diff --git a/cmd/goal/clerk.go b/cmd/goal/clerk.go
index 5359c372ff..3e574002b5 100644
--- a/cmd/goal/clerk.go
+++ b/cmd/goal/clerk.go
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ var signCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 
 		var lsig transactions.LogicSig
-
+		var authAddr basics.Address
 		var client libgoal.Client
 		var wh []byte
 		var pw []byte
@@ -743,6 +743,11 @@ var signCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			dataDir := ensureSingleDataDir()
 			client = ensureKmdClient(dataDir)
 			wh, pw = ensureWalletHandleMaybePassword(dataDir, walletName, true)
+		} else if signerAddress != "" {
+			authAddr, err = basics.UnmarshalChecksumAddress(signerAddress)
+			if err != nil {
+				reportErrorf("Signer invalid (%s): %v", signerAddress, err)
+			}
 		}
 
 		var outData []byte
@@ -790,6 +795,9 @@ var signCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			for _, txn := range txnGroups[group] {
 				if lsig.Logic != nil {
 					txn.Lsig = lsig
+					if signerAddress != "" {
+						txn.AuthAddr = authAddr
+					}
 				}
 				txnGroup = append(txnGroup, *txn)
 			}