diff --git a/src/cmd/mod.rs b/src/cmd/mod.rs
index 4fde558..a6d51a1 100644
--- a/src/cmd/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/mod.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ enum Commands {
     },
     Submit {
         filepath: Option<String>,
+        #[arg(short, long)]
+        output: Option<PathBuf>,
     },
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ pub async fn execute(cli: Cli) -> Result<()> {
             };
             auth::run_auth(false, provider_str).await
         }
-        Some(Commands::Submit { filepath }) => {
+        Some(Commands::Submit { filepath, output }) => {
             let config = load_config()?;
             let cli_id = config.cli_id.ok_or_else(|| {
                 anyhow!(
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ pub async fn execute(cli: Cli) -> Result<()> {
                 )
             })?;
             let file_to_submit = filepath.or(cli.filepath);
-            submit::run_submit_tui(file_to_submit, cli_id).await
+            submit::run_submit_tui(file_to_submit, cli_id, output).await
         }
         None => {
             let config = load_config()?;
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ pub async fn execute(cli: Cli) -> Result<()> {
                         .map_or_else(|_| "unknown path".to_string(), |p| p.display().to_string())
                 )
             })?;
-            submit::run_submit_tui(cli.filepath, cli_id).await
+            submit::run_submit_tui(cli.filepath, cli_id, None).await
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/submit.rs b/src/cmd/submit.rs
index 408654b..ea3eacd 100644
--- a/src/cmd/submit.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/submit.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use std::fs::File;
+use std::fs::{self, File};
 use std::io::{self, Read};
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use crossterm::event::{self, Event, KeyCode, KeyEvent, KeyEventKind, KeyModifiers};
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ fn centered_rect(percent_x: u16, percent_y: u16, r: Rect) -> Rect {
         .split(popup_layout[1])[1]
 }
 
-pub async fn run_submit_tui(filepath: Option<String>, cli_id: String) -> Result<()> {
+pub async fn run_submit_tui(filepath: Option<String>, cli_id: String, output: Option<PathBuf>) -> Result<()> {
     let file_to_submit = match filepath {
         Some(fp) => fp,
         None => {
@@ -684,6 +684,9 @@ pub async fn run_submit_tui(filepath: Option<String>, cli_id: String) -> Result<
 
     if let Some(status) = app.final_status {
         println!("{}", status);
+        if let Some(output) = output {
+            fs::write(output, status.as_bytes())?;
+        }
     } else {
         println!("Operation cancelled."); // Or some other default message if quit early
     }