diff --git a/cmd/lotus-shed/address.go b/cmd/lotus-shed/address.go
index bf023f7b0..aa616410d 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus-shed/address.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus-shed/address.go
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ import (
 
 var addressCmd = &cli.Command{
 	Name:  "addr",
+	Usage: "interact with filecoin addresses",
+	Subcommands: cli.Commands{
+		addrDecode,
+		addrEncode,
+	},
+}
+
+var addrDecode = &cli.Command{
+	Name:  "decode",
 	Usage: "decode hex bytes into address",
 	Action: func(cctx *cli.Context) error {
 		addrHex := cctx.Args().First()
@@ -39,3 +48,17 @@ var addressCmd = &cli.Command{
 		return nil
 	},
 }
+
+var addrEncode = &cli.Command{
+	Name:  "encode",
+	Usage: "encode address to hex bytes",
+	Action: func(cctx *cli.Context) error {
+		addr, err := address.NewFromString(cctx.Args().First())
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		fmt.Printf("%x\n", addr.Bytes())
+		return nil
+	},
+}