diff --git a/command/commands.go b/command/commands.go
index b71e4187f4..2c9a2e5f4e 100644
--- a/command/commands.go
+++ b/command/commands.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/event"
+	execmd "github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/exec"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/join"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/validate"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/version"
@@ -77,13 +78,7 @@ func init() {
 		},
 
 		"exec": func() (cli.Command, error) {
-			return &ExecCommand{
-				ShutdownCh: makeShutdownCh(),
-				BaseCommand: BaseCommand{
-					Flags: FlagSetHTTP,
-					UI:    ui,
-				},
-			}, nil
+			return execmd.New(ui, makeShutdownCh()), nil
 		},
 
 		"force-leave": func() (cli.Command, error) {
diff --git a/command/exec.go b/command/exec/exec.go
similarity index 84%
rename from command/exec.go
rename to command/exec/exec.go
index 9d95028a2f..7a997964ca 100644
--- a/command/exec.go
+++ b/command/exec/exec.go
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-package command
+package exec
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -13,7 +14,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 	"unicode"
 
-	consulapi "github.com/hashicorp/consul/api"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/api"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/flags"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
 )
 
@@ -117,47 +119,55 @@ type rExecExit struct {
 	Code int
 }
 
-// ExecCommand is a Command implementation that is used to
-// do remote execution of commands
-type ExecCommand struct {
-	BaseCommand
+func New(ui cli.Ui, shutdownCh <-chan struct{}) *cmd {
+	c := &cmd{UI: ui, shutdownCh: shutdownCh}
+	c.initFlags()
+	return c
+}
 
-	ShutdownCh <-chan struct{}
+type cmd struct {
+	UI    cli.Ui
+	flags *flag.FlagSet
+	http  *flags.HTTPFlags
+
+	shutdownCh <-chan struct{}
 	conf       rExecConf
-	client     *consulapi.Client
+	apiclient  *api.Client
 	sessionID  string
 	stopCh     chan struct{}
 }
 
-func (c *ExecCommand) initFlags() {
-	c.InitFlagSet()
-	c.FlagSet.StringVar(&c.conf.node, "node", "",
+func (c *cmd) initFlags() {
+	c.flags = flag.NewFlagSet("", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	c.flags.StringVar(&c.conf.node, "node", "",
 		"Regular expression to filter on node names.")
-	c.FlagSet.StringVar(&c.conf.service, "service", "",
+	c.flags.StringVar(&c.conf.service, "service", "",
 		"Regular expression to filter on service instances.")
-	c.FlagSet.StringVar(&c.conf.tag, "tag", "",
+	c.flags.StringVar(&c.conf.tag, "tag", "",
 		"Regular expression to filter on service tags. Must be used with -service.")
-	c.FlagSet.StringVar(&c.conf.prefix, "prefix", rExecPrefix,
+	c.flags.StringVar(&c.conf.prefix, "prefix", rExecPrefix,
 		"Prefix in the KV store to use for request data.")
-	c.FlagSet.BoolVar(&c.conf.shell, "shell", true,
+	c.flags.BoolVar(&c.conf.shell, "shell", true,
 		"Use a shell to run the command.")
-	c.FlagSet.DurationVar(&c.conf.wait, "wait", rExecQuietWait,
+	c.flags.DurationVar(&c.conf.wait, "wait", rExecQuietWait,
 		"Period to wait with no responses before terminating execution.")
-	c.FlagSet.DurationVar(&c.conf.replWait, "wait-repl", rExecReplicationWait,
-		"Period to wait for replication before firing event. This is an "+
-			"optimization to allow stale reads to be performed.")
-	c.FlagSet.BoolVar(&c.conf.verbose, "verbose", false,
+	c.flags.DurationVar(&c.conf.replWait, "wait-repl", rExecReplicationWait,
+		"Period to wait for replication before firing event. This is an optimization to allow stale reads to be performed.")
+	c.flags.BoolVar(&c.conf.verbose, "verbose", false,
 		"Enables verbose output.")
+
+	c.http = &flags.HTTPFlags{}
+	flags.Merge(c.flags, c.http.ClientFlags())
+	flags.Merge(c.flags, c.http.ServerFlags())
 }
 
-func (c *ExecCommand) Run(args []string) int {
-	c.initFlags()
-	if err := c.FlagSet.Parse(args); err != nil {
+func (c *cmd) Run(args []string) int {
+	if err := c.flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
 	}
 
