diff --git a/src/pyelephant.py b/src/pyelephant.py
index 2aca6e3..aec7c49 100755
--- a/src/pyelephant.py
+++ b/src/pyelephant.py
@@ -42,8 +42,12 @@ def show_by_id(session: sa.orm.Session, index: int):
 
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-def ls(session: sa.orm.Session):
-    for i in session.query(Task).order_by(Task.created_at):
+def ls(session: sa.orm.Session, _all: False):
+    vals = session.query(Task).order_by(Task.created_at)
+    if _all is False:
+        vals = vals.filter(Task.active is True)
+
+    for i in vals:
         show_by_obj(session, i)
 
 
@@ -88,7 +92,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         show_parser.add_argument('index', type=int)
 
         ls_parser = subparsers.add_parser('ls')
-        ls_parser.set_defaults(func=ls)
+        ls_parser.set_defaults(func=ls, _all=False)
+        ls_parser.add_argument('--all', dest='_all', action='store_const', const='true', help="Show inactive tasks")
 
         args = parser.parse_args()