diff --git a/itests/sector_import_test.go b/itests/sector_import_test.go
index c578ab347..818675828 100644
--- a/itests/sector_import_test.go
+++ b/itests/sector_import_test.go
@@ -108,7 +108,10 @@ func TestSectorImportAfterPC2(t *testing.T) {
 	scids, err := sealer.SealPreCommit2(ctx, sref, pc1out)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	// todo split-finalize!
+	// make finalized cache, put it in [sectorDir]/fin-cache
+	finDst := filepath.Join(sectorDir, "fin-cache", fmt.Sprintf("s-t01000-%d", snum))
+	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(finDst, 0777))
+	require.NoError(t, sealer.FinalizeSectorInto(ctx, sref, finDst))
 
 	////////
 	// start http server serving sector data
@@ -183,7 +186,13 @@ func remoteGetSector(sectorRoot string) func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 			return
 		}
 
-		path := filepath.Join(sectorRoot, vars["type"], vars["id"])
+		typ := vars["type"]
+		if typ == "cache" {
+			// if cache is requested, send the finalized cache we've created above
+			typ = "fin-cache"
+		}
+
+		path := filepath.Join(sectorRoot, typ, vars["id"])
 
 		stat, err := os.Stat(path)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/storage/sealer/ffiwrapper/sealer_cgo.go b/storage/sealer/ffiwrapper/sealer_cgo.go
index cc137151f..d73b72787 100644
--- a/storage/sealer/ffiwrapper/sealer_cgo.go
+++ b/storage/sealer/ffiwrapper/sealer_cgo.go
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"math/bits"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/detailyang/go-fallocate"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
@@ -1069,6 +1072,44 @@ func (sb *Sealer) FinalizeSector(ctx context.Context, sector storiface.SectorRef
 	return ffi.ClearCache(uint64(ssize), paths.Cache)
 }
 
+// FinalizeSectorInto is like FinalizeSector, but writes finalized sector cache into a new path
+func (sb *Sealer) FinalizeSectorInto(ctx context.Context, sector storiface.SectorRef, dest string) error {
+	ssize, err := sector.ProofType.SectorSize()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	paths, done, err := sb.sectors.AcquireSector(ctx, sector, storiface.FTCache, 0, storiface.PathStorage)
+	if err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("acquiring sector cache path: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer done()
+
+	files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(paths.Cache)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, file := range files {
+		if file.Name() != "t_aux" && file.Name() != "p_aux" {
+			// link all the non-aux files
+			if err := syscall.Link(filepath.Join(paths.Cache, file.Name()), filepath.Join(dest, file.Name())); err != nil {
+				return xerrors.Errorf("link %s: %w", file.Name(), err)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		d, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(paths.Cache, file.Name()))
+		if err != nil {
+			return xerrors.Errorf("read %s: %w", file.Name(), err)
+		}
+		if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dest, file.Name()), d, 0666); err != nil {
+			return xerrors.Errorf("write %s: %w", file.Name(), err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ffi.ClearCache(uint64(ssize), dest)
+}
+
 func (sb *Sealer) FinalizeReplicaUpdate(ctx context.Context, sector storiface.SectorRef, keepUnsealed []storiface.Range) error {
 	ssize, err := sector.ProofType.SectorSize()
 	if err != nil {