diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Console/Application.php b/src/Illuminate/Console/Application.php
index 36e77ffbdc80..f78f816a6814 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Console/Application.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Console/Application.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\ProcessUtils;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Application as SymfonyApplication;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command as SymfonyCommand;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\CommandLoader\CommandLoaderInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Exception\CommandNotFoundException;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArrayInput;
@@ -54,11 +55,18 @@ class Application extends SymfonyApplication implements ApplicationContract
     protected static $bootstrappers = [];
 
     /**
-     * A map of command names to classes.
+     * Indicates whether the console application has booted.
      *
-     * @var array
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $booted = false;
+
+    /**
+     * The lazy command loader.
+     *
+     * @var \Symfony\Component\Console\CommandLoader\CommandLoaderInterface
      */
-    protected $commandMap = [];
+    protected $commandLoader;
 
     /**
      * Create a new Artisan console application.
@@ -79,7 +87,7 @@ public function __construct(Container $laravel, Dispatcher $events, $version)
 
         $this->events->dispatch(new ArtisanStarting($this));
 
-        $this->bootstrap();
+        $this->setContainerCommandLoader();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -151,13 +159,21 @@ public static function starting(Closure $callback)
     /**
      * Bootstrap the console application.
      *
-     * @return void
+     * @return $this
      */
-    protected function bootstrap()
+    public function bootstrap()
     {
+        if ($this->booted) {
+            return $this;
+        }
+
         foreach (static::$bootstrappers as $bootstrapper) {
             $bootstrapper($this);
         }
+
+        $this->booted = true;
+
+        return $this;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -265,8 +281,8 @@ protected function addToParent(SymfonyCommand $command)
      */
     public function resolve($command)
     {
-        if (class_exists($command) && ($commandName = $command::getDefaultName())) {
-            $this->commandMap[$commandName] = $command;
+        if ($this->commandLoader && $this->commandLoader->accepts($command)) {
+            $this->commandLoader->add($command);
 
             return null;
         }
@@ -291,18 +307,46 @@ public function resolveCommands($commands)
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Add deferred commands list.
+     *
+     * @param array $commands   Must be keyed by command name e.g. ['migrate' => MigrateCommand::class]
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function addDeferredCommands(array $commands)
+    {
+        $this->commandLoader->merge($commands);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set the container command loader for lazy resolution.
      *
+     * @param \Symfony\Component\Console\CommandLoader\CommandLoaderInterface|null
      * @return $this
      */
-    public function setContainerCommandLoader()
+    public function setContainerCommandLoader(CommandLoaderInterface $loader = null)
     {
-        $this->setCommandLoader(new ContainerCommandLoader($this->laravel, $this->commandMap));
+        if (is_null($loader)) {
+            $loader = new ContainerCommandLoader($this->laravel);
+        }
+
+        $this->setCommandLoader($this->commandLoader = $loader);
 
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the deferred console commander loader.
+     *
+     * @return \Symfony\Component\Console\CommandLoader\CommandLoaderInterface
+     */
+    public function getCommandLoader()
+    {
+        return $this->commandLoader;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the default input definition for the application.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Console/ContainerCommandLoader.php b/src/Illuminate/Console/ContainerCommandLoader.php
index f770f6c7101f..281e6d1ed660 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Console/ContainerCommandLoader.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Console/ContainerCommandLoader.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Illuminate\Console;
 
+use InvalidArgumentException;
 use Psr\Container\ContainerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\CommandLoader\CommandLoaderInterface;
@@ -21,19 +22,64 @@ class ContainerCommandLoader implements CommandLoaderInterface
      *
      * @var array
      */
-    protected $commandMap;
+    protected $commandMap = [];
 
     /**
      * Create a new command loader instance.
      *
      * @param  \Psr\Container\ContainerInterface  $container
-     * @param  array  $commandMap
      * @return void
      */
-    public function __construct(ContainerInterface $container, array $commandMap)
+    public function __construct(ContainerInterface $container)
     {
         $this->container = $container;
-        $this->commandMap = $commandMap;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Merge the command map list
+     * 
+     * @param array $commandMap
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function merge(array $commandMap)
+    {
+        $this->commandMap = array_merge($this->commandMap, $commandMap);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine if the command is accepted by the cmand loader.
+     *
+     * @param string $name
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function accepts(string $name): bool
+    {
+        if (in_array($name, $this->commandMap)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return class_exists($name) && ! is_null($name::getDefaultName());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add class to the loader.
+     *
+     * @param string $name
+     * @return void
+     *
+     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
+     */
+    public function add(string $name)
+    {
+        if (in_array($name, $this->commandMap)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (! $this->accepts($name)) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Command "%s" was not accepted by the command loader.', $name));
+        }
+
+        $this->commandMap[$name::getDefaultName()] = $name;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -61,7 +107,7 @@ public function get(string $name): Command
      */
     public function has(string $name): bool
     {
-        return $name && isset($this->commandMap[$name]);
+        return isset($this->commandMap[$name]);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -73,4 +119,14 @@ public function getNames(): array
     {
         return array_keys($this->commandMap);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the full list of commands.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function all(): array
+    {
+        return $this->commandMap;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/CommandCacheCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/CommandCacheCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..64f44d9ffc8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/CommandCacheCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Foundation\Console;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
+
+class CommandCacheCommand extends Command
+{
+    /**
+     * The console command name.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $name = 'command:cache';
+
+    /**
+     * The console command description.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $description = 'Create a cache file for faster command loading';
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the console command.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        Artisan::cacheCommands();
+
+        $this->info('Commands cached successfully!');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Kernel.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Kernel.php
index 002297c82ff1..503d18a61f85 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Kernel.php
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ class Kernel implements KernelContract
      */
     protected $commands = [];
 
