diff --git a/cli/src/commands/shared_recovery/create.rs b/cli/src/commands/shared_recovery/create.rs
index d6a9c1478f3..e525e83abeb 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/shared_recovery/create.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/shared_recovery/create.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 use std::{collections::HashMap, num::NonZeroU8};
 
-use dialoguer::Input;
+use dialoguer::{Confirm, Input};
+use itertools::Itertools;
 use libparsec::{UserID, UserProfile};
 
 use crate::utils::{
-    poll_server_for_new_certificates, start_spinner, StartedClient, GREEN_CHECKMARK,
+    poll_server_for_new_certificates, start_spinner, StartedClient, BULLET_CHAR, GREEN_CHECKMARK,
 };
 
 // TODO: should provide the recipients and their share count as a single parameter
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ crate::clap_parser_with_shared_opts_builder!(
         /// Threshold number of shares required to proceed with recovery.
         #[arg(short, long, requires = "recipients")]
         threshold: Option<NonZeroU8>,
+        /// Whether to ask for confirmation or not
+        #[arg(long, default_value_t)]
+        no_confirmation: bool,
     }
 );
 
@@ -35,8 +39,10 @@ pub async fn create_shared_recovery(args: Args, client: &StartedClient) -> anyho
         recipients,
         weights,
         threshold,
+        no_confirmation,
         ..
     } = args;
+    dbg!(no_confirmation);
 
     poll_server_for_new_certificates(client).await?;
 
@@ -93,6 +99,29 @@ pub async fn create_shared_recovery(args: Args, client: &StartedClient) -> anyho
             per_recipient_shares.len()
         )) .interact_text()?
     };
+
+    println!(
+        "The following shared recovery setup will be created:\n{BULLET_CHAR} Threshold: {threshold}\n{}",
+        per_recipient_shares
+            .iter()
+            .map(|(recipient, share)| {
+                let user = &users
+                    .iter()
+                    .find(|x| x.id == *recipient)
+                    .expect("missing recipient")
+                    .human_handle;
+                format!("{BULLET_CHAR} User {user} will have {share} share(s)") // TODO: special case if there is only one share
+            })
+            .join("\n"));
+    if !no_confirmation
+        && !Confirm::new()
+            .with_prompt("Do you want to proceed?")
+            .interact()?
+    {
+        println!("Shared recovery creation aborted.");
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
     let mut handle = start_spinner("Creating shared recovery setup".into());
 
     client
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration/mod.rs b/cli/tests/integration/mod.rs
index a611cb1c7d0..835f7fcb59c 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration/mod.rs
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ fn shared_recovery_create(
             "1",
             "1",
             "--threshold",
-            "1"
+            "1",
+            "--no-confirmation"
         )
         .stdout(predicates::str::contains(
             "Shared recovery setup has been created",
@@ -194,7 +195,8 @@ fn shared_recovery_create(
             "--weights",
             "1",
             "--threshold",
-            "1"
+            "1",
+            "--no-confirmation"
         )
         .stdout(predicates::str::contains(
             "Shared recovery setup has been created",
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration/shared_recovery/create.rs b/cli/tests/integration/shared_recovery/create.rs
index f20663ba15b..9740cc243d4 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration/shared_recovery/create.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration/shared_recovery/create.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ async fn create_shared_recovery_ok(tmp_path: TmpPath) {
         "1",
         "1",
         "--threshold",
-        "1"
+        "1",
+        "--no-confirmation"
     )
     .stdout(predicates::str::contains(
         "Shared recovery setup has been created",
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ async fn create_shared_recovery_incoherent_weights(tmp_path: TmpPath) {
         "--weights",
         "1",
         "--threshold",
-        "1"
+        "1",
+        "--no-confirmation"
     )
     .stderr(predicates::str::contains("incoherent weights count"));
 }
@@ -79,7 +81,8 @@ async fn create_shared_recovery_inexistent_email(tmp_path: TmpPath) {
         "--weights",
         "1",
         "--threshold",
-        "1"
+        "1",
+        "--no-confirmation"
     )
     .stderr(predicates::str::contains("A user is missing"));
 }
@@ -116,6 +119,9 @@ async fn create_shared_recovery_default(tmp_path: TmpPath) {
 
     p.exp_regex(".*The threshold is the minimum number of recipients that one must gather to recover the account.*").unwrap();
     p.send_line("1").unwrap();
+    p.exp_string("The following shared recovery setup will be created")
+        .unwrap();
+    p.send_line("y").unwrap();
     p.exp_regex(".*Shared recovery setup has been created.*")
         .unwrap();
     p.exp_eof().unwrap();
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration/shared_recovery/info.rs b/cli/tests/integration/shared_recovery/info.rs
index 37723f8514a..190f9e923b3 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration/shared_recovery/info.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration/shared_recovery/info.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ async fn info_shared_recovery_ok(tmp_path: TmpPath) {
         "1",
         "1",
         "--threshold",
-        "1"
+        "1",
+        "--no-confirmation"
     )
     .stdout(predicates::str::contains(
         "Shared recovery setup has been created",