diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/FlowObjectiveNextListCommand.java b/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/FlowObjectiveNextListCommand.java
index 4fcc271..b30584f 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/FlowObjectiveNextListCommand.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/FlowObjectiveNextListCommand.java
@@ -16,30 +16,30 @@
 package org.onosproject.cli.net;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import org.onlab.osgi.ServiceNotFoundException;
 
-//import org.apache.karaf.shell.commands.Argument;
 import org.apache.karaf.shell.commands.Command;
 import org.onosproject.cli.AbstractShellCommand;
 import org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.FlowObjectiveService;
 
 /**
  * Returns a mapping of FlowObjective next-ids to the groups that get created
- * by a device driver.
+ * by a device driver. These mappings are controller instance specific.
  */
-@Command(scope = "onos", name = "next-ids",
-        description = "flow-objective next-ids to group-ids mapping")
+@Command(scope = "onos", name = "obj-next-ids",
+        description = "flow-objectives next-ids to group-ids mapping")
 public class FlowObjectiveNextListCommand extends AbstractShellCommand {
 
-    /*@Argument(index = 1, name = "uri", description = "Device ID",
-            required = false, multiValued = false)
-    String uri = null;
-     */
-    private static final String FORMAT_MAPPING =
-            "  %s";
+    private static final String FORMAT_MAPPING = "  %s";
+
     @Override
     protected void execute() {
-        FlowObjectiveService service = get(FlowObjectiveService.class);
-        printNexts(service.getNextMappings());
+        try {
+            FlowObjectiveService service = get(FlowObjectiveService.class);
+            printNexts(service.getNextMappings());
+        } catch (ServiceNotFoundException e) {
+            print(FORMAT_MAPPING, "FlowObjectiveService unavailable");
+        }
     }
 
     private void printNexts(List<String> nextGroupMappings) {
diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/FlowObjectivePendingNextCommand.java b/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/FlowObjectivePendingNextCommand.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7350a6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/FlowObjectivePendingNextCommand.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016-present Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.onosproject.cli.net;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.karaf.shell.commands.Command;
+import org.onlab.osgi.ServiceNotFoundException;
+import org.onosproject.cli.AbstractShellCommand;
+import org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.FlowObjectiveService;
+
+/**
+ * Returns a list of FlowObjective next-ids waiting to get created by device-drivers.
+ * Also returns the forwarding objectives waiting on the pending next-objectives.
+ * These lists are controller instance specific.
+ */
+@Command(scope = "onos", name = "obj-pending-nexts",
+        description = "flow-objectives pending next-objectives")
+public class FlowObjectivePendingNextCommand extends AbstractShellCommand {
+
+    private static final String FORMAT_MAPPING = "  %s";
+
+    @Override
+    protected void execute() {
+        try {
+            FlowObjectiveService service = get(FlowObjectiveService.class);
+            printNexts(service.getPendingNexts());
+        } catch (ServiceNotFoundException e) {
+            print(FORMAT_MAPPING, "FlowObjectiveService unavailable");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void printNexts(List<String> pendingNexts) {
+        pendingNexts.forEach(str -> print(FORMAT_MAPPING, str));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/cli/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/shell-config.xml b/cli/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/shell-config.xml
index db6da4f..9f02c60 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/shell-config.xml
+++ b/cli/src/main/resources/OSGI-INF/blueprint/shell-config.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
         </command>
 
         <command>
+            <action class="org.onosproject.cli.net.FlowObjectivePendingNextCommand"/>
+        </command>
+
+        <command>
             <action class="org.onosproject.cli.net.FlowObjectiveCompositionCommand"/>
         </command>