diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Console/Command.php b/src/Illuminate/Console/Command.php
index df45e97785b6..562c0c82bcfe 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Console/Command.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Console/Command.php
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ class Command extends SymfonyCommand
      */
     protected $description;
 
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether the command should be shown in the Artisan command list.
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $hidden = false;
+
     /**
      * The default verbosity of output commands.
      *
@@ -95,6 +102,8 @@ public function __construct()
 
         $this->setDescription($this->description);
 
+        $this->setHidden($this->hidden);
+
         if (! isset($this->signature)) {
             $this->specifyParameters();
         }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Console/ScheduleServiceProvider.php b/src/Illuminate/Console/ScheduleServiceProvider.php
index a32eb43f61bd..c0ef75fd7505 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Console/ScheduleServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Console/ScheduleServiceProvider.php
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ class ScheduleServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      */
     public function register()
     {
-        $this->commands('Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\ScheduleRunCommand');
+        $this->commands([
+            'Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\ScheduleRunCommand',
+            'Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\ScheduleFinishCommand',
+        ]);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@ public function provides()
     {
         return [
             'Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\ScheduleRunCommand',
+            'Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\ScheduleFinishCommand',
         ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/CommandBuilder.php b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/CommandBuilder.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..08537b4ac4d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/CommandBuilder.php
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Console\Scheduling;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Application;
+use Symfony\Component\Process\ProcessUtils;
+
+class CommandBuilder
+{
+    /**
+     * Build the command for the given event.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Event  $event
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function buildCommand(Event $event)
+    {
+        if ($event->runInBackground) {
+            return $this->buildBackgroundCommand($event);
+        } else {
+            return $this->buildForegroundCommand($event);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build the command for running the event in the foreground.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Event  $event
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function buildForegroundCommand(Event $event)
+    {
+        $output = ProcessUtils::escapeArgument($event->output);
+
+        return $this->finalize($event, $event->command.($event->shouldAppendOutput ? ' >> ' : ' > ').$output.' 2>&1');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build the command for running the event in the foreground.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Event  $event
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function buildBackgroundCommand(Event $event)
+    {
+        $output = ProcessUtils::escapeArgument($event->output);
+
+        $redirect = $event->shouldAppendOutput ? ' >> ' : ' > ';
+
+        $finished = Application::formatCommandString('schedule:finish').' "'.$event->mutexName().'"';
+
+        return $this->finalize($event,
+            '('.$event->command.$redirect.$output.' 2>&1 '.(windows_os() ? '&' : ';').' '.$finished.') > '
+            .ProcessUtils::escapeArgument($event->getDefaultOutput()).' 2>&1 &'
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Finalize the event's command syntax.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Event  $event
+     * @param  string  $command
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function finalize(Event $event, $command)
+    {
+        return $event->user && ! windows_os() ? 'sudo -u '.$event->user.' -- sh -c \''.$command.'\'' : $command;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Event.php b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Event.php
index 724e507b34dc..a7d69a577aa6 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Event.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Event.php
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use LogicException;
 use Cron\CronExpression;
-use Illuminate\Console\Application;
 use GuzzleHttp\Client as HttpClient;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Mail\Mailer;
 use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
-use Symfony\Component\Process\ProcessUtils;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Container\Container;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository as Cache;
 
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ class Event
      *
      * @var bool
      */
-    protected $shouldAppendOutput = false;
+    public $shouldAppendOutput = false;
 
     /**
      * The array of callbacks to be run before the event is started.
@@ -149,7 +147,7 @@ public function __construct(Cache $cache, $command)
      *
      * @return string
      */
-    protected function getDefaultOutput()
+    public function getDefaultOutput()
     {
         return (DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR == '\\') ? 'NUL' : '/dev/null';
     }
@@ -167,7 +165,7 @@ public function run(Container $container)
         }
 
