diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/ConnectivityIntentCommand.java b/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/ConnectivityIntentCommand.java
index d0633e6..a8a28e2 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/ConnectivityIntentCommand.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/net/ConnectivityIntentCommand.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficSelector;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficTreatment;
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.Constraint;
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.Key;
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.constraint.BandwidthConstraint;
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.constraint.LambdaConstraint;
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.constraint.LinkTypeConstraint;
@@ -81,6 +82,10 @@
             required = false, multiValued = false)
     private boolean lambda = false;
 
+    @Option(name = "-k", aliases = "--key", description = "Intent Key",
+            required = false, multiValued = false)
+    private String intentKey = null;
+
 
     // Treatments
     @Option(name = "--setEthSrc", description = "Rewrite Source MAC Address",
@@ -180,4 +185,19 @@
 
         return constraints;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a key for an intent based on command line arguments.  If a key
+     * has been specified, it is returned.  If no key is specified, null
+     * is returned.
+     *
+     * @return intent key if specified, null otherwise
+     */
+    protected Key key() {
+        Key key = null;
+        if (intentKey != null) {
+            key = Key.of(intentKey, appId());
+        }
+        return key;
+    }
 }