diff --git a/docs/docs/cli.md b/docs/docs/cli.md
index d59bb7f9c..76b725ea1 100644
--- a/docs/docs/cli.md
+++ b/docs/docs/cli.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ $ sceptre delete-stack
 $ sceptre describe-change-set
 $ sceptre describe-env
 $ sceptre describe-env-resources
+$ sceptre describe-env-dependencies
 $ sceptre describe-stack-outputs
 $ sceptre describe-stack-resources
 $ sceptre execute-change-set
@@ -76,3 +77,10 @@ Note that Sceptre prepends the string `SCEPTRE_` to the name of the environment
 $ env | grep SCEPTRE
 SCEPTRE_<output_name>=<output_value>
 ```
+
+## Visualizing Environment Dependencies
+
+The `describe-env-dependencies` command can produce output in the DOT language. DOT can easily be converted to an image by making use of the dot command provided by GraphViz:
+```shell
+$ sceptre describe-env-dependencies ENVIRONMENT --dot | dot -Tpng > dependencies.png
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sceptre/cli.py b/sceptre/cli.py
index 3aa49cc9b..caac6fd44 100644
--- a/sceptre/cli.py
+++ b/sceptre/cli.py
@@ -545,6 +545,52 @@ def describe_env(ctx, environment):
     write(responses, ctx.obj["output_format"], ctx.obj["no_colour"])
 
 
+@cli.command(name="describe-env-dependencies")
+@environment_options
+@click.option(
+    "--dot", is_flag=True, help="Format output in the graphwiz dot language."
+)
+@click.option("--invert", is_flag=True, help="Invert the dependency graph.")
+@click.pass_context
+@catch_exceptions
+def describe_env_dependencies(ctx, environment, dot, invert):
+    """
+    Describes ENVIRONMENTs stack dependencies
+    """
+    env = get_env(ctx.obj["sceptre_dir"], environment, ctx.obj["options"])
+
+    if not invert:
+        dependencies = env.get_launch_dependencies(environment)
+    else:
+        dependencies = env.get_delete_dependencies()
+
+    if dot:
+        dot_repr = _generate_dot_representation(dependencies)
+        write(dot_repr, "str")
+    else:
+        write(dependencies, ctx.obj["output_format"])
+
+
+def _generate_dot_representation(dependencies):
+    """
+    Converts a environment dependencies into DOT language.
+
+    :param dependencies: dictionary of stacks with their list of dependencies
+    :type dependencies: dict
+    :returns: Dot formatted dependency graph
+    :rtype: str
+    """
+    lines = []
+    for stack, stack_dependencies in dependencies.items():
+        lines.append("\"{0}\";".format(stack))
+        for dependency in stack_dependencies:
+            lines.append("\"{0}\" -> \"{1}\";".format(dependency, stack))
+
+    blob = "\n".join(lines)
+    return "digraph stack_dependencies {{{dependencies}}}"\
+        .format(dependencies=blob)
+
+
 @cli.command(name="set-stack-policy")
 @stack_options
 @click.option("--policy-file")
diff --git a/sceptre/environment.py b/sceptre/environment.py
index 27e70cf24..fa902cd56 100644
--- a/sceptre/environment.py
+++ b/sceptre/environment.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def launch(self):
         self.logger.debug("Launching environment '%s'", self.path)
         threading_events = self._get_threading_events()
         stack_statuses = self._get_initial_statuses()
-        launch_dependencies = self._get_launch_dependencies(self.path)
+        launch_dependencies = self.get_launch_dependencies(self.path)
 
         self._check_for_circular_dependencies(launch_dependencies)
         self._build(
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def delete(self):
         self.logger.debug("Deleting environment '%s'", self.path)
         threading_events = self._get_threading_events()
         stack_statuses = self._get_initial_statuses()
-        delete_dependencies = self._get_delete_dependencies()
+        delete_dependencies = self.get_delete_dependencies()
 
         self._check_for_circular_dependencies(delete_dependencies)
         self._build(
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ def _get_initial_statuses(self):
         }
 
     @recurse_into_sub_environments
-    def _get_launch_dependencies(self, top_level_environment_path):
+    def get_launch_dependencies(self, top_level_environment_path):
         """
         Returns a dict of each stack's launch dependencies.
 
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ def _get_launch_dependencies(self, top_level_environment_path):
         }
         return launch_dependencies
 
-    def _get_delete_dependencies(self):
+    def get_delete_dependencies(self):
         """
         Returns a dict of each stack's delete dependencies.
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ def _get_delete_dependencies(self):
             while deleting, keyed by that stack's name.
