diff --git a/fcli-core/fcli-fod/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/fod/release/cli/cmd/FoDReleaseCommands.java b/fcli-core/fcli-fod/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/fod/release/cli/cmd/FoDReleaseCommands.java
index 2f35f2c9b8..823d7db423 100644
--- a/fcli-core/fcli-fod/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/fod/release/cli/cmd/FoDReleaseCommands.java
+++ b/fcli-core/fcli-fod/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/fod/release/cli/cmd/FoDReleaseCommands.java
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
                 FoDReleaseUpdateCommand.class,
                 FoDReleaseDeleteCommand.class,
                 FoDReleaseAssessmentTypeListCommand.class,
-                FoDReleaseScanListCommand.class
+                FoDReleaseScanListCommand.class,
+                FoDReleaseWaitForCommand.class
         }
 )
 @DefaultVariablePropertyName("releaseId")
diff --git a/fcli-core/fcli-fod/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/fod/release/cli/cmd/FoDReleaseWaitForCommand.java b/fcli-core/fcli-fod/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/fod/release/cli/cmd/FoDReleaseWaitForCommand.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd85d00adb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fcli-core/fcli-fod/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/fod/release/cli/cmd/FoDReleaseWaitForCommand.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright 2021, 2023 Open Text.
+ *
+ * The only warranties for products and services of Open Text
+ * and its affiliates and licensors ("Open Text") are as may
+ * be set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying
+ * such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed
+ * as constituting an additional warranty. Open Text shall not be
+ * liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained
+ * herein. The information contained herein is subject to change
+ * without notice.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+
+package com.fortify.cli.fod.release.cli.cmd;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import com.fortify.cli.common.output.cli.mixin.OutputHelperMixins;
+import com.fortify.cli.common.rest.cli.cmd.AbstractWaitForCommand;
+import com.fortify.cli.common.rest.wait.WaitHelper.WaitHelperBuilder;
+import com.fortify.cli.fod._common.cli.mixin.FoDDelimiterMixin;
+import com.fortify.cli.fod._common.session.cli.mixin.FoDUnirestInstanceSupplierMixin;
+import com.fortify.cli.fod.release.cli.mixin.FoDReleaseByQualifiedNameOrIdResolverMixin;
+
+import kong.unirest.UnirestInstance;
+import lombok.Getter;
+import picocli.CommandLine.Command;
+import picocli.CommandLine.Mixin;
+import picocli.CommandLine.Option;
+
+@Command(name = OutputHelperMixins.WaitFor.CMD_NAME)
+public final class FoDReleaseWaitForCommand extends AbstractWaitForCommand {
+    @Getter @Mixin private FoDUnirestInstanceSupplierMixin unirestInstanceSupplier;
+    @Mixin private FoDDelimiterMixin delimiterMixin; // Is automatically injected in resolver mixins
+    @Mixin private FoDReleaseByQualifiedNameOrIdResolverMixin.PositionalParameterMulti releaseResolver;
+    @Option(names={"-s", "--suspended"}, paramLabel="true|false", required=true, defaultValue="false", arity="1")
+    private boolean suspended;
+
+    @Override
+    protected final WaitHelperBuilder configure(UnirestInstance unirest, WaitHelperBuilder builder) {
+        return builder
+                .recordsSupplier(releaseResolver::getReleaseDescriptorJsonNodes)
+                .currentStateProperty("suspended")
+                .knownStates("true", "false")
+                .failureStates()
