diff --git a/cmd/geth/accountcmd.go b/cmd/geth/accountcmd.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ec6de886f08fc7497d279f82b4e0d2debee7c428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/geth/accountcmd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+// Copyright 2016 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of go-ethereum.
+//
+// go-ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// go-ethereum is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with go-ethereum. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+
+	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+)
+
+var (
+	walletCommand = cli.Command{
+		Name:  "wallet",
+		Usage: "ethereum presale wallet",
+		Subcommands: []cli.Command{
+			{
+				Action: importWallet,
+				Name:   "import",
+				Usage:  "import ethereum presale wallet",
+			},
+		},
+		Description: `
+
+    get wallet import /path/to/my/presale.wallet
+
+will prompt for your password and imports your ether presale account.
+It can be used non-interactively with the --password option taking a
+passwordfile as argument containing the wallet password in plaintext.
+
+`}
+	accountCommand = cli.Command{
+		Action: accountList,
+		Name:   "account",
+		Usage:  "manage accounts",
+		Description: `
+
+Manage accounts lets you create new accounts, list all existing accounts,
+import a private key into a new account.
+
+'            help' shows a list of subcommands or help for one subcommand.
+
+It supports interactive mode, when you are prompted for password as well as
+non-interactive mode where passwords are supplied via a given password file.
+Non-interactive mode is only meant for scripted use on test networks or known
+safe environments.
+
+Make sure you remember the password you gave when creating a new account (with
+either new or import). Without it you are not able to unlock your account.
+
+Note that exporting your key in unencrypted format is NOT supported.
+
+Keys are stored under <DATADIR>/keys.
+It is safe to transfer the entire directory or the individual keys therein
+between ethereum nodes by simply copying.
+Make sure you backup your keys regularly.
+
+In order to use your account to send transactions, you need to unlock them using
+the '--unlock' option. The argument is a space separated list of addresses or
+indexes. If used non-interactively with a passwordfile, the file should contain
+the respective passwords one per line. If you unlock n accounts and the password
+file contains less than n entries, then the last password is meant to apply to
+all remaining accounts.
+
+And finally. DO NOT FORGET YOUR PASSWORD.
+`,
+		Subcommands: []cli.Command{
+			{
+				Action: accountList,
+				Name:   "list",
+				Usage:  "print account addresses",
+			},
+			{
+				Action: accountCreate,
+				Name:   "new",
+				Usage:  "create a new account",
+				Description: `
+
+    ethereum account new
+
+Creates a new account. Prints the address.
+
+The account is saved in encrypted format, you are prompted for a passphrase.
+
+You must remember this passphrase to unlock your account in the future.
+
+For non-interactive use the passphrase can be specified with the --password flag:
+
+    ethereum --password <passwordfile> account new
+
+Note, this is meant to be used for testing only, it is a bad idea to save your
+password to file or expose in any other way.
+					`,
+			},
+			{
+				Action: accountUpdate,
+				Name:   "update",
+				Usage:  "update an existing account",
+				Description: `
+
+    ethereum account update <address>
+
+Update an existing account.
+
+The account is saved in the newest version in encrypted format, you are prompted
+for a passphrase to unlock the account and another to save the updated file.
+
+This same command can therefore be used to migrate an account of a deprecated
+format to the newest format or change the password for an account.
+
+For non-interactive use the passphrase can be specified with the --password flag:
+
+    ethereum --password <passwordfile> account update <address>
+
+Since only one password can be given, only format update can be performed,
+changing your password is only possible interactively.
+					`,
+			},
+			{
+				Action: accountImport,
+				Name:   "import",
+				Usage:  "import a private key into a new account",
+				Description: `
+
+    ethereum account import <keyfile>
+
+Imports an unencrypted private key from <keyfile> and creates a new account.
+Prints the address.
+
+The keyfile is assumed to contain an unencrypted private key in hexadecimal format.
+
+The account is saved in encrypted format, you are prompted for a passphrase.
+
+You must remember this passphrase to unlock your account in the future.
+
+For non-interactive use the passphrase can be specified with the -password flag:
+
+    ethereum --password <passwordfile> account import <keyfile>
+
+Note:
+As you can directly copy your encrypted accounts to another ethereum instance,
+this import mechanism is not needed when you transfer an account between
+nodes.
+					`,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+)
+
+func accountList(ctx *cli.Context) {
+	accman := utils.MakeAccountManager(ctx)
+	accts, err := accman.Accounts()
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.Fatalf("Could not list accounts: %v", err)
+	}
+	for i, acct := range accts {
+		fmt.Printf("Account #%d: %x\n", i, acct)
+	}
+}
+
+// tries unlocking the specified account a few times.
