diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index e2ce403b93..87f2789bc2 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ func NewPackCommand(logger ConfigurableLogger) (*cobra.Command, error) {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(commands.Report(logger, pack.Version))
 
 	if cfg.Experimental {
+		rootCmd.AddCommand(commands.AddBuildpackRegistry(logger, cfg))
 		rootCmd.AddCommand(commands.RegisterBuildpack(logger, cfg, &packClient))
 		rootCmd.AddCommand(commands.YankBuildpack(logger, cfg, &packClient))
 	}
diff --git a/internal/commands/add_buildpack_registry.go b/internal/commands/add_buildpack_registry.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b66b2b3fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/commands/add_buildpack_registry.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"github.com/buildpacks/pack/internal/style"
+
+	"github.com/buildpacks/pack/internal/config"
+	"github.com/buildpacks/pack/logging"
+)
+
+func AddBuildpackRegistry(logger logging.Logger, cfg config.Config) *cobra.Command {
+	var setDefault bool
+
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "add-buildpack-registry <name> <type> <url>",
+		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(3),
+		Short: "Adds a new buildpack registry to your pack config file",
+		RunE: logError(logger, func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			newRegistry := config.Registry{
+				Name: args[0],
+				Type: args[1],
+				URL:  args[2],
+			}
+
+			err := addRegistry(newRegistry, cfg, setDefault)
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrapf(err, "add buildpack registry")
+			}
+			logger.Infof("Successfully added %s to buildpack registries", style.Symbol(newRegistry.Name))
+
+			return nil
+		}),
+	}
+	cmd.Example = "pack add-buildpack-registry myregistry github https://github.com/buildpacks/mybuildpack"
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&setDefault, "default", false, "Set this buildpack registry as the default")
+	AddHelpFlag(cmd, "add-registry")
+
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func addRegistry(registry config.Registry, cfg config.Config, setDefault bool) error {
+	for _, r := range cfg.Registries {
+		if r.Name == registry.Name {
+			return errors.Errorf(
+				"Buildpack registry %s already exists.  First run %s and try again.",
+				style.Symbol(registry.Name),
+				style.Symbol(fmt.Sprintf("remove-buildpack-registry %s", registry.Name)))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if setDefault {
+		cfg.DefaultRegistryName = registry.Name
+	}
+	cfg.Registries = append(cfg.Registries, registry)
+	configPath, err := config.DefaultConfigPath()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return config.Write(cfg, configPath)
+}
diff --git a/internal/commands/add_buildpack_registry_test.go b/internal/commands/add_buildpack_registry_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93dab40bd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/commands/add_buildpack_registry_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package commands_test
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/heroku/color"
+	"github.com/sclevine/spec"
+	"github.com/sclevine/spec/report"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"github.com/buildpacks/pack/internal/commands"
+	"github.com/buildpacks/pack/internal/config"
+	ilogging "github.com/buildpacks/pack/internal/logging"
+	"github.com/buildpacks/pack/logging"
+	h "github.com/buildpacks/pack/testhelpers"
+)
+
+func TestAddBuildpackRegistry(t *testing.T) {
+	color.Disable(true)
+	defer color.Disable(false)
+
+	spec.Run(t, "Commands", testAddBuildpackRegistryCommand, spec.Parallel(), spec.Report(report.Terminal{}))
+}
+
+func testAddBuildpackRegistryCommand(t *testing.T, when spec.G, it spec.S) {
+	var (
+		command *cobra.Command
+		logger  logging.Logger
+		outBuf  bytes.Buffer
+		cfg     config.Config
+	)
+
+	when("AddBuildpackRegistry", func() {
+		it.Before(func() {
+			logger = ilogging.NewLogWithWriters(&outBuf, &outBuf)
+			cfg = config.Config{}
+
+			command = commands.AddBuildpackRegistry(logger, cfg)
+		})
+
+		it("fails with missing args", func() {
+			err := command.Execute()
+			h.AssertError(t, err, "accepts 3 arg")
+		})
+
+		it("should successfully add a new registry", func() {
+			command.SetArgs([]string{"bp", "https://github.com/buildpacks/registry-index/", "github"})
+			command.Execute()
+
+			output := outBuf.String()
+			h.AssertContains(t, output, "Successfully added 'bp' to buildpack registries")
+		})
+
+		it("should throw error when registry already exists", func() {
+			cfg = config.Config{
+				Registries: []config.Registry{
+					{
+						Name: "bp",
+						Type: "github",
+						URL:  "https://github.com/buildpacks/registry-index/",
+					},
+				},
+			}
+			command = commands.AddBuildpackRegistry(logger, cfg)
+			command.SetArgs([]string{"bp", "https://github.com/buildpacks/registry-index/", "github"})
+			command.Execute()
+
+			output := outBuf.String()
+			h.AssertContains(t, output, "Buildpack registry 'bp' already exists.  First run 'remove-buildpack-registry bp' and try again.")
+		})
+	})
+}