diff --git a/command/command_test.go b/command/command_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7574d663d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/command_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
+)
+
+func testMeta(t *testing.T) Meta {
+	return Meta{
+		Ui: new(cli.MockUi),
+	}
+}
diff --git a/command/push.go b/command/push.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d50d549d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/push.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
+)
+
+type PushCommand struct {
+	Meta
+}
+
+func (c *PushCommand) Run(args []string) int {
+	f := flag.NewFlagSet("push", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	f.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
+	if err := f.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	args = f.Args()
+	if len(args) != 1 {
+		f.Usage()
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	// Read the template
+	tpl, err := packer.ParseTemplateFile(args[0], nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to parse template: %s", err))
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	// TODO: validate the template
+	println(tpl.Push.Name)
+
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (*PushCommand) Help() string {
+	helpText := `
+Usage: packer push [options] TEMPLATE
+
+  Push the template and the files it needs to a Packer build service.
+  This will not initiate any builds, it will only update the templates
+  used for builds.
+`
+
+	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
+}
+
+func (*PushCommand) Synopsis() string {
+	return "push template files to a Packer build service"
+}
diff --git a/command/push_test.go b/command/push_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7e1f800a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/push_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestPush_noArgs(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &PushCommand{Meta: testMeta(t)}
+	code := c.Run(nil)
+	if code != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", code)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPush_multiArgs(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &PushCommand{Meta: testMeta(t)}
+	code := c.Run([]string{"one", "two"})
+	if code != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", code)
+	}
+}