+                .matchStates(Set.of(String.valueOf(suspended)));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fcli-core/fcli-fod/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/fod/release/cli/mixin/FoDReleaseByQualifiedNameOrIdResolverMixin.java b/fcli-core/fcli-fod/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/fod/release/cli/mixin/FoDReleaseByQualifiedNameOrIdResolverMixin.java
index c03d5b1a9a..b3305d06a8 100644
--- a/fcli-core/fcli-fod/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/fod/release/cli/mixin/FoDReleaseByQualifiedNameOrIdResolverMixin.java
+++ b/fcli-core/fcli-fod/src/main/java/com/fortify/cli/fod/release/cli/mixin/FoDReleaseByQualifiedNameOrIdResolverMixin.java
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 
 package com.fortify.cli.fod.release.cli.mixin;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 import com.fortify.cli.common.cli.util.EnvSuffix;
 import com.fortify.cli.common.util.StringUtils;
 import com.fortify.cli.fod._common.cli.mixin.FoDDelimiterMixin;
@@ -43,6 +48,23 @@ public String getReleaseId(UnirestInstance unirest) {
             return descriptor==null ? null : descriptor.getReleaseId();
         }
     }
+    
+    public static abstract class AbstractFoDMultiQualifiedReleaseNameOrIdResolverMixin implements IFoDDelimiterMixinAware {
+        @Setter private FoDDelimiterMixin delimiterMixin;
+        public abstract String[] getQualifiedReleaseNamesOrIds();
+
+        public FoDReleaseDescriptor[] getReleaseDescriptors(UnirestInstance unirest, String... fields) {
+            return Stream.of(getQualifiedReleaseNamesOrIds()).map(nameOrId->FoDReleaseHelper.getReleaseDescriptor(unirest, nameOrId, delimiterMixin.getDelimiter(), true, fields)).toArray(FoDReleaseDescriptor[]::new);
+        }
+
+        public Collection<JsonNode> getReleaseDescriptorJsonNodes(UnirestInstance unirest, String... fields) {
+            return Stream.of(getReleaseDescriptors(unirest, fields)).map(FoDReleaseDescriptor::asJsonNode).collect(Collectors.toList());
+        }
+
+        public Integer[] getReleaseIds(UnirestInstance unirest) {
+            return Stream.of(getReleaseDescriptors(unirest, "releaseId")).map(FoDReleaseDescriptor::getReleaseId).toArray(Integer[]::new);
+        }
+    }
 
     public static class RequiredOption extends AbstractFoDQualifiedReleaseNameOrIdResolverMixin {
         @Option(names = {"--release", "--rel"}, required = true, paramLabel = "id|app[:ms]:rel", descriptionKey = "fcli.fod.release.resolver.name-or-id")
@@ -63,4 +85,9 @@ public static class OptionalCopyFromOption extends AbstractFoDQualifiedReleaseNa
         @Option(names = {"--copy-from"}, required = false, paramLabel = "id|app[:ms]:rel", descriptionKey = "fcli.fod.release.resolver.copy-from.nameOrId")
         @Getter private String qualifiedReleaseNameOrId;
     }
+    
+    public static class PositionalParameterMulti extends AbstractFoDMultiQualifiedReleaseNameOrIdResolverMixin {
+        @Parameters(index = "0", arity = "1..", paramLabel="id|app[:ms]:rel", descriptionKey = "fcli.fod.release.resolver.multi-name-or-id")
+        @Getter private String[] qualifiedReleaseNamesOrIds;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/fcli-core/fcli-fod/src/main/resources/com/fortify/cli/fod/i18n/FoDMessages.properties b/fcli-core/fcli-fod/src/main/resources/com/fortify/cli/fod/i18n/FoDMessages.properties
index 2ec1371237..12a81a0332 100644
--- a/fcli-core/fcli-fod/src/main/resources/com/fortify/cli/fod/i18n/FoDMessages.properties
+++ b/fcli-core/fcli-fod/src/main/resources/com/fortify/cli/fod/i18n/FoDMessages.properties
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ fcli.fod.scan.in-progress-action = The action to use if a scan is already in pro
 fcli.fod.scan.remediation-preference = The remediation preference to use. Valid values: ${COMPLETION-CANDIDATES}.
 fcli.fod.microservice.resolver.name = Microservice name in the format <application>:<microservice>.
 fcli.fod.release.resolver.name-or-id = Release id or <application>[:<microservice>]:<release> name.
