diff --git a/Mage/Command/AbstractCommand.php b/Mage/Command/AbstractCommand.php
index f69b0ef..bc020dc 100644
--- a/Mage/Command/AbstractCommand.php
+++ b/Mage/Command/AbstractCommand.php
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ abstract class AbstractCommand
      */
     protected $config = null;
 
+    private $helpMessage;
+    private $usageExamples = [];
+    private $syntaxMessage;
+
     /**
      * Runs the Command
      * @return integer exit code
@@ -52,4 +56,65 @@ abstract class AbstractCommand
     {
         return $this->config;
     }
+
+    public function setHelpMessage($message)
+    {
+        $this->helpMessage = $message;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function addUsageExample($snippet, $description = '')
+    {
+        array_push($this->usageExamples, [$snippet, $description]);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function setSyntaxMessage($message)
+    {
+        $this->syntaxMessage = $message;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function getInfoMessage()
+    {
+        $indent = str_repeat(" ", 4);
+
+        $output = "";
+
+        if (!empty($this->helpMessage)) {
+            $output .= "\n";
+            $output .= $this->helpMessage . "\n";
+        }
+
+        if (!empty($this->syntaxMessage)) {
+            $output .= "\n";
+            $output .= "Syntax:\n";
+            $output .= $indent;
+            $output .= $this->syntaxMessage;
+            $output .= "\n";
+        }
+
+        if (!empty($this->usageExamples)) {
+            $output .= "\n";
+            $output .= "Usage examples:\n";
+            foreach ($this->usageExamples as $example) {
+                $snippet = $example[0];
+                $description = $example[1];
+                $output .= "$indent* ";
+                if (!empty($description)) {
+                    $description = rtrim($description, ': ') . ":";
+                    $output .= $description;
+                    $output .= "\n$indent$indent";
+                }
+
+                $output .= $snippet;
+                $output .= "\n";
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $output;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/MageTest/Command/AbstractCommandTest.php b/tests/MageTest/Command/AbstractCommandTest.php
index fed7df5..22a73f6 100644
--- a/tests/MageTest/Command/AbstractCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/MageTest/Command/AbstractCommandTest.php
@@ -44,4 +44,175 @@ class AbstractCommandTest extends BaseTest
         $configMock = $this->getMock('Mage\Config');
         $this->doTestGetter($this->abstractCommand, 'config', $configMock);
     }
+
+    public function infoMessageProvider()
+    {
+        return [
+            'happy_path' => [
+                'helpMessage' => 'This command does everything you want to',
+                'examples' => [
+                    [
+                        'snippet' => 'mage example',
+                        'description' => 'Default command'
+                    ],
+                    [
+                        'snippet' => 'mage example light',
+                        'description' => 'Runs the command with lights'
+                    ]
+                ],
+                'syntax' => 'mage example [light]',
+                'output' => "\n"
+                    . "This command does everything you want to\n"
+                    . "\n"
+                    . "Syntax:\n"
+                    . "    mage example [light]\n"
+                    . "\n"
+                    . "Usage examples:\n"
+                    . "    * Default command:\n"
+                    . "        mage example\n"
+                    . "    * Runs the command with lights:\n"
+                    . "        mage example light\n"
+            ],
+            'no_help_message' => [
+                'helpMessage' => '',
+                'examples' => [
+                    [
+                        'snippet' => 'mage example',
+                        'description' => 'Default command'
+                    ],
+                    [
+                        'snippet' => 'mage example light',
+                        'description' => 'Runs the command with lights'
+                    ]
+                ],
+                'syntax' => 'mage example [light]',
+                'output' => "\n"
+                    . "Syntax:\n"
+                    . "    mage example [light]\n"
+                    . "\n"
+                    . "Usage examples:\n"
+                    . "    * Default command:\n"
+                    . "        mage example\n"
+                    . "    * Runs the command with lights:\n"
+                    . "        mage example light\n"
+            ],
+            'no_examples' => [
+                'helpMessage' => 'This command does everything you want to',
+                'examples' => [],
+                'syntax' => 'mage example [light]',
+                'output' => "\n"
+                    . "This command does everything you want to\n"
+                    . "\n"
+                    . "Syntax:\n"
+                    . "    mage example [light]\n"
+            ],
+            "no_syntax" => [
+                'helpMessage' => 'This command does everything you want to',
+                'examples' => [
+                    [
+                        'snippet' => 'mage example',
+                        'description' => 'Default command'
+                    ],
+                    [
+                        'snippet' => 'mage example light',
+                        'description' => 'Runs the command with lights'
+                    ]
+                ],
+                'syntax' => '',
+                'output' => "\n"
+                    . "This command does everything you want to\n"
+                    . "\n"
+                    . "Usage examples:\n"
+                    . "    * Default command:\n"
+                    . "        mage example\n"
+                    . "    * Runs the command with lights:\n"
+                    . "        mage example light\n"
+            ],
+            "stripping_colons" => [
+                'helpMessage' => 'This command does everything you want to',
+                'examples' => [
+                    [
+                        'snippet' => 'mage example',
+                        'description' => 'Default command:'
+                    ],
+                    [
+                        'snippet' => 'mage example light',
+                        'description' => 'Runs the command with lights:'
+                    ]
+                ],
+                'syntax' => 'mage example [light]',
+                'output' => "\n"
+                    . "This command does everything you want to\n"
+                    . "\n"
+                    . "Syntax:\n"
+                    . "    mage example [light]\n"
+                    . "\n"
+                    . "Usage examples:\n"
+                    . "    * Default command:\n"
+                    . "        mage example\n"
+                    . "    * Runs the command with lights:\n"
+                    . "        mage example light\n"
+            ],
+            "only_help" => [
+                'helpMessage' => 'This command does everything you want to',
+                'examples' => [],
+                'syntax' => '',
+                'output' => "\n"
+                    . "This command does everything you want to\n"
+            ],
+            "only_examples" => [
+                'helpMessage' => '',
+                'examples' => [
+                    [
+                        'snippet' => 'mage example',
+                        'description' => 'Default command'
+                    ],
+                    [
+                        'snippet' => 'mage example light',
+                        'description' => 'Runs the command with lights'
+                    ]
+                ],
+                'syntax' => '',
+                'output' => "\n"
+                    . "Usage examples:\n"
+                    . "    * Default command:\n"
+                    . "        mage example\n"
+                    . "    * Runs the command with lights:\n"
+                    . "        mage example light\n"
+            ],
+            "only_syntax" => [
+                'helpMessage' => '',
+                'examples' => [],
+                'syntax' => 'mage example [light]',
+                'output' => "\n"
+                    . "Syntax:\n"
+                    . "    mage example [light]\n"
+            ]
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @covers ::getInfoMessage
+     * @covers ::setHelpMessage
+     * @covers ::addUsageExample
+     * @covers ::setSyntaxMessage
+     *
+     * @dataProvider infoMessageProvider
+     */
+    public function testGetInfoMessage($helpMessage, $examples, $syntax, $expectedMessage)
+    {
+        /** @var AbstractCommand $command */
+        $command = $this->getMockForAbstractClass('Mage\Command\AbstractCommand');
+
+        foreach ($examples as $example) {
+            $command->addUsageExample($example['snippet'], $example['description']);
+        }
+
+        $command->setHelpMessage($helpMessage);
+        $command->setSyntaxMessage($syntax);
+
+        $actualMessage = $command->getInfoMessage();
+        $this->assertEquals($expectedMessage, $actualMessage);
+
+    }
 }