+func unlockAccount(ctx *cli.Context, accman *accounts.Manager, address string, i int, passwords []string) (common.Address, string) {
+	account, err := utils.MakeAddress(accman, address)
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.Fatalf("Could not list accounts: %v", err)
+	}
+	for trials := 0; trials < 3; trials++ {
+		prompt := fmt.Sprintf("Unlocking account %s | Attempt %d/%d", address, trials+1, 3)
+		password := getPassPhrase(prompt, false, i, passwords)
+		if err := accman.Unlock(account, password); err == nil {
+			return account, password
+		}
+	}
+	// All trials expended to unlock account, bail out
+	utils.Fatalf("Failed to unlock account: %s", address)
+	return common.Address{}, ""
+}
+
+// getPassPhrase retrieves the passwor associated with an account, either fetched
+// from a list of preloaded passphrases, or requested interactively from the user.
+func getPassPhrase(prompt string, confirmation bool, i int, passwords []string) string {
+	// If a list of passwords was supplied, retrieve from them
+	if len(passwords) > 0 {
+		if i < len(passwords) {
+			return passwords[i]
+		}
+		return passwords[len(passwords)-1]
+	}
+	// Otherwise prompt the user for the password
+	fmt.Println(prompt)
+	password, err := utils.Stdin.PasswordPrompt("Passphrase: ")
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.Fatalf("Failed to read passphrase: %v", err)
+	}
+	if confirmation {
+		confirm, err := utils.Stdin.PasswordPrompt("Repeat passphrase: ")
+		if err != nil {
+			utils.Fatalf("Failed to read passphrase confirmation: %v", err)
+		}
+		if password != confirm {
+			utils.Fatalf("Passphrases do not match")
+		}
+	}
+	return password
+}
+
+// accountCreate creates a new account into the keystore defined by the CLI flags.
+func accountCreate(ctx *cli.Context) {
+	accman := utils.MakeAccountManager(ctx)
+	password := getPassPhrase("Your new account is locked with a password. Please give a password. Do not forget this password.", true, 0, utils.MakePasswordList(ctx))
+
+	account, err := accman.NewAccount(password)
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.Fatalf("Failed to create account: %v", err)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("Address: %x\n", account)
+}
+
+// accountUpdate transitions an account from a previous format to the current
+// one, also providing the possibility to change the pass-phrase.
+func accountUpdate(ctx *cli.Context) {
+	if len(ctx.Args()) == 0 {
+		utils.Fatalf("No accounts specified to update")
+	}
+	accman := utils.MakeAccountManager(ctx)
+
+	account, oldPassword := unlockAccount(ctx, accman, ctx.Args().First(), 0, nil)
+	newPassword := getPassPhrase("Please give a new password. Do not forget this password.", true, 0, nil)
+	if err := accman.Update(account, oldPassword, newPassword); err != nil {
+		utils.Fatalf("Could not update the account: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func importWallet(ctx *cli.Context) {
+	keyfile := ctx.Args().First()
+	if len(keyfile) == 0 {
+		utils.Fatalf("keyfile must be given as argument")
+	}
+	keyJson, err := ioutil.ReadFile(keyfile)
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.Fatalf("Could not read wallet file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	accman := utils.MakeAccountManager(ctx)
+	passphrase := getPassPhrase("", false, 0, utils.MakePasswordList(ctx))
+
+	acct, err := accman.ImportPreSaleKey(keyJson, passphrase)
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.Fatalf("Could not create the account: %v", err)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("Address: %x\n", acct)
+}
+
+func accountImport(ctx *cli.Context) {
+	keyfile := ctx.Args().First()
+	if len(keyfile) == 0 {
+		utils.Fatalf("keyfile must be given as argument")
+	}
+	accman := utils.MakeAccountManager(ctx)
+	passphrase := getPassPhrase("Your new account is locked with a password. Please give a password. Do not forget this password.", true, 0, utils.MakePasswordList(ctx))
+	acct, err := accman.Import(keyfile, passphrase)
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.Fatalf("Could not create the account: %v", err)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("Address: %x\n", acct)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index c83735e306aa9bbda7fdc45ce57ffed47ac5befa..512a5f1839733e77816ed2e80467c9597fbc99c3 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
 	"github.com/ethereum/ethash"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
@@ -75,6 +74,8 @@ func init() {
 		removedbCommand,
 		dumpCommand,
 		monitorCommand,
+		accountCommand,
+		walletCommand,
 		{
 			Action: makedag,
 			Name:   "makedag",
@@ -110,144 +111,6 @@ Runs quick benchmark on first GPU found.
 The output of this command is supposed to be machine-readable.
