diff --git a/cli/command/formatter/treewriter/treewriter.go b/cli/command/formatter/treewriter/treewriter.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7dd0421181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/command/formatter/treewriter/treewriter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package treewriter
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command/formatter/tabwriter"
+)
+
+func PrintTree(header []string, rows [][]string) {
+	// TODO(thaJeztah): using [][]string doesn't work well for this; we should
+	// create a type for this that has "optional" child records that we can
+	// recurse over to build the tree.
+	tree := make([][]string, 0, len(rows))
+	tree = append(tree, header)
+	tree = append(tree, rows...)
+
+	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+	tw := tabwriter.NewWriter(buf, 20, 1, 3, ' ', 0)
+	for rowNum, cols := range tree {
+		if len(cols) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// The treePrefix is basically what makes it a "tree" when printing.
+		// We shouldn't need to have "columns" though, only know about nesting
+		// level, and otherwise have a pre-formatted, tab-terminated string
+		// for each row.
+		var treePrefix string
+		treePrefix, cols = cols[0], cols[1:]
+		if treePrefix == "" {
+			// Start of new group
+			if rowNum > 1 {
+				// Print an empty line between groups. We need to write a tab
+				// for each column for the tab-writer to give all groups equal
+				// widths.
+				//
+				// FIXME(thaJeztah): if we pass rows as a pre-formatted string,
+				//  instead of a []string, we need to know the number of columns
+				//  (probably counting  number of tabs would do the trick).
+				_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(tw, strings.Repeat("\t", len(cols)))
+			}
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(tw, strings.Join(cols, "\t"))
+		} else {
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(tw, treePrefix, strings.Join(cols, "\t"))
+		}
+	}
+	_ = tw.Flush()
+	fmt.Println(buf.String())
+}
diff --git a/cli/command/formatter/treewriter/treewriter_test.go b/cli/command/formatter/treewriter/treewriter_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2ae4ed25d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/command/formatter/treewriter/treewriter_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package treewriter
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestTree(t *testing.T) {
+	var rows [][]string
+	rows = append(rows, [][]string{
+		{"", "alpine:latest", "beefdbd8a1da", "13.6MB", "4.09MB"},
+		{"├─", "linux/amd64", "33735bd63cf8", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"├─", "linux/arm/v6", "50f635c8b04d", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"├─", "linux/arm/v7", "f2f82d424957", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"├─", "linux/arm64/v8", "9cee2b382fe2", "13.6MB", "4.09MB"},
+		{"├─", "linux/386", "b3e87f642f5c", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"├─", "linux/ppc64le", "c7a6800e3dc5", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"├─", "linux/riscv64", "80cde017a105", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"└─", "linux/s390x", "2b5b26e09ca2", "0B", "0B"},
+
+		{"", "namespace/image", "beefdbd8a1da", "13.6MB", "4.09MB"},
+		{"├─", "namespace/image:1", "beefdbd8a1da", "-", "-"},
+		{"├─", "namespace/image:1.0", "beefdbd8a1da", "-", "-"},
+		{"├─", "namespace/image:1.0.0", "beefdbd8a1da", "-", "-"},
+		{"└─", "namespace/image:latest", "beefdbd8a1da", "-", "-"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/amd64", "33735bd63cf8", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/arm/v6", "50f635c8b04d", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/arm/v7", "f2f82d424957", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/arm64/v8", "9cee2b382fe2", "13.6MB", "4.09MB"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/386", "b3e87f642f5c", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/ppc64le", "c7a6800e3dc5", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/riscv64", "80cde017a105", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   └─", "linux/s390x", "2b5b26e09ca2", "0B", "0B"},
+
+		{"", "internal.example.com/namespace/image", "beefdbd8a1da", "13.6MB", "4.09MB"},
+		{"├─", "internal.example.com/namespace/image:1", "beefdbd8a1da", "-", "-"},
+		{"├─", "internal.example.com/namespace/image:1.0", "beefdbd8a1da", "-", "-"},
+		{"├─", "internal.example.com/namespace/image:1.0.0", "beefdbd8a1da", "-", "-"},
+		{"└─", "internal.example.com/namespace/image:latest", "beefdbd8a1da", "-", "-"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/amd64", "33735bd63cf8", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/arm/v6", "50f635c8b04d", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/arm/v7", "f2f82d424957", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/arm64/v8", "9cee2b382fe2", "13.6MB", "4.09MB"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/386", "b3e87f642f5c", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/ppc64le", "c7a6800e3dc5", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/riscv64", "80cde017a105", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   └─", "linux/s390x", "2b5b26e09ca2", "0B", "0B"},
+	}...)
