diff --git a/piker/cli.py b/piker/cli.py
index 171a71d8..c6342eec 100644
--- a/piker/cli.py
+++ b/piker/cli.py
@@ -35,6 +35,18 @@ def run(main, loglevel='info'):
         log.debug("Exiting piker")
 
 
+@click.command()
+@click.option('--broker', '-b', default=DEFAULT_BROKER,
+              help='Broker backend to use')
+@click.option('--loglevel', '-l', default='warning', help='Logging level')
+def pikerd(broker, loglevel):
+    """Spawn the piker daemon.
+    """
+    from piker.brokers.core import _daemon_main
+    brokermod = get_brokermod(broker)
+    run(partial(_daemon_main, brokermod), loglevel)
+
+
 @click.group()
 def cli():
     pass
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 07d86eb4..3f9f7416 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ setup(
     entry_points={
         'console_scripts': [
             'piker = piker.cli:cli',
+            'pikerd = piker.cli:pikerd',
         ]
     },
     install_requires=[