diff --git a/cli/root/root.go b/cli/root/root.go
index 3809d8334bb..9260900c78d 100644
--- a/cli/root/root.go
+++ b/cli/root/root.go
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/cli/core"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/cli/daemon"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/cli/lib"
+	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/cli/sketch"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/cli/upload"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/cli/version"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/commands/config"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/commands/generatedocs"
-	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/commands/sketch"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/common/formatter"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/configs"
 	paths "github.com/arduino/go-paths-helper"
diff --git a/commands/sketch/new.go b/cli/sketch/new.go
similarity index 100%
rename from commands/sketch/new.go
rename to cli/sketch/new.go
diff --git a/commands/sketch/sketch.go b/cli/sketch/sketch.go
similarity index 100%
rename from commands/sketch/sketch.go
rename to cli/sketch/sketch.go