diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index a0e2a98..3d4a774 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## 3.4.1 (not yet released)
 
+- #60 Display `vcpus` in `triton packages` output.
 - Add `-d,--data <data>` option to `triton cloudapi`.
 - Fix `triton rbac role ROLE`. Also get that command to have a stable order for the
   displayed fields.
diff --git a/lib/do_packages.js b/lib/do_packages.js
index 6a06dbb..1684598 100644
--- a/lib/do_packages.js
+++ b/lib/do_packages.js
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ var validFilters = [
 ];
 
 // columns default without -o
-var columnsDefault = 'shortid,name,default,memory,swap,disk';
+var columnsDefault = 'shortid,name,default,memory,swap,disk,vcpus';
 
 // columns default with -l
-var columnsDefaultLong = 'id,name,default,memory,swap,disk';
+var columnsDefaultLong = 'id,name,default,memory,swap,disk,vcpus';
 
 // sort default with -s
 var sortDefault = '_groupPlus,memory';
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ function do_packages(subcmd, opts, args, callback) {
                         precision: 1,
                         narrow: true
                     }, pkg.disk * 1024 * 1024);
+                    pkg.vcpusHuman = pkg.vcpus === 0 ? '-' : pkg.vcpus;
                 }
             }
             if (!opts.p) {
@@ -117,6 +118,9 @@ function do_packages(subcmd, opts, args, callback) {
                     case 'disk':
                         return {lookup: 'diskHuman', name: 'DISK',
                             align: 'right'};
+                    case 'vcpus':
+                        return {lookup: 'vcpusHuman', name: 'VCPUS',
+                            align: 'right'};
                     default:
                         return c;
                     }
@@ -150,12 +154,22 @@ do_packages.options = [
 ]);
 
 do_packages.help = (
+    /* BEGIN JSSTYLED */
     'List packgaes.\n'
     + '\n'
     + 'Usage:\n'
     + '     {{name}} packages\n'
     + '\n'
     + '{{options}}'
+    + '\n'
+    + 'Notes on some fields:\n'
+    + '- The "memory" (a.k.a. RAM), "swap", and "disk" fields are shown in\n'
+    + '  more human readable units in tabular output (i.e. if neither "-p" nor\n'
+    + '  "-j" is specified.\n'
+    + '- The "vcpus" field is only relevant for KVM instances. It is therefore\n'
+    + '  typically set to zero for packages not intended for KVM usage. This\n'
+    + '  zero is shown as "-" in tabular output.\n'
+    /* END JSSTYLED */
 );
 
 do_packages.aliases = ['pkgs'];