diff --git a/src/bin/cli.ml b/src/bin/cli.ml
index 181ffa43e..0ce3fea55 100644
--- a/src/bin/cli.ml
+++ b/src/bin/cli.ml
@@ -163,6 +163,31 @@ let compile_parameter =
   let doc = "Subcommand: compile parameters to a michelson expression. The resulting michelson expression can be passed as an argument in a transaction which calls a contract." in
   (term , Term.info ~doc cmdname)
 
+let interpret =
+  let f expression source_file syntax amount sender source display_format =
+    toplevel ~display_format @@
+    let%bind simplified      = Compile.Of_source.compile source_file (Syntax_name syntax) in
+    let%bind typed_prg,state = Compile.Of_simplified.compile simplified in
+    let%bind mini_c_prg      = Compile.Of_typed.compile typed_prg in
+    let      env             = Ast_typed.program_environment typed_prg in
+
+    let%bind v_syntax          = Helpers.syntax_to_variant (Syntax_name syntax) (Some source_file) in
+    let%bind simplified_exp    = Compile.Of_source.compile_expression v_syntax expression in
+    let%bind (typed_exp,_)     = Compile.Of_simplified.compile_expression ~env ~state simplified_exp in
+    let%bind mini_c_exp        = Compile.Of_typed.compile_expression typed_exp in
+    let%bind compiled_exp      = Compile.Of_mini_c.aggregate_and_compile_expression mini_c_prg mini_c_exp in
+    let%bind options           = Run.make_dry_run_options {amount ; sender ; source } in
+    let%bind value             = Run.run ~options compiled_exp.expr compiled_exp.expr_ty in
+    let%bind simplified_output = Uncompile.uncompile_expression typed_exp.type_annotation value in
+    ok @@ Format.asprintf "%a\n" Ast_simplified.PP.expression simplified_output
+  in
+  let term =
+    Term.(const f $ expression "EXPRESSION" 0 $ source_file 1 $ syntax $ amount $ sender $ source $ display_format ) in
+  let cmdname = "interpret" in
+  let doc = "Subcommand: interpret the expression in the context initialized by the provided source file." in
+  (term , Term.info ~doc cmdname)
+
+
 let compile_storage =
   let f source_file entry_point expression syntax display_format michelson_format =
     toplevel ~display_format @@
@@ -296,6 +321,7 @@ let run ?argv () =
     compile_parameter ;
     compile_storage ;
     compile_expression ;
+    interpret ;
     dry_run ;
     run_function ;
     evaluate_value ;
diff --git a/src/bin/expect_tests/help_tests.ml b/src/bin/expect_tests/help_tests.ml
index 75a574ab3..769df1144 100644
--- a/src/bin/expect_tests/help_tests.ml
+++ b/src/bin/expect_tests/help_tests.ml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ let%expect_test _ =
            evaluate-value
                Subcommand: evaluate a given definition.
 
+           interpret
+               Subcommand: interpret the expression in the context initialized by
+               the provided source file.
+
            measure-contract
                Subcommand: measure a contract's compiled size in bytes.
 
@@ -84,6 +88,10 @@ let%expect_test _ =
            evaluate-value
                Subcommand: evaluate a given definition.
 
+           interpret
+               Subcommand: interpret the expression in the context initialized by
+               the provided source file.
+
            measure-contract
                Subcommand: measure a contract's compiled size in bytes.
 
diff --git a/src/main/uncompile/uncompile.ml b/src/main/uncompile/uncompile.ml
index c020c2c4f..2fa1ee14d 100644
--- a/src/main/uncompile/uncompile.ml
+++ b/src/main/uncompile/uncompile.ml
@@ -16,4 +16,9 @@ let uncompile_typed_program_entry_expression_result program entry ex_ty_value =
   uncompile_value Expression program entry ex_ty_value
 
 let uncompile_typed_program_entry_function_result program entry ex_ty_value =
-  uncompile_value Function program entry ex_ty_value
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+  uncompile_value Function program entry ex_ty_value
+
+let uncompile_expression type_value ex_ty_value =
+  let%bind mini_c = Compiler.Uncompiler.translate_value ex_ty_value in
+  let%bind typed = Transpiler.untranspile mini_c type_value in
+  Typer.untype_expression typed
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