diff --git a/railties/CHANGELOG b/railties/CHANGELOG
index 8b9fdddda7..f32e60ce8c 100644
--- a/railties/CHANGELOG
+++ b/railties/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Add 'app' accessor to script/console as an instance of Integration::Session [Jamis Buck]
+
 * Generator::Base#usage takes an optional message argument which defaults to Generator::Base#usage_message. [Jeremy Kemper]
 
 * Remove the extraneous AR::Base.threaded_connections setting from the webrick server. [Jeremy Kemper]
diff --git a/railties/lib/commands/console.rb b/railties/lib/commands/console.rb
index 696272eba6..3ea1107445 100644
--- a/railties/lib/commands/console.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/commands/console.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ end
 
 libs =  " -r irb/completion"
 libs << " -r #{RAILS_ROOT}/config/environment"
+libs << " -r console_app"
 libs << " -r console_sandbox" if options[:sandbox]
 
 ENV['RAILS_ENV'] = ARGV.first || ENV['RAILS_ENV'] || 'development'
diff --git a/railties/lib/console_app.rb b/railties/lib/console_app.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f943d5ab49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/railties/lib/console_app.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+require 'action_controller/integration_test'
+
+# work around the at_exit hook in test/unit, which kills IRB
+Test::Unit.run = true
+
+def app(create=false)
+  @app_integration_instance = nil if create
+  unless @app_integration_instance
+    @app_integration_instance = ActionController::Integration::Session.new
+    @app_integration_instance.host! "www.example.test"
+  end
+  @app_integration_instance
+end
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