diff --git a/cmd/celestia-appd/cmd/root.go b/cmd/celestia-appd/cmd/root.go
index 25b13ec680..34b1993015 100644
--- a/cmd/celestia-appd/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/celestia-appd/cmd/root.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/keys"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/rpc"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/snapshot"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server"
 	serverconfig "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/config"
 	servertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/types"
@@ -142,6 +143,9 @@ func initRootCmd(rootCmd *cobra.Command, encodingConfig encoding.Config) {
 		keys.Commands(app.DefaultNodeHome),
 		qgbcmd.VerifyCmd(),
 	)
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(
+		snapshot.Cmd(NewAppServer),
+	)
 }
 
 func addModuleInitFlags(startCmd *cobra.Command) {