diff --git a/cms/envs/common.py b/cms/envs/common.py
index da262ff261..2d64c56313 100644
--- a/cms/envs/common.py
+++ b/cms/envs/common.py
@@ -891,6 +891,9 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
 
     # Static i18n support
     'statici18n',
+
+    # Management commands used for configuration automation
+    'edx_management_commands.management_commands',
 )
 
 
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index c8b16a4e11..7ca0b16846 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -2010,6 +2010,9 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
 
     # API access administration
     'openedx.core.djangoapps.api_admin',
+
+    # Management commands used for configuration automation
+    'edx_management_commands.management_commands',
 )
 
 # Migrations which are not in the standard module "migrations"
diff --git a/requirements/edx/base.txt b/requirements/edx/base.txt
index dc7cd21838..40922a04e3 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/base.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ djangorestframework-jwt==1.7.2
 djangorestframework-oauth==1.1.0
 edx-django-oauth2-provider==0.5.0
 edx-lint==0.4.3
+edx-management-commands==0.0.1
 edx-oauth2-provider==0.5.9
 edx-opaque-keys==0.2.1
 edx-organizations==0.4.0