 	// Join the commands to execute
-	c.conf.cmd = strings.Join(c.FlagSet.Args(), " ")
+	c.conf.cmd = strings.Join(c.flags.Args(), " ")
 
 	// If there is no command, read stdin for a script input
 	if c.conf.cmd == "-" {
@@ -178,7 +188,7 @@ func (c *ExecCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		c.conf.script = buf.Bytes()
 	} else if !c.conf.shell {
 		c.conf.cmd = ""
-		c.conf.args = c.FlagSet.Args()
+		c.conf.args = c.flags.Args()
 	}
 
 	// Ensure we have a command or script
@@ -196,7 +206,7 @@ func (c *ExecCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	// Create and test the HTTP client
-	client, err := c.HTTPClient()
+	client, err := c.http.APIClient()
 	if err != nil {
 		c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error connecting to Consul agent: %s", err))
 		return 1
@@ -206,10 +216,10 @@ func (c *ExecCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error querying Consul agent: %s", err))
 		return 1
 	}
-	c.client = client
+	c.apiclient = client
 
 	// Check if this is a foreign datacenter
-	if c.HTTPDatacenter() != "" && c.HTTPDatacenter() != info["Config"]["Datacenter"] {
+	if c.http.Datacenter() != "" && c.http.Datacenter() != info["Config"]["Datacenter"] {
 		if c.conf.verbose {
 			c.UI.Info("Remote exec in foreign datacenter, using Session TTL")
 		}
@@ -252,7 +262,7 @@ func (c *ExecCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	// largely this is a heuristic.
 	select {
 	case <-time.After(c.conf.replWait):
-	case <-c.ShutdownCh:
+	case <-c.shutdownCh:
 		return 1
 	}
 
@@ -270,8 +280,22 @@ func (c *ExecCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	return c.waitForJob()
 }
 
+func (c *cmd) Synopsis() string {
+	return "Executes a command on Consul nodes"
+}
+
+func (c *cmd) Help() string {
+	s := `Usage: consul exec [options] [-|command...]
+
+  Evaluates a command on remote Consul nodes. The nodes responding can
+  be filtered using regular expressions on node name, service, and tag
+  definitions. If a command is '-', stdin will be read until EOF
+  and used as a script input. `
+	return flags.Usage(s, c.flags, c.http.ClientFlags(), c.http.ServerFlags())
+}
+
 // waitForJob is used to poll for results and wait until the job is terminated
-func (c *ExecCommand) waitForJob() int {
+func (c *cmd) waitForJob() int {
 	// Although the session destroy is already deferred, we do it again here,
 	// because invalidation of the session before destroyData() ensures there is
 	// no race condition allowing an agent to upload data (the acquire will fail).
@@ -337,7 +361,7 @@ OUTER:
 		case <-errCh:
 			return 1
 
-		case <-c.ShutdownCh:
+		case <-c.shutdownCh:
 			return 1
 		}
 	}
@@ -350,10 +374,10 @@ OUTER:
 
 // streamResults is used to perform blocking queries against the KV endpoint and stream in
 // notice of various events into waitForJob
-func (c *ExecCommand) streamResults(doneCh chan struct{}, ackCh chan rExecAck, heartCh chan rExecHeart,
+func (c *cmd) streamResults(doneCh chan struct{}, ackCh chan rExecAck, heartCh chan rExecHeart,
 	outputCh chan rExecOutput, exitCh chan rExecExit, errCh chan struct{}) {
-	kv := c.client.KV()
-	opts := consulapi.QueryOptions{WaitTime: c.conf.wait}
+	kv := c.apiclient.KV()
+	opts := api.QueryOptions{WaitTime: c.conf.wait}
 	dir := path.Join(c.conf.prefix, c.sessionID) + "/"
 	seen := make(map[string]struct{})
 
@@ -465,7 +489,7 @@ func (conf *rExecConf) validate() error {
 }
 
 // createSession is used to create a new session for this command
-func (c *ExecCommand) createSession() (string, error) {
+func (c *cmd) createSession() (string, error) {
 	var id string
 	var err error
 	if c.conf.foreignDC {
@@ -482,11 +506,11 @@ func (c *ExecCommand) createSession() (string, error) {
 
