diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Application.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Application.php
index 6b02d3c5d2d6..3ecdb0837b28 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Application.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Application.php
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Console;
 
-use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerAwareInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Application as BaseApplication;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\KernelInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Kernel;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerAwareInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Bundle\Bundle;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Kernel;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\KernelInterface;
 
 /**
  * Application.
@@ -69,12 +69,6 @@ public function doRun(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
     {
         $this->kernel->boot();
 
-        if (!$this->commandsRegistered) {
-            $this->registerCommands();
-
-            $this->commandsRegistered = true;
-        }
-
         $container = $this->kernel->getContainer();
 
         foreach ($this->all() as $command) {
@@ -96,8 +90,34 @@ public function doRun(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
         return parent::doRun($input, $output);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function get($name)
+    {
+        $this->registerCommands();
+
+        return parent::get($name);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function all($namespace = null)
+    {
+        $this->registerCommands();
+
+        return parent::all($namespace);
+    }
+
     protected function registerCommands()
     {
+        if ($this->commandsRegistered) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->commandsRegistered = true;
+
         foreach ($this->kernel->getBundles() as $bundle) {
             if ($bundle instanceof Bundle) {
                 $bundle->registerCommands($this);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Console/ApplicationTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Console/ApplicationTest.php
index 42fcb6f597dd..dbc8fb868ba4 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Console/ApplicationTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Console/ApplicationTest.php
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Tests\Console;
 
-use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Tests\TestCase;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Console\Application;
+use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Tests\TestCase;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArrayInput;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\NullOutput;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Tester\ApplicationTester;
@@ -38,6 +39,89 @@ public function testBundleCommandsAreRegistered()
 
         $application = new Application($kernel);
         $application->doRun(new ArrayInput(array('list')), new NullOutput());
+
+        // Calling twice: registration should only be done once.
+        $application->doRun(new ArrayInput(array('list')), new NullOutput());
+    }
+
+    public function testBundleCommandsAreRetrievable()
+    {
+        $bundle = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Bundle\Bundle');
+        $bundle->expects($this->once())->method('registerCommands');
+
+        $kernel = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\KernelInterface');
+        $kernel
+            ->expects($this->any())
+            ->method('getBundles')
+            ->will($this->returnValue(array($bundle)))
+        ;
+
+        $application = new Application($kernel);
+        $application->all();
+
+        // Calling twice: registration should only be done once.
+        $application->all();
+    }
+
+    public function testBundleSingleCommandIsRetrievable()
+    {
+        $bundle = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Bundle\Bundle');
+        $bundle->expects($this->once())->method('registerCommands');
+
+        $kernel = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\KernelInterface');
+        $kernel
+            ->expects($this->any())
+            ->method('getBundles')
+            ->will($this->returnValue(array($bundle)))
+        ;
+
+        $application = new Application($kernel);
+
+        $command = new Command('example');
+        $application->add($command);
+
+        $this->assertSame($command, $application->get('example'));
+    }
+
+    public function testBundleCommandCanBeFound()
+    {
+        $bundle = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Bundle\Bundle');
+        $bundle->expects($this->once())->method('registerCommands');
+
+        $kernel = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\KernelInterface');
+        $kernel
+            ->expects($this->any())
+            ->method('getBundles')
+            ->will($this->returnValue(array($bundle)))
+        ;
+
+        $application = new Application($kernel);
+
+        $command = new Command('example');
+        $application->add($command);
+
+        $this->assertSame($command, $application->find('example'));
+    }
+
+    public function testBundleCommandCanBeFoundByAlias()
+    {
+        $bundle = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Bundle\Bundle');
+        $bundle->expects($this->once())->method('registerCommands');
+
+        $kernel = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\KernelInterface');
+        $kernel
+            ->expects($this->any())
+            ->method('getBundles')
+            ->will($this->returnValue(array($bundle)))
+        ;
+
+        $application = new Application($kernel);
+
+        $command = new Command('example');
+        $command->setAliases(array('alias'));
+        $application->add($command);
+
+        $this->assertSame($command, $application->find('alias'));
     }
 
     public function testBundleCommandsHaveRightContainer()
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
index 78051c37ecf8..7a5b87ffbe45 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ public function has($name)
     public function getNamespaces()
     {
         $namespaces = array();
-        foreach ($this->commands as $command) {
+        foreach ($this->all() as $command) {
             $namespaces = array_merge($namespaces, $this->extractAllNamespaces($command->getName()));
 
             foreach ($command->getAliases() as $alias) {
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ public function find($name)
 
         // name
         $commands = array();
-        foreach ($this->commands as $command) {
+        foreach ($this->all() as $command) {
             $extractedNamespace = $this->extractNamespace($command->getName());
             if ($extractedNamespace === $namespace
                || !empty($namespace) && 0 === strpos($extractedNamespace, $namespace)
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ public function find($name)
 
         // aliases
         $aliases = array();
-        foreach ($this->commands as $command) {
+        foreach ($this->all() as $command) {
             foreach ($command->getAliases() as $alias) {
                 $extractedNamespace = $this->extractNamespace($alias);
                 if ($extractedNamespace === $namespace
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ private function findAlternativeCommands($name, $abbrevs)
             return $item->getName();
         };
 
-        return $this->findAlternatives($name, $this->commands, $abbrevs, $callback);
+        return $this->findAlternatives($name, $this->all(), $abbrevs, $callback);
     }
 
     /**