diff --git a/cake/console/libs/console_input_argument.php b/cake/console/libs/console_input_argument.php
index ce28446cfd7..0a82bc4253f 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/console_input_argument.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/console_input_argument.php
@@ -51,16 +51,12 @@ public function __construct($name, $help = '', $required = false, $choices = arr
 	}
 
 /**
- * Protected attribute accessor.
+ * Get the value of the name attribute.
  *
- * @param string $name Name of attribute to read.
- * @return mixed.
+ * @return string Value of this->_name.
  */
-	public function __get($name) {
-		if (isset($this->{'_' . $name})) {
-			return $this->{'_' . $name};
-		}
-		return null;
+	public function name() {
+		return $this->_name;
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/cake/console/libs/console_input_option.php b/cake/console/libs/console_input_option.php
index d55847fe488..3d826727711 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/console_input_option.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/console_input_option.php
@@ -56,16 +56,21 @@ public function __construct($name, $short = null, $help = '', $boolean = false,
 	}
 
 /**
- * Protected attribute accessor.
+ * Get the value of the name attribute.
  *
- * @param string $name Name of attribute to read.
- * @return mixed.
+ * @return string Value of this->_name.
  */
-	public function __get($name) {
-		if (isset($this->{'_' . $name})) {
-			return $this->{'_' . $name};
-		}
-		return null;
+	public function name() {
+		return $this->_name;
+	}
+
+/**
+ * Get the value of the short attribute.
+ *
+ * @return string Value of this->_short.
+ */
+	public function short() {
+		return $this->_short;
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/cake/console/libs/console_input_subcommand.php b/cake/console/libs/console_input_subcommand.php
index 0b909710719..76bd19d2faf 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/console_input_subcommand.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/console_input_subcommand.php
@@ -54,16 +54,12 @@ public function __construct($name, $help = '', $parser = null) {
 	}
 
 /**
- * Protected attribute accessor.
+ * Get the value of the name attribute.
  *
- * @param string $name Name of attribute to read.
- * @return mixed.
+ * @return string Value of this->_name.
  */
-	public function __get($name) {
-		if (isset($this->{'_' . $name})) {
-			return $this->{'_' . $name};
-		}
-		return null;
+	public function name() {
+		return $this->_name;
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/cake/console/libs/console_option_parser.php b/cake/console/libs/console_option_parser.php
index 70009f2c17d..d6cccba1e82 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/console_option_parser.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/console_option_parser.php
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ public function epilog($text = null) {
 	public function addOption($name, $params = array()) {
 		if (is_object($name) && $name instanceof ConsoleInputOption) {
 			$option = $name;
-			$name = $option->name;
+			$name = $option->name();
 		} else {
 			$defaults = array(
 				'name' => $name,
@@ -281,8 +281,8 @@ public function addOption($name, $params = array()) {
 			$option = new ConsoleInputOption($options);
 		}
 		$this->_options[$name] = $option;
-		if ($option->short !== null) {
-			$this->_shortOptions[$option->short] = $name;
+		if ($option->short() !== null) {
+			$this->_shortOptions[$option->short()] = $name;
 		}
 		return $this;
 	}
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ public function addOptions(array $options) {
 	public function addSubcommand($name, $params = array()) {
 		if (is_object($name) && $name instanceof ConsoleInputSubcommand) {
 			$command = $name;
-			$name = $command->name;
+			$name = $command->name();
 		} else {
 			$defaults = array(
 				'name' => $name,
@@ -458,12 +458,12 @@ public function parse($argv, $command = null) {
 		foreach ($this->_args as $i => $arg) {
 			if ($arg->isRequired() && !isset($args[$i]) && empty($params['help'])) {
 				throw new RuntimeException(
-					sprintf(__('Missing required arguments. %s is required.'), $arg->name)
+					sprintf(__('Missing required arguments. %s is required.'), $arg->name())
 				);
 			}
 		}
 		foreach ($this->_options as $option) {
-			$name = $option->name;
+			$name = $option->name();
 			$isBoolean = $option->isBoolean();
 			$default = $option->defaultValue();
 
diff --git a/cake/console/libs/help_formatter.php b/cake/console/libs/help_formatter.php
index 754a1865c66..7af4cadf104 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/help_formatter.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/help_formatter.php
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ protected function _generateUsage() {
 	protected function _getMaxLength($collection) {
 		$max = 0;
 		foreach ($collection as $item) {
-			$max = (strlen($item->name) > $max) ? strlen($item->name) : $max;
+			$max = (strlen($item->name()) > $max) ? strlen($item->name()) : $max;
 		}
 		return $max;
 	}
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/console_option_parser.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/console_option_parser.test.php
index 605ed281f4b..656f3317a33 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/console_option_parser.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/console_option_parser.test.php
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ function testAddArgumentObject() {
 		$parser->addArgument(new ConsoleInputArgument('test'));
 		$result = $parser->arguments();
 		$this->assertEquals(1, count($result));
-		$this->assertEquals('test', $result[0]->name);
+		$this->assertEquals('test', $result[0]->name());
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ function testAddSubcommandObject() {
 		$parser->addSubcommand(new ConsoleInputSubcommand('test'));
 		$result = $parser->subcommands();
 		$this->assertEquals(1, count($result));
-		$this->assertEquals('test', $result['test']->name);
+		$this->assertEquals('test', $result['test']->name());
 	}
 
 /**