diff --git a/cmd/starcoin/src/account/sign_multisig_txn_cmd.rs b/cmd/starcoin/src/account/sign_multisig_txn_cmd.rs
index 3638952354..aeac1b2046 100644
--- a/cmd/starcoin/src/account/sign_multisig_txn_cmd.rs
+++ b/cmd/starcoin/src/account/sign_multisig_txn_cmd.rs
@@ -196,15 +196,17 @@ impl CommandAction for GenerateMultisigTxnCommand {
             }
         }
 
-        let output_dir = opt.output_dir.clone().unwrap_or(current_dir()?);
-        ctx.state().sign_multisig_txn_to_file_or_submit(
+        let mut output_dir = opt.output_dir.clone().unwrap_or(current_dir()?);
+        let _ = ctx.state().sign_multisig_txn_to_file_or_submit(
             raw_txn.sender(),
             account_public_key,
             existing_signatures,
             account_client.sign_txn(raw_txn, sender)?,
-            output_dir,
+            &mut output_dir,
             false,
             false,
-        )
+        )?;
+
+        Ok(output_dir)
     }
 }
diff --git a/cmd/starcoin/src/cli_state.rs b/cmd/starcoin/src/cli_state.rs
index 74ad343dbb..695a799e81 100644
--- a/cmd/starcoin/src/cli_state.rs
+++ b/cmd/starcoin/src/cli_state.rs
@@ -304,15 +304,30 @@ impl CliState {
             AccountPublicKey::Multi(m) => m.clone(),
         };
 
-        let _ = self.sign_multisig_txn_to_file_or_submit(
+        let mut output_dir = current_dir()?;
+
+        let execute_output_view = self.sign_multisig_txn_to_file_or_submit(
             sender.address,
             multisig_public_key,
             None,
             signed_txn,
-            current_dir()?,
+            &mut output_dir,
             true,
             blocking,
-        );
+        )?;
+
+        let cur_dir = current_dir()?.to_str().unwrap().to_string();
+        if output_dir.to_str().unwrap() != cur_dir {
+            // There is signature file, print the file path.
+            eprintln!(
+                "multisig txn signatures filepath: {}",
+                output_dir.to_str().unwrap()
+            )
+        }
+
+        if let Some(o) = execute_output_view {
+            execute_result.execute_output = Some(o)
+        };
 
         Ok(execute_result)
     }
@@ -338,10 +353,10 @@ impl CliState {
         multisig_public_key: MultiEd25519PublicKey,
         existing_signatures: Option<MultiEd25519SignatureShard>,
         partial_signed_txn: SignedUserTransaction,
-        output_dir: PathBuf,
+        output_dir: &mut PathBuf,
         submit: bool,
         blocking: bool,
-    ) -> Result<PathBuf> {
+    ) -> Result<Option<ExecutionOutputView>> {
         let my_signatures = if let TransactionAuthenticator::MultiEd25519 { signature, .. } =
             partial_signed_txn.authenticator()
         {
@@ -365,7 +380,10 @@ impl CliState {
             merged_signatures.threshold(),
             merged_signatures.signatures().len()
         );
-        if !merged_signatures.is_enough() {
+
+        let signatures_is_enough = merged_signatures.is_enough();
+
+        if !signatures_is_enough {
             eprintln!(
                 "still require {} signatures",
                 merged_signatures.threshold() as usize - merged_signatures.signatures().len()
@@ -383,24 +401,23 @@ impl CliState {
             SignedUserTransaction::new(partial_signed_txn.into_raw_transaction(), authenticator)
         };
 
-        if submit {
-            let _ = self.submit_txn(signed_txn, blocking);
-            return Ok(PathBuf::new());
+        if submit && signatures_is_enough {
+            let execute_output = self.submit_txn(signed_txn, blocking)?;
+            return Ok(Some(execute_output));
         }
 
         // output the txn, send this to other participants to sign, or just submit it.
         let output_file = {
-            let mut output_dir = output_dir;
             // use hash's as output file name
             let file_name = signed_txn.crypto_hash().to_hex();
             output_dir.push(file_name);
             output_dir.set_extension("multisig-txn");
-            output_dir
+            output_dir.clone()
         };
-        let mut file = File::create(output_file.clone())?;
+        let mut file = File::create(output_file)?;
         // write txn to file
         bcs_ext::serialize_into(&mut file, &signed_txn)?;
-        Ok(output_file)
+        Ok(None)
     }
 
     pub fn submit_txn(
diff --git a/testsuite/features/cmd.feature b/testsuite/features/cmd.feature
index 0d4d250294..69c02e74ed 100644
--- a/testsuite/features/cmd.feature
+++ b/testsuite/features/cmd.feature
@@ -59,6 +59,17 @@ Feature: cmd integration test
     Then cmd: "account generate-keypair -c 3"
     Then cmd: "account derive-address -t 2 -p @$[0].public_key@ -p @$[1].public_key@ -p @$[2].public_key@"
     Then cmd: "account transfer --blocking -r @$.receipt_identifier@ -t 0x1::STC::STC -v 10000000"
+    # account for testing only
+    Then cmd: "account import-multisig --pubkey 0x934e8a5a557229f90be7c95ec17fab84e64dcc3cf2dc934ff83ffc0915fad13e --pubkey 0x28358c05692e6758ba1398835525687c16d65abc9e1dc89023b46298ed2c575a --prikey 0x0c84a983ff0bfab39570c2ceed3e1c1feb645e84eccf9fd6baf4f49351a52329 --prikey 0x3695d6e08e3ad41962cba8c55ebb0552827807ae4cd6236d35195c769437272e -t 2"
+    Then cmd: "account unlock"
+    Then cmd: "account transfer --blocking -r 0x056d9bed868f8e8c74cf19109a2b375a -v 200000000"
+    Then cmd: "account unlock 0x056d9bed868f8e8c74cf19109a2b375a"
+    # enough signatures, submit directly
+    Then cmd: "account transfer -s 0x056d9bed868f8e8c74cf19109a2b375a -r 0x056d9bed868f8e8c74cf19109a2b375b -v 10000000 -b"
+    Then cmd: "account unlock 0x056d9bed868f8e8c74cf19109a2b375a"
+    # sign to file first
+    Then cmd: "account sign-multisig-txn -s 0x056d9bed868f8e8c74cf19109a2b375a --function 0x1::TransferScripts::peer_to_peer_v2 -t 0x1::STC::STC --arg 0x991c2f856a1e32985d9793b449c0f9d3 --arg 1000000u128 --output-dir /tmp"
+    Then cmd: "account submit-txn @$@ -b"
     Then stop
 
     Examples: