diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/ConsoleMakeCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/ConsoleMakeCommand.php
index 20ac6817bd0e..d4e28645ea8c 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/ConsoleMakeCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/ConsoleMakeCommand.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Console\Concerns\CreatesMatchingTest;
 use Illuminate\Console\GeneratorCommand;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Attribute\AsCommand;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
@@ -45,7 +46,9 @@ protected function replaceClass($stub, $name)
     {
         $stub = parent::replaceClass($stub, $name);
 
-        return str_replace(['dummy:command', '{{ command }}'], $this->option('command'), $stub);
+        $command = $this->option('command') ?: 'app:'.Str::of($name)->classBasename()->kebab()->value();
+
+        return str_replace(['dummy:command', '{{ command }}'], $command, $stub);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ protected function getOptions()
     {
         return [
             ['force', 'f', InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Create the class even if the console command already exists'],
-            ['command', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'The terminal command that should be assigned', 'command:name'],
+            ['command', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'The terminal command that will be used to invoke the class'],
         ];
     }
 }