diff --git a/cmd/capabilities.go b/cmd/capabilities.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69626974a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/capabilities.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"github.com/evcc-io/evcc/api"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+// handleCurtailFlag handles the --curtail flag for a given device.
+// Returns true if the flag was used.
+func handleCurtailFlag(cmd *cobra.Command, v any) bool {
+	if !cmd.Flags().Changed(flagCurtail) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	val, err := cmd.Flags().GetInt(flagCurtail)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.ERROR.Println("curtail:", err)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if vv, ok := api.Cap[api.Curtailer](v); ok {
+		if err := vv.Curtail(val > 0); err != nil {
+			log.ERROR.Println("curtail:", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.ERROR.Println("curtail: not implemented")
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+// handleDimFlag handles the --dim flag for a given device.
+// Returns true if the flag was used.
+func handleDimFlag(cmd *cobra.Command, v any) bool {
+	if !cmd.Flags().Changed(flagDim) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	val, err := cmd.Flags().GetInt(flagDim)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.ERROR.Println("dim:", err)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if vv, ok := api.Cap[api.Dimmer](v); ok {
+		if err := vv.Dim(val > 0); err != nil {
+			log.ERROR.Println("dim:", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.ERROR.Println("dim: not implemented")
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/cmd/charger.go b/cmd/charger.go
index 6c87e6318..55467c443 100644
--- a/cmd/charger.go
+++ b/cmd/charger.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ func init() {
 	//lint:ignore SA1019 as Title is safe on ascii
 	chargerCmd.Flags().BoolP(flagDisable, "d", false, strings.Title(flagDisable))
 	chargerCmd.Flags().Bool(flagDiagnose, false, flagDiagnoseDescription)
+	chargerCmd.Flags().IntP(flagCurtail, "u", -1, flagCurtailDescription)
+	chargerCmd.Flags().IntP(flagDim, "m", -1, flagDimDescription)
 	chargerCmd.Flags().BoolP(flagWakeup, "w", false, flagWakeupDescription)
 	chargerCmd.Flags().IntP(flagPhases, "p", 0, flagPhasesDescription)
 	chargerCmd.Flags().Bool(flagHeartbeat, false, flagHeartbeatDescription)
@@ -97,6 +99,14 @@ func runCharger(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if handleCurtailFlag(cmd, v) {
+			flagUsed = true
+		}
+
+		if handleDimFlag(cmd, v) {
+			flagUsed = true
+		}
+
 		if cmd.Flag(flagWakeup).Changed {
 			flagUsed = true
 
diff --git a/cmd/dumper.go b/cmd/dumper.go
index f39046979..6d6e17521 100644
--- a/cmd/dumper.go
+++ b/cmd/dumper.go
@@ -164,6 +164,20 @@ func (d *dumper) Dump(name string, v any) {
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Max AC power:\t%.0fW\t\t\n", v.MaxACPower())
 	}
 
+	if v, ok := api.Cap[api.Dimmer](v); ok {
+		d.measureTime(w, "Dimmed", func() (string, error) {
+			dimmed, err := v.Dimmed()
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%t", dimmed), err
+		})
+	}
+
+	if v, ok := api.Cap[api.Curtailer](v); ok {
+		d.measureTime(w, "Curtailed", func() (string, error) {
+			curtailed, err := v.Curtailed()
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%t", curtailed), err
+		})
+	}
+
 	// charger
 
 	if v, ok := api.Cap[api.ChargeState](v); ok {
diff --git a/cmd/flags.go b/cmd/flags.go
index 7b14b5f10..c3e49f990 100644
--- a/cmd/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/flags.go
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ const (
 	flagDiagnose            = "diagnose"
 	flagDiagnoseDescription = "Diagnose"
 
+	flagCurtail            = "curtail"
+	flagCurtailDescription = "Curtail (0/1 to switch, only available if supported by device)"
+
+	flagDim            = "dim"
+	flagDimDescription = "Dim (0/1 to switch, only available if supported by device)"
+
 	flagWakeup            = "wakeup"
 	flagWakeupDescription = "Wake up"
 
diff --git a/cmd/meter.go b/cmd/meter.go
index 2bf06b82b..e52d2e8c2 100644
--- a/cmd/meter.go
+++ b/cmd/meter.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ func init() {
 	meterCmd.Flags().StringP(flagBatteryMode, "b", "", flagBatteryModeDescription)
 	meterCmd.Flags().DurationP(flagBatteryModeWait, "w", 0, flagBatteryModeWaitDescription)
 	meterCmd.Flags().Bool(flagDiagnose, false, flagDiagnoseDescription)
+	meterCmd.Flags().IntP(flagCurtail, "u", -1, flagCurtailDescription)
+	meterCmd.Flags().IntP(flagDim, "m", -1, flagDimDescription)
 	meterCmd.Flags().BoolP(flagRepeat, "r", false, flagRepeatDescription)
 	meterCmd.Flags().Duration(flagRepeatInterval, 0, flagRepeatIntervalDescription)
 	meterCmd.Flags().Bool(flagHeartbeat, false, flagHeartbeatDescription)
@@ -73,6 +75,16 @@ func runMeter(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	for _, v := range config.Instances(meters) {
+		if handleCurtailFlag(cmd, v) {
+			flagUsed = true
+		}
+
+		if handleDimFlag(cmd, v) {
+			flagUsed = true
+		}
+	}
+
 	if !flagUsed {
 		timeout, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration(flagTimeout)
 		d := dumper{len: len(meters), timeout: timeout}