diff --git a/cmd/ctl/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/ctl/cmd/cmd.go
index 80af2b0b0..933bcfeea 100644
--- a/cmd/ctl/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/ctl/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ import (
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util"
 
 	"github.com/jetstack/cert-manager/cmd/ctl/pkg/convert"
+	"github.com/jetstack/cert-manager/cmd/ctl/pkg/create"
 	"github.com/jetstack/cert-manager/cmd/ctl/pkg/renew"
 	"github.com/jetstack/cert-manager/cmd/ctl/pkg/version"
-	"github.com/jetstack/cert-manager/cmd/ctl/pkg/create"
 )
 
 func NewCertManagerCtlCommand(in io.Reader, out, err io.Writer, stopCh <-chan struct{}) *cobra.Command {
diff --git a/cmd/ctl/pkg/create/certificaterequest.go b/cmd/ctl/pkg/create/certificaterequest.go
index 19e8182fa..b5f7b5424 100644
--- a/cmd/ctl/pkg/create/certificaterequest.go
+++ b/cmd/ctl/pkg/create/certificaterequest.go
@@ -19,9 +19,12 @@ package create
 import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
+	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/i18n"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates"
+
+	cmclient "github.com/jetstack/cert-manager/pkg/client/clientset/versioned"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -34,26 +37,69 @@ Create a cert-manager CertificateRequest resource for one-time Certificate issui
 	alias = []string{"cr"}
 )
 
+// Options is a struct to support renew command
+type Options struct {
+	CMClient   cmclient.Interface
+	RESTConfig *restclient.Config
+
+	// The Namespace that the CertificateRequest to be created resides in.
+	// This flag registration is handled by cmdutil.Factory
+	Namespace string
+	// Path to the manifest for the Certificate resource (yaml file)
+	FilePath string
+
+	genericclioptions.IOStreams
+}
+
+// NewOptions returns initialized Options
+func NewOptions(ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *Options {
+	return &Options{
+		IOStreams: ioStreams,
+	}
+}
+
 // NewCmdRenew returns a cobra command for renewing Certificates
 func NewCmdCreateCertficate(ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams, factory cmdutil.Factory) *cobra.Command {
-	//o := NewOptions(ioStreams)
+	o := NewOptions(ioStreams)
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "certificaterequest",
 		Aliases: alias,
 		Short:   "Create a CertificateRequest resource",
 		Long:    long,
 		Example: example,
-		//Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		//	cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Complete(factory))
-		//	cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Validate(cmd, args))
-		//	cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Run(args))
-		//},
+		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Complete(factory))
+			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Run(args))
+		},
 	}
 
-	// TODO: add flags
-	//cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&o.LabelSelector, "selector", "l", o.LabelSelector, "Selector (label query) to filter on, supports '=', '==', and '!='.(e.g. -l key1=value1,key2=value2)")
-	//cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&o.AllNamespaces, "all-namespaces", "A", o.AllNamespaces, "If present, mark Certificates across namespaces for manual renewal. Namespace in current context is ignored even if specified with --namespace.")
-	//cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&o.All, "all", o.All, "Renew all Certificates in the given Namespace, or all namespaces with --all-namespaces enabled.")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&o.FilePath, "from-file", "f", o.FilePath, "Path to the manifest for the Certificate resource (yaml file) based on which the CertificateRequest is going to be created.")
 
 	return cmd
 }
+
+// Complete takes the command arguments and factory and infers any remaining options.
+func (o *Options) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory) error {
+	var err error
+	o.Namespace, _, err = f.ToRawKubeConfigLoader().Namespace()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	o.RESTConfig, err = f.ToRESTConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	o.CMClient, err = cmclient.NewForConfig(o.RESTConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Run executes renew command
+func (o *Options) Run(args []string) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/ctl/pkg/create/create.go b/cmd/ctl/pkg/create/create.go
index 991b5e983..4eafa4bf3 100644
--- a/cmd/ctl/pkg/create/create.go
+++ b/cmd/ctl/pkg/create/create.go
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ func NewCmdCreate(ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams, factory cmdutil.Factory
 	cmds.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateCertficate(ioStreams, factory))
 
 	return cmds
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}