diff --git a/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/requestsync/main.go b/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/requestsync/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..480a595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/requestsync/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package requestsync
+
+import (
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"gitlab.com/signald/signald-go/cmd/signaldctl/common"
+	"gitlab.com/signald/signald-go/cmd/signaldctl/config"
+	v1 "gitlab.com/signald/signald-go/signald/client-protocol/v1"
+)
+
+var (
+	account        string
+	RequestSyncCmd = &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "request-sync",
+		Short: "Ask other devices on the account to send sync data. Must subscribe for result",
+		PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			if account == "" {
+				account = config.Config.DefaultAccount
+			}
+		},
+		Run: func(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
+			go common.Signald.Listen(nil)
+			req := &v1.RequestSyncRequest{Account: account}
+			err := req.Submit(common.Signald)
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+			log.Println("sync requested. Must be subscribed to receive response")
+		},
+	}
+)
+
+func init() {
+	RequestSyncCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&account, "account", "a", "", "the signald account to use")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/root.go b/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/root.go
index 2888868..aca722e 100644
--- a/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/root.go
+++ b/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/root.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"gitlab.com/signald/signald-go/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/list"
 	"gitlab.com/signald/signald-go/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/register"
 	"gitlab.com/signald/signald-go/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/remoteconfig"
+	"gitlab.com/signald/signald-go/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/requestsync"
 	"gitlab.com/signald/signald-go/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/setprofile"
 	"gitlab.com/signald/signald-go/cmd/signaldctl/cmd/account/verify"
 )
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ func init() {
 	AccountCmd.AddCommand(link.LinkAccountCmd)
 	AccountCmd.AddCommand(list.ListAccountCmd)
 	AccountCmd.AddCommand(register.RegisterAccountCmd)
-	AccountCmd.AddCommand(verify.VerifyAccountCmd)
-	AccountCmd.AddCommand(setprofile.SetProfileCmd)
 	AccountCmd.AddCommand(remoteconfig.RemoteConfigCmd)
+	AccountCmd.AddCommand(requestsync.RequestSyncCmd)
+	AccountCmd.AddCommand(setprofile.SetProfileCmd)
+	AccountCmd.AddCommand(verify.VerifyAccountCmd)
 }