diff --git a/lrcfetch/cli.py b/lrcfetch/cli.py
index 775bb10..48d7640 100644
--- a/lrcfetch/cli.py
+++ b/lrcfetch/cli.py
@@ -330,6 +330,37 @@ def stats():
             print(f"  {source}: {count}")
 
 
+@cache_app.command
+def insert(
+    *,
+    path: Annotated[
+        str | None,
+        cyclopts.Parameter(
+            name=["--path"],
+            help="Path to a local .lrc file to insert instead of reading from stdin.",
+        ),
+    ] = None,
+):
+    """Manually insert lyrics into the cache for the current track."""
+    track = get_current_track(_player)
+    if not track:
+        logger.error("No active playing track found.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if path:
+        try:
+            with open(path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                lyrics = f.read()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to read file: {e}")
+            sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        logger.info("Reading lyrics from stdin (Ctrl+D to finish)...")
+        lyrics = sys.stdin.read()
+
+    manager.manual_insert(track, lyrics)
+
+
 # helpers
 
 
diff --git a/lrcfetch/core.py b/lrcfetch/core.py
index 0acabca..04ba9ea 100644
--- a/lrcfetch/core.py
+++ b/lrcfetch/core.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from loguru import logger
 from .fetchers import FetcherMethodType, create_fetchers
 from .fetchers.base import BaseFetcher
 from .cache import CacheEngine
-from .lrc import normalize_unsynced
+from .lrc import normalize_tags, normalize_unsynced, detect_sync_status
 from .config import TTL_SYNCED, TTL_UNSYNCED, TTL_NOT_FOUND, TTL_NETWORK_ERROR
 from .models import TrackMeta, LyricResult, CacheStatus
 from .enrichers import enrich_track
@@ -158,3 +158,21 @@ class LrcManager:
             logger.info(f"No lyrics found for {track.display_name()}")
 
         return best_result
+
+    def manual_insert(
+        self,
+        track: TrackMeta,
+        lyrics: str,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Manually insert lyrics into the cache for a track."""
+        track = enrich_track(track)
+        logger.info(f"Manually inserting lyrics for: {track.display_name()}")
+        lyrics = normalize_tags(lyrics)
+        result = LyricResult(
+            status=detect_sync_status(lyrics),
+            lyrics=normalize_tags(lyrics),
+            source="manual",
+            ttl=None,
+        )
+        self.cache.set(track, "manual", result, ttl_seconds=None)
+        logger.info("Lyrics inserted into cache.")