diff --git a/command/remote.go b/command/remote.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..449fb0e9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/remote.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package command
+
+import "strings"
+
+// RemoteCommand is a Command implementation that is used to
+// enable and disable remote state management
+type RemoteCommand struct {
+	Meta
+}
+
+func (c *RemoteCommand) Run(args []string) int {
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (c *RemoteCommand) Help() string {
+	helpText := `
+Usage: terraform remote [options]
+
+  Configures Terraform to use a remote state server. This allows state
+  to be pulled down when necessary and then pushed to the server when
+  updated. In this mode, the state file does not need to be stored durably
+  since the remote server provides the durability.
+
+Options:
+
+  -remote=name           Name of the state file in the state storage server.
+                         Optional, default does not use remote storage.
+
+  -remote-auth=token     Authentication token for state storage server.
+                         Optional, defaults to blank.
+
+  -remote-server=url     URL of the remote storage server.
+
+`
+	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
+}
+
+func (c *RemoteCommand) Synopsis() string {
+	return "Configures remote state management"
+}
diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index 00f8a8a97..47aafb557 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ func init() {
 			}, nil
 		},
 
+		"remote": func() (cli.Command, error) {
+			return &command.RemoteCommand{
+				Meta: meta,
+			}, nil
+		},
+
 		"show": func() (cli.Command, error) {
 			return &command.ShowCommand{
 				Meta: meta,