cerr, status);
+    };
+
+    ListRequest request;
+    dispatch(&RpcMethod::list, request, on_success, on_failure);
+}
diff --git a/src/client/cmd/systray.h b/src/client/cmd/systray.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..55c05b7094d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/cmd/systray.h
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Canonical, Ltd.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; version 3.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef MULTIPASS_SYSTRAY_H
+#define MULTIPASS_SYSTRAY_H
+
+#include <multipass/cli/command.h>
+
+#include <QMenu>
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QSystemTrayIcon>
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace multipass
+{
+namespace cmd
+{
+class Systray final : public QObject, public Command
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    using Command::Command;
+    void run(ArgParser* parser) override;
+
+    std::string name() const override;
+    QString short_help() const override;
+    QString description() const override;
+
+private:
+    ParseCode parse_args(ArgParser* parser) override;
+    void create_actions();
+    void create_menu();
+    void retrieve_all_instances();
+
+    QSystemTrayIcon tray_icon;
+    QMenu tray_icon_menu;
+
+    QAction* retrieving_action;
+    QAction* about_separator;
+    QAction* about_action;
+    QAction* quit_action;
+    QAction failure_action{"Failure retrieving instances"};
+
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<QMenu>> instances_menus;
+    std::vector<QAction*> instances_actions;
+
+    bool worker_running{false};
+    std::mutex worker_mutex;
+    std::thread worker;
+
+signals:
+    void get_instances();
+};
+} // namespace cmd
+} // namespace multipass
+#endif // MULTIPASS_SYSTRAY_H
diff --git a/src/client/main.cpp b/src/client/main.cpp
index 7d1552efbd3..31351a52964 100644
--- a/src/client/main.cpp
+++ b/src/client/main.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <multipass/ssl_cert_provider.h>
 #include <multipass/utils.h>
 
-#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QApplication>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QtGlobal>
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ std::string get_server_address()
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
-    QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
+    QApplication app(argc, argv);
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationName("multipass");
     mp::Console::setup_environment();