 // createSessionLocal is used to create a new session in a local datacenter
 // This is simpler since we can use the local agent to create the session.
-func (c *ExecCommand) createSessionLocal() (string, error) {
-	session := c.client.Session()
-	se := consulapi.SessionEntry{
+func (c *cmd) createSessionLocal() (string, error) {
+	session := c.apiclient.Session()
+	se := api.SessionEntry{
 		Name:     "Remote Exec",
-		Behavior: consulapi.SessionBehaviorDelete,
+		Behavior: api.SessionBehaviorDelete,
 		TTL:      rExecTTL,
 	}
 	id, _, err := session.Create(&se, nil)
@@ -496,9 +520,9 @@ func (c *ExecCommand) createSessionLocal() (string, error) {
 // createSessionLocal is used to create a new session in a foreign datacenter
 // This is more complex since the local agent cannot be used to create
 // a session, and we must associate with a node in the remote datacenter.
-func (c *ExecCommand) createSessionForeign() (string, error) {
+func (c *cmd) createSessionForeign() (string, error) {
 	// Look for a remote node to bind to
-	health := c.client.Health()
+	health := c.apiclient.Health()
 	services, _, err := health.Service("consul", "", true, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("Failed to find Consul server in remote datacenter: %v", err)
@@ -508,16 +532,15 @@ func (c *ExecCommand) createSessionForeign() (string, error) {
 	}
 	node := services[0].Node.Node
 	if c.conf.verbose {
-		c.UI.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Binding session to remote node %s@%s",
-			node, c.HTTPDatacenter()))
+		c.UI.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Binding session to remote node %s@%s", node, c.http.Datacenter()))
 	}
 
-	session := c.client.Session()
-	se := consulapi.SessionEntry{
+	session := c.apiclient.Session()
+	se := api.SessionEntry{
 		Name:     fmt.Sprintf("Remote Exec via %s@%s", c.conf.localNode, c.conf.localDC),
 		Node:     node,
 		Checks:   []string{},
-		Behavior: consulapi.SessionBehaviorDelete,
+		Behavior: api.SessionBehaviorDelete,
 		TTL:      rExecTTL,
 	}
 	id, _, err := session.CreateNoChecks(&se, nil)
@@ -527,8 +550,8 @@ func (c *ExecCommand) createSessionForeign() (string, error) {
 // renewSession is a long running routine that periodically renews
 // the session TTL. This is used for foreign sessions where we depend
 // on TTLs.
-func (c *ExecCommand) renewSession(id string, stopCh chan struct{}) {
-	session := c.client.Session()
+func (c *cmd) renewSession(id string, stopCh chan struct{}) {
+	session := c.apiclient.Session()
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-time.After(rExecRenewInterval):
@@ -544,7 +567,7 @@ func (c *ExecCommand) renewSession(id string, stopCh chan struct{}) {
 }
 
 // destroySession is used to destroy the associated session
-func (c *ExecCommand) destroySession() error {
+func (c *cmd) destroySession() error {
 	// Stop the session renew if any
 	if c.stopCh != nil {
 		close(c.stopCh)
@@ -552,7 +575,7 @@ func (c *ExecCommand) destroySession() error {
 	}
 
 	// Destroy the session explicitly
-	session := c.client.Session()
+	session := c.apiclient.Session()
 	_, err := session.Destroy(c.sessionID, nil)
 	return err
 }
@@ -560,7 +583,7 @@ func (c *ExecCommand) destroySession() error {
 // makeRExecSpec creates a serialized job specification
 // that can be uploaded which will be parsed by agents to
 // determine what to do.
-func (c *ExecCommand) makeRExecSpec() ([]byte, error) {
+func (c *cmd) makeRExecSpec() ([]byte, error) {
 	spec := &rExecSpec{
 		Command: c.conf.cmd,
 		Args:    c.conf.args,
@@ -571,9 +594,9 @@ func (c *ExecCommand) makeRExecSpec() ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 // uploadPayload is used to upload the request payload
-func (c *ExecCommand) uploadPayload(payload []byte) error {
-	kv := c.client.KV()
-	pair := consulapi.KVPair{
+func (c *cmd) uploadPayload(payload []byte) error {
+	kv := c.apiclient.KV()
+	pair := api.KVPair{
 		Key:     path.Join(c.conf.prefix, c.sessionID, rExecFileName),
 		Value:   payload,
 		Session: c.sessionID,
@@ -591,8 +614,8 @@ func (c *ExecCommand) uploadPayload(payload []byte) error {
 // destroyData is used to nuke all the data associated with
 // this remote exec. We just do a recursive delete of our
 // data directory.
-func (c *ExecCommand) destroyData() error {
-	kv := c.client.KV()
+func (c *cmd) destroyData() error {
+	kv := c.apiclient.KV()
 	dir := path.Join(c.conf.prefix, c.sessionID)
 	_, err := kv.DeleteTree(dir, nil)
 	return err
@@ -600,7 +623,7 @@ func (c *ExecCommand) destroyData() error {
 
