diff --git a/cli/packages/cmd/secrets.go b/cli/packages/cmd/secrets.go
index 305a1f0fd..649d9fa3d 100644
--- a/cli/packages/cmd/secrets.go
+++ b/cli/packages/cmd/secrets.go
@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@ var secretsSetCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			util.HandleError(err, "Unable to get your local config details")
 		}
 
+		secretType, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("type")
+		if err != nil || (secretType != util.SECRET_TYPE_SHARED && secretType != util.SECRET_TYPE_PERSONAL) {
+			util.HandleError(err, "Unable to parse secret type")
+		}
+
 		loggedInUserDetails, err := util.GetCurrentLoggedInUserDetails()
 		if err != nil {
 			util.HandleError(err, "Unable to authenticate")
@@ -179,6 +184,7 @@ var secretsSetCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			util.PrintErrorMessageAndExit("Your login session has expired, please run [infisical login] and try again")
 		}
 
+
 		httpClient := resty.New().
 			SetAuthToken(loggedInUserDetails.UserCredentials.JTWToken).
 			SetHeader("Accept", "application/json")
@@ -224,6 +230,7 @@ var secretsSetCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		secretOperations := []SecretSetOperation{}
 
 		secretByKey := getSecretsByKeys(secrets)
+		personalSecretByKey := getPersonalSecretsByKeys(secrets)
 
 		for _, arg := range args {
 			splitKeyValueFromArg := strings.SplitN(arg, "=", 2)
@@ -251,7 +258,16 @@ var secretsSetCmd = &cobra.Command{
 				util.HandleError(err, "unable to encrypt your secrets")
 			}
 
-			if existingSecret, ok := secretByKey[key]; ok {
+			var existingSecret models.SingleEnvironmentVariable
+			var doesSecretExist bool
+
+			if secretType == util.SECRET_TYPE_SHARED {
+				existingSecret, doesSecretExist = secretByKey[key]
+			} else {
+				existingSecret, doesSecretExist = personalSecretByKey[key]
+			}
+
+			if doesSecretExist {
 				// case: secret exists in project so it needs to be modified
 				encryptedSecretDetails := api.Secret{
 					ID:                    existingSecret.ID,
@@ -291,7 +307,7 @@ var secretsSetCmd = &cobra.Command{
 					SecretValueIV:         base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(encryptedValue.Nonce),
 					SecretValueTag:        base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(encryptedValue.AuthTag),
 					SecretValueHash:       hashedValue,
-					Type:                  util.SECRET_TYPE_SHARED,
+					Type:                  secretType,
 					PlainTextKey:          key,
 				}
 				secretsToCreate = append(secretsToCreate, encryptedSecretDetails)
@@ -764,6 +780,19 @@ func getSecretsByKeys(secrets []models.SingleEnvironmentVariable) map[string]mod
 	return secretMapByName
 }
 
+func getPersonalSecretsByKeys(secrets []models.SingleEnvironmentVariable) map[string]models.SingleEnvironmentVariable {
+	secretMapByName := make(map[string]models.SingleEnvironmentVariable, len(secrets))
+
+	for _, secret := range secrets {
+		if secret.Type == util.SECRET_TYPE_PERSONAL {
+		secretMapByName[secret.Key] = secret
+
+		}
+	}
+
+	return secretMapByName
+}
+
 func init() {
 	secretsGenerateExampleEnvCmd.Flags().String("token", "", "Fetch secrets using the Infisical Token")
 	secretsGenerateExampleEnvCmd.Flags().String("projectId", "", "manually set the projectId to fetch folders from for machine identity")
@@ -781,6 +810,7 @@ func init() {
 	secretsCmd.Flags().Bool("secret-overriding", true, "Prioritizes personal secrets, if any, with the same name over shared secrets")
 	secretsCmd.AddCommand(secretsSetCmd)
 	secretsSetCmd.Flags().String("path", "/", "set secrets within a folder path")
+	secretsSetCmd.Flags().String("type", util.SECRET_TYPE_SHARED, "the type of secret to create: personal or shared")
 
 	// Only supports logged in users (JWT auth)
 	secretsSetCmd.PersistentPreRun = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
diff --git a/docs/cli/commands/secrets.mdx b/docs/cli/commands/secrets.mdx
index b9adf6f20..c279b1a15 100644
--- a/docs/cli/commands/secrets.mdx
+++ b/docs/cli/commands/secrets.mdx
@@ -153,6 +153,16 @@ $ infisical secrets set STRIPE_API_KEY=sjdgwkeudyjwe DOMAIN=example.com HASH=jeb
     ```
 
   </Accordion>
+
+  <Accordion title="--type">
+    Used to select the type of secret to create. This could be either personal or shared (defaults to shared)
+
+    ```bash
+    # Example
+    infisical secrets set DOMAIN=example.com --type=personal
+    ```
+
+  </Accordion>
 </Accordion>
 
 <Accordion title="infisical secrets delete">