diff --git a/ros2service/ros2service/api/__init__.py b/ros2service/ros2service/api/__init__.py
index 9143ca163..cfd99d1d5 100644
--- a/ros2service/ros2service/api/__init__.py
+++ b/ros2service/ros2service/api/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+from rclpy.node import Node
 from rclpy.topic_or_service_is_hidden import topic_or_service_is_hidden
 from ros2cli.node.strategy import NodeStrategy
 from rosidl_runtime_py import get_service_interfaces
@@ -34,6 +35,60 @@ def get_service_names(*, node, include_hidden_services=False):
     return [n for (n, t) in service_names_and_types]
 
 
+def get_service_class(node: Node, service_name: str, include_hidden_services: bool):
+    """
+    Load service type module for the given service.
+
+    The service should be running for this function to find the service type.
+    :param node: The node object of rclpy Node class.
+    :param service_name: The name of the service.
+    :param include_hidden_services: Whether to include hidden services while finding the
+    list of currently running services.
+    :return:
+    """
+    service_names_and_types = get_service_names_and_types(
+        node=node,
+        include_hidden_services=include_hidden_services)
+
+    # get_service_names_and_types() returns a list of lists, like the following:
+    #  [
+    #    ['/service1', ['service/srv/Type1]],
+    #    ['/service2', ['service/srv/Type2]],
+    #  ]
+    #
+    # If there are more than one server for a service with the same type, that is only represented
+    # once.  If there are more than one server for a service name with different types, those are
+    # represented like:
+    #
+    # [
+    #  ['/service1', ['service/srv/Type1', 'service/srv/Type2']],
+    # ]
+    matched_names_and_types = list(filter(lambda x: x[0] == service_name, service_names_and_types))
+    if len(matched_names_and_types) < 1:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Cannot find type for '{service_name}'")
+    if len(matched_names_and_types) > 1:
+        raise RuntimeError("Unexpectedly saw more than one entry for service'{service_name}'")
+
+    # Now check whether there are multiple types associated with this service, which is unsupported
+    service_name_and_types = matched_names_and_types[0]
+
+    types = service_name_and_types[1]
+    if len(types) < 1:
+        raise RuntimeError("No types associated with '{service_name}'")
+    if len(types) > 1:
+        raise RuntimeError("More than one type associated with service '{service_name}'")
+
+    service_type = types[0]
+
+    if service_type is None:
+        return None
+
+    try:
+        return get_service(service_type)
+    except (AttributeError, ModuleNotFoundError, ValueError):
+        raise RuntimeError(f"The service type '{service_type}' is invalid")
+
+
 def service_type_completer(**kwargs):
     """Callable returning a list of service types."""
     service_types = []
diff --git a/ros2service/ros2service/verb/echo.py b/ros2service/ros2service/verb/echo.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2669aaf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ros2service/ros2service/verb/echo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+# Copyright 2022 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from argparse import ArgumentTypeError
+from typing import TypeVar
+
+import rclpy
+
+from rclpy.qos import QoSPresetProfiles
+from ros2cli.node.strategy import NodeStrategy
+from ros2service.api import get_service_class
+from ros2service.api import ServiceNameCompleter
+from ros2service.api import ServiceTypeCompleter
+from ros2service.verb import VerbExtension
+from rosidl_runtime_py import message_to_csv
+from rosidl_runtime_py import message_to_yaml
+from rosidl_runtime_py.utilities import get_service
+from service_msgs.msg import ServiceEventInfo
+
+DEFAULT_TRUNCATE_LENGTH = 128
+MsgType = TypeVar('MsgType')
+
+
+def unsigned_int(string):
+    try:
+        value = int(string)
+    except ValueError:
+        value = -1
+    if value < 0:
+        raise ArgumentTypeError('value must be non-negative integer')
+    return value
+
+
+class EchoVerb(VerbExtension):
+    """Echo a service."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.event_type_map = [
+            (v, k) for k, v in ServiceEventInfo._Metaclass_ServiceEventInfo__constants.items()]
+
+    def add_arguments(self, parser, cli_name):
+        arg = parser.add_argument(
+            'service_name',
+            help="Name of the ROS service to echo (e.g. '/add_two_ints')")
+        arg.completer = ServiceNameCompleter(
+            include_hidden_services_key='include_hidden_services')
+        arg = parser.add_argument(
+            'service_type', nargs='?',
+            help="Type of the ROS service (e.g. 'example_interfaces/srv/AddTwoInts')")
+        arg.completer = ServiceTypeCompleter(service_name_key='service_name')
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--csv', action='store_true', default=False,
+            help=(
+                'Output all recursive fields separated by commas (e.g. for plotting).'
