diff --git a/bin/console b/bin/console
index 5c700318c5..c7b33da11d 100755
--- a/bin/console
+++ b/bin/console
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\UpgradeDBDatas;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\RescanTechnicalDatas;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\BuildMissingSubdefs;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\RecordAdd;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\CreateCollection;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Command\ContainerAwareCommand;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
@@ -89,6 +90,8 @@ try {
     $app->add(new \module_console_fieldsRename('fields:rename'));
     $app->add(new \module_console_fieldsMerge('fields:merge'));
 
+    $app->add(new CreateCollection('collection:create'));
+
     $app->add(new RecordAdd('records:add'));
     $app->add(new RescanTechnicalDatas('records:rescan-technical-datas'));
     $app->add(new BuildMissingSubdefs('records:build-missing-subdefs'));
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/CreateCollection.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/CreateCollection.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de3c3f4553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/CreateCollection.php
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Phraseanet
+ *
+ * (c) 2005-2012 Alchemy
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Command;
+
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Command\Command;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Border\File;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Border\Manager;
+use Entities\LazaretFile;
+use Entities\LazaretSession;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Create a collection Command
+ *
+ * @license     http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-3.0 GPLv3
+ * @link        www.phraseanet.com
+ */
+class CreateCollection extends Command
+{
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+     */
+    public function __construct($name = null)
+    {
+        parent::__construct($name);
+
+        $this->setDescription('Create a collection in Phraseanet')
+            ->setHelp('')
+            ->addArgument('databox_id', InputArgument::REQUIRED, 'The id of the databox where to create the collection', null)
+            ->addArgument('collname', InputArgument::REQUIRED, 'The name of the new collection', null)
+            ->addOption('base_id_rights', 'd', InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Duplicate rights from another collection', null);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function requireSetup()
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    protected function doExecute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
+    {
+        $core = \bootstrap::getCore();
+
+        $appbox = \appbox::get_instance($core);
+        $databox = $appbox->get_databox((int) $input->getArgument('databox_id'));
+
+        $new_collection = \collection::create($databox, $appbox, $input->getArgument('collname'));
+
+        if ($new_collection && $input->getOption('duplicate_rights_from_base_id')) {
+
+            $query = new \User_Query($appbox);
+            $total = $query->on_base_ids(array($input->getOption('duplicate_rights_from_base_id')))->get_total();
+
+            $n = 0;
+            while ($n < $total) {
+                $results = $query->limit($n, 40)->execute()->get_results();
+                foreach ($results as $user) {
+                    $user->ACL()->duplicate_right_from_bas($input->getOption('duplicate_rights_from_base_id'), $new_collection->get_base_id());
+                }
+                $n+=40;
+            }
+        }
+
+        User_Adapter::reset_sys_admins_rights();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/RecordAdd.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/RecordAdd.php
index fb1410bea4..29e88e8e48 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/RecordAdd.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Command/RecordAdd.php
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
 
 /**
- * Rescan Technical Datas command : Rescan all records of all databases and
- * rescan technical datas.
+ * Create a record command
  *
  * @license     http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-3.0 GPLv3
  * @link        www.phraseanet.com
diff --git a/lib/classes/collection.class.php b/lib/classes/collection.class.php
index eeb4605cd1..122f5cc17e 100644
--- a/lib/classes/collection.class.php
+++ b/lib/classes/collection.class.php
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class collection implements cache_cacheableInterface
     {
         $sql = 'UPDATE bas SET active=0 WHERE base_id = :base_id';
         $stmt = $appbox->get_connection()->prepare($sql);
-        $stmt->execute(array(':base_id' => $this->get_base_id()));
+        $stmt->execute(array(':base_id'       => $this->get_base_id()));
         $stmt->closeCursor();
         $this->is_active = false;
         $this->delete_data_from_cache();
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ class collection implements cache_cacheableInterface
         return $this;
     }
 
-    public static function create(databox $databox, appbox $appbox, $name, user_adapter $user)
+    public static function create(databox $databox, appbox $appbox, $name, User_Adapter $user = null)
     {
         $sbas_id = $databox->get_sbas_id();
         $connbas = $databox->get_connection();
@@ -533,9 +533,11 @@ class collection implements cache_cacheableInterface
         cache_databox::update($sbas_id, 'structure');
 
         phrasea::reset_baseDatas();
-        self::set_admin($new_bas, $user);
 
-        $appbox->get_session()->renew_phrasea_session();
+        if (null !== $user) {
+            self::set_admin($new_bas, $user);
+            $appbox->get_session()->renew_phrasea_session();
+        }
 
         return self::get_from_coll_id($databox, $new_id);
     }