diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/decode.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/decode.rs
index c660ceac1..ceec13d10 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/decode.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/decode.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 use clap::ValueEnum;
-use stellar_xdr::cli::{decode::InputFormat, Channel};
+use stellar_xdr::{
+    cli::{decode::InputFormat, Channel},
+    curr::TypeVariant,
+};
 
 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
@@ -7,9 +10,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     Cli(#[from] stellar_xdr::cli::decode::Error),
 }
 
-/// Decode a transaction envelope to JSON
+/// Decode a transaction envelope from XDR to JSON
 #[derive(Debug, clap::Parser, Clone, Default)]
-#[group(skip)]
 pub struct Cmd {
     // Output format
     #[arg(long, value_enum, default_value_t)]
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ impl Cmd {
     pub fn run(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let cmd = stellar_xdr::cli::decode::Cmd {
             files: vec![],
-            r#type: "TransactionEnvelope".to_string(),
+            r#type: TypeVariant::TransactionEnvelope.to_string(),
             input: InputFormat::SingleBase64,
             output: self.output.into(),
         };
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/encode.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/encode.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d627b4adb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/encode.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+use stellar_xdr::{
+    cli::{
+        encode::{InputFormat, OutputFormat},
+        Channel,
+    },
+    curr::TypeVariant,
+};
+
+#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
+pub enum Error {
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Cli(#[from] stellar_xdr::cli::encode::Error),
+}
+
+/// Encode a transaction envelope from JSON to XDR
+#[derive(Debug, clap::Parser, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct Cmd;
+
+impl Cmd {
+    pub fn run(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let cmd = stellar_xdr::cli::encode::Cmd {
+            files: vec![],
+            r#type: TypeVariant::TransactionEnvelope.to_string(),
+            input: InputFormat::Json,
+            output: OutputFormat::SingleBase64,
+        };
+        cmd.run(&Channel::Curr)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/mod.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/mod.rs
index 1c1c62adc..8ea554975 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/mod.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/tx/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub mod send;
 pub mod sign;
 pub mod simulate;
 pub mod xdr;
+pub mod encode;
 
 pub use args::Args;
 
@@ -29,8 +30,8 @@ pub enum Cmd {
     Sign(sign::Cmd),
     /// Simulate a transaction envelope from stdin
     Simulate(simulate::Cmd),
-    /// Decode a transaction envelope to JSON
     Decode(decode::Cmd),
+    Encode(encode::Cmd),
 }
 
 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     Simulate(#[from] simulate::Error),
     #[error(transparent)]
     Decode(#[from] decode::Error),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Encode(#[from] encode::Error),
 }
 
 impl Cmd {
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ impl Cmd {
             Cmd::Sign(cmd) => cmd.run(global_args).await?,
             Cmd::Simulate(cmd) => cmd.run(global_args).await?,
             Cmd::Decode(cmd) => cmd.run()?,
+            Cmd::Encode(cmd) => cmd.run()?,
         };
         Ok(())
     }