diff --git a/kittens/transfer/main.py b/kittens/transfer/main.py
index 3a69f2890..fdf85ced8 100644
--- a/kittens/transfer/main.py
+++ b/kittens/transfer/main.py
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ def main(args: List[str]) -> None:
         raise SystemExit('Usage: kitty +kitten transfer file_or_directory ...')
     if cli_opts.direction == 'send':
         send_main(cli_opts, items)
-        return
+    else:
+        receive_main(cli_opts, items)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/kittens/transfer/receive.py b/kittens/transfer/receive.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..145471cff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kittens/transfer/receive.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8
+# License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2021, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
+
+
+from typing import List
+
+from kitty.cli_stub import TransferCLIOptions
+
+
+def receive_main(cli_opts: TransferCLIOptions, args: List[str]) -> None:
+    pass