diff --git a/pillar/api/utils/node_type_utils.py b/pillar/api/utils/node_type_utils.py
index beef3f13..4e03285f 100644
--- a/pillar/api/utils/node_type_utils.py
+++ b/pillar/api/utils/node_type_utils.py
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ def add_to_project(project, node_types, replace_existing):
     Overwrites any existing by the same name when replace_existing=True.
     """
 
+    assert isinstance(project, dict)
+    assert isinstance(node_types, (list, set, frozenset, tuple))
+
     project_id = project['_id']
 
     for node_type in node_types:
diff --git a/pillar/cli.py b/pillar/cli.py
index cdf1f673..28dd7fb0 100644
--- a/pillar/cli.py
+++ b/pillar/cli.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import logging
 
 from bson.objectid import ObjectId, InvalidId
 from eve.methods.put import put_internal
+from eve.methods.post import post_internal
 
 from flask import current_app
 from flask_script import Manager
@@ -720,3 +721,57 @@ def upgrade_attachment_schema(proj_url=None, all_projects=False):
         return 3
 
     handle_project(proj)
+
+
+@manager.command
+def create_blog(proj_url):
+    """Adds a blog to the project."""
+
+    from pillar.api.utils.authentication import force_cli_user
+    from pillar.api.utils import node_type_utils
+    from pillar.api.node_types.blog import node_type_blog
+    from pillar.api.node_types.post import node_type_post
+    from pillar.api.utils import remove_private_keys
+
+    force_cli_user()
+
+    db = current_app.db()
+
+    # Add the blog & post node types to the project.
+    projects_coll = db['projects']
+    proj = projects_coll.find_one({'url': proj_url})
+    if not proj:
+        log.error('Project url=%s not found', proj_url)
+        return 3
+
+    node_type_utils.add_to_project(proj,
+                                   (node_type_blog, node_type_post),
+                                   replace_existing=False)
+
+    proj_id = proj['_id']
+    r, _, _, status = put_internal('projects', remove_private_keys(proj), _id=proj_id)
+    if status != 200:
+        log.error('Error %i storing altered project %s: %s', status, proj_id, r)
+        return 4
+    log.info('Project saved succesfully.')
+
+    # Create a blog node.
+    nodes_coll = db['nodes']
+    blog = nodes_coll.find_one({'node_type': 'blog', 'project': proj_id})
+    if not blog:
+        blog = {
+            u'node_type': node_type_blog['name'],
+            u'name': u'Blog',
+            u'description': u'',
+            u'properties': {},
+            u'project': proj_id,
+        }
+        r, _, _, status = post_internal('nodes', blog)
+        if status != 201:
+            log.error('Error %i storing blog node: %s', status, r)
+            return 4
+        log.info('Blog node saved succesfully: %s', r)
+    else:
+        log.info('Blog node already exists: %s', blog)
+
+    return 0
diff --git a/pillar/tests/__init__.py b/pillar/tests/__init__.py
index 0d5081ea..d84ce060 100644
--- a/pillar/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/pillar/tests/__init__.py
@@ -329,6 +329,11 @@ class AbstractPillarTest(TestMinimal):
 
         return group_ids
 
+    def fetch_project_from_db(self, project_id=ctd.EXAMPLE_PROJECT_ID):
+        with self.app.app_context():
+            proj_coll = self.app.db()['projects']
+            return proj_coll.find_one(project_id)
+
     @staticmethod
     def join_url_params(params):
         """Constructs a query string from a dictionary and appends it to a url.
diff --git a/tests/test_api/test_cli.py b/tests/test_api/test_cli.py
index c2adc2fd..7974bff5 100644
--- a/tests/test_api/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_api/test_cli.py
@@ -267,9 +267,7 @@ class AbstractNodeReplacementTest(AbstractPillarTest):
         })
 
     def fetch_project_from_db(self):
-        with self.app.app_context():
-            proj_coll = self.app.db()['projects']
-            return proj_coll.find_one(self.project_id)
+        return super(AbstractNodeReplacementTest, self).fetch_project_from_db(self.project_id)
 
     def add_group_permission_to_asset_node_type(self):
         group_perms = {u'group': ctd.EXAMPLE_PROJECT_READONLY_GROUP_ID,
@@ -342,3 +340,26 @@ class UpgradeAttachmentSchemaTest(AbstractNodeReplacementTest):
 
         # Test that the permissions set previously are still there.
         self.assertEqual([group_perms], nt_asset['permissions']['groups'])
+
+
+class CreateBlogTest(AbstractPillarTest):
+    def setUp(self, **kwargs):
+        AbstractPillarTest.setUp(self, **kwargs)
+
+        self.project_id, self.proj = self.ensure_project_exists()
+        self.ensure_file_exists({'_id': self.proj[u'picture_header']})
+        self.ensure_file_exists({'_id': self.proj[u'picture_square']})
+
+    def test_create_blog(self):
+        """Very simple test to check the create_blog CLI command."""
+
+        from pillar.cli import create_blog
+
+        with self.app.test_request_context():
+            create_blog(self.proj['url'])
+
+        dbproj = self.fetch_project_from_db()
+        nt_blog = get_node_type(dbproj, 'blog')
+        self.assertIsNotNone(nt_blog)
+
+        # I trust that the blog node has been created too.