diff --git a/Shorewall-core/lib.cli b/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
index 240a2d3f1..82ee78000 100644
--- a/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
+++ b/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ showchain() # $1 = name of chain
 #
 validate_restorefile() # $* = label
 {
+    [ -n "$RESTOREFILE" ] || RESTOREFILE=restore
+
     case $RESTOREFILE in
 	*/*)
 	    error_message "ERROR: $@ must specify a simple file name: $RESTOREFILE"
@@ -1189,6 +1191,26 @@ show_ipsec_command() {
     show_ipsec
 }
 
+show_saves_command() {
+    local f
+    local fn
+    local mtime
+
+    echo "$g_product $SHOREWALL_VERSION Saves at $g_hostname - $(date)"
+    echo "Saved snapshots are:"
+    echo
+
+    for f in ${VARDIR}/*-iptables; do
+	fn=$(basename $f)
+	fn=${fn%-iptables}
+	mtime=$(ls -lt $f | tail -n 1 | cut -d ' ' -f '6 7 8' )
+	[ $fn = "$RESTOREFILE" ] && fn="$fn (default)"
+	echo "   $mtime ${fn%-iptables}"
+    done
+
+    echo
+}
+
 #
 # Show Command Executor
 #
@@ -1478,6 +1500,10 @@ show_command() {
 	    only_root
 	    eval show_ipsec_command $g_pager
 	    ;;
+	saves)
+	    [ $# -gt 1 ] && too_many_arguments $2
+	    show_saves_command
+	    ;;
 	*)
 	    case "$PRODUCT" in
 		*-lite)
@@ -4348,6 +4374,7 @@ usage() # $1 = exit status
     echo "   [ show | list | ls ] opens"
     echo "   [ show | list | ls ] policies"
     echo "   [ show | list | ls ] routing"
+    echo "   [ show | list | ls ] saves"
     echo "   [ show | list | ls ] tc [ device ]"
     echo "   [ show | list | ls ] vardir"
     echo "   [ show | list | ls ] zones"
diff --git a/Shorewall-core/manpages/shorewall.xml b/Shorewall-core/manpages/shorewall.xml
index 17aff8762..b1a844a5d 100644
--- a/Shorewall-core/manpages/shorewall.xml
+++ b/Shorewall-core/manpages/shorewall.xml
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@
 
       <arg choice="req"><option>show | list | ls </option></arg>
 
-      <arg choice="plain"><option>tc</option></arg>
+      <arg choice="plain"><option>saves</option></arg>
     </cmdsynopsis>
 
     <cmdsynopsis>
@@ -2359,11 +2359,11 @@
         <replaceable>filename</replaceable> ]</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>The dynamic blacklist is stored in /var/lib/shorewall/save.
-          The state of the firewall is stored in
+          <para>Creates a snapshot of the currently running firewall. The
+          dynamic blacklist is stored in /var/lib/shorewall/save. The state of
+          the firewall is stored in
           /var/lib/shorewall/<emphasis>filename</emphasis> for use by the
-          <emphasis role="bold">shorewall restore</emphasis> and <emphasis
-          role="bold">shorewall -f start</emphasis> commands. If
+          <emphasis role="bold">shorewall restore</emphasis> command. If
           <emphasis>filename</emphasis> is not given then the state is saved
           in the file specified by the RESTOREFILE option in <ulink
           url="/manpages/shorewall.conf.html">shorewall.conf</ulink>(5)
@@ -2691,6 +2691,20 @@
               </listitem>
             </varlistentry>
 
+            <varlistentry>
+              <term>saves</term>
+
+              <listitem>
+                <para>Added in Shorewall 5.2.0. Lists snapshots created by the
+                <command>save</command> command. Each snapshot is listed with
+                the date and time when it was taken. If there is a snapshot
+                with the name specified in the RESTOREFILE option in <ulink
+                url="shorewall.conf.html">shorewall.conf(5</ulink>), that
+                snapshot is listed as the <emphasis>default</emphasis>
+                snapshot for the <command>restore</command> command.</para>
+              </listitem>
+            </varlistentry>
+
             <varlistentry>
               <term><emphasis role="bold">tc</emphasis></term>