diff --git a/commands/core/core.drush.inc b/commands/core/core.drush.inc
index ed6c98d..e6dfc30 100644
--- a/commands/core/core.drush.inc
+++ b/commands/core/core.drush.inc
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ function core_drush_command() {
     ),
     'topics' => array('docs-readme'),
   );
+  $items['core-quick-drupal'] = array(
+    'description' => 'Download, install, serve and login to Drupal with minimal configuration and dependencies.',
+    'bootstrap' => DRUSH_BOOTSTRAP_DRUSH,
+    'aliases' => array('qd'),
+  );
   $items['php-eval'] = array(
     'description' => 'Evaluate arbitrary php code after bootstrapping Drupal (if available).',
     'examples' => array(
@@ -624,6 +629,36 @@ function _drush_core_is_named_in_array($key, $the_array) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Command callback.
+ */
+function drush_core_quick_drupal($name) {
+  $base = getcwd() . '/' . $name;
+  drush_set_option('destination', $name);
+  drush_set_option('drupal-project-rename', 'drupal');
+  drush_invoke('pm-download', 'drupal');
+  drush_set_option('root', $base . '/drupal');
+  drush_set_option('uri', 'http://localhost:8888');
+  drush_set_option('db-url', 'sqlite:' . $base . '/' . $name . '.sqlite');
+  drush_bootstrap_max(DRUSH_BOOTSTRAP_DRUPAL_ROOT);
+  drush_invoke('site-install');
+  drush_bootstrap_max();
+  $user = user_load(1);
+  $login = user_pass_reset_url($user);
+  drush_print(dt('Login URL: ') . $login);
+  // See if we can find an OS helper to open in default browser
+  if (drush_shell_exec('which sensible-browser')) {
+    $browser = 'sensible-browser';
+  }
+  else if (drush_shell_exec('which open')) {
+    $browser = 'open';
+  }
+  // This is a race, although the server always comes up in time on my machine
+  // would be worth thinking of another way to do this. 
+  drush_shell_exec($browser . ' %s', $login);
+  drush_invoke('runserver');
+}
+
+/**
  * Command callback. Runs "naked" php scripts
  * and drush "shebang" scripts ("#!/usr/bin/env drush").
  */