diff --git a/kallithea/bin/kallithea_cli_base.py b/kallithea/bin/kallithea_cli_base.py
--- a/kallithea/bin/kallithea_cli_base.py
+++ b/kallithea/bin/kallithea_cli_base.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import paste.deploy
 def cli():
     """Various commands to manage a Kallithea instance."""
 
-def register_command(config_file=False, config_file_initialize_app=False):
+def register_command(config_file=False, config_file_initialize_app=False, hidden=False):
     """Register a kallithea-cli subcommand.
 
     If one of the config_file flags are true, a config file must be specified
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def register_command(config_file=False, 
     If config_file_initialize_app is true, Kallithea, TurboGears global state
     (including tg.config), and database access will also be fully initialized.
     """
-    cli_command = cli.command()
+    cli_command = cli.command(hidden=hidden)
     if config_file or config_file_initialize_app:
         def annotator(annotated):
             @click.option('--config_file', '-c', help="Path to .ini file with app configuration.",