         :rtype: dict
         """
-        launch_dependencies = self._get_launch_dependencies(self.path)
+        launch_dependencies = self.get_launch_dependencies(self.path)
         delete_dependencies = {
             stack_name: [] for stack_name in launch_dependencies
         }
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 9b29d59bc..3e6606577 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -470,6 +470,48 @@ def test_describe_env(self, mock_get_env):
         result = self.runner.invoke(cli, ["describe-env", "dev"])
         assert result.output == "stack: status\n\n"
 
+    @patch("sceptre.cli.get_env")
+    def test_describe_env_dependencies(self, mock_get_env):
+        mock_Environment = Mock()
+        mock_Environment.get_launch_dependencies.return_value = {
+            "dev/vpc": []
+        }
+        mock_get_env.return_value = mock_Environment
+
+        result = self.runner.invoke(cli, ["describe-env-dependencies", "dev"])
+        assert result.output == "dev/vpc: []\n\n"
+
+    @patch("sceptre.cli.get_env")
+    def test_describe_env_dependencies_with_invert(self, mock_get_env):
+        mock_Environment = Mock()
+        mock_Environment.get_delete_dependencies.return_value = {
+            "dev/vpc": []
+        }
+        mock_get_env.return_value = mock_Environment
+
+        result = self.runner.invoke(
+            cli, ["describe-env-dependencies", "dev", "--invert"]
+        )
+        assert result.output == "dev/vpc: []\n\n"
+
+    @patch("sceptre.cli.get_env")
+    def test_describe_env_dependencies_with_dot(self, mock_get_env):
+        mock_Environment = Mock()
+        mock_Environment.get_launch_dependencies.return_value = {
+            "dev/vpc": [],
+            "dev/networking": ["dev/vpc"]
+        }
+        mock_get_env.return_value = mock_Environment
+
+        result = self.runner.invoke(
+            cli, ["describe-env-dependencies", "dev", "--dot"]
+        )
+        assert "digraph stack_dependencies {" in result.output
+        assert "\"dev/vpc\";" in result.output
+        assert "\"dev/networking\";" in result.output
+        assert "\"dev/vpc\" -> \"dev/networking\";" in result.output
+        assert "}" in result.output
+
     @patch("sceptre.cli.os.getcwd")
     @patch("sceptre.cli.get_env")
     def test_set_stack_policy_with_file_flag(
diff --git a/tests/test_environment.py b/tests/test_environment.py
index b9c366f15..b480bd995 100644
--- a/tests/test_environment.py
+++ b/tests/test_environment.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def test_is_leaf_with_non_leaf_dir(self):
 
     @patch("sceptre.environment.Environment._build")
     @patch("sceptre.environment.Environment._check_for_circular_dependencies")
-    @patch("sceptre.environment.Environment._get_launch_dependencies")
+    @patch("sceptre.environment.Environment.get_launch_dependencies")
     @patch("sceptre.environment.Environment._get_initial_statuses")
     @patch("sceptre.environment.Environment._get_threading_events")
     def test_launch_calls_build_with_correct_args(
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def test_launch_calls_build_with_correct_args(
 
     @patch("sceptre.environment.Environment._build")
     @patch("sceptre.environment.Environment._check_for_circular_dependencies")
-    @patch("sceptre.environment.Environment._get_delete_dependencies")
+    @patch("sceptre.environment.Environment.get_delete_dependencies")
     @patch("sceptre.environment.Environment._get_initial_statuses")
     @patch("sceptre.environment.Environment._get_threading_events")
     def test_delete_calls_build_with_correct_args(
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ def test_get_launch_dependencies(self):
 
         self.environment.stacks = {"mock_stack": mock_stack}
 
-        response = self.environment._get_launch_dependencies("dev")
+        response = self.environment.get_launch_dependencies("dev")
 
         # Note that "prod/sg" is filtered out, because it's not under the
         # top level environment path "dev".
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ def test_get_launch_dependencies(self):
             "dev/mock_stack": ["dev/vpc", "dev/subnets"]
         }
 
-    @patch("sceptre.environment.Environment._get_launch_dependencies")
+    @patch("sceptre.environment.Environment.get_launch_dependencies")
     def test_get_delete_dependencies(self, mock_get_launch_dependencies):
         mock_get_launch_dependencies.return_value = {
             "dev/mock_stack_1": [],
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ def test_get_delete_dependencies(self, mock_get_launch_dependencies):
             "dev/mock_stack_3": ["dev/mock_stack_1", "dev/mock_stack_2"],
         }
 
-        dependencies = self.environment._get_delete_dependencies()
+        dependencies = self.environment.get_delete_dependencies()
         assert dependencies == {
             "dev/mock_stack_1": ["dev/mock_stack_3"],
             "dev/mock_stack_2": ["dev/mock_stack_3"],