 `,
 		},
-		{
-			Name:  "wallet",
-			Usage: "ethereum presale wallet",
-			Subcommands: []cli.Command{
-				{
-					Action: importWallet,
-					Name:   "import",
-					Usage:  "import ethereum presale wallet",
-				},
-			},
-			Description: `
-
-    get wallet import /path/to/my/presale.wallet
-
-will prompt for your password and imports your ether presale account.
-It can be used non-interactively with the --password option taking a
-passwordfile as argument containing the wallet password in plaintext.
-
-`},
-		{
-			Action: accountList,
-			Name:   "account",
-			Usage:  "manage accounts",
-			Description: `
-
-Manage accounts lets you create new accounts, list all existing accounts,
-import a private key into a new account.
-
-'            help' shows a list of subcommands or help for one subcommand.
-
-It supports interactive mode, when you are prompted for password as well as
-non-interactive mode where passwords are supplied via a given password file.
-Non-interactive mode is only meant for scripted use on test networks or known
-safe environments.
-
-Make sure you remember the password you gave when creating a new account (with
-either new or import). Without it you are not able to unlock your account.
-
-Note that exporting your key in unencrypted format is NOT supported.
-
-Keys are stored under <DATADIR>/keys.
-It is safe to transfer the entire directory or the individual keys therein
-between ethereum nodes by simply copying.
-Make sure you backup your keys regularly.
-
-In order to use your account to send transactions, you need to unlock them using
-the '--unlock' option. The argument is a space separated list of addresses or
-indexes. If used non-interactively with a passwordfile, the file should contain
-the respective passwords one per line. If you unlock n accounts and the password
-file contains less than n entries, then the last password is meant to apply to
-all remaining accounts.
-
-And finally. DO NOT FORGET YOUR PASSWORD.
-`,
-			Subcommands: []cli.Command{
-				{
-					Action: accountList,
-					Name:   "list",
-					Usage:  "print account addresses",
-				},
-				{
-					Action: accountCreate,
-					Name:   "new",
-					Usage:  "create a new account",
-					Description: `
-
-    ethereum account new
-
-Creates a new account. Prints the address.
-
-The account is saved in encrypted format, you are prompted for a passphrase.
-
-You must remember this passphrase to unlock your account in the future.
-
-For non-interactive use the passphrase can be specified with the --password flag:
-
-    ethereum --password <passwordfile> account new
-
-Note, this is meant to be used for testing only, it is a bad idea to save your
-password to file or expose in any other way.
-					`,
-				},
-				{
-					Action: accountUpdate,
-					Name:   "update",
-					Usage:  "update an existing account",
-					Description: `
-
-    ethereum account update <address>
-
-Update an existing account.
-
-The account is saved in the newest version in encrypted format, you are prompted
-for a passphrase to unlock the account and another to save the updated file.
-
-This same command can therefore be used to migrate an account of a deprecated
-format to the newest format or change the password for an account.
-
-For non-interactive use the passphrase can be specified with the --password flag:
-
-    ethereum --password <passwordfile> account update <address>
-
-Since only one password can be given, only format update can be performed,
-changing your password is only possible interactively.
-
-Note that account update has the a side effect that the order of your accounts
-changes.
-					`,
-				},
-				{
-					Action: accountImport,
-					Name:   "import",
-					Usage:  "import a private key into a new account",
-					Description: `
-
-    ethereum account import <keyfile>
-
-Imports an unencrypted private key from <keyfile> and creates a new account.
-Prints the address.
-
-The keyfile is assumed to contain an unencrypted private key in hexadecimal format.
-
-The account is saved in encrypted format, you are prompted for a passphrase.
-
-You must remember this passphrase to unlock your account in the future.
-
-For non-interactive use the passphrase can be specified with the -password flag:
-
-    ethereum --password <passwordfile> account import <keyfile>
-
-Note:
-As you can directly copy your encrypted accounts to another ethereum instance,
-this import mechanism is not needed when you transfer an account between
-nodes.
-					`,
-				},
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			Action: initGenesis,
 			Name:   "init",
@@ -289,6 +152,7 @@ JavaScript API. See https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Javascipt-Conso
 `,
 		},
 	}
+
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
 		utils.IdentityFlag,
 		utils.UnlockedAccountFlag,
@@ -525,25 +389,6 @@ func execScripts(ctx *cli.Context) {
 	node.Stop()
 }
 
-// tries unlocking the specified account a few times.
