diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/UpdateCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/UpdateCommand.php
index b67ff16cf..919ecd8a5 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/UpdateCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/UpdateCommand.php
@@ -12,13 +12,17 @@
 
 namespace Composer\Command;
 
+use Composer\Composer;
 use Composer\Installer;
 use Composer\Plugin\CommandEvent;
 use Composer\Plugin\PluginEvents;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Helper\Table;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Question\ConfirmationQuestion;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Question\Question;
 
 /**
  * @author Jordi Boggiano <j.boggiano@seld.be>
@@ -51,6 +55,7 @@ class UpdateCommand extends Command
                 new InputOption('ignore-platform-reqs', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Ignore platform requirements (php & ext- packages).'),
                 new InputOption('prefer-stable', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Prefer stable versions of dependencies.'),
                 new InputOption('prefer-lowest', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Prefer lowest versions of dependencies.'),
+                new InputOption('interactive', 'i', InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'interactive interface with autocompletion that can help to select the packages to update.'),
             ))
             ->setHelp(<<<EOT
 The <info>update</info> command reads the composer.json file from the
@@ -86,6 +91,13 @@ EOT
         }
 
         $composer = $this->getComposer(true, $input->getOption('no-plugins'));
+
+        $packages = $input->getArgument('packages');
+
+        if ($input->getOption('interactive')) {
+            $packages = $this->getPackagesInteractively($input, $output, $composer, $packages);
+        }
+
         $composer->getDownloadManager()->setOutputProgress(!$input->getOption('no-progress'));
 
         $commandEvent = new CommandEvent(PluginEvents::COMMAND, 'update', $input, $output);
@@ -129,7 +141,7 @@ EOT
             ->setOptimizeAutoloader($optimize)
             ->setClassMapAuthoritative($authoritative)
             ->setUpdate(true)
-            ->setUpdateWhitelist($input->getOption('lock') ? array('lock') : $input->getArgument('packages'))
+            ->setUpdateWhitelist($input->getOption('lock') ? array('lock') : $packages)
             ->setWhitelistDependencies($input->getOption('with-dependencies'))
             ->setIgnorePlatformRequirements($input->getOption('ignore-platform-reqs'))
             ->setPreferStable($input->getOption('prefer-stable'))
@@ -142,4 +154,83 @@ EOT
 
         return $install->run();
     }
+
+    private function getPackagesInteractively(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output, Composer $composer, $packages)
+    {
+        if (!$input->isInteractive()) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('--interactive cannot be used in non-interactive terminals.');
+        }
+
+        $packagesMap = $composer->getRepositoryManager()
+            ->getLocalRepository()->getPackages();
+
+        $requiredPackageNames = array();
+        foreach (
+            array_merge(
+                $composer->getPackage()->getRequires(),
+                $composer->getPackage()->getDevRequires()
+            ) as $require) {
+            $requiredPackageNames[] = $require->getTarget();
+        }
+
+        $InstalledPackageNames = array();
+        foreach ($packagesMap as $package) {
+            $InstalledPackageNames[] = $package->getPrettyName();
+        }
+
+        $autocompleterValues = array_unique(
+            array_merge($InstalledPackageNames, $requiredPackageNames)
+        );
+
+        $helper       = $this->getHelper('question');
+        $question     = new Question(
+            '<comment>Enter package name: </comment>',
+            null
+        );
+
+        $packages = is_array($packages) ? $packages : array();
+        $output->writeln('<info>NB: Empty package ends submission.</info>'); // I couldn't find any better for now!
+
+        do {
+            $question->setAutocompleterValues($autocompleterValues);
+            $addedPackage = $helper->ask($input, $output, $question);
+
+            if (!is_string($addedPackage)) {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            if (!in_array($addedPackage, $packages)) {
+                $packages[] = $addedPackage;
+                $autocompleterValues = array_diff($autocompleterValues, array($addedPackage));
+            } else {
+                $output->writeln(sprintf('<error>The package "%s" was already added.</error>', $package));
+            }
+        } while (true);
+
+        $packages = array_filter($packages);
+        if (!$packages) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('You must enter minimum one package.');
+        }
+
+        $table = new Table($output);
+        $table->setHeaders(array('Selected packages'));
+        foreach ((array)$packages as $package) {
+            $table->addRow(array($package));
+        }
+        $table->render();
+
+        $continue = new ConfirmationQuestion(
+            sprintf(
+                '<question>Would you like to continue and update the above package%s [yes|no] ?</question><info> (yes) </info>',
+                1 === count($packages) ? '' : 's'
+            ),
+            true
+        );
+
+        if ($helper->ask($input, $output, $continue)) {
+            return $packages;
+        }
+
+        throw new \RuntimeException('Installation aborted.');
+    }
 }