diff --git a/libguestfs-inspect.h b/libguestfs-inspect.h
index c7a3a9e..38d97db 100644
--- a/libguestfs-inspect.h
+++ b/libguestfs-inspect.h
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ struct guestfs_ls_args {
   size_t paths_length;
   char **paths;
 };
-struct guestfs_cat_args {};
+struct guestfs_cat_args {
+  size_t paths_length;
+  char **paths;  
+};
 
 struct guestfs_inpsect_command {
   char *name;
@@ -44,6 +47,13 @@ static zmsg_t *command_to_zmsg(struct guestfs_inpsect_command *command) {
       zmsg_addstr(res, command->args.ls.paths[i]);
     }
     break;
+  case GUESTFS_COMMAND_CAT:
+    zmsg_addmem(res, &(command->args.cat.paths_length), sizeof(command->args.cat.paths_length));
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < (command->args.cat.paths_length); i++) {
+      zmsg_addstr(res, command->args.cat.paths[i]);
+    }
+    break;
   }
 
   return res;
@@ -69,6 +79,17 @@ static struct guestfs_inpsect_command *zmsg_to_command(zmsg_t *msg) {
       res->args.ls.paths[i] = zmsg_popstr(msg);
     }
     break;
+  case GUESTFS_COMMAND_CAT:
+    next = zmsg_pop(msg);
+    res->args.cat.paths_length = *(zframe_data(next));
+    free(next);
+
+    res->args.cat.paths = calloc(res->args.cat.paths_length, sizeof(char *));
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < res->args.cat.paths_length; i++) {
+      res->args.cat.paths[i] = zmsg_popstr(msg);
+    }
+    break;
   }
   return res;
 }
@@ -82,6 +103,12 @@ static void command_destroy(struct guestfs_inpsect_command **c) {
     }
     free((*c)->args.ls.paths);
     break;
+  case GUESTFS_COMMAND_CAT:
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < (*c)->args.cat.paths_length; i++) {
+      free((*c)->args.cat.paths[i]);
+    }
+    free((*c)->args.cat.paths);
+    break;
   }
   
   free(*c);