diff --git a/cmd/lotus-shed/import-car.go b/cmd/lotus-shed/import-car.go
index 01343c4a368..9cbff953b16 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus-shed/import-car.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus-shed/import-car.go
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 
+	block "github.com/ipfs/go-block-format"
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 	"github.com/ipld/go-car"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
@@ -81,3 +84,57 @@ var importCarCmd = &cli.Command{
 		}
 	},
 }
+
+var importObjectCmd = &cli.Command{
+	Name:  "import-obj",
+	Usage: "import a raw ipld object into your datastore",
+	Action: func(cctx *cli.Context) error {
+		r, err := repo.NewFS(cctx.String("repo"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return xerrors.Errorf("opening fs repo: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		exists, err := r.Exists()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !exists {
+			return xerrors.Errorf("lotus repo doesn't exist")
+		}
+
+		lr, err := r.Lock(repo.FullNode)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer lr.Close() //nolint:errcheck
+
+		ds, err := lr.Datastore("/chain")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		bs := blockstore.NewBlockstore(ds)
+
+		c, err := cid.Decode(cctx.Args().Get(0))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		data, err := hex.DecodeString(cctx.Args().Get(1))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		blk, err := block.NewBlockWithCid(data, c)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if err := bs.Put(blk); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return nil
+
+	},
+}
diff --git a/cmd/lotus-shed/main.go b/cmd/lotus-shed/main.go
index 118b4ea7274..c7ded7a25d9 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus-shed/main.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus-shed/main.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ func main() {
 		staterootCmd,
 		auditsCmd,
 		importCarCmd,
+		importObjectCmd,
 		commpToCidCmd,
 		fetchParamCmd,
 		proofsCmd,