diff --git a/sys/shell/commands/sc_nanocoap_vfs.c b/sys/shell/commands/sc_nanocoap_vfs.c
index e78688a7e597..fa2797254cd6 100644
--- a/sys/shell/commands/sc_nanocoap_vfs.c
+++ b/sys/shell/commands/sc_nanocoap_vfs.c
@@ -96,3 +96,35 @@ int _nanocoap_get_handler(int argc, char **argv)
     }
     return res;
 }
+
+int _nanocoap_put_handler(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    int res;
+    char buffer[64];
+    char *file, *url;
+
+    if (argc < 3) {
+        printf("Usage: %s <file> <url>\n", argv[0]);
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
+    file = argv[1];
+    url = argv[2];
+
+    if (_is_dir(url)) {
+        const char *basename = strrchr(file, '/');
+        if (basename == NULL) {
+            return -EINVAL;
+        }
+        snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%s%s", url, basename + 1);
+        url = buffer;
+    }
+
+    res = nanocoap_vfs_put(url, file);
+    if (res < 0) {
+        printf("Upload failed: %s\n", strerror(-res));
+    } else {
+        printf("Saved to %s\n", url);
+    }
+    return res;
+}
diff --git a/sys/shell/commands/shell_commands.c b/sys/shell/commands/shell_commands.c
index fbad2b153abf..ba76c33f5c86 100644
--- a/sys/shell/commands/shell_commands.c
+++ b/sys/shell/commands/shell_commands.c
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ extern int _loramac_handler(int argc, char **argv);
 
 #ifdef MODULE_NANOCOAP_VFS
 extern int _nanocoap_get_handler(int argc, char **argv);
+extern int _nanocoap_put_handler(int argc, char **argv);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef MODULE_NICE
@@ -274,6 +275,7 @@ const shell_command_t _shell_command_list[] = {
 #endif
 #ifdef MODULE_NANOCOAP_VFS
     {"nget", "download a file from a CoAP server", _nanocoap_get_handler},
+    {"nput", "upload a file to a CoAP server", _nanocoap_put_handler},
 #endif
 #ifdef MODULE_GNRC_IPV6_NIB
     {"nib", "Configure neighbor information base", _gnrc_ipv6_nib},