diff --git a/internal/dependencymanager/add.go b/internal/dependencymanager/add.go
index b08810a06..d589d89dd 100644
--- a/internal/dependencymanager/add.go
+++ b/internal/dependencymanager/add.go
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@ var addFlags = addFlagsCollection{
 
 var addCommand = &command.Command{
 	Cmd: &cobra.Command{
-		Use:     "add <source string>",
-		Short:   "Add a single contract and its dependencies.",
-		Example: "flow dependencies add testnet://0afe396ebc8eee65.FlowToken",
-		Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+		Use:   "add <source string or core contract name>",
+		Short: "Add a single contract and its dependencies.",
+		Example: `flow dependencies add testnet://0afe396ebc8eee65.FlowToken
+flow dependencies add FlowToken`,
+		Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	},
 	RunS:  add,
 	Flags: &struct{}{},
@@ -75,6 +76,16 @@ func add(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// First check if the dependency is a core contract.
+	if isCoreContract(dep) {
+		if err := installer.AddByCoreContractName(dep, addFlags.name); err != nil {
+			logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error: %v", err))
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// Otherwise, add the dependency by source string.
 	if err := installer.AddBySourceString(dep, addFlags.name); err != nil {
 		logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error: %v", err))
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/internal/dependencymanager/dependencyinstaller.go b/internal/dependencymanager/dependencyinstaller.go
index d6c3b63ac..f902b1d87 100644
--- a/internal/dependencymanager/dependencyinstaller.go
+++ b/internal/dependencymanager/dependencyinstaller.go
@@ -203,19 +203,40 @@ func (di *DependencyInstaller) AddBySourceString(depSource, customName string) e
 		},
 	}
 
-	if err := di.processDependency(dep); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error processing dependency: %w", err)
+	return di.Add(dep)
+}
+
+func (di *DependencyInstaller) AddByCoreContractName(coreContractName, customName string) error {
+	var depNetwork, depAddress, depContractName string
+	sc := systemcontracts.SystemContractsForChain(flowGo.Mainnet)
+	for _, coreContract := range sc.All() {
+		if coreContract.Name == coreContractName {
+			depAddress = coreContract.Address.String()
+			depNetwork = config.MainnetNetwork.Name
+			depContractName = coreContractName
+			break
+		}
 	}
 
-	di.checkForConflictingContracts()
+	if depAddress == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("contract %s not found in core contracts", coreContractName)
+	}
 
-	if err := di.saveState(); err != nil {
-		return err
+	name := depContractName
+	if customName != "" {
+		name = customName
 	}
 
-	di.logs.LogAll(di.Logger)
+	dep := config.Dependency{
+		Name: name,
+		Source: config.Source{
+			NetworkName:  depNetwork,
+			Address:      flowsdk.HexToAddress(depAddress),
+			ContractName: depContractName,
+		},
+	}
 
-	return nil
+	return di.Add(dep)
 }
 
 // Add processes a single dependency and installs it and any dependencies it has, as well as adding it to the state
@@ -224,6 +245,8 @@ func (di *DependencyInstaller) Add(dep config.Dependency) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error processing dependency: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	di.checkForConflictingContracts()
+
 	if err := di.saveState(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/dependencymanager/dependencyinstaller_test.go b/internal/dependencymanager/dependencyinstaller_test.go
index 6850f2d7d..2957d3ef7 100644
--- a/internal/dependencymanager/dependencyinstaller_test.go
+++ b/internal/dependencymanager/dependencyinstaller_test.go
@@ -185,6 +185,45 @@ func TestDependencyInstallerAdd(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.NoError(t, err, "Failed to read generated file")
 		assert.NotNil(t, fileContent)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("Add by core contract name", func(t *testing.T) {
+		gw := mocks.DefaultMockGateway()
+
+		gw.GetAccount.Run(func(args mock.Arguments) {
+			addr := args.Get(1).(flow.Address)
+			assert.Equal(t, addr.String(), "1654653399040a61")
+			acc := tests.NewAccountWithAddress(addr.String())
+			acc.Contracts = map[string][]byte{
+				"FlowToken": []byte("access(all) contract FlowToken {}"),
+			}
+
+			gw.GetAccount.Return(acc, nil)
+		})
+
+		di := &DependencyInstaller{
+			Gateways: map[string]gateway.Gateway{
+				config.EmulatorNetwork.Name: gw.Mock,
+				config.TestnetNetwork.Name:  gw.Mock,
+				config.MainnetNetwork.Name:  gw.Mock,
+			},
+			Logger:          logger,
+			State:           state,
+			SaveState:       true,
+			TargetDir:       "",
+			SkipDeployments: true,
+			SkipAlias:       true,
+			dependencies:    make(map[string]config.Dependency),
+		}
+
+		err := di.AddByCoreContractName("FlowToken", "")
+		assert.NoError(t, err, "Failed to install dependencies")
+
+		filePath := fmt.Sprintf("imports/%s/%s.cdc", "1654653399040a61", "FlowToken")
+		fileContent, err := state.ReaderWriter().ReadFile(filePath)
+		assert.NoError(t, err, "Failed to read generated file")
+		assert.NotNil(t, fileContent)
+		assert.Contains(t, string(fileContent), "contract FlowToken")
+	})
 }
 
 func TestDependencyInstallerAddMany(t *testing.T) {