diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Command/Command.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Command/Command.php
index 0d5001bb187a..8649756e87d8 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Command/Command.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Command/Command.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class Command
     private $processTitle;
     private $aliases = array();
     private $definition;
+    private $public = true;
     private $help;
     private $description;
     private $ignoreValidationErrors = false;
@@ -446,6 +447,26 @@ public function getName()
         return $this->name;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param bool $public Whether the command should be publicly shown or not.
+     * 
+     * @return Command The current instance
+     */
+    public function setPublic($public)
+    {
+        $this->public = (bool) $public;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return bool Whether the command should be publicly shown or not.
+     */
+    public function isPublic()
+    {
+        return $this->public;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the description for the command.
      *
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Descriptor/ApplicationDescription.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Descriptor/ApplicationDescription.php
index 89961b9cae7d..49040d2d2064 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Descriptor/ApplicationDescription.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Descriptor/ApplicationDescription.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ private function inspectApplication()
 
             /** @var Command $command */
             foreach ($commands as $name => $command) {
-                if (!$command->getName()) {
+                if (!$command->getName() || !$command->isPublic()) {
                     continue;
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/DescriptorApplication2.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/DescriptorApplication2.php
index ff5513580041..0fe87a18e436 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/DescriptorApplication2.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/DescriptorApplication2.php
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ public function __construct()
         parent::__construct('My Symfony application', 'v1.0');
         $this->add(new DescriptorCommand1());
         $this->add(new DescriptorCommand2());
+        $this->add(new DescriptorCommand3());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/DescriptorCommand3.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/DescriptorCommand3.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f375778ce3c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/DescriptorCommand3.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Console\Tests\Fixtures;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
+
+class DescriptorCommand3 extends Command
+{
+    protected function configure()
+    {
+        $this
+            ->setName('descriptor:command3')
+            ->setDescription('command 3 description')
+            ->setHelp('command 3 help')
+            ->setPublic(false)
+        ;
+    }
+}