diff --git a/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/link/link-account.go b/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/link/link-account.go
index 899815d..9cb3fa3 100644
--- a/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/link/link-account.go
+++ b/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/link/link-account.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	testing    bool
 	deviceName string
+	overwrite  bool
 
 	LinkAccountCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "link",
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ var (
 			finishReq := v1.FinishLinkRequest{
 				DeviceName: deviceName,
 				SessionId:  response.SessionId,
+				Overwrite:  overwrite,
 			}
 
 			_, err = finishReq.Submit(common.Signald)
@@ -99,4 +101,5 @@ func init() {
 	}
 	LinkAccountCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&testing, "testing", "t", false, "use the Signal testing server")
 	LinkAccountCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&deviceName, "device-name", "n", name, "the name of this device. shown to other devices on the signal account")
+	LinkAccountCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&overwrite, "overwrite", false, "if an account with the same id already exists in signald's database, delete it before linking")
 }