diff --git a/command/console.go b/command/console.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c18ff1bc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/console.go
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/wrappedreadline"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/repl"
+
+	"github.com/chzyer/readline"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
+)
+
+// ConsoleCommand is a Command implementation that applies a Terraform
+// configuration and actually builds or changes infrastructure.
+type ConsoleCommand struct {
+	Meta
+
+	// When this channel is closed, the apply will be cancelled.
+	ShutdownCh <-chan struct{}
+}
+
+func (c *ConsoleCommand) Run(args []string) int {
+	args = c.Meta.process(args, true)
+	cmdFlags := c.Meta.flagSet("console")
+	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.statePath, "state", DefaultStateFilename, "path")
+	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
+	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	pwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error getting pwd: %s", err))
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	var configPath string
+	args = cmdFlags.Args()
+	if len(args) > 1 {
+		c.Ui.Error("The console command expects at most one argument.")
+		cmdFlags.Usage()
+		return 1
+	} else if len(args) == 1 {
+		configPath = args[0]
+	} else {
+		configPath = pwd
+	}
+
+	// Build the context based on the arguments given
+	ctx, _, err := c.Context(contextOpts{
+		Path:        configPath,
+		PathEmptyOk: true,
+		StatePath:   c.Meta.statePath,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	// Setup the UI so we can output directly to stdout
+	ui := &cli.BasicUi{
+		Writer:      c.Stdout(),
+		ErrorWriter: c.Stderr(),
+	}
+
+	// IO Loop
+	session := &repl.Session{
+		Interpolater: ctx.Interpolater(),
+	}
+
+	// Determine if stdin is a pipe. If so, we evaluate directly.
+	if c.StdinPiped() {
+		return c.modePiped(session, ui)
+	}
+
+	return c.modeInteractive(session, ui)
+}
+
+func (c *ConsoleCommand) modePiped(session *repl.Session, ui cli.Ui) int {
+	var lastResult string
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(c.Stdin())
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		// Handle it. If there is an error exit immediately
+		result, err := session.Handle(strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text()))
+		if err != nil {
+			ui.Error(err.Error())
+			return 1
+		}
+
+		// Store the last result
+		lastResult = result
+	}
+
+	// Output the final result
+	ui.Output(lastResult)
+
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (c *ConsoleCommand) modeInteractive(session *repl.Session, ui cli.Ui) int {
+	// Configure input
+	l, err := readline.NewEx(wrappedreadline.Override(&readline.Config{
+		Prompt:            "> ",
+		InterruptPrompt:   "^C",
+		EOFPrompt:         "exit",
+		HistorySearchFold: true,
+	}))
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf(
+			"Error initializing console: %s",
+			err))
+		return 1
+	}
+	defer l.Close()
+
+	for {
+		// Read a line
+		line, err := l.Readline()
+		if err == readline.ErrInterrupt {
+			if len(line) == 0 {
+				break
+			} else {
+				continue
+			}
+		} else if err == io.EOF {
+			break
+		}
+
+		out, err := session.Handle(line)
+		if err == repl.ErrSessionExit {
+			break
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			ui.Error(err.Error())
+			continue
+		}
+
+		ui.Output(out)
+	}
+
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (c *ConsoleCommand) Help() string {
+	helpText := `
+Usage: terraform console [options] [DIR]
+
+  Starts an interactive console for experimenting with Terraform
+  interpolations.
+
+  This will open an interactive console that you can use to type
+  interpolations into and inspect their values. This command loads the
+  current state. This lets you explore and test interpolations before
+  using them in future configurations.
+
+  This command will never modify your state.
+
+  DIR can be set to a directory with a Terraform state to load. By
+  default, this will default to the current working directory.
+
+Options:
+
+  -state=path            Path to read state. Defaults to "terraform.tfstate"
+
+  -var 'foo=bar'         Set a variable in the Terraform configuration. This
+                         flag can be set multiple times.
+
+  -var-file=foo          Set variables in the Terraform configuration from
+                         a file. If "terraform.tfvars" is present, it will be
+                         automatically loaded if this flag is not specified.
+
+
+`
+	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
+}
+
+func (c *ConsoleCommand) Synopsis() string {
+	return "Interactive console for Terraform interpolations"
+}
diff --git a/command/console_test.go b/command/console_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..184bc7d0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/console_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package command
+
+// ConsoleCommand is tested primarily with tests in the "repl" package.
+// It is not tested here because the Console uses a readline-like library
+// that takes over stdin/stdout. It is difficult to test directly. The
+// core logic is tested in "repl"
diff --git a/command/meta.go b/command/meta.go
index b2416abd5..8d434ba59 100644
--- a/command/meta.go
+++ b/command/meta.go
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/config"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/config/module"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/experiment"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/wrappedreadline"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/state"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/colorstring"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/panicwrap"
 )
 
 // Meta are the meta-options that are available on all or most commands.
@@ -310,6 +312,47 @@ func (m *Meta) Input() bool {
 	return !test && m.input && len(m.variables) == 0
 }
 
+// StdinPiped returns true if the input is piped.
+func (m *Meta) StdinPiped() bool {
+	fi, err := m.Stdin().Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		// If there is an error, let's just say its not piped
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return fi.Mode()&os.ModeNamedPipe != 0
+}
+
+// Stdin returns the stdin for this command.
+func (m *Meta) Stdin() *os.File {
+	stdin := os.Stdin
+	if panicwrap.Wrapped(nil) {
+		stdin = wrappedreadline.Stdin
+	}
+
+	return stdin
+}
+
+// Stdout returns the stdout for this command.
+func (m *Meta) Stdout() *os.File {
+	stdout := os.Stdout
+	if panicwrap.Wrapped(nil) {
+		stdout = wrappedreadline.Stdout
+	}
+
+	return stdout
+}
+
+// Stderr returns the stderr for this command.
+func (m *Meta) Stderr() *os.File {
+	stderr := os.Stderr
+	if panicwrap.Wrapped(nil) {
+		stderr = wrappedreadline.Stderr
+	}
+
+	return stderr
+}
+
 // contextOpts returns the options to use to initialize a Terraform
 // context with the settings from this Meta.
 func (m *Meta) contextOpts() *terraform.ContextOpts {
diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index 13e05ab6e..dccacab2a 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ func init() {
 			}, nil
 		},
 
+		"console": func() (cli.Command, error) {
+			return &command.ConsoleCommand{
+				Meta:       meta,
+				ShutdownCh: makeShutdownCh(),
+			}, nil
+		},
+
 		"destroy": func() (cli.Command, error) {
 			return &command.ApplyCommand{
 				Meta:       meta,
diff --git a/helper/wrappedreadline/wrappedreadline.go b/helper/wrappedreadline/wrappedreadline.go
index 08314a1f3..ba54e1271 100644
--- a/helper/wrappedreadline/wrappedreadline.go
+++ b/helper/wrappedreadline/wrappedreadline.go
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 // panicwrap overrides the standard file descriptors so that the child process
 // no longer looks like a TTY. The helpers here access the extra file descriptors
 // passed by panicwrap to fix that.
+//
+// panicwrap should be checked for with panicwrap.Wrapped before using this
+// librar, since this library won't adapt if the binary is not wrapped.
 package wrappedreadline
 
 import (