diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 75b907bf613cb2cc6f6f5bc5d20097b720636882..5afed282a656db50ca3fb6f3fd3eb607f51d6c00 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
         "zendframework/zend-session": "2.7.3",
         "zendframework/zend-soap": "2.6.0",
         "zendframework/zend-stdlib": "2.7.7",
+        "zendframework/zend-text": "2.6.0",
         "zendframework/zend-validator": "2.8.2",
         "zendframework/zend-view": "2.8.1",
         "zendframework/zendrest": "2.0.2",
diff --git a/module/VuFindConsole/Module.php b/module/VuFindConsole/Module.php
index 43442287f61c185524df7f45b657bc66a9de3d4b..25daa33b94d9ddc168f015b13f7504673d851d9c 100644
--- a/module/VuFindConsole/Module.php
+++ b/module/VuFindConsole/Module.php
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ use Zend\Console\Adapter\AdapterInterface as Console;
  * @license  http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.php GNU General Public License
  * @link     https://vufind.org/wiki/development
  */
-class Module implements \Zend\ModuleManager\Feature\ConsoleUsageProviderInterface
+class Module implements \Zend\ModuleManager\Feature\ConsoleUsageProviderInterface,
+    \Zend\ModuleManager\Feature\ConsoleBannerProviderInterface
 {
     /**
      * Get module configuration
@@ -65,6 +66,24 @@ class Module implements \Zend\ModuleManager\Feature\ConsoleUsageProviderInterfac
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a string containing a banner text, that describes the module and/or
+     * the application.
+     * The banner is shown in the console window, when the user supplies invalid
+     * command-line parameters or invokes the application with no parameters.
+     *
+     * The method is called with active Zend\Console\Adapter\AdapterInterface that
+     * can be used to directly access Console and send output.
+     *
+     * @param Console $console Console adapter
+     *
+     * @return string|null
+     */
+    public function getConsoleBanner(Console $console)
+    {
+        return 'VuFind';
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return usage information
      *