diff --git a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Commands/StakeAddress.hs b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Commands/StakeAddress.hs
index a596fc6028..e98d32973a 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Commands/StakeAddress.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Commands/StakeAddress.hs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ data StakeAddressCmds era
   | StakeAddressVoteDelegationCertificateCmd
       (ConwayEraOnwards era)
       StakeIdentifier
-      (VerificationKeyOrHashOrFile DRepKey)
+      VoteDelegationTarget
       (File () Out)
   | StakeAddressDeregistrationCertificateCmd
       (ShelleyBasedEra era)
diff --git a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Options/StakeAddress.hs b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Options/StakeAddress.hs
index 27848d5a78..a6ba055980 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Options/StakeAddress.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Options/StakeAddress.hs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ pStakeAddressVoteDelegationCertificateCmd era = do
     $ Opt.info
         ( StakeAddressVoteDelegationCertificateCmd w
             <$> pStakeIdentifier
-            <*> pDRepVerificationKeyOrHashOrFile
+            <*> pVoteDelegationTarget
             <*> pOutputFile
         )
     $ Opt.progDesc
diff --git a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Run/StakeAddress.hs b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Run/StakeAddress.hs
index efaaa31f65..2dc13d7df0 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Run/StakeAddress.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Run/StakeAddress.hs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import           Cardano.Api.Shelley
 import           Cardano.CLI.EraBased.Commands.StakeAddress
 import           Cardano.CLI.Read
 import           Cardano.CLI.Types.Common
-import           Cardano.CLI.Types.Errors.DelegationError
 import           Cardano.CLI.Types.Errors.StakeAddressCmdError
 import           Cardano.CLI.Types.Errors.StakeAddressRegistrationError
 import           Cardano.CLI.Types.Governance
@@ -54,10 +53,10 @@ runStakeAddressCmds = \case
     runStakeAddressRegistrationCertificateCmd sbe stakeIdentifier mDeposit outputFp
   StakeAddressStakeDelegationCertificateCmd sbe stakeIdentifier stkPoolVerKeyHashOrFp outputFp ->
     runStakeAddressStakeDelegationCertificateCmd sbe stakeIdentifier stkPoolVerKeyHashOrFp outputFp
-  StakeAddressStakeAndVoteDelegationCertificateCmd w stakeIdentifier stakePoolVerificationKeyHashSource drepVerificationKeyHashSource outputFp ->
-    runStakeAddressStakeAndVoteDelegationCertificateCmd w stakeIdentifier stakePoolVerificationKeyHashSource drepVerificationKeyHashSource outputFp
-  StakeAddressVoteDelegationCertificateCmd w stakeIdentifier drepVerificationKeyHashSource outputFp ->
-    runStakeAddressVoteDelegationCertificateCmd w stakeIdentifier drepVerificationKeyHashSource outputFp
+  StakeAddressStakeAndVoteDelegationCertificateCmd w stakeIdentifier stakePoolVerificationKeyHashSource voteDelegationTarget outputFp ->
+    runStakeAddressStakeAndVoteDelegationCertificateCmd w stakeIdentifier stakePoolVerificationKeyHashSource voteDelegationTarget outputFp
+  StakeAddressVoteDelegationCertificateCmd w stakeIdentifier voteDelegationTarget outputFp ->
+    runStakeAddressVoteDelegationCertificateCmd w stakeIdentifier voteDelegationTarget outputFp
   StakeAddressDeregistrationCertificateCmd sbe stakeIdentifier mDeposit outputFp ->
     runStakeAddressDeregistrationCertificateCmd sbe stakeIdentifier mDeposit outputFp
 
