diff --git a/elementary/monitor/cli.py b/elementary/monitor/cli.py
index 36d63eac0..9f2338c8f 100644
--- a/elementary/monitor/cli.py
+++ b/elementary/monitor/cli.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 )
 from elementary.monitor.data_monitoring.schema import FiltersSchema
 from elementary.monitor.data_monitoring.selector_filter import SelectorFilter
+from elementary.monitor.dbt_init import DBTInit
 from elementary.monitor.debug import Debug
 from elementary.tracking.anonymous_tracking import AnonymousCommandLineTracking
 from elementary.utils import bucket_path
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ class Command:
     REPORT = "monitor-report"
     SEND_REPORT = "monitor-send-report"
     DEBUG = "debug"
+    DBT_INIT = "dbt-init"
 
 
 # Displayed in reverse order in --help.
@@ -774,5 +776,25 @@ def debug(ctx, profiles_dir):
     anonymous_tracking.track_cli_end(Command.DEBUG, None, ctx.command.name)
 
 
+@monitor.command()
+@click.pass_context
+def dbt_init(ctx):
+    """
+    Initializes the Elementary internal dbt project by installing its dbt deps.
+    Run this command after installing EDR as part of builds or CI/CD pipelines when the target
+    environment does not have write permissions on disk or does not have internet connection.
+    This command is not needed in most cases as the dbt deps are installed automatically when running `edr monitor`.
+    """
+    config = Config()
+    anonymous_tracking = AnonymousCommandLineTracking(config)
+    anonymous_tracking.track_cli_start(Command.DEBUG, None, ctx.command.name)
+    dbtinit = DBTInit()
+    success = dbtinit.setup_internal_dbt_packages()
+    if not success:
+        sys.exit(1)
+    click.echo("Elementary internal dbt project has been initialized successfully. ")
+    anonymous_tracking.track_cli_end(Command.DEBUG, None, ctx.command.name)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     monitor()
diff --git a/elementary/monitor/dbt_init.py b/elementary/monitor/dbt_init.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1615de86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elementary/monitor/dbt_init.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from elementary.clients.dbt.factory import create_dbt_runner
+from elementary.monitor import dbt_project_utils
+
+
+class DBTInit:
+    """
+    Class to handle the initialization of dbt for the Elementary CLI.
+    This can contain all dbt static setup to avoid pulling in runtime dependencies or any other information from internet
+    that is internally used by edr.
+    """
+
+    def setup_internal_dbt_packages(self):
+        """
+        Run dbt deps to install internal dbt packages if needed.
+        It intentionally does not use self.config.run_dbt_deps_if_needed parameter in create_dbt_runner to ensure
+        that dbt deps is always run when setting up the internal dbt packages.
+        """
+        dbt_runner = create_dbt_runner(dbt_project_utils.CLI_DBT_PROJECT_PATH)
+        return dbt_runner.deps()