diff --git a/framework/core/composer.json b/framework/core/composer.json
index 0450dc0e9..47fdefa9c 100644
--- a/framework/core/composer.json
+++ b/framework/core/composer.json
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
         "s9e/text-formatter": "^1.2.0",
         "symfony/config": "^3.3",
         "symfony/console": "^4.2",
+        "symfony/event-dispatcher": "^4.3.2",
         "symfony/translation": "^3.3",
         "symfony/yaml": "^3.3",
         "tobscure/json-api": "^0.3.0",
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Console/Event/Configuring.php b/framework/core/src/Console/Event/Configuring.php
index aace4860a..28cce8411 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Console/Event/Configuring.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Console/Event/Configuring.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Flarum\Console\Event;
 use Flarum\Foundation\Application;
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Application as ConsoleApplication;
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher;
 
 /**
  * Configure the console application.
@@ -31,15 +32,21 @@ class Configuring
      * @var ConsoleApplication
      */
     public $console;
+    /**
+     * @var EventDispatcher
+     */
+    public $eventDispatcher;
 
     /**
-     * @param Application $app
+     * @param Application        $app
      * @param ConsoleApplication $console
+     * @param EventDispatcher    $eventDispatcher
      */
-    public function __construct(Application $app, ConsoleApplication $console)
+    public function __construct(Application $app, ConsoleApplication $console, EventDispatcher $eventDispatcher)
     {
         $this->app = $app;
         $this->console = $console;
+        $this->eventDispatcher = $eventDispatcher;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Console/Server.php b/framework/core/src/Console/Server.php
index d55e14dba..2d5000501 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Console/Server.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Console/Server.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use Flarum\Foundation\Application;
 use Flarum\Foundation\SiteInterface;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Events\Dispatcher;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Application as ConsoleApplication;
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher;
 
 class Server
 {
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ class Server
         $app = Application::getInstance();
 
         $events = $app->make(Dispatcher::class);
-        $events->fire(new Configuring($app, $console));
+        $events->fire(new Configuring($app, $console, $dispatcher = new EventDispatcher()));
+
+        $console->setDispatcher($dispatcher);
     }
 }