diff --git a/src/anemoi/registry/commands/datasets.py b/src/anemoi/registry/commands/datasets.py
index 72bfaaa..49966af 100644
--- a/src/anemoi/registry/commands/datasets.py
+++ b/src/anemoi/registry/commands/datasets.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def add_arguments(self, command_parser):
 
         command_parser.add_argument("--set-status", help="Set the status to the dataset")
         command_parser.add_argument("--add-location", nargs="+", help="Add a location to the dataset")
+        command_parser.add_argument("--add-recipe", help="Add a recipe file")
 
     def check_arguments(self, args):
         pass
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ def run_from_identifier(
         self,
         identifier,
         add_location,
+        add_recipe,
         set_status,
         unregister,
         json,
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@ def run_from_identifier(
             entry.remove_location(**remove_location)
         if set_status:
             entry.set_status(set_status)
+        if add_recipe:
+            entry.add_recipe(add_recipe)
 
         if json:
             print(entry.as_json())
@@ -75,6 +79,7 @@ def run_from_path(
         register,
         unregister,
         add_location,
+        add_recipe,
         json,
         set_status,
         # remove_location,
@@ -98,6 +103,8 @@ def run_from_path(
             entry.set_status(set_status)
         # if delete:
         #    entry.delete()
+        if add_recipe:
+            entry.add_recipe(add_recipe)
 
         if json:
             print(entry.as_json())
diff --git a/src/anemoi/registry/entry/dataset.py b/src/anemoi/registry/entry/dataset.py
index 7c1155b..bd2692f 100644
--- a/src/anemoi/registry/entry/dataset.py
+++ b/src/anemoi/registry/entry/dataset.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import logging
 import os
 
+import yaml
 from anemoi.datasets import open_dataset
 
 from . import CatalogueEntry
@@ -27,6 +28,16 @@ def add_location(self, platform, path):
         patch = [{"op": "add", "path": f"/locations/{platform}", "value": {"path": path}}]
         self.patch(patch)
 
+    def add_recipe(self, file):
+        if not os.path.exists(file):
+            raise FileNotFoundError(f"Recipe file not found: {file}")
+        if not file.endswith(".yaml"):
+            LOG.warning("Recipe file extension is not .yaml")
+        with open(file) as f:
+            recipe = yaml.safe_load(f)
+        patch = [{"op": "add", "path": "/recipe", "value": recipe}]
+        self.patch(patch)
+
     def load_from_path(self, path):
         import zarr