diff --git a/phpBB/config/console.yml b/phpBB/config/console.yml
index d32befa15e..f268c2f05e 100644
--- a/phpBB/config/console.yml
+++ b/phpBB/config/console.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ services:
         tags:
             - { name: console.command }
 
+    console.command.cron.execute_all:
+        class: phpbb\console\command\cron\execute_all
+        arguments:
+            - @cron.manager
+            - @cron.lock_db
+            - @user
+        tags:
+            - { name: console.command }
+
     console.command.db.migrate:
         class: phpbb\console\command\db\migrate
         arguments:
diff --git a/phpBB/cron.php b/phpBB/cron.php
index f63642faa2..a8333aecaf 100644
--- a/phpBB/cron.php
+++ b/phpBB/cron.php
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@ function do_cron($cron_lock, $run_tasks)
 
 	foreach ($run_tasks as $task)
 	{
-		if (defined('DEBUG') && $config['use_system_cron'])
-		{
-			echo "[phpBB cron] Running task '{$task->get_name()}'\n";
-		}
-
 		$task->run();
 	}
 
@@ -59,38 +54,28 @@ function do_cron($cron_lock, $run_tasks)
 //
 // If DEBUG is defined and cron lock cannot be obtained, a message will be printed.
 
-if (!$config['use_system_cron'])
-{
-	$cron_type = request_var('cron_type', '');
+$cron_type = request_var('cron_type', '');
 
-	// Comment this line out for debugging so the page does not return an image.
-	output_image();
-}
+// Comment this line out for debugging so the page does not return an image.
+output_image();
 
 $cron_lock = $phpbb_container->get('cron.lock_db');
 if ($cron_lock->acquire())
 {
 	$cron = $phpbb_container->get('cron.manager');
 
-	if ($config['use_system_cron'])
+	// If invalid task is specified, empty $run_tasks is passed to do_cron which then does nothing
+	$run_tasks = array();
+	$task = $cron->find_task($cron_type);
+	if ($task)
 	{
-		$run_tasks = $cron->find_all_ready_tasks();
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		// If invalid task is specified, empty $run_tasks is passed to do_cron which then does nothing
-		$run_tasks = array();
-		$task = $cron->find_task($cron_type);
-		if ($task)
+		if ($task->is_parametrized())
 		{
-			if ($task->is_parametrized())
-			{
-				$task->parse_parameters($request);
-			}
-			if ($task->is_ready())
-			{
-				$run_tasks = array($task);
-			}
+			$task->parse_parameters($request);
+		}
+		if ($task->is_ready())
+		{
+			$run_tasks = array($task);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -100,6 +85,6 @@ else
 {
 	if (defined('DEBUG'))
 	{
-		echo "Could not obtain cron lock.\n";
+		echo $this->user->lang('CRON_LOCK_ERROR') . '\n';
 	}
 }
diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/acp/common.php b/phpBB/language/en/acp/common.php
index 6f6a5f901f..9e7f280fa6 100644
--- a/phpBB/language/en/acp/common.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/acp/common.php
@@ -221,8 +221,11 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 
 	'BACK'					=> 'Back',
 
+	'CLI_DESCR_CRON_EXECUTE_ALL'		=> 'Executes all available cron tasks.',
+
 	'COLOUR_SWATCH'			=> 'Web-safe colour swatch',
 	'CONFIG_UPDATED'		=> 'Configuration updated successfully.',
+	'CRON_LOCK_ERROR'		=> 'Could not obtain cron lock.',
 
 	'DEACTIVATE'				=> 'Deactivate',
 	'DIRECTORY_DOES_NOT_EXIST'	=> 'The entered path “%s” does not exist.',
@@ -283,6 +286,7 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'REMIND'							=> 'Remind',
 	'RESYNC'							=> 'Resynchronise',
 
+	'RUNNING_TASK'			=> 'Running task: %s.',
 	'SELECT_ANONYMOUS'		=> 'Select anonymous user',
 	'SELECT_OPTION'			=> 'Select option',
 
