1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/application.rb b/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
index 458177b954..3f9bca0bd6 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
@@ -149,6 +149,13 @@ module Rails
       self
     end
 
+    def load_console(sandbox=false)
+      initialize_console(sandbox)
+      railties.all { |r| r.load_console }
+      super()
+      self
+    end
+
     def app
       @app ||= begin
         config.middleware = config.middleware.merge_into(default_middleware_stack)
@@ -212,5 +219,11 @@ module Rails
     def initialize_generators
       require "rails/generators"
     end
+
+    def initialize_console(sandbox=false)
+      require "rails/console/app"
+      require "rails/console/sandbox" if sandbox
+      require "rails/console/helpers"
+    end
   end
 end