diff --git a/cmd/chisel/cmd_conflicts.go b/cmd/chisel/cmd_conflicts.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80e5a17db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/chisel/cmd_conflicts.go
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/jessevdk/go-flags"
+
+	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/setup"
+	"github.com/canonical/chisel/internal/strdist"
+)
+
+var shortConflictHelp = "Count number of conlicting implicit parent dirs"
+var longConflictHelp = `
+Count number of conlicting implicit parent dirs
+`
+
+var conflictDescs = map[string]string{
+	"release": "Chisel release name or directory (e.g. ubuntu-22.04)",
+	"details": "Show conflict details",
+}
+
+type cmdConflict struct {
+	Release string `long:"release" value-name:"<dir>"`
+	Details bool   `long:"details"`
+}
+
+func init() {
+	addCommand(
+		"conflicts", shortConflictHelp, longConflictHelp,
+		func() flags.Commander { return &cmdConflict{} },
+		conflictDescs, nil,
+	)
+}
+
+func (cmd *cmdConflict) Execute(args []string) error {
+	if len(args) > 0 {
+		return ErrExtraArgs
+	}
+
+	release, err := obtainRelease(cmd.Release)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	conflicts, err := getConflicts(release)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	w := tabWriter()
+	defer w.Flush()
+	fmt.Fprintf(Stdout, "Total conflicts: %d\n", len(conflicts))
+	if cmd.Details {
+		keys := make([]string, 0, len(conflicts))
+		for p := range conflicts {
+			keys = append(keys, p)
+		}
+		sort.Strings(keys)
+		for _, p := range keys {
+			c := conflicts[p]
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%s\t%s\n", p, c.path, c.reason)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+type conflictInfo struct {
+	path   string
+	reason string
+}
+
+// Get all conflicts.
+//
+// Assumptions:
+//   - Same paths across slices/packages are considered the same path.
+//   - Paths conflict if they share at least one ancestor.
+func getConflicts(r *setup.Release) (map[string]*conflictInfo, error) {
+	if r == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	var paths []string
+	for _, pkg := range r.Packages {
+		for _, slice := range pkg.Slices {
+			for p := range slice.Contents {
+				paths = append(paths, p)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	c := make(map[string]*conflictInfo)
+	for i, p := range paths {
+		for _, q := range paths[:i] {
+			prefix := hasConflict(p, q)
+			if prefix != "" {
+				c[p] = &conflictInfo{
+					path:   q,
+					reason: prefix,
+				}
+				c[q] = &conflictInfo{
+					path:   p,
+					reason: prefix,
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return c, nil
+}
+
+// Returns the conflicting prefix.
+func hasConflict(p, q string) string {
+	ps := strings.Split(p, "/")[1:]
+	qs := strings.Split(q, "/")[1:]
+
+	if len(ps) == 0 || len(qs) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	if len(ps) == 1 || len(qs) == 1 {
+		var wild bool
+		a := ps[0]
+		b := qs[0]
+		if i := strings.Index(a, "**"); i != -1 {
+			a = a[:i] + "**"
+			wild = true
+		}
+		if i := strings.Index(b, "**"); i != -1 {
+			b = b[:i] + "**"
+			wild = true
+		}
+		if !wild {
+			// One of them must have **.
+			return ""
+		}
+		if a == b || strdist.GlobPath(a, b) {
+			return "/" + a
+		}
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	ps = ps[:len(ps)-1]
+	qs = qs[:len(qs)-1]
+
+	if ps[0] == qs[0] {
+		// First directory matches.
+		return "/" + ps[0]
+	}
+
+	if strdist.GlobPath(ps[0], qs[0]) {
+		return "/" + ps[0]
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}
diff --git a/cmd/chisel/cmd_conflicts_test.go b/cmd/chisel/cmd_conflicts_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85858eae7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/chisel/cmd_conflicts_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package main_test
+
+import (
+	. "gopkg.in/check.v1"
+
+	chisel "github.com/canonical/chisel/cmd/chisel"
+)
+
+type conflictTest struct {
+	a, b string
+	cnfl string
+}
+
+var conflictTests = []conflictTest{{
+	a:    "/bin/foo",
+	b:    "/bin/bar",
+	cnfl: "/bin",
+}, {
+	a:    "/dir/*/foo",
+	b:    "/dir/bar/bar",
+	cnfl: "/dir",
+}, {
+	a:    "/*/foo",
+	b:    "/dir/bar",
+	cnfl: "/*",
+}, {
+	a:    "/*a/foo",
+	b:    "/dir/bar",
+	cnfl: "",
+}, {
+	a:    "/*r/foo",
+	b:    "/dir/bar",
+	cnfl: "/*r",
+}, {
+	a:    "/d?r/foo",
+	b:    "/dir/bar",
+	cnfl: "/d?r",
+}, {
+	a:    "/dir?/foo",
+	b:    "/dir/bar",
+	cnfl: "",
+}, {
+	a:    "/dir*/foo",
+	b:    "/d*/bar",
+	cnfl: "/dir*",
+}, {
+	a:    "/**",
+	b:    "/dir/bar",
+	cnfl: "/**",
+}, {
+	a:    "/d**r",
+	b:    "/dir/bar",
+	cnfl: "/d**",
+}, {
+	a:    "/d**r",
+	b:    "/foo/bar",
+	cnfl: "",
+}, {
+	a:    "/dir/*/foo",
+	b:    "/xyz/**",
+	cnfl: "",
+}}
+
+func (s *ChiselSuite) TestConflicts(c *C) {
+	for _, test := range conflictTests {
+		s := chisel.HasConflict(test.a, test.b)
+		c.Assert(s, Equals, test.cnfl)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/chisel/cmd_help.go b/cmd/chisel/cmd_help.go
index d164d99f6..44fbfccb8 100644
--- a/cmd/chisel/cmd_help.go
+++ b/cmd/chisel/cmd_help.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ type helpCategory struct {
 var helpCategories = []helpCategory{{
 	Label:       "Basic",
 	Description: "general operations",
-	Commands:    []string{"find", "info", "help", "version"},
+	Commands:    []string{"find", "info", "conflicts", "help", "version"},
 }, {
 	Label:       "Action",
 	Description: "make things happen",
diff --git a/cmd/chisel/export_test.go b/cmd/chisel/export_test.go
index a99a7831e..ac255efd3 100644
--- a/cmd/chisel/export_test.go
+++ b/cmd/chisel/export_test.go
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ func FakeIsStdinTTY(t bool) (restore func()) {
 }
 
 var FindSlices = findSlices
+
+var HasConflict = hasConflict