diff --git a/local-cli/cli.js b/local-cli/cli.js
index 4f75e83db36d44..e21619cec5f649 100644
--- a/local-cli/cli.js
+++ b/local-cli/cli.js
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+var fs = require('fs');
 var spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
 var path = require('path');
-
+var generateAndroid = require('./generate-android.js');
 var init = require('./init.js');
 var install = require('./install.js');
 var bundle = require('./bundle.js');
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ function printUsage() {
     '  start: starts the webserver',
     '  install: installs npm react components',
     '  bundle: builds the javascript bundle for offline use',
-    '  new-library: generates a native library bridge'
+    '  new-library: generates a native library bridge',
+    '  android: generates an Android project for your app'
   ].join('\n'));
   process.exit(1);
 }
@@ -59,6 +61,12 @@ function run() {
   case 'init':
     printInitWarning();
     break;
+  case 'android':
+    generateAndroid(
+      process.cwd(),
+      JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('package.json', 'utf8')).name
+    );
+    break;
   default:
     console.error('Command `%s` unrecognized', args[0]);
     printUsage();
diff --git a/local-cli/generate-android.js b/local-cli/generate-android.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..cdfab974b1abe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local-cli/generate-android.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var fs = require('fs');
+var path = require('path');
+var yeoman = require('yeoman-environment');
+
+module.exports = function(projectDir, name) {
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(projectDir, 'android'));
+  var oldCwd = process.cwd();
+  process.chdir(path.join(projectDir, 'android'));
+
+  var env = yeoman.createEnv();
+  var generatorPath = path.join(
+    __dirname,
+    'generator-react-native-android',
+    'generators',
+    'app',
+    'index.js'
+  );
+  env.register(generatorPath, 'android:app');
+  env.run(['android:app', name], function() {
+    process.chdir(oldCwd);
+  });
+};
diff --git a/local-cli/init.js b/local-cli/init.js
index 743eb4b001fcbe..2c86fca6c32f3e 100755
--- a/local-cli/init.js
+++ b/local-cli/init.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var fs = require('fs');
+var generateAndroid = require('./generate-android');
 var path = require('path');
 var utils = require('./generator-utils');
 
@@ -31,24 +32,7 @@ function init(projectDir, appName) {
   });
 
   // generate Android source
-  fs.mkdirSync(path.join(projectDir, 'android'));
-  var oldCwd = process.cwd();
-  process.chdir(path.join(projectDir, 'android'));
-
-  var yeoman = require('yeoman-environment');
-  var env = yeoman.createEnv();
-  var generatorPath = path.join(
-    __dirname,
-    'generator-react-native-android',
-    'generators',
-    'app',
-    'index.js'
-  );
-  env.register(generatorPath, 'android:app');
-  env.run(['android:app', appName], function() {
-    process.chdir(oldCwd);
-  });
-
+  generateAndroid(projectDir, appName);
 
   console.log('Next Steps:');
   console.log('   Open ' + path.resolve(projectDir, appName) + '.xcodeproj in Xcode');