diff --git a/pelican/tools/templates/Makefile.jinja2 b/pelican/tools/templates/Makefile.jinja2
index a60f1e16..045cf242 100644
--- a/pelican/tools/templates/Makefile.jinja2
+++ b/pelican/tools/templates/Makefile.jinja2
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ help:
 	@echo '   make serve-global [SERVER=0.0.0.0]  serve (as root) to $(SERVER):80    '
 	@echo '   make devserver [PORT=8000]          serve and regenerate together      '
 	@echo '   make ssh_upload                     upload the web site via SSH        '
+    @echo '   make sftp_upload                    upload the web site via sftp       '
 	@echo '   make rsync_upload                   upload the web site via rsync+ssh  '
 {% if dropbox %}
 	@echo '   make dropbox_upload                 upload the web site via Dropbox    '
@@ -121,6 +122,9 @@ publish:
 ssh_upload: publish
 	scp -P $(SSH_PORT) -r "$(OUTPUTDIR)"/* "$(SSH_USER)@$(SSH_HOST):$(SSH_TARGET_DIR)"
 
+sftp_upload: publish 
+	printf 'put -r $(OUTPUTDIR)/*' | sftp $(SSH_USER)@$(SSH_HOST):$(SSH_TARGET_DIR)
+
 {% set upload = upload + ["rsync_upload"] %}
 rsync_upload: publish
 	rsync -e "ssh -p $(SSH_PORT)" -P -rvzc --include tags --cvs-exclude --delete "$(OUTPUTDIR)"/ "$(SSH_USER)@$(SSH_HOST):$(SSH_TARGET_DIR)"