diff --git a/yarn-project/cli-wallet/src/cmds/index.ts b/yarn-project/cli-wallet/src/cmds/index.ts
index 74d8373b6802..749c35b56f1a 100644
--- a/yarn-project/cli-wallet/src/cmds/index.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/cli-wallet/src/cmds/index.ts
@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@ export function injectCommands(program: Command, log: LogFn, debugLogger: DebugL
     .requiredOption('-a, --address <string>', 'The Aztec address of the note owner.', address =>
       aliasedAddressParser('accounts', address, db),
     )
+    .addOption(
+      createSecretKeyOption("The sender's secret key", !db, sk => aliasedSecretKeyParser(sk, db)),
+    )
     .requiredOption('-h, --hash <string>', 'The tx hash of the tx containing the note.', txHash =>
       aliasedTxHashParser(txHash, db),
     )
@@ -372,10 +375,10 @@ export function injectCommands(program: Command, log: LogFn, debugLogger: DebugL
     .action(async (noteName, storageFieldName, _options, command) => {
       const { addNote } = await import('./add_note.js');
       const options = command.optsWithGlobals();
-      const { contractArtifact: artifactPathPromise, contractAddress, address, rpcUrl, fields, hash } = options;
+      const { contractArtifact: artifactPathPromise, contractAddress, address, secretKey, rpcUrl, fields, hash } = options;
       const artifactPath = await artifactPathFromPromiseOrAlias(artifactPathPromise, contractAddress, db);
       const client = await createCompatibleClient(rpcUrl, debugLogger);
-      const account = await createOrRetrieveAccount(client, address, db);
+      const account = await createOrRetrieveAccount(client, address, db, undefined, secretKey);
       const wallet = await account.getWallet();
 
       await addNote(wallet, address, contractAddress, noteName, storageFieldName, artifactPath, hash, fields, log);