diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b2035bc..b292970 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@
     cleanup = tempest.cmd.cleanup:TempestCleanup
     list-plugins = tempest.cmd.list_plugins:TempestListPlugins
     verify-config = tempest.cmd.verify_tempest_config:TempestVerifyConfig
-    workspace = tempest.cmd.workspace:TempestWorkspace
+    workspace_register = tempest.cmd.workspace:TempestWorkspaceRegister
+    workspace_rename = tempest.cmd.workspace:TempestWorkspaceRename
+    workspace_move = tempest.cmd.workspace:TempestWorkspaceMove
+    workspace_remove = tempest.cmd.workspace:TempestWorkspaceRemove
+    workspace_list = tempest.cmd.workspace:TempestWorkspaceList
     run = tempest.cmd.run:TempestRun
 oslo.config.opts =
     tempest.config = tempest.config:list_opts
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/workspace.py b/tempest/cmd/workspace.py
index d2dc00d..96d2300 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/workspace.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/workspace.py
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
 import sys
 
 from cliff import command
+from cliff import lister
 from oslo_concurrency import lockutils
-import prettytable
 import yaml
 
 from tempest import config
@@ -154,76 +154,97 @@
             self.workspaces = yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
 
 
-class TempestWorkspace(command.Command):
-    def take_action(self, parsed_args):
-        self.manager = WorkspaceManager(parsed_args.workspace_path)
-        if getattr(parsed_args, 'register', None):
-            self.manager.register_new_workspace(
-                parsed_args.name, parsed_args.path)
-        elif getattr(parsed_args, 'rename', None):
-            self.manager.rename_workspace(
-                parsed_args.old_name, parsed_args.new_name)
-        elif getattr(parsed_args, 'move', None):
-            self.manager.move_workspace(
-                parsed_args.name, parsed_args.path)
-        elif getattr(parsed_args, 'remove', None):
-            self.manager.remove_workspace(
-                parsed_args.name)
-        else:
-            self._print_workspaces()
-        sys.exit(0)
+def add_global_arguments(parser):
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--workspace-path', required=False, default=None,
+        help="The path to the workspace file, the default is "
+             "~/.tempest/workspace.yaml")
+    return parser
 
+
+class TempestWorkspaceRegister(command.Command):
     def get_description(self):
-        return 'Tempest workspace actions'
+        return ('Registers a new tempest workspace via a given '
+                '--name and --path')
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
-        parser = super(TempestWorkspace, self).get_parser(prog_name)
-
-        parser.add_argument(
-            '--workspace-path', required=False, default=None,
-            help="The path to the workspace file, the default is "
-                 "~/.tempest/workspace.yaml")
-
-        subparsers = parser.add_subparsers()
-
-        list_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
-            'list', help='Outputs the name and path of all known tempest '
-            'workspaces')
-        list_parser.set_defaults(list=True)
-
-        register_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
-            'register', help='Registers a new tempest workspace via a given '
-            '--name and --path')
-        register_parser.add_argument('--name', required=True)
-        register_parser.add_argument('--path', required=True)
-        register_parser.set_defaults(register=True)
-
-        update_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
-            'rename', help='Renames a tempest workspace from --old-name to '
-            '--new-name')
-        update_parser.add_argument('--old-name', required=True)
-        update_parser.add_argument('--new-name', required=True)
-        update_parser.set_defaults(rename=True)
-
-        move_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
-            'move', help='Changes the path of a given tempest workspace '
-            '--name to --path')
-        move_parser.add_argument('--name', required=True)
-        move_parser.add_argument('--path', required=True)
-        move_parser.set_defaults(move=True)
-
-        remove_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
-            'remove', help='Deletes the entry for a given tempest workspace '
-            '--name')
-        remove_parser.add_argument('--name', required=True)
-        remove_parser.set_defaults(remove=True)
+        parser = super(TempestWorkspaceRegister, self).get_parser(prog_name)
+        add_global_arguments(parser)
+        parser.add_argument('--name', required=True)
+        parser.add_argument('--path', required=True)
 
         return parser
 
-    def _print_workspaces(self):
-        output = prettytable.PrettyTable(["Name", "Path"])
-        if self.manager.list_workspaces() is not None:
-            for name, path in self.manager.list_workspaces().items():
-                output.add_row([name, path])
+    def take_action(self, parsed_args):
+        self.manager = WorkspaceManager(parsed_args.workspace_path)
+        self.manager.register_new_workspace(parsed_args.name, parsed_args.path)
+        sys.exit(0)
 
