diff --git a/cli/cli.go b/cli/cli.go
index 7099f57f99..e87ea8dec9 100644
--- a/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cli/cli.go
@@ -129,10 +129,16 @@ func NewDefraCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		MakeKeyringExportCommand(),
 	)
 
+	identity := MakeIdentityCommand()
+	identity.AddCommand(
+		MakeIdentityNewCommand(),
+	)
+
 	root := MakeRootCommand()
 	root.AddCommand(
 		client,
 		keyring,
+		identity,
 		MakeStartCommand(),
 		MakeServerDumpCmd(),
 		MakeVersionCommand(),
diff --git a/cli/identity.go b/cli/identity.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66efcec098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/identity.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Democratized Data Foundation
+//
+// Use of this software is governed by the Business Source License
+// included in the file licenses/BSL.txt.
+//
+// As of the Change Date specified in that file, in accordance with
+// the Business Source License, use of this software will be governed
+// by the Apache License, Version 2.0, included in the file
+// licenses/APL.txt.
+
+package cli
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func MakeIdentityCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	var cmd = &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "identity",
+		Short: "Interact with identity features of DefraDB instance",
+		Long:  `Interact with identity features of DefraDB instance`,
+	}
+
+	return cmd
+}
diff --git a/cli/identity_new.go b/cli/identity_new.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd903979fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/identity_new.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Democratized Data Foundation
+//
+// Use of this software is governed by the Business Source License
+// included in the file licenses/BSL.txt.
+//
+// As of the Change Date specified in that file, in accordance with
+// the Business Source License, use of this software will be governed
+// by the Apache License, Version 2.0, included in the file
+// licenses/APL.txt.
+
+package cli
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"github.com/sourcenetwork/defradb/acp/identity"
+)
+
+func MakeIdentityNewCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	var cmd = &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "new",
+		Short: "Generate a new identity",
+		Long: `Generate a new identity
+
+Example: generate a new identity:
+  defradb identity new
+
+`,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			newIdentity, err := identity.Generate()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return writeJSON(cmd, newIdentity)
+		},
+	}
+
+	return cmd
+}