-func unlockAccount(ctx *cli.Context, accman *accounts.Manager, address string, i int, passwords []string) (common.Address, string) {
-	account, err := utils.MakeAddress(accman, address)
-	if err != nil {
-		utils.Fatalf("Unlock error: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	for trials := 0; trials < 3; trials++ {
-		prompt := fmt.Sprintf("Unlocking account %s | Attempt %d/%d", address, trials+1, 3)
-		password := getPassPhrase(prompt, false, i, passwords)
-		if err := accman.Unlock(account, password); err == nil {
-			return account, password
-		}
-	}
-	// All trials expended to unlock account, bail out
-	utils.Fatalf("Failed to unlock account: %s", address)
-	return common.Address{}, ""
-}
-
 // startNode boots up the system node and all registered protocols, after which
 // it unlocks any requested accounts, and starts the RPC/IPC interfaces and the
 // miner.
@@ -573,106 +418,6 @@ func startNode(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node) {
 	}
 }
 
-func accountList(ctx *cli.Context) {
-	accman := utils.MakeAccountManager(ctx)
-	accts, err := accman.Accounts()
-	if err != nil {
-		utils.Fatalf("Could not list accounts: %v", err)
-	}
-	for i, acct := range accts {
-		fmt.Printf("Account #%d: %x\n", i, acct)
-	}
-}
-
-// getPassPhrase retrieves the passwor associated with an account, either fetched
-// from a list of preloaded passphrases, or requested interactively from the user.
-func getPassPhrase(prompt string, confirmation bool, i int, passwords []string) string {
-	// If a list of passwords was supplied, retrieve from them
-	if len(passwords) > 0 {
-		if i < len(passwords) {
-			return passwords[i]
-		}
-		return passwords[len(passwords)-1]
-	}
-	// Otherwise prompt the user for the password
-	fmt.Println(prompt)
-	password, err := utils.Stdin.PasswordPrompt("Passphrase: ")
-	if err != nil {
-		utils.Fatalf("Failed to read passphrase: %v", err)
-	}
-	if confirmation {
-		confirm, err := utils.Stdin.PasswordPrompt("Repeat passphrase: ")
-		if err != nil {
-			utils.Fatalf("Failed to read passphrase confirmation: %v", err)
-		}
-		if password != confirm {
-			utils.Fatalf("Passphrases do not match")
-		}
-	}
-	return password
-}
-
-// accountCreate creates a new account into the keystore defined by the CLI flags.
-func accountCreate(ctx *cli.Context) {
-	accman := utils.MakeAccountManager(ctx)
-	password := getPassPhrase("Your new account is locked with a password. Please give a password. Do not forget this password.", true, 0, utils.MakePasswordList(ctx))
-
-	account, err := accman.NewAccount(password)
-	if err != nil {
-		utils.Fatalf("Failed to create account: %v", err)
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("Address: %x\n", account)
-}
-
-// accountUpdate transitions an account from a previous format to the current
-// one, also providing the possibility to change the pass-phrase.
-func accountUpdate(ctx *cli.Context) {
-	if len(ctx.Args()) == 0 {
-		utils.Fatalf("No accounts specified to update")
-	}
-	accman := utils.MakeAccountManager(ctx)
-
-	account, oldPassword := unlockAccount(ctx, accman, ctx.Args().First(), 0, nil)
-	newPassword := getPassPhrase("Please give a new password. Do not forget this password.", true, 0, nil)
-	if err := accman.Update(account, oldPassword, newPassword); err != nil {
-		utils.Fatalf("Could not update the account: %v", err)
-	}
-}
-
-func importWallet(ctx *cli.Context) {
-	keyfile := ctx.Args().First()
-	if len(keyfile) == 0 {
-		utils.Fatalf("keyfile must be given as argument")
-	}
-	keyJson, err := ioutil.ReadFile(keyfile)
-	if err != nil {
-		utils.Fatalf("Could not read wallet file: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	accman := utils.MakeAccountManager(ctx)
-	passphrase := getPassPhrase("", false, 0, utils.MakePasswordList(ctx))
-
-	acct, err := accman.ImportPreSaleKey(keyJson, passphrase)
-	if err != nil {
-		utils.Fatalf("Could not create the account: %v", err)
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("Address: %x\n", acct)
-}
-
-func accountImport(ctx *cli.Context) {
-	keyfile := ctx.Args().First()
-	if len(keyfile) == 0 {
-		utils.Fatalf("keyfile must be given as argument")
-	}
-	accman := utils.MakeAccountManager(ctx)
-	passphrase := getPassPhrase("Your new account is locked with a password. Please give a password. Do not forget this password.", true, 0, utils.MakePasswordList(ctx))
-	acct, err := accman.Import(keyfile, passphrase)
-	if err != nil {
-		utils.Fatalf("Could not create the account: %v", err)
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("Address: %x\n", acct)
-}
-
 func makedag(ctx *cli.Context) {
 	args := ctx.Args()
 	wrongArgs := func() {