 // fireEvent is used to fire the event that will notify nodes
 // about the remote execution. Returns the event ID or error
-func (c *ExecCommand) fireEvent() (string, error) {
+func (c *cmd) fireEvent() (string, error) {
 	// Create the user event payload
 	msg := &rExecEvent{
 		Prefix:  c.conf.prefix,
@@ -612,8 +635,8 @@ func (c *ExecCommand) fireEvent() (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Format the user event
-	event := c.client.Event()
-	params := &consulapi.UserEvent{
+	event := c.apiclient.Event()
+	params := &api.UserEvent{
 		Name:          "_rexec",
 		Payload:       buf,
 		NodeFilter:    c.conf.node,
@@ -626,23 +649,6 @@ func (c *ExecCommand) fireEvent() (string, error) {
 	return id, err
 }
 
-func (c *ExecCommand) Synopsis() string {
-	return "Executes a command on Consul nodes"
-}
-
-func (c *ExecCommand) Help() string {
-	c.initFlags()
-	return c.HelpCommand(`
-Usage: consul exec [options] [-|command...]
-
-  Evaluates a command on remote Consul nodes. The nodes responding can
-  be filtered using regular expressions on node name, service, and tag
-  definitions. If a command is '-', stdin will be read until EOF
-  and used as a script input.
-
-`)
-}
-
 // TargetedUI is a UI that wraps another UI implementation and modifies
 // the output to indicate a specific target. Specifically, all Say output
 // is prefixed with the target name. Message output is not prefixed but
diff --git a/command/exec_test.go b/command/exec/exec_test.go
similarity index 85%
rename from command/exec_test.go
rename to command/exec/exec_test.go
index aa5b633d6c..c477d94be9 100644
--- a/command/exec_test.go
+++ b/command/exec/exec_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package command
+package exec
 
 import (
 	"strings"
@@ -11,21 +11,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
 )
 
-func testExecCommand(t *testing.T) (*cli.MockUi, *ExecCommand) {
-	ui := cli.NewMockUi()
-	return ui, &ExecCommand{
-		BaseCommand: BaseCommand{
-			UI:    ui,
-			Flags: FlagSetHTTP,
-		},
+func TestExecCommand_noTabs(t *testing.T) {
+	if strings.ContainsRune(New(nil, nil).Help(), '\t') {
+		t.Fatal("usage has tabs")
 	}
 }
 
-func TestExecCommand_implements(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-	var _ cli.Command = &ExecCommand{}
-}
-
 func TestExecCommandRun(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	a := agent.NewTestAgent(t.Name(), `
@@ -33,7 +24,8 @@ func TestExecCommandRun(t *testing.T) {
 	`)
 	defer a.Shutdown()
 
-	ui, c := testExecCommand(t)
+	ui := cli.NewMockUi()
+	c := New(ui, nil)
 	args := []string{"-http-addr=" + a.HTTPAddr(), "-wait=1s", "uptime"}
 
 	code := c.Run(args)
@@ -53,7 +45,8 @@ func TestExecCommandRun_NoShell(t *testing.T) {
 	`)
 	defer a.Shutdown()
 
-	ui, c := testExecCommand(t)
+	ui := cli.NewMockUi()
+	c := New(ui, nil)
 	args := []string{"-http-addr=" + a.HTTPAddr(), "-shell=false", "-wait=1s", "uptime"}
 
 	code := c.Run(args)
@@ -94,7 +87,8 @@ func TestExecCommandRun_CrossDC(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
-	ui, c := testExecCommand(t)
+	ui := cli.NewMockUi()
+	c := New(ui, nil)
 	args := []string{"-http-addr=" + a1.HTTPAddr(), "-wait=500ms", "-datacenter=dc2", "uptime"}
 
 	code := c.Run(args)
@@ -150,16 +144,16 @@ func TestExecCommand_Sessions(t *testing.T) {
 	`)
 	defer a.Shutdown()
 
