diff --git a/README b/README
index 523941f804..4fec46734d 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1108,6 +1108,14 @@ The following options need to be configured:
 
 		XXX - this list needs to get updated!
 
+- Removal of commands
+		If no commands are needed to boot, you can disable
+		CONFIG_CMDLINE to remove them. In this case, the command line
+		will not be available, and when U-Boot wants to execute the
+		boot command (on start-up) it will call board_run_command()
+		instead. This can reduce image size significantly for very
+		simple boot procedures.
+
 - Regular expression support:
 		CONFIG_REGEX
 		If this variable is defined, U-Boot is linked against
diff --git a/cmd/Kconfig b/cmd/Kconfig
index 7cdff04a62..cdcaff8bea 100644
--- a/cmd/Kconfig
+++ b/cmd/Kconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 menu "Command line interface"
 
+config CMDLINE
+	bool "Support U-Boot commands"
+	default y
+	help
+	  Enable U-Boot's command-line functions. This provides a means
+	  to enter commands into U-Boot for a wide variety of purposes. It
+	  also allows scripts (containing commands) to be executed.
+	  Various commands and command categorys can be indivdually enabled.
+	  Depending on the number of commands enabled, this can add
+	  substantially to the size of U-Boot.
+
 config HUSH_PARSER
 	bool "Use hush shell"
 	select SYS_HUSH_PARSER
+	depends on CMDLINE
 	help
 	  This option enables the "hush" shell (from Busybox) as command line
 	  interpreter, thus enabling powerful command line syntax like