diff --git a/packages/jumpstarter-cli-client/jumpstarter_cli_client/lease.py b/packages/jumpstarter-cli-client/jumpstarter_cli_client/lease.py
index 0ec567229..cee750759 100644
--- a/packages/jumpstarter-cli-client/jumpstarter_cli_client/lease.py
+++ b/packages/jumpstarter-cli-client/jumpstarter_cli_client/lease.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import asyncclick as click
+from jumpstarter.common import MetadataFilter
 from jumpstarter.config import (
     ClientConfigV1Alpha1,
     UserConfigV1Alpha1,
@@ -45,3 +46,42 @@ def lease_release(name, lease, all_leases):
         if not lease:
             raise ValueError("no lease specified")
         config.release_lease(lease)
+
+@lease.command("request")
+@click.option("-l", "--label", "labels", type=(str, str), multiple=True)
+@click.argument("name", type=str, default="")
+def lease_request(name, labels):
+    """Request an exporter lease from the jumpstarter controller.
+
+The result of this command will be a lease ID that can be used to
+connect to the remote exporter.
+
+This is useful for multi-step workflows where you want to hold a lease
+for a specific exporter while performing multiple operations, or for
+CI environments where one step will request the lease and other steps
+will perform operations on the leased exporter.
+
+Example:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    $ JMP_LEASE=$(jmp lease request -l label match)
+    $ jmp shell
+    $$ j --help
+    $$ exit
+    $ jmp lease release -l "${JMP_LEASE}"
+
+"""
+    try:
+        if name:
+            config = ClientConfigV1Alpha1.load(name)
+        else:
+            config = UserConfigV1Alpha1.load_or_create().config.current_client
+        if not config:
+            raise ValueError("No client specified")
+        lease = config.request_lease(metadata_filter=MetadataFilter(labels=dict(labels)))
+        print(lease.name)
+    except ValueError as e:
+        raise click.ClickException(str(e)) from e
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise e