2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/interface/action.rb b/lib/puppet/interface/action.rb
index 08bc0a345..f8eef69b1 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/interface/action.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/interface/action.rb
@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@ WRAPPER
     option
   end
 
+  def inherit_options_from(action)
+    options = action.options.map { |opt| action.get_option(opt, false) }
+    options.reject!(&:nil?).uniq.each { |option| add_option(option) }
+  end
+
   def option?(name)
     @options.include? name.to_sym
   end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/interface/action_builder.rb b/lib/puppet/interface/action_builder.rb
index 2ffa38709..fd8b0856f 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/interface/action_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/interface/action_builder.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ class Puppet::Interface::ActionBuilder
     @action.add_option(option)
   end
 
+  def inherit_options_from(action)
+    if action.is_a? Symbol
+      name = action
+      action = @face.get_action(name) or
+      raise ArgumentError, "This Face has no action named #{name}!"
+    end
+
+    @action.inherit_options_from(action)
+  end
+
   def default(value = true)
     @action.default = !!value
   end