diff --git a/cratonclient/shell/v1/cells_shell.py b/cratonclient/shell/v1/cells_shell.py
index b8b6d4c..c312c6e 100644
--- a/cratonclient/shell/v1/cells_shell.py
+++ b/cratonclient/shell/v1/cells_shell.py
@@ -84,9 +84,19 @@ def do_cell_show(cc, args):
               metavar='<marker>',
               default=None,
               help='ID of the cell to use to resume listing cells.')
+@cliutils.arg('--vars',
+              metavar='<vars>',
+              nargs='+',
+              action='append',
+              default=[],
+              help='Variables to use as filter in the form of '
+                   '--vars="key:value" --vars="key2:value2"')
 def do_cell_list(cc, args):
     """Print list of cells which are registered with the Craton service."""
     params = {}
+    if args.vars:
+        query_vars = ",".join([i[0] for i in args.vars])
+        params['vars'] = query_vars
     if args.cloud is not None:
         params['cloud_id'] = args.cloud
     if args.limit is not None:
diff --git a/cratonclient/tests/integration/shell/v1/test_cells_shell.py b/cratonclient/tests/integration/shell/v1/test_cells_shell.py
index f5ede2f..c435827 100644
--- a/cratonclient/tests/integration/shell/v1/test_cells_shell.py
+++ b/cratonclient/tests/integration/shell/v1/test_cells_shell.py
@@ -181,6 +181,30 @@ class TestCellsShell(base.ShellTestCase):
         )
         self.assertIn("invalid choice: 'invalid'", error)
 
+    @mock.patch('cratonclient.v1.cells.CellManager.list')
+    def test_cell_list_with_vars_success(self, mock_list):
+        """Verify --vars arguments successfully passed to Client."""
+        self.shell('cell-list --vars a:b')
+        mock_list.assert_called_once_with(
+            vars='a:b',
+            marker=None,
+            sort_dir='asc',
+            autopaginate=False,
+        )
+        mock_list.reset_mock()
+
+    @mock.patch('cratonclient.v1.cells.CellManager.list')
+    def test_cell_list_with_multiple_vars_success(self, mock_list):
+        """Verify multiple --vars arguments successfully passed to Client."""
+        self.shell('cell-list --vars=a:b --vars=c:d')
+        mock_list.assert_called_once_with(
+            vars='a:b,c:d',
+            marker=None,
+            sort_dir='asc',
+            autopaginate=False,
+        )
+        mock_list.reset_mock()
+
     def test_cell_create_missing_required_args(self):
         """Verify that missing required args results in error message."""
         expected_responses = [
diff --git a/cratonclient/tests/unit/shell/v1/test_cells_shell.py b/cratonclient/tests/unit/shell/v1/test_cells_shell.py
index 5e7e07e..d25793d 100644
--- a/cratonclient/tests/unit/shell/v1/test_cells_shell.py
+++ b/cratonclient/tests/unit/shell/v1/test_cells_shell.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class TestDoCellList(base.TestShellCommand):
         kwargs.setdefault('fields', cells_shell.DEFAULT_CELL_FIELDS)
         kwargs.setdefault('marker', None)
         kwargs.setdefault('all', False)
+        kwargs.setdefault('vars', None)
         return super(TestDoCellList, self).args_for(**kwargs)
 
     def test_with_defaults(self):
@@ -177,6 +178,19 @@ class TestDoCellList(base.TestShellCommand):
         self.assertRaisesCommandErrorWith(cells_shell.do_cell_list, args)
         self.assertNothingWasCalled()
 
+    def test_with_multiple_vars(self):
+        """Verify that we pass vars filters to cell list."""
+        args = self.args_for(vars=[['a:b'], ['c:d']])
+        cells_shell.do_cell_list(self.craton_client, args)
+        self.craton_client.cells.list.assert_called_once_with(
+            vars='a:b,c:d',
+            region_id=123,
+            marker=None,
+            sort_dir='asc',
+            autopaginate=False,
+        )
+        self.assertFieldsEqualTo(cells_shell.DEFAULT_CELL_FIELDS)
+
     def test_autopaginate(self):
         """Verify that autopagination works."""
         args = self.args_for(all=True)