diff --git a/clearml/cli/data/__main__.py b/clearml/cli/data/__main__.py
index 0f6185b9..30dc8036 100644
--- a/clearml/cli/data/__main__.py
+++ b/clearml/cli/data/__main__.py
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ def cli():
     finalize.add_argument('--verbose', action='store_true', default=False, help='Verbose reporting')
     finalize.set_defaults(func=ds_close)
 
+    publish = subparsers.add_parser('publish', help='Publish dataset task')
+    publish.add_argument('--id', type=str, required=True, help='The dataset task id to be published.')
+    publish.set_defaults(func=ds_publish)
+
     delete = subparsers.add_parser('delete', help='Delete a dataset')
     delete.add_argument('--id', type=str, required=False,
                         help='Previously created dataset id. Default: previously created/accessed dataset')
@@ -372,6 +376,20 @@ def ds_close(args):
     return 0
 
 
+def ds_publish(args):
+    print('Publishing dataset id {}'.format(args.id))
+    check_null_id(args)
+    print_args(args)
+    ds = Dataset.get(dataset_id=args.id)
+    if not ds.is_final():
+        raise ValueError("Cannot publish dataset. Please finalize it first, run `clearml-data close`")
+
+    ds.publish()
+    print('Dataset published')
+    clear_state()  # just to verify the state is clear
+    return 0
+
+
 def ds_upload(args):
     print('uploading local files to dataset id {}'.format(args.id))
     check_null_id(args)
diff --git a/clearml/datasets/dataset.py b/clearml/datasets/dataset.py
index 59895286..24a957db 100644
--- a/clearml/datasets/dataset.py
+++ b/clearml/datasets/dataset.py
@@ -406,6 +406,21 @@ class Dataset(object):
 
         return True
 
+    def publish(self, raise_on_error=True):
+        # type: (bool) -> bool
+        """
+        Publish the dataset
+        If dataset is not finalize, throw exception
+
+        :param raise_on_error: If True raise exception if dataset publishing failed
+        """
+        # check we can publish this dataset
+        if not self.is_final():
+            raise ValueError("Cannot publish dataset, dataset in status {}.".format(self._task.get_status()))
+
+        self._task.publish(ignore_errors=raise_on_error)
+        return True
+
     def is_final(self):
         # type: () -> bool
         """