diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ccdf25..ff33e88 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ On an airgapped system, run the following command to generate a file containing
 encrypted shards of a generated seed:
 
 ```sh
-keyfork wizard generate-shard-secret --threshold $N --max $M --keys-per-shard $I > shards.pgp
+keyfork wizard generate-shard-secret --threshold $N --max $M --keys-per-shard $I --output shards.pgp
 ```
 
 Once generated, the shards file can be safely stored in any location, as the
diff --git a/keyfork-user-guide/src/bin/keyfork/wizard/index.md b/keyfork-user-guide/src/bin/keyfork/wizard/index.md
index 178e3f5..7596a12 100644
--- a/keyfork-user-guide/src/bin/keyfork/wizard/index.md
+++ b/keyfork-user-guide/src/bin/keyfork/wizard/index.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ It is recommended to use smart cards dedicated to the purpose of seed recovery.
   secret.
 * `max`: The maximum amount of shardholders.
 * `keys-per-shard`: The amount of smart cardsz to provision per-shardholder.
+* `output`: The file to write the generated shard to.
 
 ### Prompts
 
diff --git a/keyfork/src/cli/wizard.rs b/keyfork/src/cli/wizard.rs
index eefe02d..a60e221 100644
--- a/keyfork/src/cli/wizard.rs
+++ b/keyfork/src/cli/wizard.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::Keyfork;
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
-use std::{collections::HashSet, io::IsTerminal};
+use std::{collections::HashSet, io::IsTerminal, path::PathBuf, fs::OpenOptions};
 
 use card_backend_pcsc::PcscBackend;
 use openpgp_card_sequoia::{state::Open, types::KeyType, Card};
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use keyfork_derive_util::{
 };
 use keyfork_prompt::{
     validators::{PinValidator, Validator},
-    Message, Terminal, PromptHandler,
+    Message, PromptHandler, Terminal,
 };
 
 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
@@ -100,16 +100,18 @@ fn factory_reset_current_card(
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn generate_shard_secret(threshold: u8, max: u8, keys_per_shard: u8) -> Result<()> {
+fn generate_shard_secret(threshold: u8, max: u8, keys_per_shard: u8, output_file: &Option<PathBuf>) -> Result<()> {
     let seed = keyfork_entropy::generate_entropy_of_size(256 / 8)?;
     let mut pm = Terminal::new(std::io::stdin(), std::io::stderr())?;
     let mut certs = vec![];
     let mut seen_cards: HashSet<String> = HashSet::new();
     let stdout = std::io::stdout();
-    assert!(
-        !stdout.is_terminal(),
-        "not printing shard to terminal, redirect output"
-    );
+    if output_file.is_none() {
+        assert!(
+            !stdout.is_terminal(),
+            "not printing shard to terminal, redirect output"
+        );
+    }
 
     let user_pin_validator = PinValidator {
         min_length: Some(6),
@@ -145,7 +147,12 @@ fn generate_shard_secret(threshold: u8, max: u8, keys_per_shard: u8) -> Result<(
         certs.push(cert);
     }
 
-    keyfork_shard::openpgp::split(threshold, certs, &seed, std::io::stdout())?;
+    if let Some(output_file) = output_file {
+        let output = OpenOptions::new().write(true).open(output_file)?;
+        keyfork_shard::openpgp::split(threshold, certs, &seed, output)?;
+    } else {
+        keyfork_shard::openpgp::split(threshold, certs, &seed, std::io::stdout())?;
+    }
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -168,6 +175,10 @@ pub enum WizardSubcommands {
         /// The amount of smart cards to provision per-shard.
         #[arg(long, default_value = "1")]
         keys_per_shard: u8,
+
+        /// The file to write the generated shard file to.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        output: Option<PathBuf>,
     },
 }
 
@@ -178,7 +189,8 @@ impl WizardSubcommands {
                 threshold,
                 max,
                 keys_per_shard,
-            } => generate_shard_secret(*threshold, *max, *keys_per_shard),
+                output,
+            } => generate_shard_secret(*threshold, *max, *keys_per_shard, output),
         }
     }
 }