diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e51c357..53956ef 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ pub struct Args {
 
 #[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]
 pub enum Commands {
+    /// Generate a short endpoint ticket. This ticket can be used to later connect to a
+    /// listener that is using the same secret key again.
+    ///
+    /// This command only really makes sense when you are providing dumbpipe with a
+    /// secret key.
+    GenerateTicket(GenerateTicketArgs),
+
     /// Listen on an endpoint and forward stdin/stdout to the first incoming
     /// bidi stream.
     ///
@@ -148,6 +155,12 @@ fn parse_alpn(alpn: &str) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
     })
 }
 
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+pub struct GenerateTicketArgs {
+    #[clap(flatten)]
+    pub common: CommonArgs,
+}
+
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 pub struct ListenArgs {
     /// Immediately close our sending side, indicating that we will not transmit any data
@@ -823,11 +836,23 @@ async fn connect_unix(args: ConnectUnixArgs) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+async fn generate_ticket(args: GenerateTicketArgs) -> Result<()> {
+    let secret_key = get_or_create_secret()?;
+    let endpoint = create_endpoint(secret_key, &args.common, vec![args.common.alpn()?]).await?;
+    // wait for the endpoint to figure out its home relay and addresses before making a ticket
+    endpoint.online().await;
+    let addr = endpoint.addr();
+    let short = create_short_ticket(&addr);
+    println!("{}", short);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
     let args = Args::parse();
     let res = match args.command {
+        Commands::GenerateTicket(args) => generate_ticket(args).await,
         Commands::Listen(args) => listen_stdio(args).await,
         Commands::ListenTcp(args) => listen_tcp(args).await,
         Commands::Connect(args) => connect_stdio(args).await,