diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5380501..5ee79f4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ pb promql active-queries
 # Datasets
 pb dataset list
 pb dataset info <dataset>
+pb dataset schema <dataset>
 pb dataset add <dataset>
 pb dataset remove <dataset>
 
@@ -353,6 +354,7 @@ Commands that support `-o json` return structured output:
 pb status -o json
 pb profile list -o json
 pb dataset list -o json
+pb dataset schema <dataset> -o json
 pb sql list -o json
 pb sql run "SELECT count(*) FROM backend" --from=1h --output json
 pb promql run "up" --dataset otel_metrics --instant --output json
diff --git a/cmd/agent.go b/cmd/agent.go
index 9b4805a..31d0dd0 100644
--- a/cmd/agent.go
+++ b/cmd/agent.go
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ func newAgentManifest() agentManifest {
 			{Command: "pb profile list -o json", Description: "List locally configured profiles without credentials", Scope: "local", Mutates: false, RequiresProfile: false, Constraints: []string{"Requires the local pb config file"}},
 			{Command: "pb dataset list -o json", Description: "List datasets", Scope: "server", Mutates: false, RequiresProfile: true},
 			{Command: "pb dataset info <dataset> -o json", Description: "Read dataset statistics and configuration", Scope: "server", Mutates: false, RequiresProfile: true},
+			{Command: "pb dataset schema <dataset> -o json", Description: "Read dataset field names and types", Scope: "server", Mutates: false, RequiresProfile: true},
 			{Command: "pb user list -o json", Description: "List users and their roles", Scope: "server", Mutates: false, RequiresProfile: true},
 			{Command: "pb role list -o json", Description: "List roles and privileges", Scope: "server", Mutates: false, RequiresProfile: true},
 			{Command: "pb sql run \"<SELECT query>\" --from <time> --to <time> -o json", Description: "Run a read-only SQL query", Scope: "server", Mutates: false, RequiresProfile: true, Constraints: []string{"Use SELECT-only SQL", "Never use --save-as because it creates a saved query"}},
diff --git a/cmd/agent_test.go b/cmd/agent_test.go
index d8702dc..f34e1d6 100644
--- a/cmd/agent_test.go
+++ b/cmd/agent_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestAgentManifestContainsOnlyReadOnlyCommands(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		seen[item.Command] = struct{}{}
 	}
-	for _, command := range []string{"pb -o json", "pb help <command...> -o json", "pb dataset list -o json", "pb sql list -o json", "pb promql active-queries -o json"} {
+	for _, command := range []string{"pb -o json", "pb help <command...> -o json", "pb dataset list -o json", "pb dataset schema <dataset> -o json", "pb sql list -o json", "pb promql active-queries -o json"} {
 		if _, exists := seen[command]; !exists {
 			t.Fatalf("read-only command missing from agent catalog: %s", command)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/dataset_schema.go b/cmd/dataset_schema.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa08f7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/dataset_schema.go
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Parseable, Inc
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+
+	internalHTTP "github.com/parseablehq/pb/pkg/http"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+// SchemaDatasetCmd prints the fields and types in a dataset's current schema.
