diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Command/InitAclCommand.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Command/InitAclCommand.php
index 1512e910c9744..d81efbe8a7390 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Command/InitAclCommand.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Command/InitAclCommand.php
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ public function isEnabled()
     protected function configure()
     {
         $this
-            ->setName('init:acl')
+            ->setName('acl:init')
+            ->setAliases(array('init:acl'))
             ->setDescription('Mounts ACL tables in the database')
             ->setHelp(<<<'EOF'
 The <info>%command.name%</info> command mounts ACL tables in the database.
@@ -65,6 +66,14 @@ protected function configure()
      */
     protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
     {
+        if (false !== strpos($input->getFirstArgument(), ':a')) {
+            $warning = 'The use of "init:acl" command is deprecated since version 3.4 and will be removed in 4.0. Use the "acl:init" command instead.';
+
+            @trigger_error($warning, E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+
+            $output->writeln('<comment>'.$warning.'</>');
+        }
+
         $container = $this->getContainer();
 
         $connection = $container->get('security.acl.dbal.connection');
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Command/SetAclCommand.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Command/SetAclCommand.php
index 7d0146fdc63de..027df84f016a3 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Command/SetAclCommand.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Command/SetAclCommand.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ protected function configure()
             ->setDescription('Sets ACL for objects')
             ->setHelp(<<<EOF
 The <info>%command.name%</info> command sets ACL.
-The ACL system must have been initialized with the <info>init:acl</info> command.
+The ACL system must have been initialized with the <info>acl:init</info> command.
 
 To set <comment>VIEW</comment> and <comment>EDIT</comment> permissions for the user <comment>kevin</comment> on the instance of
 <comment>Acme\MyClass</comment> having the identifier <comment>42</comment>:
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Resources/config/console.xml b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Resources/config/console.xml
index f14b4a5a350dc..e7a833c0a5888 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Resources/config/console.xml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Resources/config/console.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
         <defaults public="false" />
 
         <service id="Symfony\Bundle\SecurityBundle\Command\InitAclCommand">
-            <tag name="console.command" command="init:acl" />
+            <tag name="console.command" command="acl:init" />
+            <tag name="console.command" command="init:acl" /> <!-- BC to be removed in 4.0 -->
         </service>
 
         <service id="Symfony\Bundle\SecurityBundle\Command\SetAclCommand">
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Tests/Functional/SetAclCommandTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Tests/Functional/SetAclCommandTest.php
index 3b060a86fc242..4018f86a9cde9 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Tests/Functional/SetAclCommandTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Tests/Functional/SetAclCommandTest.php
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ private function getApplication()
         $application = new Application($kernel);
         $application->add(new InitAclCommand());
 
-        $initAclCommand = $application->find('init:acl');
+        $initAclCommand = $application->find('acl:init');
         $initAclCommandTester = new CommandTester($initAclCommand);
-        $initAclCommandTester->execute(array('command' => 'init:acl'));
+        $initAclCommandTester->execute(array('command' => 'acl:init'));
 
         return $application;
     }