diff --git a/cmd/myceld/cmd/root.go b/cmd/myceld/cmd/root.go
index 35ee237f..84ed6b89 100644
--- a/cmd/myceld/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/myceld/cmd/root.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	serverconfig "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/config"
 	servertypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/server/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/module"
 	authcmd "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/client/cli"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 	banktypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank/types"
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ func initRootCmd(
 	// add keybase, auxiliary RPC, query, and tx child commands
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(
 		server.StatusCommand(),
+		genesisCommand(tempApp.TxConfig(), tempApp.BasicModuleManager),
 		queryCommand(),
 		txCommand(),
 		keys.Commands(),
@@ -215,6 +217,16 @@ func initRootCmd(
 	)
 }
 
+// genesisCommand builds genesis-related `mychaind genesis` command. Users may provide application specific commands as a parameter
+func genesisCommand(txConfig client.TxConfig, basicManager module.BasicManager, cmds ...*cobra.Command) *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := genutilcli.Commands(txConfig, basicManager, app.DefaultNodeHome)
+
+	for _, subCmd := range cmds {
+		cmd.AddCommand(subCmd)
+	}
+	return cmd
+}
+
 // queryCommand returns the sub-command to send queries to the app
 func queryCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{