         if ($this->runInBackground) {
-            $this->runCommandInBackground();
+            $this->runCommandInBackground($container);
         } else {
             $this->runCommandInForeground($container);
         }
@@ -193,10 +191,13 @@ protected function runCommandInForeground(Container $container)
     /**
      * Run the command in the background.
      *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Container\Container  $container
      * @return void
      */
-    protected function runCommandInBackground()
+    protected function runCommandInBackground(Container $container)
     {
+        $this->callBeforeCallbacks($container);
+
         (new Process(
             $this->buildCommand(), base_path(), null, null, null
         ))->run();
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ protected function runCommandInBackground()
      * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Container\Container  $container
      * @return void
      */
-    protected function callBeforeCallbacks(Container $container)
+    public function callBeforeCallbacks(Container $container)
     {
         foreach ($this->beforeCallbacks as $callback) {
             $container->call($callback);
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ protected function callBeforeCallbacks(Container $container)
      * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Container\Container  $container
      * @return void
      */
-    protected function callAfterCallbacks(Container $container)
+    public function callAfterCallbacks(Container $container)
     {
         foreach ($this->afterCallbacks as $callback) {
             $container->call($callback);
@@ -235,23 +236,7 @@ protected function callAfterCallbacks(Container $container)
      */
     public function buildCommand()
     {
-        $output = ProcessUtils::escapeArgument($this->output);
-
-        $redirect = $this->shouldAppendOutput ? ' >> ' : ' > ';
-
-        if ($this->withoutOverlapping) {
-            $forget = Application::formatCommandString('cache:forget');
-
-            if (windows_os()) {
-                $command = '('.$this->command.' & '.$forget.' "'.$this->mutexName().'")'.$redirect.$output.' 2>&1 &';
-            } else {
-                $command = '('.$this->command.'; '.$forget.' '.$this->mutexName().')'.$redirect.$output.' 2>&1 &';
-            }
-        } else {
-            $command = $this->command.$redirect.$output.' 2>&1 &';
-        }
-
-        return $this->user && ! windows_os() ? 'sudo -u '.$this->user.' -- sh -c \''.$command.'\'' : $command;
+        return (new CommandBuilder)->buildCommand($this);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -259,7 +244,7 @@ public function buildCommand()
      *
      * @return string
      */
-    protected function mutexName()
+    public function mutexName()
     {
         return 'framework'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'schedule-'.sha1($this->expression.$this->command);
     }
@@ -399,7 +384,9 @@ public function withoutOverlapping()
     {
         $this->withoutOverlapping = true;
 
-        return $this->skip(function () {
+        return $this->then(function () {
+            $this->cache->forget($this->mutexName());
+        })->skip(function () {
             return $this->cache->has($this->mutexName());
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/ScheduleFinishCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/ScheduleFinishCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f22a0c5bfad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/ScheduleFinishCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Console\Scheduling;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+
+class ScheduleFinishCommand extends Command
+{
+    /**
+     * The console command name.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $signature = 'schedule:finish {id}';
+
+    /**
+     * The console command description.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $description = 'Handle the completion of a scheduled command';
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether the command should be shown in the Artisan command list.
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $hidden = true;
+
+    /**
+     * The schedule instance.
+     *
+     * @var \Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Schedule
+     */
+    protected $schedule;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new command instance.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Schedule  $schedule
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct(Schedule $schedule)
+    {
+        $this->schedule = $schedule;
+
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the console command.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function fire()
+    {
+        collect($this->schedule->events())->filter(function ($value) {
+            return $value->mutexName() == $this->argument('id');
+        })->each->callAfterCallbacks($this->laravel);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Console/Scheduling/EventTest.php b/tests/Console/Scheduling/EventTest.php
index 69be7fd8c3fe..aab613ef349f 100644
--- a/tests/Console/Scheduling/EventTest.php
+++ b/tests/Console/Scheduling/EventTest.php
@@ -17,7 +17,15 @@ public function testBuildCommand()
         $event = new Event(m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'), 'php -i');
 
         $defaultOutput = (DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR == '\\') ? 'NUL' : '/dev/null';
-        $this->assertSame("php -i > {$quote}{$defaultOutput}{$quote} 2>&1 &", $event->buildCommand());
+        $this->assertSame("php -i > {$quote}{$defaultOutput}{$quote} 2>&1", $event->buildCommand());
+
+        $quote = (DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR == '\\') ? '"' : "'";
+
+        $event = new Event(m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'), 'php -i');
+        $event->runInBackground();
+
+        $defaultOutput = (DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR == '\\') ? 'NUL' : '/dev/null';
+        $this->assertSame("(php -i > {$quote}{$defaultOutput}{$quote} 2>&1 ; '".PHP_BINARY."' artisan schedule:finish \"framework/schedule-c65b1c374c37056e0c57fccb0c08d724ce6f5043\") > {$quote}{$defaultOutput}{$quote} 2>&1 &", $event->buildCommand());
     }
 
     public function testBuildCommandSendOutputTo()
@@ -27,12 +35,12 @@ public function testBuildCommandSendOutputTo()
         $event = new Event(m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'), 'php -i');
 
         $event->sendOutputTo('/dev/null');
-        $this->assertSame("php -i > {$quote}/dev/null{$quote} 2>&1 &", $event->buildCommand());
+        $this->assertSame("php -i > {$quote}/dev/null{$quote} 2>&1", $event->buildCommand());
 
         $event = new Event(m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'), 'php -i');
 
         $event->sendOutputTo('/my folder/foo.log');
-        $this->assertSame("php -i > {$quote}/my folder/foo.log{$quote} 2>&1 &", $event->buildCommand());
+        $this->assertSame("php -i > {$quote}/my folder/foo.log{$quote} 2>&1", $event->buildCommand());
     }
 
     public function testBuildCommandAppendOutput()
@@ -42,7 +50,7 @@ public function testBuildCommandAppendOutput()
         $event = new Event(m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'), 'php -i');
 
         $event->appendOutputTo('/dev/null');
-        $this->assertSame("php -i >> {$quote}/dev/null{$quote} 2>&1 &", $event->buildCommand());
+        $this->assertSame("php -i >> {$quote}/dev/null{$quote} 2>&1", $event->buildCommand());
     }
 
     /**