diff --git a/x/bank/client/cli/tx.go b/x/bank/client/cli/tx.go
index 076404596..906db932b 100644
--- a/x/bank/client/cli/tx.go
+++ b/x/bank/client/cli/tx.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/context"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/flags"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/tx"
+	clientx "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client/tx"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/codec"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth"
@@ -15,7 +17,65 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank/types"
 )
 
+// NewTxCmd returns a root CLI command handler for all x/bank transaction commands.
+func NewTxCmd(m codec.Marshaler, txg tx.Generator, ar tx.AccountRetriever) *cobra.Command {
+	txCmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:                        types.ModuleName,
+		Short:                      "Bank transaction subcommands",
+		DisableFlagParsing:         true,
+		SuggestionsMinimumDistance: 2,
+		RunE:                       client.ValidateCmd,
+	}
+
+	txCmd.AddCommand(
+		NewSendTxCmd(m, txg, ar),
+	)
+
+	return txCmd
+}
+
+// NewSendTxCmd returns a CLI command handler for creating a MsgSend transaction.
+func NewSendTxCmd(m codec.Marshaler, txg tx.Generator, ar tx.AccountRetriever) *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "send [from_key_or_address] [to_address] [amount]",
+		Short: "Create and/or sign and broadcast a MsgSend transaction",
+		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(3),
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			inBuf := bufio.NewReader(cmd.InOrStdin())
+			txf := tx.NewFactoryFromCLI(inBuf).
+				WithTxGenerator(txg).
+				WithAccountRetriever(ar)
+
+			cliCtx := context.NewCLIContextWithInputAndFrom(inBuf, args[0]).WithMarshaler(m)
+
+			toAddr, err := sdk.AccAddressFromBech32(args[1])
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			coins, err := sdk.ParseCoins(args[2])
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			msg := types.NewMsgSend(cliCtx.GetFromAddress(), toAddr, coins)
+			return clientx.GenerateOrBroadcastTx(cliCtx, txf, msg)
+		},
+	}
+
+	return flags.PostCommands(cmd)[0]
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Deprecated
+//
+// TODO: Remove once client-side Protobuf migration has been completed.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 // GetTxCmd returns the transaction commands for this module
+//
+// TODO: Remove once client-side Protobuf migration has been completed.
+// ref: https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/5864
 func GetTxCmd(cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
 	txCmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:                        types.ModuleName,
@@ -31,6 +91,9 @@ func GetTxCmd(cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 // SendTxCmd will create a send tx and sign it with the given key.
+//
+// TODO: Remove once client-side Protobuf migration has been completed.
+// ref: https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/5864
 func SendTxCmd(cdc *codec.Codec) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "send [from_key_or_address] [to_address] [amount]",