-	client := a.Client()
-	_, c := testExecCommand(t)
-	c.client = client
+	ui := cli.NewMockUi()
+	c := New(ui, nil)
+	c.apiclient = a.Client()
 
 	id, err := c.createSession()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	se, _, err := client.Session().Info(id, nil)
+	se, _, err := a.Client().Session().Info(id, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -173,7 +167,7 @@ func TestExecCommand_Sessions(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	se, _, err = client.Session().Info(id, nil)
+	se, _, err = a.Client().Session().Info(id, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -189,9 +183,9 @@ func TestExecCommand_Sessions_Foreign(t *testing.T) {
 	`)
 	defer a.Shutdown()
 
-	client := a.Client()
-	_, c := testExecCommand(t)
-	c.client = client
+	ui := cli.NewMockUi()
+	c := New(ui, nil)
+	c.apiclient = a.Client()
 
 	c.conf.foreignDC = true
 	c.conf.localDC = "dc1"
@@ -209,7 +203,7 @@ func TestExecCommand_Sessions_Foreign(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
-	se, _, err := client.Session().Info(id, nil)
+	se, _, err := a.Client().Session().Info(id, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -223,7 +217,7 @@ func TestExecCommand_Sessions_Foreign(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	se, _, err = client.Session().Info(id, nil)
+	se, _, err = a.Client().Session().Info(id, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -239,9 +233,9 @@ func TestExecCommand_UploadDestroy(t *testing.T) {
 	`)
 	defer a.Shutdown()
 
-	client := a.Client()
-	_, c := testExecCommand(t)
-	c.client = client
+	ui := cli.NewMockUi()
+	c := New(ui, nil)
+	c.apiclient = a.Client()
 
 	id, err := c.createSession()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -263,7 +257,7 @@ func TestExecCommand_UploadDestroy(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	pair, _, err := client.KV().Get("_rexec/"+id+"/job", nil)
+	pair, _, err := a.Client().KV().Get("_rexec/"+id+"/job", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -277,7 +271,7 @@ func TestExecCommand_UploadDestroy(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	pair, _, err = client.KV().Get("_rexec/"+id+"/job", nil)
+	pair, _, err = a.Client().KV().Get("_rexec/"+id+"/job", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -294,9 +288,9 @@ func TestExecCommand_StreamResults(t *testing.T) {
 	`)
 	defer a.Shutdown()
 
-	client := a.Client()
-	_, c := testExecCommand(t)
-	c.client = client
+	ui := cli.NewMockUi()
+	c := New(ui, nil)
+	c.apiclient = a.Client()
 	c.conf.prefix = "_rexec"
 
 	id, err := c.createSession()
@@ -315,7 +309,7 @@ func TestExecCommand_StreamResults(t *testing.T) {
 	go c.streamResults(doneCh, ackCh, heartCh, outputCh, exitCh, errCh)
 
 	prefix := "_rexec/" + id + "/"
-	ok, _, err := client.KV().Acquire(&consulapi.KVPair{
+	ok, _, err := a.Client().KV().Acquire(&consulapi.KVPair{
 		Key:     prefix + "foo/ack",
 		Session: id,
 	}, nil)
@@ -335,7 +329,7 @@ func TestExecCommand_StreamResults(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("timeout")
 	}
 
-	ok, _, err = client.KV().Acquire(&consulapi.KVPair{
+	ok, _, err = a.Client().KV().Acquire(&consulapi.KVPair{
 		Key:     prefix + "foo/exit",
 		Value:   []byte("127"),
 		Session: id,
@@ -357,7 +351,7 @@ func TestExecCommand_StreamResults(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Random key, should ignore
-	ok, _, err = client.KV().Acquire(&consulapi.KVPair{
+	ok, _, err = a.Client().KV().Acquire(&consulapi.KVPair{
 		Key:     prefix + "foo/random",
 		Session: id,
 	}, nil)
@@ -369,7 +363,7 @@ func TestExecCommand_StreamResults(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Output heartbeat
-	ok, _, err = client.KV().Acquire(&consulapi.KVPair{
+	ok, _, err = a.Client().KV().Acquire(&consulapi.KVPair{
 		Key:     prefix + "foo/out/00000",
 		Session: id,
 	}, nil)
@@ -390,7 +384,7 @@ func TestExecCommand_StreamResults(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Output value
-	ok, _, err = client.KV().Acquire(&consulapi.KVPair{
+	ok, _, err = a.Client().KV().Acquire(&consulapi.KVPair{
 		Key:     prefix + "foo/out/00001",
 		Value:   []byte("test"),
 		Session: id,