diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 961a58830..c4c345b3d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -281,7 +281,14 @@
 # v1.6.21
 ## mm/dd/2020
 
+1. [](#new)
+    * Added `ConsoleCommand::setLanguage()` method to set language to be used from CLI
+    * Added `ConsoleCommand::initializeGrav()` method to properly set up Grav instance to be used from CLI
+    * Added `ConsoleCommand::initializePlugins()`method to properly set up all plugins to be used from CLI
+    * Added `ConsoleCommand::initializeThemes()`method to properly set up current theme to be used from CLI
+    * Added `ConsoleCommand::initializePages()` method to properly set up pages to be used from CLI
 1. [](#bugfix)
+    * Fixed `bin/plugin` CLI calling `$themes->init()` way too early
     * Fixed encoding problems when PHP INI setting `default_charset` is not `utf-8` [#2154](https://github.com/getgrav/grav/issues/2154)
 
 # v1.6.20
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Grav.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Grav.php
index 409f51a9a..c39f7b165 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Grav.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Grav.php
@@ -186,6 +186,29 @@ class Grav extends Container
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Initialize CLI environment.
+     *
+     * Call after `$grav->setup($environment)`
+     *
+     * - Load configuration
+     * - Disable debugger
+     * - Set timezone, locale
+     * - Load plugins
+     * - Set Users type to be used in the site
+     *
+     * This method WILL NOT initialize assets, twig or pages.
+     *
+     * @param string|null $environment
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function initializeCli()
+    {
+        InitializeProcessor::initializeCli($this);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Process a request
      */
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Console/ConsoleCommand.php b/system/src/Grav/Console/ConsoleCommand.php
index 5781f348b..f6a885501 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Console/ConsoleCommand.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Console/ConsoleCommand.php
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 namespace Grav\Console;
 
 use Grav\Common\Grav;
+use Grav\Common\Language\Language;
+use Grav\Common\Processors\InitializeProcessor;
+use RocketTheme\Toolbox\Event\Event;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
@@ -18,7 +21,14 @@ class ConsoleCommand extends Command
 {
     use ConsoleTrait;
 
-    /**
+    /** @var bool */
+    private $plugins_initialized = false;
+    /** @var bool */
+    private $themes_initialized = false;
+    /** @var bool */
+    private $pages_initialized = false;
+
+        /**
      * @param InputInterface  $input
      * @param OutputInterface $output
      *
@@ -31,12 +41,140 @@ class ConsoleCommand extends Command
     }
 
     /**
-     *
+     * Override with your implementation.
      */
     protected function serve()
     {
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Initialize Grav.
+     *
+     * - Load configuration
+     * - Disable debugger
+     * - Set timezone, locale
+     * - Load plugins
+     * - Set Users type to be used in the site
+     *
+     * Safe to be called multiple times.
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    final protected function initializeGrav()
+    {
+        InitializeProcessor::initializeCli(Grav::instance());
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set language to be used in CLI.
+     *
+     * @param string|null $code
+     */
+    final protected function setLanguage(string $code = null)
+    {
+        $this->initializeGrav();
+
+        $grav = Grav::instance();
+        /** @var Language $language */
+        $language = $grav['language'];
+        if ($language->enabled()) {
+            if ($code && $language->validate($code)) {
+                $language->setActive($code);
+            } else {
+                $language->setActive($language->getDefault());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Properly initialize plugins.
+     *
+     * - call $this->initializeGrav()
+     * - call onPluginsInitialized event
+     *
+     * Safe to be called multiple times.
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    final protected function initializePlugins()
+    {
+        if (!$this->plugins_initialized) {
+            $this->plugins_initialized = true;
+
+            $this->initializeGrav();
+
+            // Initialize plugins.
+            $grav = Grav::instance();
+            $grav->fireEvent('onPluginsInitialized');
+        }
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Properly initialize themes.
+     *
+     * - call $this->initializePlugins()
+     * - initialize theme (call onThemeInitialized event)
+     *
+     * Safe to be called multiple times.
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    final protected function initializeThemes()
+    {
+        if (!$this->themes_initialized) {
+            $this->themes_initialized = true;
+
+            $this->initializePlugins();
+
+            // Initialize themes.
+            $grav = Grav::instance();
+            $grav['themes']->init();
+        }
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Properly initialize pages.
+     *
+     * - call $this->initializeThemes()
+     * - initialize assets (call onAssetsInitialized event)
+     * - initialize twig (calls the twig events)
+     * - initialize pages (calls onPagesInitialized event)
+     *
+     * Safe to be called multiple times.
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    final protected function initializePages()
+    {
+        if (!$this->pages_initialized) {
+            $this->pages_initialized = true;
+
+            $this->initializeThemes();
+
+            $grav = Grav::instance();
+
+            // Initialize assets.
+            $grav['assets']->init();
+            $grav->fireEvent('onAssetsInitialized');
+
+            // Initialize twig.
+            $grav['twig']->init();
+
+            // Initialize pages.
+            $pages = $grav['pages'];
+            $pages->init();
+            $grav->fireEvent('onPagesInitialized', new Event(['pages' => $pages]));
+        }
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     protected function displayGPMRelease()
     {
         $this->output->writeln('');