diff --git a/gitoxide-core/src/repository/index/entries.rs b/gitoxide-core/src/repository/index/entries.rs
index 05227dd88d2..07241e52f52 100644
--- a/gitoxide-core/src/repository/index/entries.rs
+++ b/gitoxide-core/src/repository/index/entries.rs
@@ -1,86 +1,228 @@
-pub fn entries(repo: gix::Repository, mut out: impl std::io::Write, format: crate::OutputFormat) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    use crate::OutputFormat::*;
-    let index = repo.index()?;
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Options {
+    pub format: crate::OutputFormat,
+    /// If true, also show attributes
+    pub attributes: Option<Attributes>,
+    pub statistics: bool,
+}
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
-    if let Json = format {
-        out.write_all(b"[\n")?;
-    }
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Attributes {
+    /// Look at worktree attributes and index as fallback.
+    WorktreeAndIndex,
+    /// Look at attributes from index files only.
+    Index,
+}
+
+pub(crate) mod function {
+    use crate::repository::index::entries::{Attributes, Options};
+    use gix::attrs::State;
+    use gix::bstr::ByteSlice;
+    use gix::odb::FindExt;
+    use std::borrow::Cow;
+    use std::io::{BufWriter, Write};
 
-    let mut entries = index.entries().iter().peekable();
-    while let Some(entry) = entries.next() {
-        match format {
-            Human => to_human(&mut out, &index, entry)?,
-            #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
-            Json => to_json(&mut out, &index, entry, entries.peek().is_none())?,
+    pub fn entries(
+        repo: gix::Repository,
+        out: impl std::io::Write,
+        mut err: impl std::io::Write,
+        Options {
+            format,
+            attributes,
+            statistics,
+        }: Options,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        use crate::OutputFormat::*;
+        let index = repo.index()?;
+        let mut cache = attributes
+            .map(|attrs| {
+                repo.attributes(
+                    &index,
+                    match attrs {
+                        Attributes::WorktreeAndIndex => {
+                            gix::worktree::cache::state::attributes::Source::WorktreeThenIdMapping
+                        }
+                        Attributes::Index => gix::worktree::cache::state::attributes::Source::IdMapping,
+                    },
+                    match attrs {
+                        Attributes::WorktreeAndIndex => {
+                            gix::worktree::cache::state::ignore::Source::WorktreeThenIdMappingIfNotSkipped
+                        }
+                        Attributes::Index => gix::worktree::cache::state::ignore::Source::IdMapping,
+                    },
+                    None,
+                )
+                .map(|cache| (cache.attribute_matches(), cache))
+            })
+            .transpose()?;
+        let mut stats = Statistics {
+            entries: index.entries().len(),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+
+        let mut out = BufWriter::new(out);
+        #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+        if let Json = format {
+            out.write_all(b"[\n")?;
+        }
+        let mut entries = index.entries().iter().peekable();
+        while let Some(entry) = entries.next() {
+            let attrs = cache
+                .as_mut()
+                .map(|(attrs, cache)| {
+                    cache
+                        .at_entry(entry.path(&index), None, |id, buf| repo.objects.find_blob(id, buf))
+                        .map(|entry| {
+                            let is_excluded = entry.is_excluded();
+                            stats.excluded += usize::from(is_excluded);
+                            let attributes: Vec<_> = {
+                                entry.matching_attributes(attrs);
+                                attrs.iter().map(|m| m.assignment.to_owned()).collect()
+                            };
+                            stats.with_attributes += usize::from(!attributes.is_empty());
+                            Attrs {
+                                is_excluded,
+                                attributes,
+                            }
+                        })
+                })
+                .transpose()?;
+            match format {
+                Human => to_human(&mut out, &index, entry, attrs)?,
+                #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+                Json => to_json(&mut out, &index, entry, attrs, entries.peek().is_none())?,
+            }
         }
-    }
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
-    if let Json = format {
-        out.write_all(b"]\n")?;
+        #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+        if format == Json {
+            out.write_all(b"]\n")?;
+            out.flush()?;
+            if statistics {
+                serde_json::to_writer_pretty(&mut err, &stats)?;
+            }
+        }
+        if format == Human && statistics {
+            out.flush()?;
+            stats.cache = cache.map(|c| *c.1.statistics());
+            writeln!(err, "{:#?}", stats)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
     }
-    Ok(())
-}
 
-#[cfg(feature = "serde")]
-pub(crate) fn to_json(
-    mut out: &mut impl std::io::Write,
-    index: &gix::index::File,
-    entry: &gix::index::Entry,
-    is_last: bool,
-) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    use gix::bstr::ByteSlice;
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize))]
+    struct Attrs {
+        is_excluded: bool,
+        attributes: Vec<gix::attrs::Assignment>,
+    }
 