@@ -245,23 +244,22 @@ runStakeAddressStakeAndVoteDelegationCertificateCmd w stakeVerifier poolVKeyOrHa
 runStakeAddressVoteDelegationCertificateCmd :: ()
   => ConwayEraOnwards era
   -> StakeIdentifier
-  -- ^ Delegator stake verification key, verification key file or script file.
-  -> VerificationKeyOrHashOrFile DRepKey
+  -- ^ Delegatee stake pool verification key or verification key file or
+  -> VoteDelegationTarget
   -- ^ Delegatee stake pool verification key or verification key file or verification key hash.
   -> File () Out
   -> ExceptT StakeAddressCmdError IO ()
-runStakeAddressVoteDelegationCertificateCmd w stakeVerifier drepVKeyOrHashOrFile outFp =
+runStakeAddressVoteDelegationCertificateCmd w stakeVerifier voteDelegationTarget outFp =
   conwayEraOnwardsConstraints w $ do
     stakeCredential <-
       getStakeCredentialFromIdentifier stakeVerifier
         & firstExceptT StakeAddressCmdStakeCredentialError
 
-    DRepKeyHash drepKeyHash <-
-      lift (readVerificationKeyOrHashOrTextEnvFile AsDRepKey drepVKeyOrHashOrFile)
-        & onLeft (left . StakeAddressCmdDelegationError . DelegationDRepReadError)
+    drep <-
+      readVoteDelegationTarget voteDelegationTarget
+        & firstExceptT StakeAddressCmdDelegationError
 
-    let drepCred = Ledger.DRepCredential $ Ledger.KeyHashObj drepKeyHash
-    let delegatee = Ledger.DelegVote (conwayEraOnwardsConstraints w drepCred)
+    let delegatee = Ledger.DelegVote drep
 
     let certificate =
           ConwayCertificate w
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help.cli b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help.cli
index c07b6a434d..329cbcd869 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help.cli
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help.cli
@@ -6847,9 +6847,12 @@ Usage: cardano-cli conway stake-address vote-delegation-certificate
                                                                       | --stake-script-file FILE
                                                                       | --stake-address ADDRESS
                                                                       )
-                                                                      ( --drep-verification-key STRING
+                                                                      ( --drep-script-hash HASH
+                                                                      | --drep-verification-key STRING
                                                                       | --drep-verification-key-file FILE
                                                                       | --drep-key-hash HASH
+                                                                      | --always-abstain
+                                                                      | --always-no-confidence
                                                                       )
                                                                       --out-file FILE
 
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/conway_stake-address_vote-delegation-certificate.cli b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/conway_stake-address_vote-delegation-certificate.cli
index 5490ba3938..af481af0d9 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/conway_stake-address_vote-delegation-certificate.cli
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/conway_stake-address_vote-delegation-certificate.cli
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ Usage: cardano-cli conway stake-address vote-delegation-certificate
                                                                       | --stake-script-file FILE
                                                                       | --stake-address ADDRESS
                                                                       )
-                                                                      ( --drep-verification-key STRING
+                                                                      ( --drep-script-hash HASH
+                                                                      | --drep-verification-key STRING
                                                                       | --drep-verification-key-file FILE
                                                                       | --drep-key-hash HASH
+                                                                      | --always-abstain
+                                                                      | --always-no-confidence
                                                                       )
                                                                       --out-file FILE
 
@@ -20,6 +23,7 @@ Available options:
                            Filepath of the staking verification key.
   --stake-script-file FILE Filepath of the staking script.
   --stake-address ADDRESS  Target stake address (bech32 format).
+  --drep-script-hash HASH  DRep script hash (hex-encoded).
   --drep-verification-key STRING
                            DRep verification key (Bech32 or hex-encoded).
   --drep-verification-key-file FILE
@@ -27,5 +31,7 @@ Available options:
   --drep-key-hash HASH     DRep verification key hash (either Bech32-encoded or
                            hex-encoded). Zero or more occurences of this option
                            is allowed.
+  --always-abstain         Abstain from voting on all proposals.
+  --always-no-confidence   Always vote no confidence
   --out-file FILE          The output file.
   -h,--help                Show this help text