+var SchemaDatasetCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:     "schema <dataset>",
+	Short:   "Show dataset field names and types",
+	Example: "  pb dataset schema backend_logs\n  pb dataset schema backend_logs -o json",
+	Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		format, err := commandOutputFormat(cmd)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		client := internalHTTP.DefaultClient(&DefaultProfile)
+		req, err := client.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "logstream/"+args[0]+"/schema", nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		resp, err := client.Client.Do(req)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+		body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+			return responseStatusError("get dataset schema", resp.StatusCode, resp.Status, body)
+		}
+
+		var schema struct {
+			Fields []struct {
+				Name     string          `json:"name"`
+				DataType json.RawMessage `json:"data_type"`
+			} `json:"fields"`
+		}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &schema); err != nil {
+			return newInvalidResponseError(fmt.Errorf("invalid dataset schema: %w", err))
+		}
+		if schema.Fields == nil {
+			return newInvalidResponseError(fmt.Errorf("dataset schema has no fields array"))
+		}
+
+		if format == outputJSON {
+			return writeRawJSON(cmd.OutOrStdout(), body)
+		}
+
+		out := cmd.OutOrStdout()
+		for _, field := range schema.Fields {
+			var typeName string
+			if err := json.Unmarshal(field.DataType, &typeName); err != nil {
+				var compact bytes.Buffer
+				if err := json.Compact(&compact, field.DataType); err != nil {
+					return newInvalidResponseError(fmt.Errorf("invalid type for field %q: %w", field.Name, err))
+				}
+				typeName = compact.String()
+			}
+			if _, err := fmt.Fprintln(out, (&DatasetListItem{Name: field.Name, Type: typeName}).Render()); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	SchemaDatasetCmd.Flags().StringP("output", "o", "text", "Output format (text|json)")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/dataset_schema_test.go b/cmd/dataset_schema_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e15b92e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/dataset_schema_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+const testDatasetSchema = `{"fields":[{"name":"service_name","data_type":"Utf8","nullable":true},{"name":"timestamp","data_type":{"Timestamp":["Nanosecond",null]}}],"metadata":{"source":"test"}}`
+
+func TestDatasetSchemaOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	useCommandTransport(t, func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		if req.Method != http.MethodGet || req.URL.Path != "/api/v1/logstream/events/schema" {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected request: %s %s", req.Method, req.URL.Path)
+		}
+		return commandHTTPResponse(http.StatusOK, "200 OK", testDatasetSchema), nil
+	})
+
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		format string
+		want   string
+	}{
+		{format: "text", want: (&DatasetListItem{Name: "service_name", Type: "Utf8"}).Render() + "\n" +
+			(&DatasetListItem{Name: "timestamp", Type: `{"Timestamp":["Nanosecond",null]}`}).Render() + "\n"},
+		{format: "json"},
+	} {
+		t.Run(test.format, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if err := SchemaDatasetCmd.Flags().Set("output", test.format); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			t.Cleanup(func() { _ = SchemaDatasetCmd.Flags().Set("output", "text") })
+			var output bytes.Buffer
+			SchemaDatasetCmd.SetOut(&output)
+			t.Cleanup(func() { SchemaDatasetCmd.SetOut(nil) })
+
+			if err := SchemaDatasetCmd.RunE(SchemaDatasetCmd, []string{"events"}); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if test.format == "text" {
+				if got := output.String(); got != test.want {
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected schema text: %q", got)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			var got, want any
+			if err := json.Unmarshal(output.Bytes(), &got); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("invalid JSON output: %v", err)
+			}
+			if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(testDatasetSchema), &want); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			gotJSON, _ := json.Marshal(got)
+			wantJSON, _ := json.Marshal(want)
+			if !bytes.Equal(gotJSON, wantJSON) {
+				t.Fatalf("schema JSON changed: got %s, want %s", gotJSON, wantJSON)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDatasetSchemaNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	useCommandTransport(t, func(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+		return commandHTTPResponse(http.StatusNotFound, "404 Not Found", "missing dataset"), nil
+	})
+	var output bytes.Buffer
+	SchemaDatasetCmd.SetOut(&output)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { SchemaDatasetCmd.SetOut(nil) })
+	if err := SchemaDatasetCmd.RunE(SchemaDatasetCmd, []string{"missing"}); err == nil || errorDetails(err).Code != ErrorNotFound {
+		t.Fatalf("expected not-found error, got %v", err)
+	}
+	if output.Len() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected output on error: %q", output.String())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index fcb07d5..b088fc3 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ func main() {
 	dataset.AddCommand(pb.RemoveDatasetCmd)
 	dataset.AddCommand(pb.ListDatasetCmd)
 	dataset.AddCommand(pb.StatDatasetCmd)
+	dataset.AddCommand(pb.SchemaDatasetCmd)
 
 	sql.AddCommand(pb.QueryCmd)
 	sql.AddCommand(pb.SaveSQLCmd)