diff --git a/acquire/acquire.py b/acquire/acquire.py
index 2afba85e..0be80276 100644
--- a/acquire/acquire.py
+++ b/acquire/acquire.py
@@ -2166,6 +2166,21 @@ def main() -> None:
     except ValueError as err:
         parser.exit(err)
 
+    if args.targetd:
+        from targetd.tools.targetd import start_client
+
+        # Configure your targetd agent here
+        config = {
+            "function": "agent",
+            "topics": ["/host/a", "/host/*"],
+            "link": "pipe-server://tmp/b",
+            "address": "10.0.2.3",
+            "port": 1884,
+            "cacert": Path("targetd.crt"),
+        }
+        start_client(args, presets=config)
+        parser.exit("Done")
+
     if args.log_to_dir:
         # When args.upload files are specified, only these files are uploaded
         # and no other action is done. Thus a log file specifically named
diff --git a/acquire/utils.py b/acquire/utils.py
index 203d96ae..f7384191 100644
--- a/acquire/utils.py
+++ b/acquire/utils.py
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ def create_argument_parser(profiles: dict, modules: dict) -> argparse.ArgumentPa
         action="store_true",
         help="compress output (if supported by the output type)",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--targetd",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Setup and install targetd agent",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--encrypt",
         action="store_true",