diff --git a/packages/migrations/src/cli.ts b/packages/migrations/src/cli.ts
index 1eefd73238..7365904bde 100644
--- a/packages/migrations/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/migrations/src/cli.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-import { RPCSubprovider, Web3ProviderEngine } from '@0x/subproviders';
+import { PrivateKeyWalletSubprovider, RPCSubprovider, Web3ProviderEngine } from '@0x/subproviders';
 import { logUtils, providerUtils } from '@0x/utils';
 import * as yargs from 'yargs';
 
@@ -17,14 +17,24 @@ const args = yargs
         type: 'string',
         demandOption: true,
     })
+    .option('pk', {
+        describe: 'Private key for the `from` address',
+        type: 'string',
+    })
     .example(
-        '$0 --rpc-url http://localhost:8545 --from 0x5409ed021d9299bf6814279a6a1411a7e866a631',
+        '$0 --rpc-url http://localhost:8545 --from 0x5409ed021d9299bf6814279a6a1411a7e866a631 --pk 0xf2f48ee19680706196e2e339e5da3491186e0c4c5030670656b0e0164837257d',
         'Full usage example',
     ).argv;
 
 (async () => {
     const rpcSubprovider = new RPCSubprovider(args['rpc-url']);
     const provider = new Web3ProviderEngine();
+
+    if (args.pk !== undefined && args.pk !== '') {
+        const pkSubprovider = new PrivateKeyWalletSubprovider(args.pk as string);
+        provider.addProvider(pkSubprovider);
+    }
+
     provider.addProvider(rpcSubprovider);
     providerUtils.startProviderEngine(provider);
     const normalizedFromAddress = (args.from as string).toLowerCase();