diff --git a/chain/messagepool/messagepool.go b/chain/messagepool/messagepool.go
index 43d014502..5d1857bf2 100644
--- a/chain/messagepool/messagepool.go
+++ b/chain/messagepool/messagepool.go
@@ -196,10 +196,10 @@ func ComputeMinRBF(curPrem abi.TokenAmount) abi.TokenAmount {
 	return types.BigAdd(minPrice, types.NewInt(1))
 }
 
-func CapGasFee(mff dtypes.DefaultMaxFeeFunc, msg *types.Message, sendSepc *api.MessageSendSpec) {
+func CapGasFee(mff dtypes.DefaultMaxFeeFunc, msg *types.Message, sendSpec *api.MessageSendSpec) {
 	var maxFee abi.TokenAmount
-	if sendSepc != nil {
-		maxFee = sendSepc.MaxFee
+	if sendSpec != nil {
+		maxFee = sendSpec.MaxFee
 	}
 	if maxFee.Int == nil || maxFee.Equals(big.Zero()) {
 		mf, err := mff()
diff --git a/cmd/lotus-shed/main.go b/cmd/lotus-shed/main.go
index d18931312..e150d8b41 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus-shed/main.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus-shed/main.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ func main() {
 		fr32Cmd,
 		chainCmd,
 		balancerCmd,
+		sendCsvCmd,
 		terminationsCmd,
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/lotus-shed/send-csv.go b/cmd/lotus-shed/send-csv.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce1c8b68a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lotus-shed/send-csv.go
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/csv"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-address"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-state-types/abi"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-state-types/exitcode"
+
+	lapi "github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/api"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
+	lcli "github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/cli"
+)
+
+var sendCsvCmd = &cli.Command{
+	Name:  "send-csv",
+	Usage: "Utility for sending a batch of balance transfers",
+	Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:     "from",
+			Usage:    "specify the account to send funds from",
+			Required: true,
+		},
+	},
+	ArgsUsage: "[csvfile]",
+	Action: func(cctx *cli.Context) error {
+		if cctx.NArg() != 1 {
+			return xerrors.New("must supply path to csv file")
+		}
+
+		api, closer, err := lcli.GetFullNodeAPIV1(cctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		defer closer()
+		ctx := lcli.ReqContext(cctx)
+
+		srv, err := lcli.GetFullNodeServices(cctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer srv.Close() //nolint:errcheck
+
+		sender, err := address.NewFromString(cctx.String("from"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		fileReader, err := os.Open(cctx.Args().First())
+		if err != nil {
+			return xerrors.Errorf("read csv: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		defer fileReader.Close() //nolint:errcheck
+		r := csv.NewReader(fileReader)
+		records, err := r.ReadAll()
+		if err != nil {
+			return xerrors.Errorf("read csv: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if strings.TrimSpace(records[0][0]) != "Recipient" ||
+			strings.TrimSpace(records[0][1]) != "FIL" ||
+			strings.TrimSpace(records[0][2]) != "Method" ||
+			strings.TrimSpace(records[0][3]) != "Params" {
+			return xerrors.Errorf("expected header row to be \"Recipient, FIL, Method, Params\"")
+		}
+
+		var msgs []*types.Message
+		for i, e := range records[1:] {
+			addr, err := address.NewFromString(e[0])
+			if err != nil {
+				return xerrors.Errorf("failed to parse address in row %d: %w", i, err)
+			}
+
+			value, err := types.ParseFIL(strings.TrimSpace(e[1]))
+			if err != nil {
+				return xerrors.Errorf("failed to parse value balance: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			method, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(e[2]))
+			if err != nil {
+				return xerrors.Errorf("failed to parse method number: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			var params []byte
+			if strings.TrimSpace(e[3]) != "nil" {
+				params, err = hex.DecodeString(strings.TrimSpace(e[3]))
+				if err != nil {
+					return xerrors.Errorf("failed to parse hexparams: %w", err)
+				}
+			}
+
+			msgs = append(msgs, &types.Message{
+				To:     addr,
+				From:   sender,
+				Value:  abi.TokenAmount(value),
+				Method: abi.MethodNum(method),
+				Params: params,
+			})
+		}
+
+		if len(msgs) == 0 {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		var msgCids []cid.Cid
+		for i, msg := range msgs {
+			smsg, err := api.MpoolPushMessage(ctx, msg, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Printf("%d, ERROR %s\n", i, err)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			fmt.Printf("%d, %s\n", i, smsg.Cid())
+
+			if i > 0 && i%100 == 0 {
+				fmt.Printf("catching up until latest message lands")
+				_, err := api.StateWaitMsg(ctx, smsg.Cid(), 1, lapi.LookbackNoLimit, true)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+
+			msgCids = append(msgCids, smsg.Cid())
+		}
+
+		fmt.Println("waiting on messages...")
+
+		for _, msgCid := range msgCids {
+			ml, err := api.StateWaitMsg(ctx, msgCid, 5, lapi.LookbackNoLimit, true)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if ml.Receipt.ExitCode != exitcode.Ok {
+				fmt.Printf("MSG %s NON-ZERO EXITCODE: %s\n", msgCid, ml.Receipt.ExitCode)
+			}
+		}
+
+		fmt.Println("all sent messages succeeded")
+		return nil
+	},
+}