diff --git a/dvc/cli.py b/dvc/cli.py
index 4578fdb14..4291202b8 100644
--- a/dvc/cli.py
+++ b/dvc/cli.py
@@ -755,16 +755,28 @@ def parse_args(argv=None):
                         default=False,
                         help='Print output files instead of '
                              'paths to DVC files.')
+    pipeline_show_parser.add_argument(
+                        '--ascii',
+                        action='store_true',
+                        default=False,
+                        help='Output DAG as ASCII.')
     pipeline_show_parser.add_argument(
                         'targets',
-                        nargs='+',
-                        help='DVC files.')
+                        nargs='*',
+                        help="DVC files. 'Dvcfile' by default.")
     pipeline_show_parser.set_defaults(func=CmdPipelineShow)
 
     args = parser.parse_args(argv)
 
-    if args.cmd == 'repro' and len(args.targets) == 0:
-        path = os.path.join(args.cwd, 'Dvcfile')
+    if (issubclass(args.func, CmdRepro)
+        or issubclass(args.func, CmdPipelineShow)) \
+       and hasattr(args, 'targets') \
+       and len(args.targets) == 0:
+        if hasattr(args, 'cwd'):
+            cwd = args.cwd
+        else:
+            cwd = os.curdir
+        path = os.path.join(cwd, 'Dvcfile')
         if not os.path.exists(path):
             msg = "error: default target '{}' does not exist.\n"
             sys.stderr.write(msg.format(path))
diff --git a/dvc/command/pipeline.py b/dvc/command/pipeline.py
index 299da9fe1..3ccb50487 100644
--- a/dvc/command/pipeline.py
+++ b/dvc/command/pipeline.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import os
 
 from dvc.exceptions import DvcException
 from dvc.command.base import CmdBase
+from dvc.dagascii import Dagascii
 
 
 class CmdPipelineShow(CmdBase):
@@ -23,10 +24,59 @@ class CmdPipelineShow(CmdBase):
             else:
                 self.project.logger.info(n)
 
