diff --git a/framework/yii/console/controllers/MessageController.php b/framework/yii/console/controllers/MessageController.php
index 828f25f..04bb65d 100644
--- a/framework/yii/console/controllers/MessageController.php
+++ b/framework/yii/console/controllers/MessageController.php
@@ -224,11 +224,51 @@ class MessageController extends Controller
  * Message string can be used with plural forms format. Check i18n section
  * of the guide for details.
  *
- * NOTE, this file must be saved in UTF-8 encoding.
+ * NOTE: this file must be saved in UTF-8 encoding.
  */
 return $array;
 
 EOD;
 		file_put_contents($fileName, $content);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates template of configuration file for [[actionIndex]].
+	 * @param string $configFile output file name.
+	 * @throws \yii\console\Exception on failure.
+	 */
+	public function actionTemplate($configFile)
+	{
+		$template = <<<EOD
+<?php
+/**
+ * Configuration file for the "yii {$this->id}" console command.
+ */
+return array(
+	'sourcePath' => __DIR__,
+	'messagePath' => __DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'messages',
+	'languages' => array(),
+	'fileTypes' => array('php'),
+	'overwrite' => true,
+	'exclude' => array(
+		'.svn',
+		'.gitignore',
+		'.gitkeep',
+		'.hgignore',
+		'.hgkeep',
+		'/messages',
+	),
+);
+EOD;
+		if (file_exists($configFile)) {
+			if (!$this->confirm("File '{$configFile}' already exists. Do you wish to overwrite it?")) {
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+		if (!file_put_contents($configFile, $template)) {
+			throw new Exception("Unable to write template file '{$configFile}'.");
+		} else {
+			echo "Configuration file template created at '{$configFile}'.\n\n";
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/framework/console/controllers/MessageControllerTest.php b/tests/unit/framework/console/controllers/MessageControllerTest.php
index 82bb393..396ec79 100644
--- a/tests/unit/framework/console/controllers/MessageControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/framework/console/controllers/MessageControllerTest.php
@@ -151,20 +151,25 @@ class MessageControllerTest extends TestCase
 
 	// Tests:
 
-	public function testEmptyArgs()
+	public function testActionTemplate()
 	{
-		$this->setExpectedException('CException', 'usageError');
-		$this->runMessageControllerAction('index', array());
+		$configFileName = $this->configFileName;
+		$this->runMessageControllerAction('template', array($configFileName));
+		$this->assertTrue(file_exists($configFileName), 'Unable to create config file template!');
 	}
 
 	public function testConfigFileNotExist()
 	{
-		$this->setExpectedException('CException', 'usageError');
+		$this->markTestIncomplete('MessageController is incomplete');
+
+		$this->setExpectedException('yii\\console\\Exception');
 		$this->runMessageControllerAction('index', array('not_existing_file.php'));
 	}
 
 	public function testCreateTranslation()
 	{
+		$this->markTestIncomplete('MessageController is incomplete');
+
 		$language = 'en';
 
 		$category = 'test_category';