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize))]
-    struct Entry<'a> {
-        stat: &'a gix::index::entry::Stat,
-        hex_id: String,
-        flags: u32,
-        mode: u32,
-        path: std::borrow::Cow<'a, str>,
+    #[derive(Default, Debug)]
+    struct Statistics {
+        #[allow(dead_code)] // Not really dead, but Debug doesn't count for it even though it's crucial.
+        pub entries: usize,
+        pub excluded: usize,
+        pub with_attributes: usize,
+        pub cache: Option<gix::worktree::cache::Statistics>,
     }
 
-    serde_json::to_writer(
-        &mut out,
-        &Entry {
-            stat: &entry.stat,
-            hex_id: entry.id.to_hex().to_string(),
-            flags: entry.flags.bits(),
-            mode: entry.mode.bits(),
-            path: entry.path(index).to_str_lossy(),
-        },
-    )?;
+    #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+    fn to_json(
+        mut out: &mut impl std::io::Write,
+        index: &gix::index::File,
+        entry: &gix::index::Entry,
+        attrs: Option<Attrs>,
+        is_last: bool,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize))]
+        struct Entry<'a> {
+            stat: &'a gix::index::entry::Stat,
+            hex_id: String,
+            flags: u32,
+            mode: u32,
+            path: std::borrow::Cow<'a, str>,
+            meta: Option<Attrs>,
+        }
+
+        serde_json::to_writer(
+            &mut out,
+            &Entry {
+                stat: &entry.stat,
+                hex_id: entry.id.to_hex().to_string(),
+                flags: entry.flags.bits(),
+                mode: entry.mode.bits(),
+                path: entry.path(index).to_str_lossy(),
+                meta: attrs,
+            },
+        )?;
 
-    if is_last {
-        out.write_all(b"\n")?;
-    } else {
-        out.write_all(b",\n")?;
+        if is_last {
+            out.write_all(b"\n")?;
+        } else {
+            out.write_all(b",\n")?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
     }
-    Ok(())
-}
 
-pub(crate) fn to_human(
-    out: &mut impl std::io::Write,
-    file: &gix::index::File,
-    entry: &gix::index::Entry,
-) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    writeln!(
-        out,
-        "{} {}{:?} {} {}",
-        match entry.flags.stage() {
-            0 => "BASE   ",
-            1 => "OURS   ",
-            2 => "THEIRS ",
-            _ => "UNKNOWN",
-        },
-        if entry.flags.is_empty() {
-            "".to_string()
-        } else {
-            format!("{:?} ", entry.flags)
-        },
-        entry.mode,
-        entry.id,
-        entry.path(file)
-    )
+    fn to_human(
+        out: &mut impl std::io::Write,
+        file: &gix::index::File,
+        entry: &gix::index::Entry,
+        attrs: Option<Attrs>,
+    ) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        writeln!(
+            out,
+            "{} {}{:?} {} {}{}",
+            match entry.flags.stage() {
+                0 => "BASE   ",
+                1 => "OURS   ",
+                2 => "THEIRS ",
+                _ => "UNKNOWN",
+            },
+            if entry.flags.is_empty() {
+                "".to_string()
+            } else {
+                format!("{:?} ", entry.flags)
+            },
+            entry.mode,
+            entry.id,
+            entry.path(file),
+            attrs
+                .map(|a| {
+                    let mut buf = String::new();
+                    if a.is_excluded {
+                        buf.push_str(" ❌");
+                    }
+                    if !a.attributes.is_empty() {
+                        buf.push_str(" (");
+                        for assignment in a.attributes {
+                            match assignment.state {
+                                State::Set => {
+                                    buf.push_str(assignment.name.as_str());
+                                }
+                                State::Unset => {
+                                    buf.push('-');
+                                    buf.push_str(assignment.name.as_str());
+                                }
+                                State::Value(v) => {
+                                    buf.push_str(assignment.name.as_str());
+                                    buf.push('=');
+                                    buf.push_str(v.as_ref().as_bstr().to_str_lossy().as_ref());
+                                }
+                                State::Unspecified => {
+                                    buf.push('!');
+                                    buf.push_str(assignment.name.as_str());
+                                }
+                            }
+                            buf.push_str(", ");
+                        }
+                        buf.pop();
+                        buf.pop();
+                        buf.push(')');
+                    }
+                    buf.into()
+                })
+                .unwrap_or(Cow::Borrowed(""))
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/gitoxide-core/src/repository/index/mod.rs b/gitoxide-core/src/repository/index/mod.rs
index 7e1b3c274da..bdaa61b5abf 100644
--- a/gitoxide-core/src/repository/index/mod.rs
+++ b/gitoxide-core/src/repository/index/mod.rs
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ pub fn from_tree(
     Ok(())
 }
 
