diff --git a/src/ref/paste/ArcanistPasteRef.php b/src/ref/paste/ArcanistPasteRef.php
--- a/src/ref/paste/ArcanistPasteRef.php
+++ b/src/ref/paste/ArcanistPasteRef.php
@@ -30,7 +30,13 @@
   }
 
   public function getURI() {
-    return idxv($this->parameters, array('fields', 'uri'));
+    $uri = idxv($this->parameters, array('fields', 'uri'));
+
+    if ($uri === null) {
+      $uri = '/'.$this->getMonogram();
+    }
+
+    return $uri;
   }
 
   public function getContent() {
diff --git a/src/workflow/ArcanistPasteWorkflow.php b/src/workflow/ArcanistPasteWorkflow.php
--- a/src/workflow/ArcanistPasteWorkflow.php
+++ b/src/workflow/ArcanistPasteWorkflow.php
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@
 
   public function getWorkflowInformation() {
     $help = pht(<<<EOTEXT
-Share and grab text using the Paste application. To create a paste,
-use stdin to provide the text:
+Share and grab text using the Paste application. To create a paste, use the
+"--input" flag or provide the text on stdin:
 
   $ cat list_of_ducks.txt | arc paste
+  $ arc paste --input list_of_ducks.txt
 
 To retrieve a paste, specify the paste ID:
 
@@ -34,8 +35,12 @@
       $this->newWorkflowArgument('lang')
         ->setParameter('language')
         ->setHelp(pht('Language for the paste.')),
-      $this->newWorkflowArgument('json')
-        ->setHelp(pht('Output in JSON format.')),
+      $this->newWorkflowArgument('input')
+        ->setParameter('path')
+        ->setIsPathArgument(true)
+        ->setHelp(pht('Create a paste using the content in a file.')),
+      $this->newWorkflowArgument('browse')
+        ->setHelp(pht('After creating a paste, open it in a web browser.')),
       $this->newWorkflowArgument('argv')
         ->setWildcard(true),
     );
@@ -44,6 +49,8 @@
   public function runWorkflow() {
     $set_language = $this->getArgument('lang');
     $set_title = $this->getArgument('title');
+    $is_browse = $this->getArgument('browse');
+    $input_path = $this->getArgument('input');
 
     $argv = $this->getArgument('argv');
     if (count($argv) > 1) {
@@ -52,6 +59,8 @@
           'Specify only one paste to retrieve.'));
     }
 
+    $is_read = (count($argv) === 1);
+
     $symbols = $this->getSymbolEngine();
 
     if (count($argv) === 1) {
@@ -67,6 +76,19 @@
             'Flag "--title" is not supported when reading pastes.'));
       }
 
+      if ($is_browse) {
+        throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
+          pht(
+            'Flag "--browse" is not supported when reading pastes. Use '.
+            '"arc browse" to browse known objects.'));
+      }
+
+      if ($input_path !== null) {
+        throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
+          pht(
+            'Flag "--input" is not supported when reading pastes.'));
+      }
+
       $paste_symbol = $argv[0];
 
       $paste_ref = $symbols->loadPasteForSymbol($paste_symbol);
@@ -74,7 +96,8 @@
         throw new PhutilArgumentUsageException(
           pht(
             'Paste "%s" does not exist, or you do not have access '.
-            'to see it.'));
+            'to see it.',
+            $paste_symbol));
       }
 
       echo $paste_ref->getContent();
@@ -82,7 +105,11 @@
       return 0;
     }
 
-    $content = $this->readStdin();
+    if ($input_path === null || $input_path === '-') {
+      $content = $this->readStdin();
+    } else {
+      $content = Filesystem::readFile($input_path);
+    }
 
     $xactions = array();
 
@@ -121,6 +148,9 @@
     $paste_phid = idxv($result, array('object', 'phid'));
     $paste_ref = $symbols->loadPasteForSymbol($paste_phid);
 
+    $uri = $paste_ref->getURI();
+    $uri = $this->getAbsoluteURI($uri);
+
     $log = $this->getLogEngine();
 
     $log->writeSuccess(
@@ -130,7 +160,11 @@
     echo tsprintf(
       '%s',
       $paste_ref->newDisplayRef()
-        ->setURI($paste_ref->getURI()));
+        ->setURI($uri));
+
+    if ($is_browse) {
+      $this->openURIsInBrowser(array($uri));
+    }
 
     return 0;
   }