diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 63a4f40..8be3476 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ It will listen on the IP address `0.0.0.0`, which means all the available IP add
 
 In most cases you would (and should) have a "termination proxy" handling HTTPS for you on top, this will depend on how you deploy your application, your provider might do this for you, or you might need to set it up yourself. You can learn more about it in the <a href="https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/deployment/" class="external-link" target="_blank">FastAPI Deployment documentation</a>.
 
+## `fastapi schema`
+
+When you run `fastapi schema`, it will generate a swagger/openapi document.
+
+This document will be output to stderr by default, however `--output <filename>` option can be used to write output into file. You can control the format of the JSON file by specifying indent level with `--indent #`. If set to 0, JSON will be in the minimal/compress form. Default is 2 spaces.
+
 ## License
 
 This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.
diff --git a/src/fastapi_cli/cli.py b/src/fastapi_cli/cli.py
index d5bcb8e..25b1a12 100644
--- a/src/fastapi_cli/cli.py
+++ b/src/fastapi_cli/cli.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import json
+import sys
 from logging import getLogger
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Union
@@ -8,7 +10,7 @@
 from rich.panel import Panel
 from typing_extensions import Annotated
 
-from fastapi_cli.discover import get_import_string
+from fastapi_cli.discover import get_app, get_import_string
 from fastapi_cli.exceptions import FastAPICLIException
 
 from . import __version__
@@ -273,5 +275,42 @@ def run(
     )
 
 
+@app.command()
+def schema(
+    path: Annotated[
+        Union[Path, None],
+        typer.Argument(
+            help="A path to a Python file or package directory (with [blue]__init__.py[/blue] files) containing a [bold]FastAPI[/bold] app. If not provided, a default set of paths will be tried."
+        ),
+    ] = None,
+    *,
+    app: Annotated[
+        Union[str, None],
+        typer.Option(
+            help="The name of the variable that contains the [bold]FastAPI[/bold] app in the imported module or package. If not provided, it is detected automatically."
+        ),
+    ] = None,
+    output: Annotated[
+        Union[str, None],
+        typer.Option(
+            help="The filename to write schema to. If not provided, write to stderr."
+        ),
+    ] = None,
+    indent: Annotated[
+        int,
+        typer.Option(help="JSON format indent. If 0, disable pretty printing"),
+    ] = 2,
+) -> Any:
+    """Generate schema"""
+    fastapi_app = get_app(path=path, app_name=app)
+    schema = fastapi_app.openapi()
+
+    stream = open(output, "w") if output else sys.stderr
+    json.dump(schema, stream, indent=indent if indent > 0 else None)
+    if output:
+        stream.close()
+    return 0
+
+
 def main() -> None:
     app()
diff --git a/src/fastapi_cli/discover.py b/src/fastapi_cli/discover.py
index f442438..8d5651a 100644
--- a/src/fastapi_cli/discover.py
+++ b/src/fastapi_cli/discover.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import importlib
 import sys
+from contextlib import contextmanager
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from logging import getLogger
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Union
+from typing import Iterator, Tuple, Union
 
 from rich import print
 from rich.padding import Padding
@@ -46,6 +47,18 @@ class ModuleData:
     module_import_str: str
     extra_sys_path: Path
 
+    @contextmanager
+    def sys_path(self) -> Iterator[str]:
+        """Context manager to temporarily alter sys.path"""
+        extra_sys_path = str(self.extra_sys_path) if self.extra_sys_path else ""
+        if extra_sys_path:
+            logger.debug("Adding %s to sys.path...", extra_sys_path)
+            sys.path.insert(0, extra_sys_path)
+            yield extra_sys_path
+        if extra_sys_path and sys.path and sys.path[0] == extra_sys_path:
+            logger.debug("Removing %s from sys.path...", extra_sys_path)
+            sys.path.pop(0)
+
 
 def get_module_data_from_path(path: Path) -> ModuleData:
     logger.info(
@@ -136,9 +149,9 @@ def get_app_name(*, mod_data: ModuleData, app_name: Union[str, None] = None) ->
     raise FastAPICLIException("Could not find FastAPI app in module, try using --app")
 
