diff --git a/hive/lib/src/hive.dart b/hive/lib/src/hive.dart
index 755fc41f9..8946ea1e0 100644
--- a/hive/lib/src/hive.dart
+++ b/hive/lib/src/hive.dart
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ abstract class HiveInterface implements TypeRegistry {
     bool crashRecovery = true,
     String? path,
     @Deprecated('Use [backend] with a [StorageBackendMemory] instead')
-        Uint8List? bytes,
+    Uint8List? bytes,
     StorageBackend? backend,
     String? collection,
     @Deprecated('Use encryptionCipher instead') List<int>? encryptionKey,
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ abstract class HiveInterface implements TypeRegistry {
   /// Checks if a box exists
   Future<bool> boxExists(String name, {String? path});
 
+  Iterable<String> listBoxes();
+
   /// Clears all registered adapters.
   ///
   /// To register an adapter use [registerAdapter].
diff --git a/hive/lib/src/hive_impl.dart b/hive/lib/src/hive_impl.dart
index e11875ef0..51ca419cf 100644
--- a/hive/lib/src/hive_impl.dart
+++ b/hive/lib/src/hive_impl.dart
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class HiveImpl extends TypeRegistryImpl implements HiveInterface {
 
   bool useLocks = true;
 
-  bool wasInitialized=false;
+  bool wasInitialized = false;
 
   /// Not part of public API
   HiveImpl() {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class HiveImpl extends TypeRegistryImpl implements HiveInterface {
     homePath = path;
     _managerOverride = BackendManager.select(backendPreference);
     this.useLocks = useLocks;
-    wasInitialized=true;
+    wasInitialized = true;
   }
 
   Future<BoxBase<E>> _openBox<E>(
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class HiveImpl extends TypeRegistryImpl implements HiveInterface {
     bool crashRecovery = true,
     String? path,
     @Deprecated('Use [backend] with a [StorageBackendMemory] instead')
-        Uint8List? bytes,
+    Uint8List? bytes,
     StorageBackend? backend,
     String? collection,
     @Deprecated('Use encryptionCipher instead') List<int>? encryptionKey,
@@ -268,6 +268,14 @@ class HiveImpl extends TypeRegistryImpl implements HiveInterface {
     var lowerCaseName = name.toLowerCase();
     return await manager.boxExists(lowerCaseName, path ?? homePath, collection);
   }
+
+  @override
+  Iterable<String> listBoxes() {
+    var boxesNames = _boxes.values.toList().map((box) {
+      return box.name;
+    });
+    return boxesNames;
+  }
 }
 
 /// tiny helper for map key management...