diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/aesh/console/AeshConsole.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/aesh/console/AeshConsole.java
index eaf7bb4ca..d812b0ed7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/aesh/console/AeshConsole.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/aesh/console/AeshConsole.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import org.jboss.aesh.console.command.registry.CommandRegistry;
 import org.jboss.aesh.console.export.ExportManager;
 import org.jboss.aesh.console.helper.ManProvider;
+import org.jboss.aesh.history.History;
 import org.jboss.aesh.terminal.Shell;
 
 /**
@@ -115,4 +116,6 @@ void registerCommandInvocationProvider(String name,
     boolean isEchoing();
 
     void setEcho(boolean echo);
+
+    History getHistory();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/aesh/console/AeshConsoleImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/aesh/console/AeshConsoleImpl.java
index 6f8083ba0..16dcc8a2c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/aesh/console/AeshConsoleImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/aesh/console/AeshConsoleImpl.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 import org.jboss.aesh.console.man.Man;
 import org.jboss.aesh.console.settings.CommandNotFoundHandler;
 import org.jboss.aesh.console.settings.Settings;
+import org.jboss.aesh.history.History;
 import org.jboss.aesh.parser.AeshLine;
 import org.jboss.aesh.parser.Parser;
 import org.jboss.aesh.terminal.Shell;
@@ -309,6 +310,10 @@ public ConsoleCallback getConsoleCallback() {
         return console.getConsoleCallback();
     }
 
+    public InvocationProviders getInvocationProviders() {
+        return invocationProviders;
+    }
+
     class AeshCompletion implements Completion {
 
         @Override
@@ -425,4 +430,9 @@ else if (output != null) {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public History getHistory() {
+        return console.getHistory();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/aesh/console/command/invocation/AeshCommandInvocation.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/aesh/console/command/invocation/AeshCommandInvocation.java
index 6a0b8b47c..6f994bef1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/aesh/console/command/invocation/AeshCommandInvocation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/aesh/console/command/invocation/AeshCommandInvocation.java
@@ -19,13 +19,22 @@
  */
 package org.jboss.aesh.console.command.invocation;
 
+import org.jboss.aesh.cl.CommandLine;
+import org.jboss.aesh.cl.parser.CommandLineParserException;
+import org.jboss.aesh.cl.validator.OptionValidatorException;
 import org.jboss.aesh.console.AeshConsoleImpl;
 import org.jboss.aesh.console.AeshContext;
 import org.jboss.aesh.console.ConsoleCallback;
 import org.jboss.aesh.console.Prompt;
+import org.jboss.aesh.console.command.Command;
+import org.jboss.aesh.console.command.CommandException;
+import org.jboss.aesh.console.command.CommandNotFoundException;
 import org.jboss.aesh.console.command.CommandOperation;
+import org.jboss.aesh.console.command.container.CommandContainer;
 import org.jboss.aesh.console.command.registry.CommandRegistry;
 import org.jboss.aesh.console.operator.ControlOperator;
+import org.jboss.aesh.parser.AeshLine;
+import org.jboss.aesh.parser.Parser;
 import org.jboss.aesh.terminal.Shell;
 
 /**
@@ -135,4 +144,30 @@ public void setEcho(boolean echo) {
         aeshConsole.setEcho(echo);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Command getPopulatedCommand(String commandLine) throws CommandNotFoundException,
+            CommandException, CommandLineParserException, OptionValidatorException {
+        if (commandLine == null || commandLine.isEmpty()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        AeshLine aeshLine = Parser.findAllWords(commandLine);
+        if (aeshLine.getWords().isEmpty()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        String opName = aeshLine.getWords().get(0);
+        CommandContainer<Command> container = aeshConsole.getCommandRegistry().
+                getCommand(opName, commandLine);
+        if (container == null) {
+            throw new CommandNotFoundException("No command handler for '" + opName + "'.");
+        }
+        CommandLine line = container.getParser().parse(commandLine, false);
+        if (line == null) {
+            throw new CommandException("Invalid Command " + commandLine);
+        }
+        line.getParser().getCommandPopulator().populateObject(line,
+                aeshConsole.getInvocationProviders(), getAeshContext(), true);
+        return line.getParser().getCommand();
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/aesh/console/command/invocation/CommandInvocation.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/aesh/console/command/invocation/CommandInvocation.java
index 878d872a0..01d58581f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/aesh/console/command/invocation/CommandInvocation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/aesh/console/command/invocation/CommandInvocation.java
@@ -19,8 +19,13 @@
  */
 package org.jboss.aesh.console.command.invocation;
 
+import org.jboss.aesh.cl.parser.CommandLineParserException;
+import org.jboss.aesh.cl.validator.OptionValidatorException;
 import org.jboss.aesh.console.AeshContext;
 import org.jboss.aesh.console.Prompt;
+import org.jboss.aesh.console.command.Command;
+import org.jboss.aesh.console.command.CommandException;
+import org.jboss.aesh.console.command.CommandNotFoundException;
 import org.jboss.aesh.console.command.CommandOperation;
 import org.jboss.aesh.console.command.registry.CommandRegistry;
 import org.jboss.aesh.console.operator.ControlOperator;
@@ -143,4 +148,21 @@ public interface CommandInvocation {
      * @param echo state
      */
     void setEcho(boolean echo);
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieve the command from a command line. The arguments in the command
+     * line are injected into the Command fields.
+     *
+     * @param commandLine The input command.
+     * @return The command or null if the string was not mapping onto a Command.
+     * @throws org.jboss.aesh.console.command.CommandNotFoundException If the
+     * command is not found in the registry.
+     * @throws org.jboss.aesh.console.command.CommandException If the Command is
+     * not properly structured.
+     * @throws org.jboss.aesh.cl.parser.CommandLineParserException If the line
+     * parsing fails.
+     * @throws org.jboss.aesh.cl.validator.OptionValidatorException
+     */
+    Command getPopulatedCommand(String commandLine) throws CommandNotFoundException,
+            CommandException, CommandLineParserException, OptionValidatorException;
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jboss/aesh/console/aesh/AeshCommandInvocationServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jboss/aesh/console/aesh/AeshCommandInvocationServiceTest.java
index 1e1d38a44..dc38c34a1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jboss/aesh/console/aesh/AeshCommandInvocationServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jboss/aesh/console/aesh/AeshCommandInvocationServiceTest.java
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@
 import java.io.PipedInputStream;
 import java.io.PipedOutputStream;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
+import org.jboss.aesh.cl.parser.CommandLineParserException;
+import org.jboss.aesh.cl.validator.OptionValidatorException;
 import org.jboss.aesh.console.command.CommandException;
+import org.jboss.aesh.console.command.CommandNotFoundException;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
@@ -209,6 +212,12 @@ public void setEcho(boolean interactive) {
     public String getFoo() {
         return "FOO";
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public Command getPopulatedCommand(String commandLine) throws CommandNotFoundException,
+            CommandException, CommandLineParserException, OptionValidatorException {
+        return commandInvocation.getPopulatedCommand(commandLine);
+    }
 }
 
 class FooCommandInvocationProvider implements CommandInvocationProvider<FooCommandInvocation> {