diff --git a/crates/bin/pcli/src/command/init.rs b/crates/bin/pcli/src/command/init.rs
index d60b2eb76c..4af57486a4 100644
--- a/crates/bin/pcli/src/command/init.rs
+++ b/crates/bin/pcli/src/command/init.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@ use std::{io::Read, str::FromStr};
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use camino::Utf8PathBuf;
+use penumbra_custody::threshold;
 use penumbra_keys::keys::{Bip44Path, SeedPhrase, SpendKey};
 use rand_core::OsRng;
 use url::Url;
 
-use crate::config::{CustodyConfig, PcliConfig};
+use crate::{
+    config::{CustodyConfig, PcliConfig},
+    terminal::ActualTerminal,
+};
 
 #[derive(Debug, clap::Parser)]
 pub struct InitCmd {
@@ -128,44 +132,45 @@ pub enum ThresholdInitCmd {
         #[clap(long, value_delimiter = ' ', multiple_values = true)]
         home: Vec<Utf8PathBuf>,
     },
+    /// Generate a config file without using a trusted dealer.
+    Dkg {
+        /// The minimum number of signers required to make a signature (>= 2).
+        #[clap(short, long)]
+        threshold: u16,
+        /// The maximum number of signers that can make a signature
+        #[clap(short, long)]
+        num_participants: u16,
+    },
 }
 
-impl ThresholdInitCmd {
-    fn exec(&self, grpc_url: Url) -> Result<()> {
-        use penumbra_custody::threshold;
-
-        match self {
-            ThresholdInitCmd::Deal { threshold: t, home } => {
-                if *t < 2 {
-                    anyhow::bail!("threshold must be >= 2");
-                }
-                let n = home.len() as u16;
-                println!("Generating {}-of-{} threshold config.", t, n);
-                let configs = threshold::Config::deal(&mut OsRng, *t, n)?;
-                println!("Writing dealt config files...");
-                for (i, (config, path)) in configs.into_iter().zip(home.iter()).enumerate() {
-                    let full_viewing_key = config.fvk().clone();
-                    let config = PcliConfig {
-                        custody: CustodyConfig::Threshold(config),
-                        full_viewing_key,
-                        grpc_url: grpc_url.clone(),
-                        view_url: None,
-                        disable_warning: false,
-                    };
-                    println!("  Writing signer {} config to {}", i, path);
-                    std::fs::create_dir_all(path)?;
-                    config.save(path.join(crate::CONFIG_FILE_NAME))?;
-                }
-                Ok(())
-            }
-        }
+fn exec_deal(threshold: u16, home: Vec<Utf8PathBuf>, grpc_url: Url) -> Result<()> {
+    if threshold < 2 {
+        anyhow::bail!("threshold must be >= 2");
     }
+    let n = home.len() as u16;
+    println!("Generating {}-of-{} threshold config.", threshold, n);
+    let configs = threshold::Config::deal(&mut OsRng, threshold, n)?;
+    println!("Writing dealt config files...");
+    for (i, (config, path)) in configs.into_iter().zip(home.iter()).enumerate() {
+        let full_viewing_key = config.fvk().clone();
+        let config = PcliConfig {
+            custody: CustodyConfig::Threshold(config),
+            full_viewing_key,
+            grpc_url: grpc_url.clone(),
+            view_url: None,
+            disable_warning: false,
+        };
+        println!("  Writing signer {} config to {}", i, path);
+        std::fs::create_dir_all(path)?;
+        config.save(path.join(crate::CONFIG_FILE_NAME))?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 impl InitCmd {
-    pub fn exec(&self, home_dir: impl AsRef<camino::Utf8Path>) -> Result<()> {
-        if let InitSubCmd::Threshold(cmd) = &self.subcmd {
-            cmd.exec(self.grpc_url.clone())?;
+    pub async fn exec(&self, home_dir: impl AsRef<camino::Utf8Path>) -> Result<()> {
+        if let InitSubCmd::Threshold(ThresholdInitCmd::Deal { threshold, home }) = &self.subcmd {
+            exec_deal(threshold.clone(), home.clone(), self.grpc_url.clone())?;
             return Ok(());
         }
         let home_dir = home_dir.as_ref();
@@ -196,7 +201,16 @@ impl InitCmd {
                     CustodyConfig::SoftKms(spend_key.into()),
                 )
             }
-            InitSubCmd::Threshold(_) => panic!("this should already have been handled above"),
+            InitSubCmd::Threshold(ThresholdInitCmd::Dkg {
+                threshold,
+                num_participants,
+            }) => {
+                let config = threshold::dkg(*threshold, *num_participants, &ActualTerminal).await?;
+                (config.fvk().clone(), CustodyConfig::Threshold(config))
+            }
+            InitSubCmd::Threshold(ThresholdInitCmd::Deal { .. }) => {
+                panic!("this should already have been handled above")
+            }
             InitSubCmd::ViewOnly { full_viewing_key } => {
                 let full_viewing_key = full_viewing_key.parse()?;
                 (full_viewing_key, CustodyConfig::ViewOnly)
diff --git a/crates/bin/pcli/src/main.rs b/crates/bin/pcli/src/main.rs
index 083b50ad55..5433a4365c 100644
--- a/crates/bin/pcli/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/bin/pcli/src/main.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     // create the client state, so handle it specially here so that we can have
     // common code for the other subcommands.
     if let Command::Init(init_cmd) = &opt.cmd {
-        init_cmd.exec(opt.home.as_path())?;
+        init_cmd.exec(opt.home.as_path()).await?;
         return Ok(());
     }