diff --git a/docs/en_US/Tutorial/Nnictl.md b/docs/en_US/Tutorial/Nnictl.md
index 2c92514b4b..3c71ccf8a5 100644
--- a/docs/en_US/Tutorial/Nnictl.md
+++ b/docs/en_US/Tutorial/Nnictl.md
@@ -305,12 +305,14 @@ Debug mode will disable version check function in Trialkeeper.
 
   * Description
 
-    You can use this command to show trial's information.
+    You can use this command to show trial's information. Note that if `head` or `tail` is set, only complete trials will be listed.
 
   * Usage
 
     ```bash
     nnictl trial ls
+    nnictl trial ls --head 10
+    nnictl trial ls --tail 10
     ```
 
   * Options
@@ -318,6 +320,8 @@ Debug mode will disable version check function in Trialkeeper.
   |Name, shorthand|Required|Default|Description|
   |------|------|------ |------|
   |id|  False| |ID of the experiment you want to set|
+  |--head|False||the number of items to be listed with the highest default metric|
+  |--tail|False||the number of items to be listed with the lowest default metric|
 
 * __nnictl trial kill__
 
diff --git a/tools/nni_cmd/nnictl.py b/tools/nni_cmd/nnictl.py
index 21fdf13f6d..213554d5e8 100644
--- a/tools/nni_cmd/nnictl.py
+++ b/tools/nni_cmd/nnictl.py
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ def parse_args():
     parser_trial_subparsers = parser_trial.add_subparsers()
     parser_trial_ls = parser_trial_subparsers.add_parser('ls', help='list trial jobs')
     parser_trial_ls.add_argument('id', nargs='?', help='the id of experiment')
+    parser_trial_ls.add_argument('--head', type=int, help='list the highest experiments on the default metric')
+    parser_trial_ls.add_argument('--tail', type=int, help='list the lowest experiments on the default metric')
     parser_trial_ls.set_defaults(func=trial_ls)
     parser_trial_kill = parser_trial_subparsers.add_parser('kill', help='kill trial jobs')
     parser_trial_kill.add_argument('id', nargs='?', help='the id of experiment')
diff --git a/tools/nni_cmd/nnictl_utils.py b/tools/nni_cmd/nnictl_utils.py
index 3aa5a6629a..3fad64b1fc 100644
--- a/tools/nni_cmd/nnictl_utils.py
+++ b/tools/nni_cmd/nnictl_utils.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import re
 import shutil
 import subprocess
+from functools import cmp_to_key
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
 from subprocess import Popen
@@ -248,6 +249,20 @@ def stop_experiment(args):
 
 def trial_ls(args):
     '''List trial'''
+    def final_metric_data_cmp(lhs, rhs):
+        metric_l = json.loads(json.loads(lhs['finalMetricData'][0]['data']))
+        metric_r = json.loads(json.loads(rhs['finalMetricData'][0]['data']))
+        if isinstance(metric_l, float):
+            return metric_l - metric_r
+        elif isinstance(metric_l, dict):
+            return metric_l['default'] - metric_r['default']
+        else:
+            print_error('Unexpected data format. Please check your data.')
+            raise ValueError
+
+    if args.head and args.tail:
+        print_error('Head and tail cannot be set at the same time.')
+        return
     nni_config = Config(get_config_filename(args))
     rest_port = nni_config.get_config('restServerPort')
     rest_pid = nni_config.get_config('restServerPid')
@@ -259,6 +274,14 @@ def trial_ls(args):
         response = rest_get(trial_jobs_url(rest_port), REST_TIME_OUT)
         if response and check_response(response):
             content = json.loads(response.text)
+            if args.head:
+                assert args.head > 0, 'The number of requested data must be greater than 0.'
+                content = sorted(filter(lambda x: 'finalMetricData' in x, content),
+                                 key=cmp_to_key(final_metric_data_cmp), reverse=True)[:args.head]
+            elif args.tail:
+                assert args.tail > 0, 'The number of requested data must be greater than 0.'
+                content = sorted(filter(lambda x: 'finalMetricData' in x, content),
+                                 key=cmp_to_key(final_metric_data_cmp))[:args.tail]
             for index, value in enumerate(content):
                 content[index] = convert_time_stamp_to_date(value)
             print(json.dumps(content, indent=4, sort_keys=True, separators=(',', ':')))
diff --git a/tools/nni_cmd/url_utils.py b/tools/nni_cmd/url_utils.py
index 6d1f7694e1..59a28837a6 100644
--- a/tools/nni_cmd/url_utils.py
+++ b/tools/nni_cmd/url_utils.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ def metric_data_url(port):
     '''get metric_data url'''
     return '{0}:{1}{2}{3}'.format(BASE_URL, port, API_ROOT_URL, METRIC_DATA_API)
 
-
 def check_status_url(port):
     '''get check_status url'''
     return '{0}:{1}{2}{3}'.format(BASE_URL, port, API_ROOT_URL, CHECK_STATUS_API)