+    def _show_ascii(self, target, commands, outs):
+        import networkx
+        from dvc.stage import Stage
+
+        stage = Stage.load(self.project, target)
+        node = os.path.relpath(stage.path, self.project.root_dir)
+
+        pipelines = list(filter(lambda g: node in g.nodes(),
+                                self.project.pipelines()))
+        if len(pipelines) == 0:
+            return
+
+        assert len(pipelines) == 1
+        G = pipelines[0]
+        stages = networkx.get_node_attributes(G, 'stage')
+
+        nodes = set()
+        edges = []
+        for e in G.edges():
+            from_stage = stages[e[0]]
+            to_stage = stages[e[1]]
+            if commands:
+                if to_stage.cmd is None:
+                    continue
+                nodes.add(from_stage.cmd)
+                nodes.add(to_stage.cmd)
+                edges.append((from_stage.cmd, to_stage.cmd))
+            elif outs:
+                for from_out in from_stage.outs:
+                    for to_out in to_stage.outs:
+                        nodes.add(from_out.rel_path)
+                        nodes.add(to_out.rel_path)
+                        edges.append((from_out.rel_path,
+                                      to_out.rel_path))
+            else:
+                nodes.add(from_stage.relpath)
+                nodes.add(to_stage.relpath)
+                edges.append((from_stage.relpath, to_stage.relpath))
+
+        d = Dagascii(nodes, edges)
+        d.draw()
+
     def run(self, unlock=False):
         for target in self.args.targets:
             try:
-                self._show(target, self.args.commands, self.args.outs)
+                if self.args.ascii:
+                    self._show_ascii(target,
+                                     self.args.commands,
+                                     self.args.outs)
+                else:
+                    self._show(target,
+                               self.args.commands,
+                               self.args.outs)
             except DvcException as ex:
                 msg = 'Failed to show pipeline for \'{}\''.format(target)
                 self.project.logger.error(msg, ex)
diff --git a/dvc/dagascii.py b/dvc/dagascii.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1bd35765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dvc/dagascii.py
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+import math
+
+from asciicanvas.asciicanvas import AsciiCanvas
+from asciicanvas.style import Style
+
+from grandalf.graphs import Vertex, Edge, Graph
+from grandalf.layouts import SugiyamaLayout
+from grandalf.routing import route_with_lines, EdgeViewer
+
+
+class Dagascii(object):
+    def __init__(self, vertexes, edges):
+        #
+        # Just a reminder about naming conventions:
+        # +------------X
+        # |
+        # |
+        # |
+        # |
+        # Y
+        #
+
+        V = {v: Vertex(" {} ".format(v)) for v in vertexes}
+        # NOTE: reverting edges to correctly orientate the graph
+        E = [Edge(V[e], V[s]) for s, e in edges]
+        V = V.values()
+        g = Graph(V, E)
+
+        class VertexViewer(object):
+            h = 3  # top and bottom box edges + text
+
+            def __init__(self, name):
+                self.w = len(name) + 2  # right and left bottom edges + text
+
+        for v in V:
+            v.view = VertexViewer(v.data)
+
+        # NOTE: determine min box length to create the best layout
+        minw = min([v.view.w for v in V])
+
+        for e in E:
+            e.view = EdgeViewer()
+
+        sug = SugiyamaLayout(g.C[0])
+        gr = g.C[0]
+        r = list(filter(lambda x: len(x.e_in()) == 0, gr.sV))
+
+        sug.init_all(roots=r, optimize=True)
+
+        sug.yspace = 2*VertexViewer.h
+        sug.xspace = minw
+        sug.route_edge = route_with_lines
+
+        sug.draw()
+
+        self.sug = sug
+
+    def draw(self):
+        # NOTE: coordinates might me negative, so we need to shift
+        # everything to the positive plane before we actually draw it.
+        Xs = []
+        Ys = []
+
+        for v in self.sug.g.sV:
+            # NOTE: moving boxes w/2 to the left
+            Xs.append(v.view.xy[0] - v.view.w/2.0)
+            Xs.append(v.view.xy[0] + v.view.w/2.0)
+            Ys.append(v.view.xy[1])
+            Ys.append(v.view.xy[1] + v.view.h)
+
+        for e in self.sug.g.sE:
+            for xy in e.view._pts:
+                Xs.append(xy[0])
+                Ys.append(xy[1])
+
+        minx = min(Xs)
+        miny = min(Ys)
+        maxx = max(Xs)
+        maxy = max(Ys)
+
+        canvas_cols = int(math.ceil(math.ceil(maxx) - math.floor(minx))) + 1
+        canvas_lines = int(round(maxy - miny))
+
+        canvas = AsciiCanvas(canvas_cols, canvas_lines)
+
+        # NOTE: first draw edges so that node boxes could overwrite them
+        for e in self.sug.g.sE:
+            assert len(e.view._pts) > 1
+            for index in range(1, len(e.view._pts)):
+                start = e.view._pts[index - 1]
+                end = e.view._pts[index]
+
+                start_x = int(round(start[0] - minx))
+                start_y = int(round(start[1] - miny))
+                end_x = int(round(end[0] - minx))
+                end_y = int(round(end[1] - miny))
+
+                assert start_x >= 0
+                assert start_y >= 0
+                assert end_x >= 0
+                assert end_y >= 0
+
+                canvas.add_line(start_x, start_y,
+                                end_x, end_y,
+                                style=Style('*'))
+
+        for v in self.sug.g.sV:
+            # NOTE: moving boxes w/2 to the left
+            x = v.view.xy[0] - v.view.w/2.0
+            y = v.view.xy[1]
+
+            canvas.add_nine_patch_rect(int(round(x - minx)),
+                                       int(round(y - miny)),
+                                       v.view.w,
+                                       v.view.h)
+
+            canvas.add_text(int(round(x - minx)) + 1,
+                            int(round(y - miny)) + 1,
+                            v.data)
+
+        canvas.print_out()
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 75710ec2e..dbabbe5f7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ reflink==0.2.0
 requests>=2.18.4
 wheel>=0.31.1
 futures>=3.2.0; python_version == "2.7"
+grandalf==0.55555 
+asciicanvas==0.0.3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ddbcc0360..7f3a181ab 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ install_requires = [
     "jsonpath-rw==1.4.0",
     "reflink==0.2.0",
     "requests>=2.18.4",
+    "grandalf==0.55555",
+    "asciicanvas==0.0.3",
 ]
 
 # Extra dependencies for remote integrations