diff --git a/src/commands/ledger/mod.rs b/src/commands/ledger/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a49ef5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/ledger/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+//! Subcommands of the `tmkms` command-line application
+
+use crate::chain;
+use crate::config::KmsConfig;
+use abscissa::{Callable, GlobalConfig};
+use std::process;
+use tendermint::amino_types::vote::{SignVoteRequest, Vote};
+use tendermint::amino_types::{SignableMsg, SignedMsgType};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Options)]
+pub enum LedgerCommand {
+    #[options(help = "initialise the height/round/step")]
+    Initialise(InitCommand),
+}
+
+impl_command!(LedgerCommand);
+
+impl Callable for LedgerCommand {
+    fn call(&self) {
+        match self {
+            LedgerCommand::Initialise(init) => init.call(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl LedgerCommand {
+    pub(super) fn config_path(&self) -> Option<&String> {
+        match self {
+            LedgerCommand::Initialise(init) => init.config.as_ref(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Options)]
+pub struct InitCommand {
+    #[options(short = "c", long = "config")]
+    pub config: Option<String>,
+
+    #[options(short = "h", long = "height")]
+    pub height: Option<i64>,
+
+    #[options(short = "r", long = "round")]
+    pub round: Option<i64>,
+}
+
+impl Callable for InitCommand {
+    fn call(&self) {
+        let config = KmsConfig::get_global();
+
+        chain::load_config(&config).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            status_err!("error loading configuration: {}", e);
+            process::exit(1);
+        });
+
+        let chain_id = config.validator[0].chain_id;
+        let registry = chain::REGISTRY.get();
+        let chain = registry.get_chain(&chain_id).unwrap();
+
+        let mut vote = Vote::default();
+        vote.height = self.height.unwrap();
+        vote.round = self.round.unwrap();
+        vote.vote_type = SignedMsgType::Proposal.to_u32();
+        println!("{:?}", vote);
+        let sign_vote_req = SignVoteRequest { vote: Some(vote) };
+        let mut to_sign = vec![];
+        sign_vote_req
+            .sign_bytes(config.validator[0].chain_id, &mut to_sign)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let _sig = chain.keyring.sign_ed25519(None, &to_sign).unwrap();
+
+        println!(
+            "Successfully called the init command with height {}, and round {}",
+            self.height.unwrap(),
+            self.round.unwrap()
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/commands/mod.rs b/src/commands/mod.rs
index 3f38719..06ac59f 100644
--- a/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ mod version;
 mod yubihsm;
 #[cfg(feature = "yubihsm")]
 pub use self::yubihsm::YubihsmCommand;
+#[cfg(feature = "ledgertm")]
+mod ledger;
+#[cfg(feature = "ledgertm")]
+pub use self::ledger::LedgerCommand;
 
 pub use self::{
     help::HelpCommand, keygen::KeygenCommand, start::StartCommand, version::VersionCommand,
@@ -34,6 +38,10 @@ pub enum KmsCommand {
     #[cfg(feature = "yubihsm")]
     #[options(help = "subcommands for YubiHSM2")]
     Yubihsm(YubihsmCommand),
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "ledgertm")]
+    #[options(help = "subcommands for Ledger")]
+    Ledger(LedgerCommand),
 }
 
 // TODO: refactor abscissa internally so this is all part of the proc macro
@@ -59,6 +67,8 @@ impl LoadConfig<KmsConfig> for KmsCommand {
             KmsCommand::Start(run) => run.config.as_ref(),
             #[cfg(feature = "yubihsm")]
             KmsCommand::Yubihsm(yubihsm) => yubihsm.config_path(),
+            #[cfg(feature = "ledgertm")]
+            KmsCommand::Ledger(ledger) => ledger.config_path(),
             _ => return None,
         };
 
@@ -84,6 +94,8 @@ impl Callable for KmsCommand {
             KmsCommand::Version(version) => version.call(),
             #[cfg(feature = "yubihsm")]
             KmsCommand::Yubihsm(yubihsm) => yubihsm.call(),
+            #[cfg(feature = "ledgertm")]
+            KmsCommand::Ledger(ledger) => ledger.call(),
         }
     }
 }