diff --git a/cluster/points_writer.go b/cluster/points_writer.go
index 75054f9dfbd..8b55ab45fcf 100644
--- a/cluster/points_writer.go
+++ b/cluster/points_writer.go
@@ -233,7 +233,11 @@ func (w *PointsWriter) writeToShard(shard *meta.ShardInfo, database, retentionPo
 	}
 
 	// response channel for each shard writer go routine
-	ch := make(chan error, len(shard.Owners))
+	type AsyncWriteResult struct {
+		Owner  meta.ShardOwner
+		Err    error
+	}
+	ch := make(chan *AsyncWriteResult, len(shard.Owners))
 
 	for _, owner := range shard.Owners {
 		go func(shardID uint64, owner meta.ShardOwner, points []tsdb.Point) {
@@ -244,12 +248,12 @@ func (w *PointsWriter) writeToShard(shard *meta.ShardInfo, database, retentionPo
 				if err == tsdb.ErrShardNotFound {
 					err = w.TSDBStore.CreateShard(database, retentionPolicy, shardID)
 					if err != nil {
-						ch <- err
+						ch <- &AsyncWriteResult{owner, err}
 						return
 					}
 					err = w.TSDBStore.WriteToShard(shardID, points)
 				}
-				ch <- err
+				ch <- &AsyncWriteResult{owner, err}
 				return
 			}
 
@@ -262,11 +266,11 @@ func (w *PointsWriter) writeToShard(shard *meta.ShardInfo, database, retentionPo
 				// be considered a successful write so send nil to the response channel
 				// otherwise, let the original error propogate to the response channel
 				if hherr == nil && consistency == ConsistencyLevelAny {
-					ch <- nil
+					ch <- &AsyncWriteResult{owner, nil}
 					return
 				}
 			}
-			ch <- err
+			ch <- &AsyncWriteResult{owner, err}
 
 		}(shard.ID, owner, points)
 	}
@@ -274,32 +278,32 @@ func (w *PointsWriter) writeToShard(shard *meta.ShardInfo, database, retentionPo
 	var wrote int
 	timeout := time.After(w.WriteTimeout)
 	var writeError error
-	for _, owner := range shard.Owners {
+	for range shard.Owners {
 		select {
 		case <-w.closing:
 			return ErrWriteFailed
 		case <-timeout:
 			// return timeout error to caller
 			return ErrTimeout
-		case err := <-ch:
+		case result := <-ch:
 			// If the write returned an error, continue to the next response
-			if err != nil {
-				w.Logger.Printf("write failed for shard %d on node %d: %v", shard.ID, owner.NodeID, err)
+			if result.Err != nil {
+				w.Logger.Printf("write failed for shard %d on node %d: %v", shard.ID, result.Owner.NodeID, result.Err)
 
 				// Keep track of the first error we see to return back to the client
 				if writeError == nil {
-					writeError = err
+					writeError = result.Err
 				}
 				continue
 			}
 
 			wrote += 1
-		}
-	}
 
-	// We wrote the required consistency level
-	if wrote >= required {
-		return nil
+			// We wrote the required consistency level
+			if wrote >= required {
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	if wrote > 0 {
diff --git a/cmd/influx/main.go b/cmd/influx/main.go
index 24af8efa4ec..25e81006d96 100644
--- a/cmd/influx/main.go
+++ b/cmd/influx/main.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"text/tabwriter"
 
 	"github.com/influxdb/influxdb/client"
+	"github.com/influxdb/influxdb/cluster"
 	"github.com/influxdb/influxdb/importer/v8"
 	"github.com/peterh/liner"
 )
@@ -36,24 +37,25 @@ const (
 )
 