-        print(output)
+
+class TempestWorkspaceRename(command.Command):
+    def get_description(self):
+        return 'Renames a tempest workspace from --old-name to --new-name'
+
+    def get_parser(self, prog_name):
+        parser = super(TempestWorkspaceRename, self).get_parser(prog_name)
+        add_global_arguments(parser)
+        parser.add_argument('--old-name', required=True)
+        parser.add_argument('--new-name', required=True)
+
+        return parser
+
+    def take_action(self, parsed_args):
+        self.manager = WorkspaceManager(parsed_args.workspace_path)
+        self.manager.rename_workspace(
+            parsed_args.old_name, parsed_args.new_name)
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+
+class TempestWorkspaceMove(command.Command):
+    def get_description(self):
+        return 'Changes the path of a given tempest workspace --name to --path'
+
+    def get_parser(self, prog_name):
+        parser = super(TempestWorkspaceMove, self).get_parser(prog_name)
+        add_global_arguments(parser)
+        parser.add_argument('--name', required=True)
+        parser.add_argument('--path', required=True)
+
+        return parser
+
+    def take_action(self, parsed_args):
+        self.manager = WorkspaceManager(parsed_args.workspace_path)
+        self.manager.move_workspace(parsed_args.name, parsed_args.path)
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+
+class TempestWorkspaceRemove(command.Command):
+    def get_description(self):
+        return 'Deletes the entry for a given tempest workspace --name'
+
+    def get_parser(self, prog_name):
+        parser = super(TempestWorkspaceRemove, self).get_parser(prog_name)
+        add_global_arguments(parser)
+        parser.add_argument('--name', required=True)
+
+        return parser
+
+    def take_action(self, parsed_args):
+        self.manager = WorkspaceManager(parsed_args.workspace_path)
+        self.manager.remove_workspace(parsed_args.name)
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+
+class TempestWorkspaceList(lister.Lister):
+    def get_description(self):
+        return 'Outputs the name and path of all known tempest workspaces'
+
+    def get_parser(self, prog_name):
+        parser = super(TempestWorkspaceList, self).get_parser(prog_name)
+        add_global_arguments(parser)
+        return parser
+
+    def take_action(self, parsed_args):
+        self.manager = WorkspaceManager(parsed_args.workspace_path)
+        return (("Name", "Path"),
+                ((n, p) for n, p in self.manager.list_workspaces().items()))
diff --git a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_workspace.py b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_workspace.py
index 6ca4d42..dc6c0c8 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_workspace.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_workspace.py
@@ -47,23 +47,25 @@
         self.assertEqual(return_code, expected, msg)
 
     def test_run_workspace_list(self):
-        cmd = ['tempest', 'workspace', '--workspace-path',
-               self.store_file, 'list']
+        cmd = ['tempest', 'workspace', 'list',
+               '--workspace-path', self.store_file]
         self._run_cmd_gets_return_code(cmd, 0)
 
     def test_run_workspace_register(self):
         name = data_utils.rand_uuid()
         path = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, path, ignore_errors=True)
-        cmd = ['tempest', 'workspace', '--workspace-path', self.store_file,
-               'register', '--name', name, '--path', path]
+        cmd = ['tempest', 'workspace', 'register',
+               '--workspace-path', self.store_file,
+               '--name', name, '--path', path]
         self._run_cmd_gets_return_code(cmd, 0)
         self.assertIsNotNone(self.workspace_manager.get_workspace(name))
 
     def test_run_workspace_rename(self):
         new_name = data_utils.rand_uuid()
-        cmd = ['tempest', 'workspace', '--workspace-path', self.store_file,
-               'rename', "--old-name", self.name, '--new-name', new_name]
+        cmd = ['tempest', 'workspace', 'rename',
+               '--workspace-path', self.store_file,
+               '--old-name', self.name, '--new-name', new_name]
         self._run_cmd_gets_return_code(cmd, 0)
         self.assertIsNone(self.workspace_manager.get_workspace(self.name))
         self.assertIsNotNone(self.workspace_manager.get_workspace(new_name))
@@ -71,15 +73,17 @@
     def test_run_workspace_move(self):
         new_path = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, new_path, ignore_errors=True)
-        cmd = ['tempest', 'workspace', '--workspace-path', self.store_file,
-               'move', '--name', self.name, '--path', new_path]
+        cmd = ['tempest', 'workspace', 'move',
+               '--workspace-path', self.store_file,
+               '--name', self.name, '--path', new_path]
         self._run_cmd_gets_return_code(cmd, 0)
         self.assertEqual(
             self.workspace_manager.get_workspace(self.name), new_path)
 
     def test_run_workspace_remove(self):
-        cmd = ['tempest', 'workspace', '--workspace-path', self.store_file,
-               'remove', '--name', self.name]
+        cmd = ['tempest', 'workspace', 'remove',
+               '--workspace-path', self.store_file,
+               '--name', self.name]
         self._run_cmd_gets_return_code(cmd, 0)
         self.assertIsNone(self.workspace_manager.get_workspace(self.name))