diff --git a/diskimage_builder/block_device/cmd.py b/diskimage_builder/block_device/cmd.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d5bb352f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diskimage_builder/block_device/cmd.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# Copyright 2016-2017 Andreas Florath (andreas@florath.net)
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import argparse
+import logging
+
+from diskimage_builder.block_device.blockdevice import BlockDevice
+from diskimage_builder import logging_config
+
+
+def generate_phase_doc():
+    phase_doc = ""
+    bdattrs = dir(BlockDevice)
+    for attr in bdattrs:
+        if attr.startswith("cmd_"):
+            phase_doc += "  '" + attr[4:] + "'\n"
+            method = getattr(BlockDevice, attr, None)
+            # The first line is the line that is used
+            phase_doc += "    " + method.__doc__.split("\n")[0] + "\n"
+    return phase_doc
+
+
+def main():
+    logging_config.setup()
+    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+    phase_doc = generate_phase_doc()
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
+        description="Create block device layer",
+        epilog="Available phases:\n" + phase_doc)
+    parser.add_argument('--phase', required=True,
+                        help="phase to execute")
+    parser.add_argument('--params', required=True,
+                        help="parameters for block device handling")
+    parser.add_argument('--symbol', required=False,
+                        help="symbol to query for getval")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    logger.info("phase [%s]" % args.phase)
+    logger.info("params [%s]" % args.params)
+    if args.symbol:
+        logger.info("symbol [%s]" % args.symbol)
+
+    bd = BlockDevice(args)
+
+    # Check if the method is available
+    method = getattr(bd, "cmd_" + args.phase, None)
+    if callable(method):
+        # If so: call it.
+        return method()
+    else:
+        logger.error("phase [%s] does not exists" % args.phase)
+        return 1
+
+    return 0
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/tests/functional/test_blockdevice.py b/diskimage_builder/tests/functional/test_blockdevice.py
index ed89f1263..519a22bca 100644
--- a/diskimage_builder/tests/functional/test_blockdevice.py
+++ b/diskimage_builder/tests/functional/test_blockdevice.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import logging
 import subprocess
 import testtools
 
-from diskimage_builder import block_device
+from diskimage_builder.block_device.blockdevice import BlockDevice
 from diskimage_builder.block_device.level0 import localloop
 from diskimage_builder.logging_config import setup
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from diskimage_builder.logging_config import setup
 setup()
 
 
-class StateSavingBlockDevice(block_device.BlockDevice):
+class StateSavingBlockDevice(BlockDevice):
     def cmd_create(self):
         logging.info("StateSavingBlockDevice cmd_create()")
         super(StateSavingBlockDevice, self).cmd_create()
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2878a1f9e..f9daac21d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ universal = 1
 [entry_points]
 console_scripts =
     element-info = diskimage_builder.element_dependencies:main
-    dib-block-device = diskimage_builder.block_device:main
+    dib-block-device = diskimage_builder.block_device.cmd:main
     disk-image-create = diskimage_builder.disk_image_create:main
     ramdisk-image-create = diskimage_builder.disk_image_create:main