diff --git a/bin/console b/bin/console
index aebb0ead0b..d32d3e625d 100755
--- a/bin/console
+++ b/bin/console
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\WebsocketServer;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Version;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\BuildMissingSubdefs;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\CreateCollection;
-use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\CreateDataboxCommand;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\Databox\CreateDataboxCommand;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\MailTest;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\Compile\Configuration;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\RecordAdd;
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/CreateDataboxCommand.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/Databox/CreateDataboxCommand.php
similarity index 96%
rename from lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/CreateDataboxCommand.php
rename to lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/Databox/CreateDataboxCommand.php
index 068ae5a674..695948f720 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/CreateDataboxCommand.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/Databox/CreateDataboxCommand.php
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
-namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Command;
+namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\Databox;
 
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\Command;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Databox\DataboxConnectionSettings;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Databox\DataboxService;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Model\Repositories\UserRepository;
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/Databox/MountDataboxCommand.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/Databox/MountDataboxCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce77c7dbb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/Databox/MountDataboxCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\Databox;
+
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\Command;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Databox\DataboxConnectionSettings;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Databox\DataboxService;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Model\Repositories\UserRepository;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+class MountDataboxCommand extends Command
+{
+
+    protected function configure()
+    {
+        $this->setName('databox:mount')
+            ->addArgument('databox', InputArgument::REQUIRED, 'Database name for the databox', null)
+            ->addArgument('owner', InputArgument::REQUIRED, 'Email of the databox admin user', null)
+            ->addOption('connection', 'c', InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Flag to set new database settings')
+            ->addOption('db-host', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'MySQL server host', 'localhost')
+            ->addOption('db-port', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'MySQL server port', 3306)
+            ->addOption('db-user', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'MySQL server user', 'phrasea')
+            ->addOption('db-password', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'MySQL server password', null);
+    }
+
+    protected function doExecute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
+    {
+        $databoxName = $input->getArgument('databox');
+        $connectionSettings = $input->getOption('connection') == false ? null : new DataboxConnectionSettings(
+            $input->getOption('db-host'),
+            $input->getOption('db-port'),
+            $input->getOption('db-user'),
+            $input->getOption('db-password')
+        );
+
+        /** @var UserRepository $userRepository */
+        $userRepository = $this->container['repo.users'];
+        /** @var DataboxService $databoxService */
+        $databoxService = $this->container['databox.service'];
+
+        $owner = $userRepository->findByEmail($input->getArgument('owner'));
+
+        $databoxService->mountDatabox(
+            $databoxName,
+            $owner,
+            $connectionSettings
+        );
+
+        $output->writeln('Databox mounted');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/DataboxesController.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/DataboxesController.php
index 93ad9a59a8..d204ed9d8c 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/DataboxesController.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/DataboxesController.php
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ class DataboxesController extends Controller
             && (null !== $passwordDb = $request->request->get('new_password'))
         ) {
             $connection = $this->getApplicationBox()->get_connection();
+            
             try {
                 $connection->beginTransaction();
                 $base = \databox::mount($this->app, $hostname, $port, $userDb, $passwordDb, $dbName);
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Provider/DataboxServiceProvider.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Provider/DataboxServiceProvider.php
index 5272c1ca47..d1ea0486d6 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Provider/DataboxServiceProvider.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Provider/DataboxServiceProvider.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Provider;
 
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Application as PhraseaApplication;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Databox\DataboxService;
 use Silex\Application;
 use Silex\ServiceProviderInterface;
@@ -11,9 +12,10 @@ class DataboxServiceProvider implements ServiceProviderInterface
 
     public function register(Application $app)
     {
-        $app['databox.service'] = $app->share(function (Application $app) {
+        $app['databox.service'] = $app->share(function (PhraseaApplication $app) {
             return new DataboxService(
                 $app,
+                $app->getApplicationBox(),
                 $app['dbal.provider'],
                 $app['repo.databoxes'],
                 $app['conf'],
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DataboxService.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DataboxService.php
index 7d45969936..ec667bebcb 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DataboxService.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DataboxService.php
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ class DataboxService
      */
     private $app;
 
+    /**
+     * @var \appbox
+     */
+    private $applicationBox;
+
     /**
      * @var PropertyAccess
      */
@@ -40,6 +45,7 @@ class DataboxService
 
     /**
      * @param Application $application
+     * @param \appbox $appbox
      * @param callable $connectionFactory
      * @param DataboxRepository $databoxRepository
      * @param PropertyAccess $defaultDbConfiguration
@@ -47,12 +53,14 @@ class DataboxService
      */
     public function __construct(
         Application $application,
+        \appbox $appbox,
         callable $connectionFactory,
         DataboxRepository $databoxRepository,
         PropertyAccess $defaultDbConfiguration,
         $rootPath
     ) {
         $this->app = $application;
+        $this->applicationBox = $appbox;
         $this->connectionFactory = $connectionFactory;
         $this->databoxRepository = $databoxRepository;
         $this->configuration = $defaultDbConfiguration;
@@ -98,14 +106,36 @@ class DataboxService
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param $databaseName
+     * @param string $databaseName
+     * @param User $owner
      * @param DataboxConnectionSettings $connectionSettings
      * @return \databox
      */
-    public function mountDatabox($databaseName, DataboxConnectionSettings $connectionSettings = null)
+    public function mountDatabox($databaseName, User $owner, DataboxConnectionSettings $connectionSettings = null)
     {
         $connectionSettings = $connectionSettings ?: DataboxConnectionSettings::fromArray(
             $this->configuration->get(['main', 'database'])
         );
+
+        $this->applicationBox->get_connection()->beginTransaction();
+
+        try {
+            $databox = \databox::mount(
+                $this->app,
+                $connectionSettings->getHost(),
+                $connectionSettings->getPort(),
+                $connectionSettings->getUser(),
+                $connectionSettings->getPassword(),
+                $databaseName
+            );
+
+            $databox->registerAdmin($owner);
+            $this->applicationBox->get_connection()->commit();
+        }
+        catch (\Exception $exception) {
+            $this->applicationBox->get_connection()->rollBack();
+
+            throw new \RuntimeException($exception->getMessage(), 0, $exception);
+        }
     }
 }