diff --git a/cmd/contract.go b/cmd/contract.go
index 341a6523..61f72c03 100644
--- a/cmd/contract.go
+++ b/cmd/contract.go
@@ -121,6 +121,31 @@ func decodeCalldataFunc(conn decodeCalldataer, args []string) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+var generateAciCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "generateaci FILENAME",
+	Short: "Generate ACI out of source code",
+	Long:  ``,
+	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+		compiler := newCompiler()
+		return generateAciFunc(compiler, args)
+	},
+	SilenceUsage: true,
+}
+
+func generateAciFunc(conn aeternity.GenerateACIer, args []string) (err error) {
+	source, err := readSource(args[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	aci, err := conn.GenerateACI(source)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	PrintObject("ACI", aci)
+	return nil
+}
 func readSource(path string) (s string, err error) {
 	file, err := os.Open(path)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/contract_test.go b/cmd/contract_test.go
index 8f51363b..eb9aae84 100644
--- a/cmd/contract_test.go
+++ b/cmd/contract_test.go
@@ -179,3 +179,36 @@ func Test_decodeCalldataFunc(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_generateAciFunc(t *testing.T) {
+	// Write source file for Decode with source file test
+	tempdir, path := writeTestContractFile(t, contractSimpleStorage)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tempdir)
+	type args struct {
+		conn aeternity.GenerateACIer
+		args []string
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		args    args
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Generate ACI from SimpleStorage",
+			args: args{
+				conn: &mockGenerateACIer{
+					aci: `{"encoded_aci":{"contract":{"functions":[{"arguments":[{"name":"value","type":"int"}],"name":"init","returns":"SimpleStorage.state","stateful":false}],"name":"SimpleStorage","state":{"record":[{"name":"data","type":"int"}]},"type_defs":[]}},"interface":"contract SimpleStorage =\n  record state = {data : int}\n  entrypoint init : (int) =\u003e SimpleStorage.state\n"}`,
+				},
+				args: []string{path},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if err := generateAciFunc(tt.args.conn, tt.args.args); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("generateAciFunc() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/mocks_test.go b/cmd/mocks_test.go
index 396c3bdb..d33c45f7 100644
--- a/cmd/mocks_test.go
+++ b/cmd/mocks_test.go
@@ -145,3 +145,13 @@ func (m *mockdecodeCalldataer) DecodeCalldataBytecode(bytecode string, calldata
 	decodedCallData.UnmarshalBinary([]byte(m.decodedCalldata))
 	return decodedCallData, nil
 }
+
+type mockGenerateACIer struct {
+	aci string
+}
+
+func (m *mockGenerateACIer) GenerateACI(source string) (aci *compilermodels.ACI, err error) {
+	aci = &compilermodels.ACI{}
+	err = aci.UnmarshalBinary([]byte(m.aci))
+	return aci, err
+}