+fcli.fod.release.resolver.multi-name-or-id = One or more release id's or <application>[:<microservice>]:<release> names.
 fcli.fod.release.resolver.name = Release name in the format <application>[:<microservice>]:<release>.
 fcli.fod.import.sbom-format = The SBOM format to import. If empty Cyclone DX format is assumed.
 fcli.fod.user.user-name-or-id = User id or username. Note that numeric values are always interpreted \
@@ -363,7 +364,11 @@ fcli.fod.release.create.usage.header = Create a new application release. \
 fcli.fod.release.create.application-name = The id or name of the application to create the release on.
 fcli.fod.release.create.release-name = The name of the release to create for the application.
 fcli.fod.release.create.description = Description of the release.
-fcli.fod.release.create.copy-from = The id or name of a release to copy existing state from.
+fcli.fod.release.create.copy-from = The id or name of a release to copy existing state from. Note that \
+  FoD will put the release in 'suspended' state until copying is complete, during which time scan \
+  requests and other operations may be rejected. If you want to run any other operations on the release, \
+  it is recommended to first invoke the `fcli fod release wait-for` command to wait until the release \
+  leaves suspended state.
 fcli.fod.release.create.microservice = The id or name of the microservice to create the release on.
 fcli.fod.release.create.status = SDLC lifecycle status of the release. Valid values: ${COMPLETION-CANDIDATES}.
 fcli.fod.release.create.attr = Attribute id or name and its value to set on the release. \
@@ -387,6 +392,19 @@ fcli.fod.release.update.attr = Attribute id or name and its value to set on the
 fcli.fod.release.list-assessment-types.usage.header = List assessment types for a given release.
 fcli.fod.release.list-assessment-types.scan-types = Comma-separated list of scan types for which to list assessment types. Default value: ${DEFAULT-VALUE}. Valid values: ${COMPLETION-CANDIDATES}.
 fcli.fod.release.list-scans.usage.header = List scans for a given release.
+fcli.fod.release.wait-for.usage.header = Wait for one or more scans to reach or exit suspended state.
+fcli.fod.release.wait-for.usage.description.0 = Although this command offers a lot of options to \
+  cover many different use cases, you can simply pass one or more release names or id's to wait until \
+  those releases leave 'suspended' state. \
+  %n%nMost common use case is to invoke this wait-for command after creating a new release through the \
+  `fcli fod release create` command with the `--copy-from` option; FoD will put the newly created \
+  release in 'suspended' state until copying is completed, during which time scan requests and other \
+  operations may be rejected. \
+  %n%nNote that contrary to other fcli wait-for commands, any options related to unknown or failure state \
+  handling are not applicable to this wait-for command and will be ignored. 
+fcli.fod.release.wait-for.until = Wait until either any or all releases match. If neither --until or --while are specified, default is to wait until all releases match.
+fcli.fod.release.wait-for.while = Wait while either any or all releases match.
+fcli.fod.release.wait-for.suspended = Suspended state against which to match the given releases; may be `false` (default) or `true`.
 
 # fcli fod assessment-type
 fcli.fod.assessment-type.usage.header = Manage FoD assessment types.
@@ -884,6 +902,7 @@ fcli.fod.app.output.table.options = applicationId,applicationName,fcliApplicatio
 fcli.fod.app.scan.output.table.options = scanId,scanType,analysisStatusType,applicationName,microserviceName,releaseName,startedDateTime,completedDateTime,scanMethodTypeName
 fcli.fod.microservice.output.table.options = microserviceId,microserviceName,applicationName
 fcli.fod.release.output.table.options = releaseId,releaseName,microserviceName,applicationName,sdlcStatusType
+fcli.fod.release.wait-for.output.table.options = releaseId,releaseName,microserviceName,applicationName,suspended
 fcli.fod.release.scan.output.table.options = scanId,scanType,analysisStatusType,applicationName,microserviceName,releaseName,startedDateTime,completedDateTime,scanMethodTypeName
 fcli.fod.release.assessment-type.output.table.options = assessmentTypeId,name,scanType,frequencyType,unitInfo,entitlementId,entitlementDescription
 fcli.fod.entitlement.output.table.options = entitlementId,entitlementDescription,startDate,endDate,unitInfo