diff --git a/cmd/generate_dashboard.go b/cmd/generate_dashboard.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..878b140f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/generate_dashboard.go
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+// Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+// or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"github.com/elastic/elastic-package/internal/cobraext"
+	"github.com/elastic/elastic-package/internal/install"
+	"github.com/elastic/elastic-package/internal/kibana"
+	"github.com/elastic/elastic-package/internal/packages"
+	"github.com/elastic/elastic-package/internal/stack"
+
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+
+	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
+)
+
+const generateDashboardLongDescription = `Use this command to generateDashboard assets relevant for the package, e.g. Kibana dashboards.`
+
+const generateDashboardDashboardsLongDescription = `Use this command to generateDashboard dashboards with referenced objects from the Kibana instance.
+
+Use this command to download selected dashboards and other associated saved objects from Kibana. This command adjusts the downloaded saved objects according to package naming conventions (prefixes, unique IDs) and writes them locally into folders corresponding to saved object types (dashboard, visualization, map, etc.).`
+
+func setupGenerateDashboardCommand() *cobraext.Command {
+	generateDashboardDashboardCmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "dashboards",
+		Short: "generate kibana dashboards",
+		Long:  generateDashboardDashboardsLongDescription,
+		Args:  cobra.NoArgs,
+		RunE:  generateDashboardDashboardsCmd,
+	}
+	generateDashboardDashboardCmd.Flags().Bool(cobraext.TLSSkipVerifyFlagName, false, cobraext.TLSSkipVerifyFlagDescription)
+	generateDashboardDashboardCmd.Flags().Bool(cobraext.AllowSnapshotFlagName, false, cobraext.AllowSnapshotDescription)
+
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "generate",
+		Short: "Generate package assets",
+		Long:  generateDashboardLongDescription,
+	}
+	cmd.AddCommand(generateDashboardDashboardCmd)
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringP(cobraext.ProfileFlagName, "p", "", fmt.Sprintf(cobraext.ProfileFlagDescription, install.ProfileNameEnvVar))
+
+	return cobraext.NewCommand(cmd, cobraext.ContextPackage)
+}
+
+func generateDashboardDashboardsCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	cmd.Println("GenerateDashboard Kibana dashboards")
+
+	var opts []kibana.ClientOption
+	tlsSkipVerify, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool(cobraext.TLSSkipVerifyFlagName)
+	if tlsSkipVerify {
+		opts = append(opts, kibana.TLSSkipVerify())
+	}
+
+	allowSnapshot, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool(cobraext.AllowSnapshotFlagName)
+
+	profile, err := cobraext.GetProfileFlag(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	kibanaClient, err := stack.NewKibanaClientFromProfile(profile, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("can't create Kibana client: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	kibanaVersion, err := kibanaClient.Version()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("can't get Kibana status information: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if kibanaVersion.IsSnapshot() {
+		message := fmt.Sprintf("generateDashboarding dashboards from a SNAPSHOT version of Kibana (%s) is discouraged. It could lead to invalid dashboards (for example if they use features that are reverted or modified before the final release)", kibanaVersion.Version())
+		if !allowSnapshot {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s. --%s flag can be used to ignore this error", message, cobraext.AllowSnapshotFlagName)
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("Warning: %s\n", message)
+	}
+
+	packageRoot, err := packages.MustFindPackageRoot()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("locating package root failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	cmd.Println(packageRoot)
+
+	// Initialize the map to store parsed YAML data
+	yamlData := make(map[string]interface{})
+
+	// Recursively scan the directory
+	err = filepath.Walk(packageRoot, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		// Check for errors
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		// Skip directories
+		if info.IsDir() {
+			return nil
+		}
+		// Check if the file has a .yml extension
+		if filepath.Ext(path) == ".yml" {
+			// Read the file
+			fileData, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			// Parse the YAML data
+			var parsedData interface{}
+			err = yaml.Unmarshal(fileData, &parsedData)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			relativePath, err := filepath.Rel(packageRoot, path)
+			// Store the parsed data in the map
+			yamlData[relativePath] = parsedData
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	// Check for errors during directory scanning
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error:", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Print the parsed YAML data
+	for filePath, data := range yamlData {
+		fmt.Printf("File: %s\n", filePath)
+		// get the first 300 characters of the data
+		truncated_data := fmt.Sprintf("%v", data)
+		fmt.Printf("Data: %#v\n", truncated_data)
+	}
+
+	// Convert the map to JSON
+	var json = jsoniter.ConfigCompatibleWithStandardLibrary
+	jsonData, err := json.Marshal(yamlData)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error marshalling JSON:", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(string(jsonData))
+	kibanaClient.SendRequest(cmd.Context(), "POST", "/api/dashboard_generator/generate", jsonData)
+
+	cmd.Println("Done")
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 8557d2c88..07f150169 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ var commands = []*cobraext.Command{
 	setupCreateCommand(),
 	setupDumpCommand(),
 	setupEditCommand(),
+	setupGenerateDashboardCommand(),
 	setupExportCommand(),
 	setupFormatCommand(),
 	setupInstallCommand(),