diff --git a/lez/wallet/src/cli/account.rs b/lez/wallet/src/cli/account.rs
index c3e4ef21..1d2854d4 100644
--- a/lez/wallet/src/cli/account.rs
+++ b/lez/wallet/src/cli/account.rs
@@ -111,8 +111,9 @@ pub enum NewSubcommand {
         #[arg(long, requires = "pda")]
         /// Program ID as hex string.
         program_id: Option<String>,
-        #[arg(long, requires = "pda")]
-        /// Identifier that diversifies this PDA within the (`program_id`, seed, npk) family.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        /// Identifier selecting the shared account.
+        /// Co-owners must supply the same value to derive the same account.
         /// Defaults to a random value if not specified.
         identifier: Option<u128>,
     },
@@ -237,6 +238,10 @@ impl NewSubcommand {
                     identifier.unwrap_or_else(rand::random),
                 )
                 .await?
+        } else if let Some(id) = identifier {
+            wallet_core
+                .create_shared_regular_account_with_identifier(group.clone(), id)
+                .await?
         } else {
             wallet_core
                 .create_shared_regular_account(group.clone())
diff --git a/lez/wallet/src/lib.rs b/lez/wallet/src/lib.rs
index f2d135f5..3dfef27f 100644
--- a/lez/wallet/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lez/wallet/src/lib.rs
@@ -439,14 +439,21 @@ impl WalletCore {
         })
     }
 
-    /// Create a shared regular private account from a group's GMS. Returns the `AccountId` and
-    /// derived keys. The derivation seed is computed deterministically from a random identifier.
+    /// Create a shared regular private account from a group's GMS with a random identifier.
     pub async fn create_shared_regular_account(
         &mut self,
         group_name: Label,
     ) -> Result<SharedAccountInfo> {
-        let identifier: lee_core::Identifier = rand::random();
+        self.create_shared_regular_account_with_identifier(group_name, rand::random())
+            .await
+    }
 
+    /// Create a shared regular private account from a group's GMS under the given `identifier`.
+    pub async fn create_shared_regular_account_with_identifier(
+        &mut self,
+        group_name: Label,
+        identifier: lee_core::Identifier,
+    ) -> Result<SharedAccountInfo> {
         let holder = self
             .storage
             .key_chain()