diff --git a/packages/cosmic-swingset/x/swingset/alias.go b/packages/cosmic-swingset/x/swingset/alias.go
index 9f268180d5e..a9380529ac1 100644
--- a/packages/cosmic-swingset/x/swingset/alias.go
+++ b/packages/cosmic-swingset/x/swingset/alias.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ var (
 	NewKeeper            = keeper.NewKeeper
 	NewQuerier           = keeper.NewQuerier
 	NewMsgDeliverInbound = types.NewMsgDeliverInbound
+	NewMsgProvision      = types.NewMsgProvision
 	NewMsgSendPacket     = types.NewMsgSendPacket
 	NewStorage           = types.NewStorage
 	NewMailbox           = types.NewMailbox
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ var (
 type (
 	Keeper            = keeper.Keeper
 	MsgDeliverInbound = types.MsgDeliverInbound
+	MsgProvision      = types.MsgProvision
 	MsgSendPacket     = types.MsgSendPacket
 	QueryResStorage   = types.QueryResStorage
 	QueryResKeys      = types.QueryResKeys
diff --git a/packages/cosmic-swingset/x/swingset/client/cli/tx.go b/packages/cosmic-swingset/x/swingset/client/cli/tx.go
index d31caa180e7..942e4ea148d 100644
--- a/packages/cosmic-swingset/x/swingset/client/cli/tx.go
+++ b/packages/cosmic-swingset/x/swingset/client/cli/tx.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ func GetTxCmd(storeKey string, cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
 
 	swingsetTxCmd.AddCommand(flags.PostCommands(
 		GetCmdDeliver(cdc),
+		GetCmdProvisionOne(cdc),
 	)...)
 
 	return swingsetTxCmd
@@ -77,3 +78,30 @@ func GetCmdDeliver(cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 }
+
+// GetCmdProvision is the CLI command for sending a Provision transaction
+func GetCmdProvisionOne(cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
+	return &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "provision-one [nickname] [address]",
+		Short: "provision a single address",
+		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(2),
+
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			inBuf := bufio.NewReader(cmd.InOrStdin())
+			cliCtx := context.NewCLIContext().WithCodec(cdc)
+
+			txBldr := auth.NewTxBuilderFromCLI(inBuf).WithTxEncoder(authclient.GetTxEncoder(cdc))
+
+			addr, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(args[1])
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			msg := types.NewMsgProvision(args[0], addr, cliCtx.GetFromAddress())
+			if err := msg.ValidateBasic(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return authclient.GenerateOrBroadcastMsgs(cliCtx, txBldr, []sdk.Msg{msg})
+		},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/cosmic-swingset/x/swingset/handler.go b/packages/cosmic-swingset/x/swingset/handler.go
index 7732418b88c..c35f51e78c8 100644
--- a/packages/cosmic-swingset/x/swingset/handler.go
+++ b/packages/cosmic-swingset/x/swingset/handler.go
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ func NewHandler(keeper Keeper) sdk.Handler {
 		case MsgSendPacket:
 			return handleMsgSendPacket(ctx, keeper, msg)
 
+		case MsgProvision:
+			return handleMsgProvision(ctx, keeper, msg)
+
 		default:
 			errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("Unrecognized swingset Msg type: %v", msg.Type())
 			return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, errMsg)
@@ -113,3 +116,33 @@ func handleMsgSendPacket(ctx sdk.Context, keeper Keeper, msg MsgSendPacket) (*sd
 		Events: ctx.EventManager().Events().ToABCIEvents(),
 	}, nil
 }
+
+type provisionAction struct {
+	MsgProvision
+	Type        string `json:"type"` // IBC_EVENT
+	BlockHeight int64  `json:"blockHeight"`
+	BlockTime   int64  `json:"blockTime"`
+}
+
+func handleMsgProvision(ctx sdk.Context, keeper Keeper, msg MsgProvision) (*sdk.Result, error) {
+	action := &provisionAction{
+		MsgProvision: msg,
+		Type:         "PLEASE_PROVISION",
+		BlockHeight:  ctx.BlockHeight(),
+		BlockTime:    ctx.BlockTime().Unix(),
+	}
+	// fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Context is %+v\n", ctx)
+	b, err := json.Marshal(action)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrJSONMarshal, err.Error())
+	}
+
+	_, err = keeper.CallToController(ctx, string(b))
+	// fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Returned from SwingSet", out, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &sdk.Result{
+		Events: ctx.EventManager().Events().ToABCIEvents(),
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/packages/cosmic-swingset/x/swingset/internal/types/codec.go b/packages/cosmic-swingset/x/swingset/internal/types/codec.go
index b6927eeea34..1a2217fcb46 100644
--- a/packages/cosmic-swingset/x/swingset/internal/types/codec.go
+++ b/packages/cosmic-swingset/x/swingset/internal/types/codec.go
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ var ModuleCdc *codec.Codec
 func RegisterCodec(cdc *codec.Codec) {
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(MsgDeliverInbound{}, "swingset/DeliverInbound", nil)
 	cdc.RegisterConcrete(MsgSendPacket{}, "swingset/SendPacket", nil)
+	cdc.RegisterConcrete(MsgProvision{}, "swingset/Provision", nil)
 	ModuleCdc = cdc
 }
diff --git a/packages/cosmic-swingset/x/swingset/internal/types/msgs.go b/packages/cosmic-swingset/x/swingset/internal/types/msgs.go
index c8a1925e75d..189cf24d3d1 100644
--- a/packages/cosmic-swingset/x/swingset/internal/types/msgs.go
+++ b/packages/cosmic-swingset/x/swingset/internal/types/msgs.go
@@ -120,3 +120,53 @@ func (msg MsgSendPacket) GetSigners() []sdk.AccAddress {
 func (msg MsgSendPacket) Type() string {
 	return "sendpacket"
 }
+
+// MsgProvision defines a Provision message
+type MsgProvision struct {
+	Nickname  string         `json:"nickname" yaml:"nickname"`
+	Address   sdk.AccAddress `json:"address" yaml:"address"`
+	Submitter sdk.AccAddress `json:"submitter" yaml:"submitter"`
+}
+
+var _ sdk.Msg = &MsgProvision{}
+
+func NewMsgProvision(nickname string, addr sdk.AccAddress, submitter sdk.AccAddress) MsgProvision {
+	return MsgProvision{
+		Nickname:  nickname,
+		Address:   addr,
+		Submitter: submitter,
+	}
+}
+
+// Route should return the name of the module
+func (msg MsgProvision) Route() string { return RouterKey }
+
+// Type should return the action
+func (msg MsgProvision) Type() string { return "provision" }
+
+// ValidateBasic runs stateless checks on the message
+func (msg MsgProvision) ValidateBasic() error {
+	if msg.Submitter.Empty() {
+		return sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidAddress, msg.Submitter.String())
+	}
+	if msg.Address.Empty() {
+		return sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidAddress, msg.Address.String())
+	}
+	if len(msg.Nickname) == 0 {
+		return sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrUnknownRequest, "Nickname cannot be empty")
+	}
+	if msg.Address.Empty() {
+		return sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidAddress, msg.Address.String())
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetSignBytes encodes the message for signing
+func (msg MsgProvision) GetSignBytes() []byte {
+	return sdk.MustSortJSON(ModuleCdc.MustMarshalJSON(msg))
+}
+
+// GetSigners defines whose signature is required
+func (msg MsgProvision) GetSigners() []sdk.AccAddress {
+	return []sdk.AccAddress{msg.Submitter}
+}