diff --git a/src/sasctl/tasks.py b/src/sasctl/tasks.py
index d466c10f..dfa07e64 100644
--- a/src/sasctl/tasks.py
+++ b/src/sasctl/tasks.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Union
 from warnings import warn
+import zipfile
 
 import pandas as pd
 
@@ -998,3 +999,55 @@ def score_model_with_cas(
     print(score_execution_poll)
     score_results = se.get_score_execution_results(score_execution, use_cas_gateway)
     return score_results
+
+
+def upload_local_model(
+    path: Union[str, Path],
+    model_name: str,
+    project_name: str,
+    repo_name: Union[str, dict] = None,
+    version: str = "latest",
+):
+    """A barebones function to upload a model and any associated files to the model repository.
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    path : Union[str, Path]
+        The path to the model and any associated files.
+    model_name : str
+        The name of the model.
+    project_name : str
+        The name of the project to which the model will be uploaded.
+    """
+    # Use default repository if not specified
+    try:
+        if repo_name is None:
+            repository = mr.default_repository()
+        else:
+            repository = mr.get_repository(repo_name)
+    except HTTPError as e:
+        if e.code == 403:
+            raise AuthorizationError(
+                "Unable to register model.  User account does not have read permissions "
+                "for the /modelRepository/repositories/ URL. Please contact your SAS "
+                "Viya administrator."
+            )
+        raise e
+
+    # Unable to find or create the repo.
+    if not repository and not repo_name:
+        raise ValueError("Unable to find a default repository")
+    elif not repository:
+        raise ValueError(f"Unable to find repository '{repo_name}'")
+    p = mr.get_project(project_name)
+    if p is None:
+        mr.create_project(project_name, repository)
+    zip_name = str(Path(path) / (model_name + ".zip"))
+    file_names = sorted(Path(path).glob("*[!zip]"))
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(str(zip_name), mode="w") as zFile:
+        for file in file_names:
+            zFile.write(str(file), arcname=file.name)
+    with open(zip_name, "rb") as zip_file:
+        model = mr.import_model_from_zip(
+            model_name, project_name, zip_file, version=version
+        )
+    return model