diff --git a/command/scaling_policy_info.go b/command/scaling_policy_info.go
index 24123f8f0..d255816ae 100644
--- a/command/scaling_policy_info.go
+++ b/command/scaling_policy_info.go
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ General Options:
 
 Policy Info Options:
 
+  -verbose
+    Display full information.
+
   -json
     Output the scaling policy in its JSON format.
 
@@ -52,8 +55,9 @@ func (s *ScalingPolicyInfoCommand) Synopsis() string {
 func (s *ScalingPolicyInfoCommand) AutocompleteFlags() complete.Flags {
 	return mergeAutocompleteFlags(s.Meta.AutocompleteFlags(FlagSetClient),
 		complete.Flags{
-			"-json": complete.PredictNothing,
-			"-t":    complete.PredictAnything,
+			"-verbose": complete.PredictNothing,
+			"-json":    complete.PredictNothing,
+			"-t":       complete.PredictAnything,
 		})
 }
 
@@ -77,17 +81,24 @@ func (s *ScalingPolicyInfoCommand) Name() string { return "scaling policy info"
 
 // Run satisfies the cli.Command Run function.
 func (s *ScalingPolicyInfoCommand) Run(args []string) int {
-	var json bool
+	var json, verbose bool
 	var tmpl string
 
 	flags := s.Meta.FlagSet(s.Name(), FlagSetClient)
 	flags.Usage = func() { s.Ui.Output(s.Help()) }
+	flags.BoolVar(&verbose, "verbose", false, "")
 	flags.BoolVar(&json, "json", false, "")
 	flags.StringVar(&tmpl, "t", "", "")
 	if err := flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
 	}
 
+	// Truncate the id unless full length is requested
+	length := shortId
+	if verbose {
+		length = fullId
+	}
+
 	// Get the HTTP client.
 	client, err := s.Meta.Client()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -139,8 +150,8 @@ func (s *ScalingPolicyInfoCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 	if len(policies) > 1 {
-		out := formatScalingPolicies(policies)
-		s.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple scaling policies\n\n%s", out))
+		out := formatScalingPolicies(policies, length)
+		s.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Prefix matched multiple scaling policies\n\n%s", out))
 		return 0
 	}
 
@@ -175,7 +186,7 @@ func (s *ScalingPolicyInfoCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	info := []string{
-		fmt.Sprintf("ID|%s", policy.ID),
+		fmt.Sprintf("ID|%s", limit(policy.ID, length)),
 		fmt.Sprintf("Enabled|%v", *policy.Enabled),
 		fmt.Sprintf("Target|%s", formatScalingPolicyTarget(policy.Target)),
 		fmt.Sprintf("Min|%v", *policy.Min),
diff --git a/command/scaling_policy_info_test.go b/command/scaling_policy_info_test.go
index 44e8273d9..29c93784c 100644
--- a/command/scaling_policy_info_test.go
+++ b/command/scaling_policy_info_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ func TestScalingPolicyInfoCommand_Run(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd := &ScalingPolicyInfoCommand{Meta: Meta{Ui: ui}}
 
 	// Calling without the policyID should result in an error.
+	if code := cmd.Run([]string{"-address=" + url}); code != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected cmd run exit code 1, got: %d", code)
+	}
+	if out := ui.ErrorWriter.String(); !strings.Contains(out, "This command takes one of the following argument conditions") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected argument error within output: %v", out)
+	}
+
+	// Calling with more than one argument should result in an error.
 	if code := cmd.Run([]string{"-address=" + url, "first", "second"}); code != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("expected cmd run exit code 1, got: %d", code)
 	}
@@ -85,4 +93,12 @@ func TestScalingPolicyInfoCommand_Run(t *testing.T) {
 	if out := ui.OutputWriter.String(); !strings.Contains(out, "Policy:") {
 		t.Fatalf("expected policy ID within output: %v", out)
 	}
+
+	prefix := policies[0].ID[:2]
+	if code := cmd.Run([]string{"-address=" + url, prefix}); code != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected cmd run exit code 0, got: %d", code)
+	}
+	if out := ui.OutputWriter.String(); !strings.Contains(out, "Policy:") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected policy ID within output: %v", out)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/command/scaling_policy_list.go b/command/scaling_policy_list.go
index e2ecfdb6f..48d688c61 100644
--- a/command/scaling_policy_list.go
+++ b/command/scaling_policy_list.go
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ Policy Info Options:
   -type
     Filter scaling policies by type.
 
+  -verbose
+    Display full information.
+
   -json
     Output the scaling policy in its JSON format.
 
@@ -59,10 +62,11 @@ func (s *ScalingPolicyListCommand) Synopsis() string {
 func (s *ScalingPolicyListCommand) AutocompleteFlags() complete.Flags {
 	return mergeAutocompleteFlags(s.Meta.AutocompleteFlags(FlagSetClient),
 		complete.Flags{
-			"-job":  complete.PredictNothing,
-			"-type": complete.PredictNothing,
-			"-json": complete.PredictNothing,
-			"-t":    complete.PredictAnything,
+			"-verbose": complete.PredictNothing,
+			"-job":     complete.PredictNothing,
+			"-type":    complete.PredictNothing,
+			"-json":    complete.PredictNothing,
+			"-t":       complete.PredictAnything,
 		})
 }
 
@@ -71,11 +75,12 @@ func (s *ScalingPolicyListCommand) Name() string { return "scaling policy list"
 
 // Run satisfies the cli.Command Run function.
 func (s *ScalingPolicyListCommand) Run(args []string) int {
-	var json bool
+	var json, verbose bool
 	var tmpl, policyType, job string
 
 	flags := s.Meta.FlagSet(s.Name(), FlagSetClient)
 	flags.Usage = func() { s.Ui.Output(s.Help()) }
+	flags.BoolVar(&verbose, "verbose", false, "")
 	flags.BoolVar(&json, "json", false, "")
 	flags.StringVar(&tmpl, "t", "", "")
 	flags.StringVar(&policyType, "type", "", "")
@@ -90,6 +95,12 @@ func (s *ScalingPolicyListCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
+	// Truncate the id unless full length is requested
+	length := shortId
+	if verbose {
+		length = fullId
+	}
+
 	// Get the HTTP client.
 	client, err := s.Meta.Client()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -122,12 +133,12 @@ func (s *ScalingPolicyListCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	output := formatScalingPolicies(policies)
+	output := formatScalingPolicies(policies, length)
 	s.Ui.Output(output)
 	return 0
 }
 
-func formatScalingPolicies(stubs []*api.ScalingPolicyListStub) string {
+func formatScalingPolicies(stubs []*api.ScalingPolicyListStub, uuidLength int) string {
 	if len(stubs) == 0 {
 		return "No policies found"
 	}
@@ -143,7 +154,10 @@ func formatScalingPolicies(stubs []*api.ScalingPolicyListStub) string {
 	for _, policy := range sortedPolicies.policies {
 		policies = append(policies, fmt.Sprintf(
 			"%s|%v|%s|%s",
-			policy.ID, policy.Enabled, policy.Type, formatScalingPolicyTarget(policy.Target)))
+			limit(policy.ID, uuidLength),
+			policy.Enabled,
+			policy.Type,
+			formatScalingPolicyTarget(policy.Target)))
 	}
 	return formatList(policies)
 }