diff --git a/cmd/fs/ls.go b/cmd/fs/ls.go
index ac192385..eccdeacb 100644
--- a/cmd/fs/ls.go
+++ b/cmd/fs/ls.go
@@ -2,22 +2,84 @@ package fs
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"path"
+	"time"
 
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/cmd/root"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/cmdio"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/filer"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+func parseFileInfo(info filer.FileInfo, parentDir string, isAbsolute bool) map[string]string {
+	fullName := info.Name
+	if isAbsolute {
+		fullName = path.Join(parentDir, info.Name)
+	}
+	return map[string]string{
+		"Name":    fullName,
+		"ModTime": info.ModTime.UTC().Format(time.UnixDate),
+		"Size":    fmt.Sprint(info.Size),
+		"Type":    info.Type,
+	}
+}
+
 // lsCmd represents the ls command
 var lsCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:    "ls <dir-name>",
-	Short:  "Lists files",
-	Long:   `Lists files`,
-	Hidden: true,
+	Use:         "ls <dir-name>",
+	Short:       "Lists files",
+	Long:        `Lists files in a DBFS or WSFS directory`,
+	Args:        cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
+	Annotations: map[string]string{},
+	PreRunE:     root.MustWorkspaceClient,
 
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		return fmt.Errorf("TODO")
+		// Assign template according to whether -l is specified
+		template := cmdio.Heredoc(`
+		{{range .}}{{.Name}}
+		{{end}}
+		`)
+		if longMode {
+			template = cmdio.Heredoc(`
+			{{range .}}{{.Type|printf "%-10s"}} {{.Size}}  {{.ModTime}}  {{.Name}}
+			{{end}}
+			`)
+		}
+
+		// Path to list files from. Defaults to`/`
+		path := "/"
+		if len(args) > 0 {
+			path = args[0]
+		}
+
+		// Initialize workspace client
+		ctx := cmd.Context()
+		w := root.WorkspaceClient(ctx)
+		f, err := filer.NewWorkspaceFilesClient(w, path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// Get file info
+		filesInfo, err := f.ReadDir(ctx, "")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// Parse it so it's ready to be rendered
+		output := make([]map[string]string, 0)
+		for _, info := range filesInfo {
+			output = append(output, parseFileInfo(info, path, absolute))
+		}
+		return cmdio.RenderWithTemplate(ctx, output, template)
 	},
 }
 
+var longMode bool
+var absolute bool
+
 func init() {
+	lsCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&longMode, "long", "l", false, "Displays full information including size, file type  and modification time since Epoch in milliseconds.")
+	lsCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&absolute, "absolute", false, "Displays absolute paths.")
 	fsCmd.AddCommand(lsCmd)
 }
diff --git a/libs/cmdio/io.go b/libs/cmdio/io.go
index e5a71990..8326557f 100644
--- a/libs/cmdio/io.go
+++ b/libs/cmdio/io.go
@@ -71,6 +71,18 @@ func (c *cmdIO) Render(v any) error {
 	}
 }
 
+func RenderWithTemplate(ctx context.Context, v any, template string) error {
+	c := fromContext(ctx)
+	switch c.outputFormat {
+	case flags.OutputJSON:
+		return renderJson(c.out, v)
+	case flags.OutputText:
+		return renderTemplate(c.out, template, v)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid output format: %s", c.outputFormat)
+	}
+}
+
 func Render(ctx context.Context, v any) error {
 	c := fromContext(ctx)
 	return c.Render(v)
diff --git a/libs/filer/filer.go b/libs/filer/filer.go
index 92de6e12..e8420b81 100644
--- a/libs/filer/filer.go
+++ b/libs/filer/filer.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"time"
 )
 
 type WriteMode int
@@ -13,6 +14,20 @@ const (
 	CreateParentDirectories           = iota << 1
 )
 
+type FileInfo struct {
+	// The type of the file in workspace
+	Type string
+
+	// Base name of the file
+	Name string
+
+	// Size in bytes of the file
+	Size int64
+
+	// Last Modified time of the file
+	ModTime time.Time
+}
+
 type FileAlreadyExistsError struct {
 	path string
 }
@@ -41,4 +56,7 @@ type Filer interface {
 
 	// Delete file at `path`.
 	Delete(ctx context.Context, path string) error
+
+	// Return contents of directory at `path`
+	ReadDir(ctx context.Context, path string) ([]FileInfo, error)
 }
diff --git a/libs/filer/root_path.go b/libs/filer/root_path.go
index 65b26d53..bdeff5d7 100644
--- a/libs/filer/root_path.go
+++ b/libs/filer/root_path.go
@@ -30,10 +30,5 @@ func (p *RootPath) Join(name string) (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("relative path escapes root: %s", name)
 	}
 
-	// Don't allow name to resolve to the root path.
-	if strings.TrimPrefix(absPath, p.rootPath) == "" {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("relative path resolves to root: %s", name)
-	}
-
 	return absPath, nil
 }
diff --git a/libs/filer/workspace_files_client.go b/libs/filer/workspace_files_client.go
index ff813f09..7396c4c9 100644
--- a/libs/filer/workspace_files_client.go
+++ b/libs/filer/workspace_files_client.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go"
 	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/apierr"
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ type WorkspaceFilesClient struct {
 }
 
 func NewWorkspaceFilesClient(w *databricks.WorkspaceClient, root string) (Filer, error) {
+	//TODO
 	apiClient, err := client.New(w.Config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -128,3 +130,28 @@ func (w *WorkspaceFilesClient) Delete(ctx context.Context, name string) error {
 		Recursive: false,
 	})
 }
+
+func (w *WorkspaceFilesClient) ReadDir(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]FileInfo, error) {
+	absPath, err := w.root.Join(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	objects, err := w.workspaceClient.Workspace.ListAll(ctx, workspace.ListWorkspaceRequest{
+		Path: absPath,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	info := make([]FileInfo, 0)
+	for _, i := range objects {
+		info = append(info, FileInfo{
+			Type:    string(i.ObjectType),
+			Name:    path.Base(i.Path),
+			Size:    i.Size,
+			ModTime: time.UnixMilli(i.ModifiedAt),
+		})
+	}
+	return info, nil
+}