diff --git a/api/api_full.go b/api/api_full.go
index 27b4a7f74..abecb4a14 100644
--- a/api/api_full.go
+++ b/api/api_full.go
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ type StartDealParams struct {
 	EpochPrice        types.BigInt
 	MinBlocksDuration uint64
 	DealStartEpoch    abi.ChainEpoch
+	FastRetrieval     bool
 	VerifiedDeal      bool
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/client.go b/cli/client.go
index 252be8263..0b2df500c 100644
--- a/cli/client.go
+++ b/cli/client.go
@@ -232,6 +232,11 @@ var clientDealCmd = &cli.Command{
 			Usage: "specify the epoch that the deal should start at",
 			Value: -1,
 		},
+		&cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "fast-retrieval",
+			Usage: "indicates that data should be available for fast retrieval",
+			Value: true,
+		},
 		&cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:  "verified-deal",
 			Usage: "indicate that the deal counts towards verified client total",
@@ -318,6 +323,7 @@ var clientDealCmd = &cli.Command{
 			EpochPrice:        types.BigInt(price),
 			MinBlocksDuration: uint64(dur),
 			DealStartEpoch:    abi.ChainEpoch(cctx.Int64("start-epoch")),
+			FastRetrieval:     cctx.Bool("fast-retrieval"),
 			VerifiedDeal:      cctx.Bool("verified-deal"),
 		})
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/node/impl/client/client.go b/node/impl/client/client.go
index 810d6aad7..ca3dda5e4 100644
--- a/node/impl/client/client.go
+++ b/node/impl/client/client.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (a *API) ClientStartDeal(ctx context.Context, params *api.StartDealParams)
 		params.EpochPrice,
 		big.Zero(),
 		rt,
-		false,
+		params.FastRetrieval,
 		params.VerifiedDeal,
 	)