diff --git a/website/source/docs/commands/snapshot.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/commands/snapshot.html.markdown
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@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ sidebar_current: "docs-commands-snapshot"
 
 Command: `consul snapshot`
 
-The `snapshot` command has subcommands for saving and restoring the state of the
-Consul servers for disaster recovery. These are atomic, point-in-time snapshots
-which include key/value entries, service catalog, prepared queries, sessions, and
-ACLs. This command is available in Consul 0.7.1 and later.
+The `snapshot` command has subcommands for saving, restoring and inspecting the
+state of the Consul servers for disaster recovery. These are atomic, point-in-time
+snapshots which include key/value entries, service catalog, prepared queries,
+sessions, and ACLs. This command is available in Consul 0.7.1 and later.
 
 Snapshots are also accessible via the [HTTP API](/docs/agent/http/snapshot.html).
 
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Usage: consul snapshot <subcommand> [options] [args]
 
 Subcommands:
 
+    inspect    Displays information about a Consul snapshot file
     restore    Restores snapshot of Consul server state
     save       Saves snapshot of Consul server state
 ```
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ Subcommands:
 For more information, examples, and usage about a subcommand, click on the name
 of the subcommand in the sidebar or one of the links below:
 
+- [inspect] (/docs/commands/snapshot/inspect.html)
 - [restore](/docs/commands/snapshot/restore.html)
 - [save](/docs/commands/snapshot/save.html)
 
@@ -55,5 +57,16 @@ $ consul snapshot restore backup.snap
 Restored snapshot
 ```
 
+To inspect a snapshot from the file "backup.snap":
+
+```text
+$ consul snapshot inspect backup.snap
+ID           2-5-1477944140022
+Size         667
+Index        5
+Term         2
+Version      1
+```
+
 For more examples, ask for subcommand help or view the subcommand documentation
 by clicking on one of the links in the sidebar.
diff --git a/website/source/docs/commands/snapshot/inspect.html.markdown.erb b/website/source/docs/commands/snapshot/inspect.html.markdown.erb
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@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+---
+layout: "docs"
+page_title: "Commands: Snapshot Inspect"
+sidebar_current: "docs-commands-snapshot-inspect"
+---
+
+# Consul Snapshot Inspect
+
+Command: `consul snapshot inspect`
+
+The `snapshot inspect` command is used to inspect an atomic, point-in-time
+snapshot of the state of the Consul servers which includes key/value entries,
+service catalog, prepared queries, sessions, and ACLs. The snapshot is read
+from the given file.
+
+The following fields are displayed when inspecting a snapshot:
+
+* `ID` - A unique ID for the snapshot, only used for differentiation purposes.
+
+* `Size` - The size of the snapshot, in bytes.
+
+* `Index` - The Raft index of the latest log entry in the snapshot.
+
+* `Term` - The Raft term of the latest log entry in the snapshot.
+
+* `Version` - The snapshot format version. This only refers to the structure of
+ the snapshot, not the data contained within.
+
+## Usage
+
+Usage: `consul snapshot inspect [options] FILE`
+
+## Examples
+
+To inspect a snapshot from the file "backup.snap":
+
+```text
+$ consul snapshot inspect backup.snap
+ID           2-5-1477944140022
+Size         667
+Index        5
+Term         2
+Version      1
+```
+
+Please see the [HTTP API](/docs/agent/http/snapshot.html) documentation for
+more details about snapshot internals.
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diff --git a/website/source/layouts/docs.erb b/website/source/layouts/docs.erb
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--- a/website/source/layouts/docs.erb
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@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@
 					<li<%= sidebar_current("docs-commands-snapshot") %>>
 					<a href="/docs/commands/snapshot.html">snapshot</a>
 					<ul class="subnav">
+						<li<%= sidebar_current("docs-commands-snapshot-inspect") %>>
+							<a href="/docs/commands/snapshot/inspect.html">inspect</a>
+						</li>
 						<li<%= sidebar_current("docs-commands-snapshot-restore") %>>
 							<a href="/docs/commands/snapshot/restore.html">restore</a>
 						</li>