diff --git a/swh/storage/cli.py b/swh/storage/cli.py
--- a/swh/storage/cli.py
+++ b/swh/storage/cli.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 from swh.core.cli import CONTEXT_SETTINGS
 from swh.core.cli import swh as swh_cli_group
+from swh.storage.replay import object_converter_fn
 
 try:
     from systemd.daemon import notify
@@ -159,8 +160,17 @@
     type=int,
     help="Stop after processing this many objects. Default is to " "run forever.",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--type",
+    "-t",
+    "object_types",
+    default=[],
+    type=click.Choice(list(object_converter_fn)),
+    help="Object types to check",
+    multiple=True,
+)
 @click.pass_context
-def replay(ctx, stop_after_objects):
+def replay(ctx, stop_after_objects, object_types):
     """Fill a Storage by reading a Journal.
 
     There can be several 'replayers' filling a Storage as long as they use
@@ -178,6 +188,8 @@
     storage = get_storage(**conf.pop("storage"))
 
     client_cfg = conf.pop("journal_client")
+    if object_types:
+        client_cfg["object_types"] = object_types
     if stop_after_objects:
         client_cfg["stop_after_objects"] = stop_after_objects
     try: