diff --git a/bin/near b/bin/near
index 5b3bf2de..660f7d64 100755
--- a/bin/near
+++ b/bin/near
@@ -119,6 +119,28 @@ const newProject = {
   handler: (argv) => exitOnError(main.newProject(argv))
 };
 
+const stake = {
+  command: 'stake [accountId] [publicKey] [amount]',
+  desc: 'create staking transaction',
+  builder: (yargs) => yargs
+    .option('accountId', {
+      desc: 'Account to stake on',
+      type: 'string',
+      required: true,
+    })
+    .option('publicKey', {
+      descr: 'Public key to stake with (base58 encoded)',
+      type: 'string',
+      required: true,
+    })
+    .option('amount', {
+      descr: 'Amount to stake',
+      type: 'string',
+      required: true,
+    }),
+    handler: (argv) => exitOnError(main.stake(argv))
+}
+
 let config = require('../get-config')();
 yargs // eslint-disable-line
   .option('nodeUrl', {
@@ -162,6 +184,7 @@ yargs // eslint-disable-line
   .command(sendTokens)
   .command(clean)
   .command(newProject)
+  .command(stake)
   .config(config)
   .alias({
     'accountId': ['account_id'],
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 0e229560..ec5319c0 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -97,3 +97,11 @@ exports.callViewFunction = async function(options) {
     const near = await connect(options);
     console.log('Result:', await near.callViewFunction(options.contractName, options.methodName, JSON.parse(options.args || '{}')));
 };
+
+exports.stake = async function(options) {
+    console.log(`Staking ${options.amount} on ${options.accountId} with public key = ${options.publicKey}.`);
+    const near = await connect(options);
+    const account = await near.account(options.accountId);
+    const result = await account.stake(options.publicKey, BigInt(options.amount));
+    console.log('Result: ', JSON.stringify(result));
+}