diff --git a/cmd/cluster/cluster.go b/cmd/cluster/cluster.go
index c514bb9d5..fd51bd6c1 100644
--- a/cmd/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/cmd/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func NewClusterCommand(rootSettings *environment.AirshipCTLSettings) *cobra.Comm
 	}
 
 	clusterRootCmd.AddCommand(NewInitInfraCommand(rootSettings))
+	clusterRootCmd.AddCommand(NewInitCommand(rootSettings))
 
 	return clusterRootCmd
 }
diff --git a/cmd/cluster/cluster_test.go b/cmd/cluster/cluster_test.go
index ccb522ad5..79415d862 100644
--- a/cmd/cluster/cluster_test.go
+++ b/cmd/cluster/cluster_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ func TestNewClusterCommand(t *testing.T) {
 			CmdLine: "--help",
 			Cmd:     cluster.NewClusterCommand(fakeRootSettings),
 		},
+		{
+			Name:    "cluster-init-cmd-with-help",
+			CmdLine: "--help",
+			Cmd:     cluster.NewInitCommand(fakeRootSettings),
+		},
 	}
 	for _, testcase := range tests {
 		testutil.RunTest(t, testcase)
diff --git a/cmd/cluster/init.go b/cmd/cluster/init.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47cf61837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/cluster/init.go
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package cluster
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	clusterctlcmd "opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/clusterctl/cmd"
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/environment"
+)
+
+const (
+	initLong = `
+Initialize cluster-api providers based on airshipctl document set.
+document set must contain document of Kind: Clusterctl in phase initinfra.
+Path to initinfra phase is built based on airshipctl config
+<manifest.target-path>/<subpath>/ephemeral/initinfra.
+Clusterctl document example:
+---
+apiVersion: airshipit.org/v1alpha1
+kind: Clusterctl
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    airshipit.org/deploy-k8s: "false"
+  name: clusterctl-v1
+init-options:
+  core-provider: "cluster-api:v0.3.3"
+  bootstrap-providers:
+    - "kubeadm:v0.3.3"
+  infrastructure-providers:
+    - "metal3:v0.3.1"
+  control-plane-providers:
+    - "kubeadm:v0.3.3"
+providers:
+  - name: "metal3"
+    type: "InfrastructureProvider"
+    versions:
+      v0.3.1: manifests/function/capm3/v0.3.1
+  - name: "kubeadm"
+    type: "BootstrapProvider"
+    versions:
+      v0.3.3: manifests/function/cabpk/v0.3.3
+  - name: "cluster-api"
+    type: "CoreProvider"
+    versions:
+      v0.3.3: manifests/function/capi/v0.3.3
+  - name: "kubeadm"
+    type: "ControlPlaneProvider"
+    versions:
+      v0.3.3: manifests/function/cacpk/v0.3.3
+`
+
+	initExample = `
+# Initialize clusterctl providers and components
+airshipctl cluster init
+`
+)
+
+// NewInitCommand creates a command to deploy cluster-api
+func NewInitCommand(rootSettings *environment.AirshipCTLSettings) *cobra.Command {
+	initCmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:     "init",
+		Short:   "Deploy cluster-api provider components",
+		Long:    initLong,
+		Example: initExample,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			command, err := clusterctlcmd.NewCommand(rootSettings)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return command.Init()
+		},
+	}
+	return initCmd
+}
diff --git a/cmd/cluster/testdata/TestNewClusterCommandGoldenOutput/cluster-cmd-with-help.golden b/cmd/cluster/testdata/TestNewClusterCommandGoldenOutput/cluster-cmd-with-help.golden
index 8a68ecb62..23e5a1173 100644
--- a/cmd/cluster/testdata/TestNewClusterCommandGoldenOutput/cluster-cmd-with-help.golden
+++ b/cmd/cluster/testdata/TestNewClusterCommandGoldenOutput/cluster-cmd-with-help.golden
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Usage:
 
 Available Commands:
   help        Help about any command
+  init        Deploy cluster-api provider components
   initinfra   Deploy initinfra components to cluster
 
 Flags:
diff --git a/cmd/cluster/testdata/TestNewClusterCommandGoldenOutput/cluster-init-cmd-with-help.golden b/cmd/cluster/testdata/TestNewClusterCommandGoldenOutput/cluster-init-cmd-with-help.golden
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..688373a41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/cluster/testdata/TestNewClusterCommandGoldenOutput/cluster-init-cmd-with-help.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+
+Initialize cluster-api providers based on airshipctl document set.
+document set must contain document of Kind: Clusterctl in phase initinfra.
+Path to initinfra phase is built based on airshipctl config
+<manifest.target-path>/<subpath>/ephemeral/initinfra.
+Clusterctl document example:
+---
+apiVersion: airshipit.org/v1alpha1
+kind: Clusterctl
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    airshipit.org/deploy-k8s: "false"
+  name: clusterctl-v1
+init-options:
+  core-provider: "cluster-api:v0.3.3"
+  bootstrap-providers:
+    - "kubeadm:v0.3.3"
+  infrastructure-providers:
+    - "metal3:v0.3.1"
+  control-plane-providers:
+    - "kubeadm:v0.3.3"
+providers:
+  - name: "metal3"
+    type: "InfrastructureProvider"
+    versions:
+      v0.3.1: manifests/function/capm3/v0.3.1
+  - name: "kubeadm"
+    type: "BootstrapProvider"
+    versions:
+      v0.3.3: manifests/function/cabpk/v0.3.3
+  - name: "cluster-api"
+    type: "CoreProvider"
+    versions:
+      v0.3.3: manifests/function/capi/v0.3.3
+  - name: "kubeadm"
+    type: "ControlPlaneProvider"
+    versions:
+      v0.3.3: manifests/function/cacpk/v0.3.3
+
+Usage:
+  init [flags]
+
+Examples:
+
+# Initialize clusterctl providers and components
+airshipctl cluster init
+
+
+Flags:
+  -h, --help   help for init