diff --git a/lib/backend-api/schema.graphql b/lib/backend-api/schema.graphql
index 1940b71e6a7..b290541a1e2 100644
--- a/lib/backend-api/schema.graphql
+++ b/lib/backend-api/schema.graphql
@@ -3050,8 +3050,8 @@ type RegisterDomainPayload {
 
 input RegisterDomainInput {
   name: String!
-  namespace: String!
-  importRecords: Boolean = false
+  namespace: String
+  importRecords: Boolean = true
   clientMutationId: String
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/backend-api/src/query.rs b/lib/backend-api/src/query.rs
index 7c0d60f5b73..5e804e72df7 100644
--- a/lib/backend-api/src/query.rs
+++ b/lib/backend-api/src/query.rs
@@ -865,6 +865,29 @@ pub async fn get_domain_with_records(
     Ok(opt)
 }
 
+/// Register a new domain
+pub async fn register_domain(
+    client: &WasmerClient,
+    name: String,
+    namespace: Option<String>,
+    import_records: Option<bool>,
+) -> Result<types::DnsDomain, anyhow::Error> {
+    let vars = types::RegisterDomainVars {
+        name,
+        namespace,
+        import_records,
+    };
+    let opt = client
+        .run_graphql_strict(types::RegisterDomain::build(vars))
+        .await
+        .map_err(anyhow::Error::from)?
+        .register_domain
+        .context("Domain registration failed")?
+        .domain
+        .context("Domain registration failed, no associatede domain found.")?;
+    Ok(opt)
+}
+
 /// Retrieve all DNS records.
 ///
 /// NOTE: this is a privileged operation that requires extra permissions.
diff --git a/lib/backend-api/src/types.rs b/lib/backend-api/src/types.rs
index 12ec6c7aeaf..da41dd07240 100644
--- a/lib/backend-api/src/types.rs
+++ b/lib/backend-api/src/types.rs
@@ -329,6 +329,26 @@ mod queries {
         pub get_deploy_app_version: Option<DeployAppVersion>,
     }
 
+    #[derive(cynic::QueryFragment, Debug)]
+    pub struct RegisterDomainPayload {
+        pub success: bool,
+        pub domain: Option<DnsDomain>,
+    }
+
+    #[derive(cynic::QueryVariables, Debug)]
+    pub struct RegisterDomainVars {
+        pub name: String,
+        pub namespace: Option<String>,
+        pub import_records: Option<bool>,
+    }
+
+    #[derive(cynic::QueryFragment, Debug)]
+    #[cynic(graphql_type = "Mutation", variables = "RegisterDomainVars")]
+    pub struct RegisterDomain {
+        #[arguments(input: {name: $name, importRecords: $import_records, namespace: $namespace})]
+        pub register_domain: Option<RegisterDomainPayload>,
+    }
+
     #[derive(cynic::QueryVariables, Debug)]
     pub struct UpsertDomainFromZoneFileVars {
         pub zone_file: String,
diff --git a/lib/cli/src/commands/domain/mod.rs b/lib/cli/src/commands/domain/mod.rs
index b606931d7cf..ec9de5d556d 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/commands/domain/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/cli/src/commands/domain/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub mod get;
 pub mod list;
+pub mod register;
 pub mod zonefile;
 use crate::commands::AsyncCliCommand;
 
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@ pub enum CmdDomain {
 
     /// Sync local zone file with remotex
     SyncZoneFile(self::zonefile::CmdZoneFileSync),
+
+    /// Register new domain
+    Register(self::register::CmdDomainRegister),
 }
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
@@ -29,6 +33,7 @@ impl AsyncCliCommand for CmdDomain {
             CmdDomain::Get(cmd) => cmd.run_async().await,
             CmdDomain::GetZoneFile(cmd) => cmd.run_async().await,
             CmdDomain::SyncZoneFile(cmd) => cmd.run_async().await,
+            CmdDomain::Register(cmd) => cmd.run_async().await,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/cli/src/commands/domain/register.rs b/lib/cli/src/commands/domain/register.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ef2d5f3782e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cli/src/commands/domain/register.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+use crate::{
+    commands::AsyncCliCommand,
+    opts::{ApiOpts, ItemTableFormatOpts},
+};
+
+/// Show a domain
+#[derive(clap::Parser, Debug)]
+pub struct CmdDomainRegister {
+    #[clap(flatten)]
+    fmt: ItemTableFormatOpts,
+    #[clap(flatten)]
+    api: ApiOpts,
+
+    /// Name of the domain.
+    name: String,
+
+    /// owner under which the domain will live.
+    #[clap(long, short)]
+    namespace: Option<String>,
+
+    /// auto update DNS records for this domain.
+    #[clap(long, short)]
+    import_records: bool,
+}
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl AsyncCliCommand for CmdDomainRegister {
+    type Output = ();
+
+    async fn run_async(self) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
+        let client = self.api.client()?;
+        let domain = wasmer_api::query::register_domain(
+            &client,
+            self.name,
+            self.namespace,
+            Some(self.import_records),
+        )
+        .await?;
+        println!(
+            "{}: domain registered under owner `{}`",
+            domain.name, domain.owner.global_name
+        );
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}