+    /**
+     * The deferred command list.
+     *
+     * @var array|null
+     */
+    protected $deferredCommands;
+
     /**
      * Indicates if the Closure commands have been loaded.
      *
@@ -199,6 +206,50 @@ public function command($signature, Closure $callback)
         return $command;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Cache the list of registered deferred/lazily loaded commands.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function cacheCommands()
+    {
+        $commands = $this->getArtisan()->getCommandLoader()->all();
+
+        file_put_contents($this->getCommandCachePath(), '<?php return ' . var_export($commands, true) . ';');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the list of deferred/lazily loaded commands.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function getCachedCommands(): array
+    {
+        $path = $this->getCommandCachePath();
+        
+        return file_exists($path) ? require $this->getCommandCachePath() : [];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get full path to the command cache file.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function getCommandCachePath(): string
+    {
+        return base_path('bootstrap/cache/commands.php');
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Load the cached commands, used for deferring/lazy resolving of commands.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function loadCachedCommands()
+    {
+        $this->deferredCommands = $this->getCachedCommands();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Register all of the commands in the given directory.
      *
@@ -313,7 +364,9 @@ public function bootstrap()
         $this->app->loadDeferredProviders();
 
         if (! $this->commandsLoaded) {
-            $this->commands();
+            if (! $this->loadCachedCommands()) {
+                $this->commands();
+            }
 
             $this->commandsLoaded = true;
         }
@@ -328,8 +381,9 @@ protected function getArtisan()
     {
         if (is_null($this->artisan)) {
             $this->artisan = (new Artisan($this->app, $this->events, $this->app->version()))
+                                    ->addDeferredCommands($this->deferredCommands ?? [])
                                     ->resolveCommands($this->commands)
-                                    ->setContainerCommandLoader();
+                                    ->bootstrap();
         }
 
         return $this->artisan;
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/OptimizeCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/OptimizeCommand.php
index 30ed992f00ba..4cfe89327cc3 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/OptimizeCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/OptimizeCommand.php
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public function handle()
     {
         $this->call('config:cache');
         $this->call('route:cache');
+        $this->call('command:cache');
 
         $this->info('Files cached successfully!');
     }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Providers/ArtisanServiceProvider.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Providers/ArtisanServiceProvider.php
index 58bc54e3e57f..4d12c950f2ac 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Providers/ArtisanServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Providers/ArtisanServiceProvider.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Console\CastMakeCommand;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Console\ChannelMakeCommand;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Console\ClearCompiledCommand;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Console\CommandCacheCommand;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Console\ComponentMakeCommand;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Console\ConfigCacheCommand;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Console\ConfigClearCommand;
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ class ArtisanServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider implements DeferrableProvid
         'ClearCompiled' => ClearCompiledCommand::class,
         'ClearResets' => ClearResetsCommand::class,
         'ConfigCache' => ConfigCacheCommand::class,
+        'CommandCache' => CommandCacheCommand::class,
         'ConfigClear' => ConfigClearCommand::class,
         'Db' => DbCommand::class,
         'DbPrune' => PruneCommand::class,
@@ -320,6 +322,18 @@ protected function registerConfigClearCommand()
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Register the command.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function registerCommandCacheCommand()
+    {
+        $this->app->singleton(CommandCacheCommand::class, function ($app) {
+            return new CommandCacheCommand;
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Register the command.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Console/ConsoleApplicationTest.php b/tests/Console/ConsoleApplicationTest.php
index 6189a375adda..955efef57c16 100755
--- a/tests/Console/ConsoleApplicationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Console/ConsoleApplicationTest.php
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Console\Application;
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Console\ContainerCommandLoader;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Events\Dispatcher;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application as ApplicationContract;
 use Mockery as m;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command as SymfonyCommand;
+use TypeError;
 
 class ConsoleApplicationTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -50,6 +52,38 @@ public function testResolveAddsCommandViaApplicationResolution()
         $this->assertEquals($command, $result);
     }
 
+    public function testAddingToCommandLoaderAndDoesNotResolve()
+    {
+        $app = $this->getMockConsole([]);
+        $commandName = FoobarCommand::class;
+
+        $loader = new ContainerCommandLoader($app->getLaravel());
+        $app->setContainerCommandLoader($loader);
+
+        $app->getLaravel()->shouldNotReceive('make');
+
+        $resolvedResult = $app->resolve($commandName);
+        $namesResult = $loader->getNames();
+
+        $this->assertNull($resolvedResult);
+        $this->assertEquals(['foobar'], $namesResult);
+    }
+
+    public function testCommanderLoaderDoesntAddForClassThatDoesntExist()
+    {
+        $app = $this->getMockConsole([]);
+        $commandName = 'Some\Command\That\Doesnt\Exist';
+
+        $loader = new ContainerCommandLoader($app->getLaravel());
+        $app->setContainerCommandLoader($loader);
+
+        $app->getLaravel()->shouldReceive('make');
+
+        $this->expectException(TypeError::class);
+
+        $resolvedResult = $app->resolve($commandName);
+    }
+
     public function testCallFullyStringCommandLine()
     {
         $app = new Application(
@@ -87,3 +121,11 @@ protected function getMockConsole(array $methods)
         ])->getMock();
     }
 }
+
+class FoobarCommand extends Command
+{
+    public static function getDefaultName(): string
+    {
+        return 'foobar';
+    }
+}