diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ebe9ac6470..1bc76455b6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #### Upcoming Changes
 
+* feat: `cairo1-run` accepts Sierra programs [#1719](https://github.com/lambdaclass/cairo-vm/pull/1719)
+
 * refactor(BREAKING): Use `BuiltinName` enum instead of string representation [#1722](https://github.com/lambdaclass/cairo-vm/pull/1722)
   * `BuiltinName` moved from `crate::serde::deserialize_program` module to `crate::types::builtin_name`.
     * Implement `BuiltinName` methods `to_str`, `to_str_with_suffix`, `from_str` & `from_str_with_suffix`.
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 254a00c096..0625fe15a5 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -976,6 +976,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "mimalloc",
  "num-traits 0.2.18",
  "rstest",
+ "serde_json",
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
diff --git a/cairo1-run/Cargo.toml b/cairo1-run/Cargo.toml
index 40b6361b07..ff1d0eb9fe 100644
--- a/cairo1-run/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cairo1-run/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ keywords.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 cairo-vm = {workspace = true, features = ["std", "cairo-1-hints", "clap"]}
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
 
 cairo-lang-sierra-type-size = { version = "2.5.4", default-features = false }
 cairo-lang-sierra-ap-change = { version = "2.5.4", default-features = false }
diff --git a/cairo1-run/README.md b/cairo1-run/README.md
index 8b7244314f..e4aafd4f6b 100644
--- a/cairo1-run/README.md
+++ b/cairo1-run/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Now that you have the dependencies necessary to run the tests, you can run:
 make test
 ```
 
-To execute a cairo 1 program
+To execute a Cairo 1 program (either as Cairo 1 source file or Sierra)
 
 ```bash
 cargo run ../cairo_programs/cairo-1-programs/fibonacci.cairo 
@@ -68,3 +68,15 @@ The cairo1-run cli supports the following optional arguments:
 * `--cairo_pie_output <CAIRO_PIE_OUTPUT>`: Receives the name of a file and outputs the Cairo PIE into it. Can only be used if proof_mode, is not enabled.
 
 * `--append_return_values`: Adds extra instructions to the program in order to append the return values to the output builtin's segment. This is the default behaviour for proof_mode.
+
+# Running scarb projects
+
+First compile your project running `scarb build`
+
+
+Then run the compiled project's sierra file located at `project_name/target/project_name.sierra.json`
+
+Example:
+```bash
+  cargo run path-to-project/target/project_name.sierra.json 
+```
diff --git a/cairo1-run/src/main.rs b/cairo1-run/src/main.rs
index 41892ed379..e538a68c97 100644
--- a/cairo1-run/src/main.rs
+++ b/cairo1-run/src/main.rs
@@ -205,14 +205,21 @@ fn run(args: impl Iterator<Item = String>) -> Result<Option<String>, Error> {
         append_return_values: args.append_return_values,
     };
 
-    let compiler_config = CompilerConfig {
-        replace_ids: true,
-        ..CompilerConfig::default()
+    // Try to parse the file as a sierra program
+    let file = std::fs::read(&args.filename)?;
+    let sierra_program = match serde_json::from_slice(&file) {
+        Ok(program) => program,
+        Err(_) => {
+            // If it fails, try to compile it as a cairo program
+            let compiler_config = CompilerConfig {
+                replace_ids: true,
+                ..CompilerConfig::default()
+            };
+            compile_cairo_project_at_path(&args.filename, compiler_config)
+                .map_err(|err| Error::SierraCompilation(err.to_string()))?
+        }
     };
 
-    let sierra_program = compile_cairo_project_at_path(&args.filename, compiler_config)
-        .map_err(|err| Error::SierraCompilation(err.to_string()))?;
-
     let (runner, vm, _, serialized_output) =
         cairo_run::cairo_run_program(&sierra_program, cairo_run_config)?;