-mod entries;
-pub use entries::entries;
+pub mod entries;
+pub use entries::function::entries;
diff --git a/gix/Cargo.toml b/gix/Cargo.toml
index 6f557886087..3b6c6bca844 100644
--- a/gix/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix/Cargo.toml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ serde = [   "dep:serde",
             "gix-attributes/serde",
             "gix-ignore/serde",
             "gix-revision/serde",
+            "gix-worktree/serde",
             "gix-credentials/serde"]
 
 ## Re-export the progress tree root which allows to obtain progress from various functions which take `impl gix::Progress`.
diff --git a/src/plumbing/main.rs b/src/plumbing/main.rs
index ac05d3964fc..6aafdb5f2ce 100644
--- a/src/plumbing/main.rs
+++ b/src/plumbing/main.rs
@@ -855,14 +855,35 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<()> {
             ),
         },
         Subcommands::Index(cmd) => match cmd {
-            index::Subcommands::Entries => prepare_and_run(
+            index::Subcommands::Entries {
+                no_attributes,
+                attributes_from_index,
+                statistics,
+            } => prepare_and_run(
                 "index-entries",
                 verbose,
                 progress,
                 progress_keep_open,
                 None,
-                move |_progress, out, _err| {
-                    core::repository::index::entries(repository(Mode::LenientWithGitInstallConfig)?, out, format)
+                move |_progress, out, err| {
+                    core::repository::index::entries(
+                        repository(Mode::LenientWithGitInstallConfig)?,
+                        out,
+                        err,
+                        core::repository::index::entries::Options {
+                            format,
+                            attributes: if no_attributes {
+                                None
+                            } else {
+                                Some(if attributes_from_index {
+                                    core::repository::index::entries::Attributes::Index
+                                } else {
+                                    core::repository::index::entries::Attributes::WorktreeAndIndex
+                                })
+                            },
+                            statistics,
+                        },
+                    )
                 },
             ),
             index::Subcommands::FromTree {
@@ -899,3 +920,14 @@ fn verify_mode(decode: bool, re_encode: bool) -> verify::Mode {
         (false, false) => verify::Mode::HashCrc32,
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn clap() {
+        use clap::CommandFactory;
+        Args::command().debug_assert();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/plumbing/options/free.rs b/src/plumbing/options/free.rs
index 00641f33b28..2869fb0cedf 100644
--- a/src/plumbing/options/free.rs
+++ b/src/plumbing/options/free.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ pub mod pack {
             /// Possible values are "none" and "tree-traversal". Default is "none".
             expansion: Option<core::pack::create::ObjectExpansion>,
 
-            #[clap(long, default_value_t = 3, requires = "nondeterministic-count")]
+            #[clap(long, default_value_t = 3, requires = "nondeterministic_count")]
             /// The amount of threads to use when counting and the `--nondeterminisitc-count` flag is set, defaulting
             /// to the globally configured threads.
             ///
diff --git a/src/plumbing/options/mod.rs b/src/plumbing/options/mod.rs
index d2b8d7805d2..107da1b414f 100644
--- a/src/plumbing/options/mod.rs
+++ b/src/plumbing/options/mod.rs
@@ -361,11 +361,11 @@ pub mod commit {
         /// Describe the current commit or the given one using the name of the closest annotated tag in its ancestry.
         Describe {
             /// Use annotated tag references only, not all tags.
-            #[clap(long, short = 't', conflicts_with("all-refs"))]
+            #[clap(long, short = 't', conflicts_with("all_refs"))]
             annotated_tags: bool,
 
             /// Use all references under the `ref/` namespaces, which includes tag references, local and remote branches.
-            #[clap(long, short = 'a', conflicts_with("annotated-tags"))]
+            #[clap(long, short = 'a', conflicts_with("annotated_tags"))]
             all_refs: bool,
 
             /// Only follow the first parent when traversing the commit graph.
@@ -472,7 +472,19 @@ pub mod index {
     #[derive(Debug, clap::Subcommand)]
     pub enum Subcommands {
         /// Print all entries to standard output
-        Entries,
+        Entries {
+            /// Do not visualize excluded entries or attributes per path.
+            #[clap(long)]
+            no_attributes: bool,
+            /// Load attribute and ignore files from the index, don't look at the worktree.
+            ///
+            /// This is to see what IO for probing attribute/ignore files does to performance.
+            #[clap(long, short = 'i', conflicts_with = "no_attributes")]
+            attributes_from_index: bool,
+            /// Print various statistics to stderr
+            #[clap(long, short = 's')]
+            statistics: bool,
+        },
         /// Create an index from a tree-ish.
         #[clap(visible_alias = "read-tree")]
         FromTree {