diff --git a/docs/cli.rst b/docs/cli.rst
index 36ff029..da6a562 100644
--- a/docs/cli.rst
+++ b/docs/cli.rst
@@ -1800,6 +1800,23 @@ If the ``_counts`` table ever becomes out-of-sync with the actual table counts y
 
     $ sqlite-utils reset-counts mydb.db
 
+.. _cli_analyze:
+
+Optimizing index usage with ANALYZE
+===================================
+
+The `SQLite ANALYZE command <https://www.sqlite.org/lang_analyze.html>`__ builds a table of statistics which the query planner can use to make better decisions about which indexes to use for a given query.
+
+You should run ``ANALYZE`` if your database is large and you do not think your indexes are being efficiently used.
+
+To run ``ANALYZE`` against every index in a database, use this::
+
+    $ sqlite-utils analyze mydb.db
+
+You can run it against specific tables, or against specific named indexes, by passing them as optional arguments::
+
+    $ sqlite-utils analyze mydb.db mytable idx_mytable_name
+
 .. _cli_vacuum:
 
 Vacuum
diff --git a/docs/python-api.rst b/docs/python-api.rst
index c79e5bb..6b0d542 100644
--- a/docs/python-api.rst
+++ b/docs/python-api.rst
@@ -2214,7 +2214,7 @@ Pass ``analyze=True`` to run ``ANALYZE`` against the new index after creating it
 Optimizing index usage with ANALYZE
 ===================================
 
-The `SQLite ANALYZE command <https://www.sqlite.org/lang_analyze.html>`__ can be used to build a table of statistics which the query planner can then use to make better decisions about which indexes to use for a given query.
+The `SQLite ANALYZE command <https://www.sqlite.org/lang_analyze.html>`__ builds a table of statistics which the query planner can use to make better decisions about which indexes to use for a given query.
 
 You should run ``ANALYZE`` if your database is large and you do not think your indexes are being efficiently used.
 
diff --git a/sqlite_utils/cli.py b/sqlite_utils/cli.py
index 05a7bcc..cbc091c 100644
--- a/sqlite_utils/cli.py
+++ b/sqlite_utils/cli.py
@@ -304,6 +304,26 @@ def rebuild_fts(path, tables, load_extension):
             db[table].rebuild_fts()
 
 
+@cli.command()
+@click.argument(
+    "path",
+    type=click.Path(exists=True, file_okay=True, dir_okay=False, allow_dash=False),
+    required=True,
+)
+@click.argument("names", nargs=-1)
+def analyze(path, names):
+    """Run ANALYZE against the whole database, or against specific named indexes and tables"""
+    db = sqlite_utils.Database(path)
+    try:
+        if names:
+            for name in names:
+                db.analyze(name)
+        else:
+            db.analyze()
+    except sqlite3.OperationalError as e:
+        raise click.ClickException(e)
+
+
 @cli.command()
 @click.argument(
     "path",
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index ca5c820..b4163c4 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -2057,3 +2057,41 @@ def test_create_database(tmpdir, enable_wal):
         assert db.journal_mode == "wal"
     else:
         assert db.journal_mode == "delete"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "options,expected",
+    (
+        (
+            [],
+            [
+                {"tbl": "two_indexes", "idx": "idx_two_indexes_species", "stat": "1 1"},
+                {"tbl": "two_indexes", "idx": "idx_two_indexes_name", "stat": "1 1"},
+                {"tbl": "one_index", "idx": "idx_one_index_name", "stat": "1 1"},
+            ],
+        ),
+        (
+            ["one_index"],
+            [
+                {"tbl": "one_index", "idx": "idx_one_index_name", "stat": "1 1"},
+            ],
+        ),
+        (
+            ["idx_two_indexes_name"],
+            [
+                {"tbl": "two_indexes", "idx": "idx_two_indexes_name", "stat": "1 1"},
+            ],
+        ),
+    ),
+)
+def test_analyze(tmpdir, options, expected):
+    db_path = str(tmpdir / "test.db")
+    db = Database(db_path)
+    db["one_index"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
+    db["one_index"].create_index(["name"])
+    db["two_indexes"].insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "species": "dog"}, pk="id")
+    db["two_indexes"].create_index(["name"])
+    db["two_indexes"].create_index(["species"])
+    result = CliRunner().invoke(cli.cli, ["analyze", db_path] + options)
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert list(db["sqlite_stat1"].rows) == expected