+            ))
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--full-length', '-f', action='store_true',
+            help='Output all elements for arrays, bytes, and string with a '
+                 "length > '--truncate-length', by default they are truncated "
+                 "after '--truncate-length' elements with '...''")
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--truncate-length', '-l', type=unsigned_int, default=DEFAULT_TRUNCATE_LENGTH,
+            help='The length to truncate arrays, bytes, and string to '
+                 '(default: %d)' % DEFAULT_TRUNCATE_LENGTH)
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--no-arr', action='store_true', help="Don't print array fields of messages")
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--no-str', action='store_true', help="Don't print string fields of messages")
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--flow-style', action='store_true',
+            help='Print collections in the block style (not available with csv format)')
+
+    def main(self, *, args):
+        if args.service_type is None:
+            with NodeStrategy(args) as node:
+                try:
+                    srv_module = get_service_class(
+                        node, args.service_name, include_hidden_services=True)
+                except (AttributeError, ModuleNotFoundError, ValueError):
+                    raise RuntimeError("The service name '%s' is invalid" % args.service_name)
+        else:
+            try:
+                srv_module = get_service(args.service_type)
+            except (AttributeError, ModuleNotFoundError, ValueError):
+                raise RuntimeError(f"The service type '{args.service_type}' is invalid")
+
+        if srv_module is None:
+            raise RuntimeError('Could not load the type for the passed service')
+
+        event_msg_type = srv_module.Event
+
+        # TODO(clalancette): We should probably expose this postfix from rclpy
+        event_topic_name = args.service_name + '/_service_event'
+
+        self.csv = args.csv
+        self.truncate_length = args.truncate_length if not args.full_length else None
+        self.flow_style = args.flow_style
+        self.no_arr = args.no_arr
+        self.no_str = args.no_str
+
+        with NodeStrategy(args) as node:
+            sub = node.create_subscription(
+                event_msg_type,
+                event_topic_name,
+                self._subscriber_callback,
+                QoSPresetProfiles.get_from_short_key('services_default'))
+
+            have_printed_warning = False
+            executor = rclpy.get_global_executor()
+            try:
+                executor.add_node(node)
+                while executor.context.ok():
+                    if not have_printed_warning and sub.get_publisher_count() < 1:
+                        print(f"No publishers on topic '{event_topic_name}'; "
+                              'is service introspection on the client or server enabled?')
+                        have_printed_warning = True
+                    executor.spin_once()
+            finally:
+                executor.remove_node(node)
+
+            sub.destroy()
+
+    def _subscriber_callback(self, msg):
+        if self.csv:
+            to_print = message_to_csv(msg, truncate_length=self.truncate_length,
+                                      no_arr=self.no_arr, no_str=self.no_str)
+        else:
+            to_print = message_to_yaml(msg, truncate_length=self.truncate_length,
+                                       no_arr=self.no_arr, no_str=self.no_str,
+                                       flow_style=self.flow_style)
+            to_print += '---'
+
+        print(to_print)
diff --git a/ros2service/setup.py b/ros2service/setup.py
index e9d3e0510..286ec0797 100644
--- a/ros2service/setup.py
+++ b/ros2service/setup.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
         ],
         'ros2service.verb': [
             'call = ros2service.verb.call:CallVerb',
+            'echo = ros2service.verb.echo:EchoVerb',
             'find = ros2service.verb.find:FindVerb',
             'list = ros2service.verb.list:ListVerb',
             'type = ros2service.verb.type:TypeVerb',