diff --git a/weed/shell/command_volume_mark.go b/weed/shell/command_volume_mark.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb3e5c0bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weed/shell/command_volume_mark.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package shell
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/storage/needle"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	Commands = append(Commands, &commandVolumeMark{})
+}
+
+type commandVolumeMark struct {
+}
+
+func (c *commandVolumeMark) Name() string {
+	return "volume.mark"
+}
+
+func (c *commandVolumeMark) Help() string {
+	return `Mark volume readonly from one volume server
+
+	volume.mark -node <volume server host:port> -volumeId <volume id> -readonly true
+`
+}
+
+func (c *commandVolumeMark) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer) (err error) {
+
+	if err = commandEnv.confirmIsLocked(); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	volMarkCommand := flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), flag.ContinueOnError)
+	volumeIdInt := volMarkCommand.Int("volumeId", 0, "the volume id")
+	nodeStr := volMarkCommand.String("node", "", "the volume server <host>:<port>")
+	writable := volMarkCommand.Bool("writable", true, "volume mark writable/readonly")
+	if err = volMarkCommand.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	sourceVolumeServer := *nodeStr
+
+	volumeId := needle.VolumeId(*volumeIdInt)
+
+	return markVolumeWritable(commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, volumeId, sourceVolumeServer, *writable)
+}
diff --git a/weed/shell/command_volume_move.go b/weed/shell/command_volume_move.go
index b136604e5..2bc8dfad8 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_volume_move.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_volume_move.go
@@ -166,3 +166,18 @@ func deleteVolume(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, volumeId needle.VolumeId, sour
 		return deleteErr
 	})
 }
+
+func markVolumeWritable(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, volumeId needle.VolumeId, sourceVolumeServer string, writable bool) (err error) {
+	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(sourceVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+		if writable {
+			_, err = volumeServerClient.VolumeMarkWritable(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeMarkWritableRequest{
+				VolumeId: uint32(volumeId),
+			})
+		} else {
+			_, err = volumeServerClient.VolumeMarkReadonly(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeMarkReadonlyRequest{
+				VolumeId: uint32(volumeId),
+			})
+		}
+		return err
+	})
+}