+
+	header := []string{"IMAGE/TAGS", "ID", "DISK USAGE", "CONTENT SIZE", "USED"}
+	PrintTree(header, rows)
+}
+
+func TestTreeNoTrunc(t *testing.T) {
+	var rows [][]string
+	rows = append(rows, [][]string{
+		{"", "alpine:latest", "sha256:beefdbd8a1da6d2915566fde36db9db0b524eb737fc57cd1367effd16dc0d06d", "13.6MB", "4.09MB"},
+		{"├─", "linux/amd64", "sha256:33735bd63cf84d7e388d9f6d297d348c523c044410f553bd878c6d7829612735", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"├─", "linux/arm/v6", "sha256:50f635c8b04d86dde8a02bcd8d667ba287eb8b318c1c0cf547e5a48ddadea1be", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"├─", "linux/arm/v7", "sha256:f2f82d42495723c4dc508fd6b0978a5d7fe4efcca4282e7aae5e00bcf4057086", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"├─", "linux/arm64/v8", "sha256:9cee2b382fe2412cd77d5d437d15a93da8de373813621f2e4d406e3df0cf0e7c", "13.6MB", "4.09MB"},
+		{"├─", "linux/386", "sha256:b3e87f642f5c48cdc7556c3e03a0d63916bd0055ba6edba7773df3cb1a76f224", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"├─", "linux/ppc64le", "sha256:c7a6800e3dc569a2d6e90627a2988f2a7339e6f111cdf6a0054ad1ff833e99b0", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"├─", "linux/riscv64", "sha256:80cde017a10529a18a7274f70c687bb07c4969980ddfb35a1b921fda3a020e5b", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"└─", "linux/s390x", "sha256:2b5b26e09ca2856f50ac88312348d26c1ac4b8af1df9f580e5cf465fd76e3d4d", "0B", "0B"},
+
+		{"", "namespace/image", "sha256:beefdbd8a1da6d2915566fde36db9db0b524eb737fc57cd1367effd16dc0d06d", "13.6MB", "4.09MB"},
+		{"├─", "namespace/image:1", "sha256:beefdbd8a1da6d2915566fde36db9db0b524eb737fc57cd1367effd16dc0d06d", "-", "-"},
+		{"├─", "namespace/image:1.0", "sha256:beefdbd8a1da6d2915566fde36db9db0b524eb737fc57cd1367effd16dc0d06d", "-", "-"},
+		{"├─", "namespace/image:1.0.0", "sha256:beefdbd8a1da6d2915566fde36db9db0b524eb737fc57cd1367effd16dc0d06d", "-", "-"},
+		{"└─", "namespace/image:latest", "sha256:beefdbd8a1da6d2915566fde36db9db0b524eb737fc57cd1367effd16dc0d06d", "-", "-"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/amd64", "sha256:33735bd63cf84d7e388d9f6d297d348c523c044410f553bd878c6d7829612735", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/arm/v6", "sha256:50f635c8b04d86dde8a02bcd8d667ba287eb8b318c1c0cf547e5a48ddadea1be", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/arm/v7", "sha256:f2f82d42495723c4dc508fd6b0978a5d7fe4efcca4282e7aae5e00bcf4057086", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/arm64/v8", "sha256:9cee2b382fe2412cd77d5d437d15a93da8de373813621f2e4d406e3df0cf0e7c", "13.6MB", "4.09MB"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/386", "sha256:b3e87f642f5c48cdc7556c3e03a0d63916bd0055ba6edba7773df3cb1a76f224", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/ppc64le", "sha256:c7a6800e3dc569a2d6e90627a2988f2a7339e6f111cdf6a0054ad1ff833e99b0", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/riscv64", "sha256:80cde017a10529a18a7274f70c687bb07c4969980ddfb35a1b921fda3a020e5b", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   └─", "linux/s390x", "sha256:2b5b26e09ca2856f50ac88312348d26c1ac4b8af1df9f580e5cf465fd76e3d4d", "0B", "0B"},
+
+		{"", "internal.example.com/namespace/image", "sha256:beefdbd8a1da6d2915566fde36db9db0b524eb737fc57cd1367effd16dc0d06d", "13.6MB", "4.09MB"},
+		{"├─", "internal.example.com/namespace/image:1", "sha256:beefdbd8a1da6d2915566fde36db9db0b524eb737fc57cd1367effd16dc0d06d", "-", "-"},
+		{"├─", "internal.example.com/namespace/image:1.0", "sha256:beefdbd8a1da6d2915566fde36db9db0b524eb737fc57cd1367effd16dc0d06d", "-", "-"},
+		{"├─", "internal.example.com/namespace/image:1.0.0", "sha256:beefdbd8a1da6d2915566fde36db9db0b524eb737fc57cd1367effd16dc0d06d", "-", "-"},
+		{"└─", "internal.example.com/namespace/image:latest", "sha256:beefdbd8a1da6d2915566fde36db9db0b524eb737fc57cd1367effd16dc0d06d", "-", "-"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/amd64", "sha256:33735bd63cf84d7e388d9f6d297d348c523c044410f553bd878c6d7829612735", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/arm/v6", "sha256:50f635c8b04d86dde8a02bcd8d667ba287eb8b318c1c0cf547e5a48ddadea1be", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/arm/v7", "sha256:f2f82d42495723c4dc508fd6b0978a5d7fe4efcca4282e7aae5e00bcf4057086", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/arm64/v8", "sha256:9cee2b382fe2412cd77d5d437d15a93da8de373813621f2e4d406e3df0cf0e7c", "13.6MB", "4.09MB"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/386", "sha256:b3e87f642f5c48cdc7556c3e03a0d63916bd0055ba6edba7773df3cb1a76f224", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/ppc64le", "sha256:c7a6800e3dc569a2d6e90627a2988f2a7339e6f111cdf6a0054ad1ff833e99b0", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   ├─", "linux/riscv64", "sha256:80cde017a10529a18a7274f70c687bb07c4969980ddfb35a1b921fda3a020e5b", "0B", "0B"},
+		{"   └─", "linux/s390x", "sha256:2b5b26e09ca2856f50ac88312348d26c1ac4b8af1df9f580e5cf465fd76e3d4d", "0B", "0B"},
+	}...)
+
+	header := []string{"IMAGE/TAGS", "ID", "DISK USAGE", "CONTENT SIZE", "USED"}
+	PrintTree(header, rows)
+}