diff --git a/src/args_parser.rs b/src/args_parser.rs
index d743397..9d3fa8d 100644
--- a/src/args_parser.rs
+++ b/src/args_parser.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ pub enum Command {
         #[command(flatten)]
         server_reload: ServerReloadOptions,
     },
+    /// Create a blank database
+    Init {
+        /// Force creating a new database even if one exists already. WILL DELETE DATA!
+        #[arg(long, short = 'f')]
+        force: bool
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(ValueEnum, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Copy, Clone)]
diff --git a/src/editor/commands.rs b/src/editor/commands.rs
index f83e586..1a82c5f 100644
--- a/src/editor/commands.rs
+++ b/src/editor/commands.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 pub mod editor;
 pub mod fetch;
 pub mod query;
+pub mod init;
diff --git a/src/editor/commands/init.rs b/src/editor/commands/init.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4305fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/editor/commands/init.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use tracing::{error, info, warn};
+
+pub fn init(database_path: PathBuf, force: bool) {
+    if database_path.exists() {
+        warn!("Database already exists!");
+        if force {
+            warn!("OVERWRITING DATABASE!");
+        } else {
+            error!("Refusing to overwrite database");
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    let mut file = std::fs::File::create(database_path).unwrap();
+    file.write_all(b"[]").unwrap();
+    info!("Initialised empty database");
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 623dca8..9c01e9a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use clap::Parser;
 use editor::commands::fetch::fetch;
 use editor::commands::query::query;
 use tracing_subscriber::util::SubscriberInitExt;
+use crate::editor::commands::init::init;
 
 mod args_parser;
 #[cfg(feature = "editor")]
@@ -62,5 +63,8 @@ fn main() {
 
             reload(data_paths.pid_file_path, server_reload);
         }
+        Command::Init { force } => {
+            init(data_paths.database_path, force);
+        }
     }
 }