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/console/command/cron/execute_all.php b/phpBB/phpbb/console/command/cron/execute_all.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f0f225e91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/console/command/cron/execute_all.php
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+<?php
+/**
+*
+* @package phpBB3
+* @copyright (c) 2014 phpBB Group
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License v2
+*
+*/
+namespace phpbb\console\command\cron;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+class execute_all extends \phpbb\console\command\command
+{
+	/** @var \phpbb\cron\manager */
+	protected $cron_manager;
+
+	/** @var \phpbb\lock\db */
+	protected $lock_db;
+
+	/** @var \phpbb\user */
+	protected $user;
+
+	public function __construct(\phpbb\cron\manager $cron_manager, \phpbb\lock\db $lock_db, \phpbb\user $user)
+	{
+		$this->cron_manager = $cron_manager;
+		$this->lock_db = $lock_db;
+		$this->user = $user;
+		parent::__construct();
+	}
+
+	protected function configure()
+	{
+		$this
+			->setName('cron:execute-all')
+			->setDescription($this->user->lang('CLI_DESCR_CRON_EXECUTE_ALL'))
+		;
+	}
+
+	protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
+	{
+		if ($this->lock_db->acquire())
+		{
+			$run_tasks = $this->cron_manager->find_all_ready_tasks();
+
+			foreach ($run_tasks as $task)
+			{
+				if ($input->getOption('verbose'))
+				{
+					$output->writeln($this->user->lang('RUNNING_TASK', $task->get_name()) . "\n");
+				}
+
+				$task->run();
+			}
+			$this->lock_db->release();
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$output->writeln('<error>' . $this->user->lang('CRON_LOCK_ERROR') . '</error>');
+		}
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/console/cron/execute_all_test.php b/tests/console/cron/execute_all_test.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83cffd5be6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/console/cron/execute_all_test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+<?php
+/**
+*
+* @package testing
+* @copyright (c) 2014 phpBB Group
+* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License v2
+*
+*/
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Application;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Tester\CommandTester;
+use phpbb\console\command\cron\execute_all;
+
+require_once dirname(__FILE__) . '/tasks/simple_ready.php';
+
+class phpbb_console_command_cron_execute_all_test extends phpbb_database_test_case
+{
+	protected $db;
+	protected $config;
+	protected $lock;
+	protected $user;
+	protected $cron_manager;
+	protected $command_name;
+
+	public function getDataSet()
+	{
+		return $this->createXMLDataSet(dirname(__FILE__) . '/fixtures/config.xml');
+	}
+
+	public function setUp()
+	{
+		global $db, $config, $phpbb_root_path, $pathEx;
+
+		$db = $this->db = $this->new_dbal();
+		$config = $this->config = new \phpbb\config\config(array('cron_lock' => '0'));
+		set_config(null, null, null, $this->config);
+		$this->lock = new \phpbb\lock\db('cron_lock', $this->config, $this->db);
+
+		$this->user = $this->getMock('\phpbb\user');
+		$this->user->method('lang')->will($this->returnArgument(0));
+
+		$tasks = array(
+			new phpbb_cron_task_core_simple_ready(),
+		);
+		$this->cron_manager = new \phpbb\cron\manager($tasks, $phpbb_root_path, $pathEx);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('0', $config['cron_lock']);
+	}
+
+	public function test_normal_use()
+	{
+		$command_tester = $this->get_command_tester();
+		$command_tester->execute(array('command' => $command_name));
+
+		$this->assertEquals('', $command_tester->getDisplay());
+	}
+
+	public function test_verbose_mode()
+	{
+		$command_tester = $this->get_command_tester();
+		$command_tester->execute(array('command' => $command_name, '--verbose' => true));
+
+		$this->assertContains('RUNNING_TASK', $command_tester->getDisplay());
+	}
+
+	public function test_error_lock()
+	{
+		$this->lock->acquire();
+		$command_tester = $this->get_command_tester();
+		$command_tester->execute(array('command' => $command_name));
+
+		$this->assertContains('CRON_LOCK_ERROR', $command_tester->getDisplay());
+	}
+
+	public function get_command_tester()
+	{
+		$application = new Application();
+		$application->add(new execute_all($this->cron_manager, $this->lock, $this->user));
+
+		$command = $application->find('cron:execute-all');
+		$command_name = $command->getName();
+		return new CommandTester($command);
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/console/cron/fixtures/config.xml b/tests/console/cron/fixtures/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b49be1e05a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/console/cron/fixtures/config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<dataset>
+	<table name="phpbb_config">
+		<column>config_name</column>
+		<column>config_value</column>
+		<column>is_dynamic</column>
+	</table>
+</dataset>
+
diff --git a/tests/console/cron/tasks/simple_ready.php b/tests/console/cron/tasks/simple_ready.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..245d9ba738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/console/cron/tasks/simple_ready.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+class phpbb_cron_task_core_simple_ready extends \phpbb\cron\task\base
+{
+	public function get_name()
+	{
+		return get_class($this);
+	}
+
+	public function run()
+	{
+	}
+}