 
-def get_import_string(
+def get_import_string_parts(
     *, path: Union[Path, None] = None, app_name: Union[str, None] = None
-) -> str:
+) -> Tuple[ModuleData, str]:
     if not path:
         path = get_default_path()
     logger.info(f"Using path [blue]{path}[/blue]")
@@ -148,6 +161,15 @@ def get_import_string(
     mod_data = get_module_data_from_path(path)
     sys.path.insert(0, str(mod_data.extra_sys_path))
     use_app_name = get_app_name(mod_data=mod_data, app_name=app_name)
+
+    return mod_data, use_app_name
+
+
+def get_import_string(
+    *, path: Union[Path, None] = None, app_name: Union[str, None] = None
+) -> str:
+    mod_data, use_app_name = get_import_string_parts(path=path, app_name=app_name)
+    import_string = f"{mod_data.module_import_str}:{use_app_name}"
     import_example = Syntax(
         f"from {mod_data.module_import_str} import {use_app_name}", "python"
     )
@@ -162,6 +184,17 @@ def get_import_string(
     )
     logger.info("Found importable FastAPI app")
     print(import_panel)
-    import_string = f"{mod_data.module_import_str}:{use_app_name}"
+
     logger.info(f"Using import string [b green]{import_string}[/b green]")
     return import_string
+
+
+def get_app(
+    *, path: Union[Path, None] = None, app_name: Union[str, None] = None
+) -> FastAPI:
+    mod_data, use_app_name = get_import_string_parts(path=path, app_name=app_name)
+    with mod_data.sys_path():
+        mod = importlib.import_module(mod_data.module_import_str)
+    app = getattr(mod, use_app_name)
+    ## get_import_string_parts guarantees app is FastAPI object
+    return app  # type: ignore[no-any-return]
diff --git a/tests/assets/openapi.json b/tests/assets/openapi.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61506d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/assets/openapi.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "openapi": "3.1.0",
+  "info": {
+    "title": "FastAPI",
+    "version": "0.1.0"
+  },
+  "paths": {
+    "/": {
+      "get": {
+        "summary": "App Root",
+        "operationId": "app_root__get",
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "Successful Response",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {}
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 44c14d2..915937a 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -5,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import uvicorn
 from fastapi_cli.cli import app
+from fastapi_cli.exceptions import FastAPICLIException
 from typer.testing import CliRunner
 
 from tests.utils import changing_dir
@@ -14,6 +16,13 @@
 assets_path = Path(__file__).parent / "assets"
 
 
+def read_file(filename: str, strip: bool = True) -> str:
+    """Read file and return content as string"""
+    with open("openapi.json") as stream:
+        data = stream.read()
+    return data.strip() if data and strip else data
+
+
 def test_dev() -> None:
     with changing_dir(assets_path):
         with patch.object(uvicorn, "run") as mock_run:
@@ -180,6 +189,51 @@ def test_dev_help() -> None:
     assert "Use multiple worker processes." not in result.output
 
 
+def test_schema() -> None:
+    with changing_dir(assets_path):
+        with open("openapi.json") as stream:
+            expected = stream.read().strip()
+        assert expected != "", "Failed to read expected result"
+        result = runner.invoke(app, ["schema", "single_file_app.py"])
+        assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+        assert expected in result.output, result.output
+
+
+def test_schema_file() -> None:
+    with changing_dir(assets_path):
+        filename = "unit-test.json"
+        expected = read_file("openapi.json", strip=True)
+        assert expected != "", "Failed to read expected result"
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            app, ["schema", "single_file_app.py", "--output", filename]
+        )
+        assert os.path.isfile(filename)
+        actual = read_file(filename, strip=True)
+        os.remove(filename)
+        assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+        assert expected == actual
+
+
+def test_schema_invalid_path() -> None:
+    with changing_dir(assets_path):
+        result = runner.invoke(app, ["schema", "invalid/single_file_app.py"])
+        assert result.exit_code == 1, result.output
+        assert isinstance(result.exception, FastAPICLIException)
+        assert "Path does not exist invalid/single_file_app.py" in str(result.exception)
+
+
+#
+#
+# def test_schema_invalid_package() -> None:
+#     with changing_dir(assets_path):
+#         result = runner.invoke(
+#             app, ["schema", "broken_package/mod/app.py"]
+#         )
+#         assert result.exit_code == 1, result.output
+#         assert isinstance(result.exception, ImportError)
+#         assert "attempted relative import beyond top-level package" in str(result.exception)
+
+
 def test_run_help() -> None:
     result = runner.invoke(app, ["run", "--help"])
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
diff --git a/tests/test_utils_package.py b/tests/test_utils_package.py
index d5573db..641a067 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_package.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_package.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
-from fastapi_cli.discover import get_import_string
+from fastapi_cli.discover import get_app, get_import_string
 from fastapi_cli.exceptions import FastAPICLIException
 from pytest import CaptureFixture
 
@@ -427,6 +427,17 @@ def test_broken_package_dir(capsys: CaptureFixture[str]) -> None:
     assert "Ensure all the package directories have an __init__.py file" in captured.out
 
 
+def test_get_app_broken_package_dir(capsys: CaptureFixture[str]) -> None:
+    with changing_dir(assets_path):
+        # TODO (when deprecating Python 3.8): remove ValueError
+        with pytest.raises((ImportError, ValueError)):
+            get_app(path=Path("broken_package/mod/app.py"))
+
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "Import error:" in captured.out
+    assert "Ensure all the package directories have an __init__.py file" in captured.out
+
+
 def test_package_dir_no_app() -> None:
     with changing_dir(assets_path):
         with pytest.raises(FastAPICLIException) as e: