diff --git a/src/Command/Generate/CommandCommand.php b/src/Command/Generate/CommandCommand.php
index b5b1f22ce..887d6e5f7 100644
--- a/src/Command/Generate/CommandCommand.php
+++ b/src/Command/Generate/CommandCommand.php
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ protected function configure()
                 InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED,
                 $this->trans('commands.generate.command.options.name')
             )
+            ->addOption(
+                'initialize',
+                null,
+                InputOption::VALUE_NONE,
+                $this->trans('commands.generate.command.options.initialize')
+            )
             ->addOption(
                 'interact',
                 null,
@@ -140,6 +146,7 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
         $extensionType = $input->getOption('extension-type');
         $class = $this->validator->validateCommandName($input->getOption('class'));
         $name = $input->getOption('name');
+        $initialize = $input->getOption('initialize');
         $interact = $input->getOption('interact');
         $containerAware = $input->getOption('container-aware');
         $services = $input->getOption('services');
@@ -156,6 +163,7 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
             $extension,
             $extensionType,
             $name,
+            $initialize,
             $interact,
             $class,
             $containerAware,
@@ -194,12 +202,20 @@ protected function interact(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
             $input->setOption('name', $name);
         }
 
-        $interact = $input->getOption('interact');
+        $initialize = $input->getOption('initialize');
+        if (!$initialize) {
+            $initialize = $this->getIo()->confirm(
+                $this->trans('commands.generate.command.questions.initialize'),
+                false
+            );
+            $input->setOption('initialize', $initialize);
+        }
 
+        $interact = $input->getOption('interact');
         if (!$interact) {
             $interact = $this->getIo()->confirm(
                 $this->trans('commands.generate.command.questions.interact'),
-                true
+                false
             );
             $input->setOption('interact', $interact);
         }
diff --git a/src/Generator/CommandGenerator.php b/src/Generator/CommandGenerator.php
index 8e7618750..132185a45 100644
--- a/src/Generator/CommandGenerator.php
+++ b/src/Generator/CommandGenerator.php
@@ -48,13 +48,22 @@ public function __construct(
      * @param string  $extension      Extension name
      * @param string  $extensionType  Extension type
      * @param string  $name           Command name
-     * @param string  $interact       Interact
+     * @param string  $initialize     Initialize method
+     * @param string  $interact       Interact method
      * @param string  $class          Class name
      * @param boolean $containerAware Container Aware command
      * @param array   $services       Services array
      */
-    public function generate($extension, $extensionType, $name, $interact, $class, $containerAware, $services)
-    {
+    public function generate(
+        $extension,
+        $extensionType,
+        $name,
+        $initialize,
+        $interact,
+        $class,
+        $containerAware,
+        $services
+    ) {
         $command_key = str_replace(':', '.', $name);
 
         $extensionObject = $this->extensionManager->getDrupalExtension($extensionType, $extension);
@@ -64,6 +73,7 @@ public function generate($extension, $extensionType, $name, $interact, $class, $
             'extensionType' => $extensionType,
             'name' => $name,
             'interact' => $interact,
+            'initialize' => $initialize,
             'class_name' => $class,
             'container_aware' => $containerAware,
             'command_key' => $command_key,
diff --git a/templates/module/src/Command/command.php.twig b/templates/module/src/Command/command.php.twig
index 0f970d536..2b22077e9 100644
--- a/templates/module/src/Command/command.php.twig
+++ b/templates/module/src/Command/command.php.twig
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ use Drupal\Console\Core\Command\ContainerAwareCommand;
 {% else %}
 use Drupal\Console\Core\Command\Command;
 {% endif %}
-use Drupal\Console\Core\Style\DrupalStyle;
 use Drupal\Console\Annotations\DrupalCommand;
 {% endblock %}
 
@@ -53,20 +52,31 @@ class {{ class_name }} extends {% if container_aware %}ContainerAwareCommand{% e
       ->setDescription($this->trans('commands.{{ command_key }}.description'));
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output) {
-    $this->getIo()->info($this->trans('commands.{{ command_key }}.messages.success'));
+{% if initialize %}
+ /**
+  * {@inheritdoc}
+  */
+  protected function initialize(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output) {
+    parent::initialize($input, $output);
+    $this->getIo()->info('initialize');
   }
 
+{% endif %}
 {% if interact %}
  /**
   * {@inheritdoc}
   */
- protected function interact(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output) {
+  protected function interact(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output) {
+    $this->getIo()->info('interact');
+  }
 
- }
 {% endif %}
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output) {
+    $this->getIo()->info('execute');
+    $this->getIo()->info($this->trans('commands.{{ command_key }}.messages.success'));
+  }
 
 {%- endblock -%}