 type CommandLine struct {
-	Client          *client.Client
-	Line            *liner.State
-	Host            string
-	Port            int
-	Username        string
-	Password        string
-	Database        string
-	Ssl             bool
-	RetentionPolicy string
-	Version         string
-	Pretty          bool   // controls pretty print for json
-	Format          string // controls the output format.  Valid values are json, csv, or column
-	Execute         string
-	ShowVersion     bool
-	Import          bool
-	PPS             int // Controls how many points per second the import will allow via throttling
-	Path            string
-	Compressed      bool
+	Client           *client.Client
+	Line             *liner.State
+	Host             string
+	Port             int
+	Username         string
+	Password         string
+	Database         string
+	Ssl              bool
+	RetentionPolicy  string
+	Version          string
+	Pretty           bool   // controls pretty print for json
+	Format           string // controls the output format.  Valid values are json, csv, or column
+	WriteConsistency string
+	Execute          string
+	ShowVersion      bool
+	Import           bool
+	PPS              int    // Controls how many points per second the import will allow via throttling
+	Path             string
+	Compressed       bool
 }
 
 func main() {
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ func main() {
 	fs.StringVar(&c.Database, "database", c.Database, "Database to connect to the server.")
 	fs.BoolVar(&c.Ssl, "ssl", false, "Use https for connecting to cluster.")
 	fs.StringVar(&c.Format, "format", defaultFormat, "Format specifies the format of the server responses:  json, csv, or column.")
+	fs.StringVar(&c.WriteConsistency, "consistency", "any", "Set write consistency level: any, one, quorum, or all.")
 	fs.BoolVar(&c.Pretty, "pretty", false, "Turns on pretty print for the json format.")
 	fs.StringVar(&c.Execute, "execute", c.Execute, "Execute command and quit.")
 	fs.BoolVar(&c.ShowVersion, "version", false, "Displays the InfluxDB version.")
@@ -96,6 +99,8 @@ func main() {
        Execute command and quit.
   -format 'json|csv|column'
        Format specifies the format of the server responses:  json, csv, or column.
+  -consistency 'any|one|quorum|all'
+       Set write consistency level: any, one, quorum, or all
   -pretty
        Turns on pretty print for the json format.
   -import
@@ -244,6 +249,8 @@ func (c *CommandLine) ParseCommand(cmd string) bool {
 		c.help()
 	case strings.HasPrefix(lcmd, "format"):
 		c.SetFormat(cmd)
+	case strings.HasPrefix(lcmd, "consistency"):
+		c.SetWriteConsistency(cmd)
 	case strings.HasPrefix(lcmd, "settings"):
 		c.Settings()
 	case strings.HasPrefix(lcmd, "pretty"):
@@ -358,6 +365,20 @@ func (c *CommandLine) SetFormat(cmd string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *CommandLine) SetWriteConsistency(cmd string) {
+	// Remove the "consistency" keyword if it exists
+	cmd = strings.TrimSpace(strings.Replace(cmd, "consistency", "", -1))
+	// normalize cmd
+	cmd = strings.ToLower(cmd)
+
+	_, err := cluster.ParseConsistencyLevel(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Unknown consistency level %q. Please use any, one, quorum, or all.\n", cmd)
+		return
+	}
+	c.WriteConsistency = cmd
+}
+
 // isWhitespace returns true if the rune is a space, tab, or newline.
 func isWhitespace(ch rune) bool { return ch == ' ' || ch == '\t' || ch == '\n' }
 
@@ -444,7 +465,7 @@ func (c *CommandLine) Insert(stmt string) error {
 		Database:         c.Database,
 		RetentionPolicy:  c.RetentionPolicy,
 		Precision:        "n",
-		WriteConsistency: client.ConsistencyAny,
+		WriteConsistency: c.WriteConsistency,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("ERR: %s\n", err)
@@ -641,6 +662,7 @@ func (c *CommandLine) Settings() {
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Database\t%s\n", c.Database)
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Pretty\t%v\n", c.Pretty)
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Format\t%s\n", c.Format)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Write Consistency\t%s\n", c.WriteConsistency)
 	fmt.Fprintln(w)
 	w.Flush()
 }
@@ -652,6 +674,7 @@ func (c *CommandLine) help() {
         pretty                toggle pretty print
         use <db_name>         set current databases
         format <format>       set the output format: json, csv, or column
+        consistency <level>   set write consistency level: any, one, quorum, or all
         settings              output the current settings for the shell
         exit                  quit the influx shell