diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/BaseCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/BaseCommand.php
index 2a70b584d..365733d85 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/BaseCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/BaseCommand.php
@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@ abstract class BaseCommand extends Command
         $this->getApplication()->resetComposer();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Whether or not this command is meant to call another command.
+     *
+     * This is mainly needed to avoid duplicated warnings messages.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function isProxyCommand()
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return IOInterface
      */
diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/GlobalCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/GlobalCommand.php
index 9aa48706b..beeca5b77 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/GlobalCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/GlobalCommand.php
@@ -80,4 +80,12 @@ EOT
 
         return $this->getApplication()->run($input, $output);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public function isProxyCommand()
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/OutdatedCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/OutdatedCommand.php
index d89434951..b3cf566df 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/OutdatedCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/OutdatedCommand.php
@@ -71,4 +71,12 @@ EOT
 
         return $this->getApplication()->run($input, $output);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public function isProxyCommand()
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Composer/Console/Application.php b/src/Composer/Console/Application.php
index 60ac50508..a03327df3 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Console/Application.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Console/Application.php
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ class Application extends BaseApplication
                     /_/
 ';
 
+    private $hasPluginCommands = false;
+
     public function __construct()
     {
         static $shutdownRegistered = false;
@@ -107,17 +109,29 @@ class Application extends BaseApplication
         $io = $this->io = new ConsoleIO($input, $output, $this->getHelperSet());
         ErrorHandler::register($io);
 
-        // determine command name to be executed
+        if (!$input->hasParameterOption('--no-plugins') && !$this->hasPluginCommands) {
+            foreach ($this->getPluginCommands() as $command) {
+                if ($this->has($command->getName())) {
+                    $io->writeError('<warning>Plugin command '.$command->getName().' ('.get_class($command).') would override a Composer command and has been skipped</warning>');
+                } else {
+                    $this->add($command);
+                }
+            }
+            $this->hasPluginCommands = true;
+        }
+
+        // determine command name to be executed, and if it's a proxy command
         $commandName = '';
+        $isProxyCommand = false;
         if ($name = $this->getCommandName($input)) {
             try {
-                $commandName = $this->find($name)->getName();
+                $command = $this->find($name);
+                $commandName = $command->getName();
+                $isProxyCommand = ($command instanceof Command\BaseCommand && $command->isProxyCommand());
             } catch (\InvalidArgumentException $e) {
             }
         }
 
-        $isProxyCommand = $commandName === 'global' || $commandName === 'outdated';
-
         if (!$isProxyCommand) {
             $io->writeError(sprintf(
                 'Running %s (%s) with %s on %s',
@@ -196,16 +210,6 @@ class Application extends BaseApplication
                 $this->io->enableDebugging($startTime);
             }
 
-            if (!$input->hasParameterOption('--no-plugins') && !$isProxyCommand) {
-                foreach ($this->getPluginCommands() as $command) {
-                    if ($this->has($command->getName())) {
-                        $io->writeError('<warning>Plugin command '.$command->getName().' ('.get_class($command).') would override a Composer command and has been skipped</warning>');
-                    } else {
-                        $this->add($command);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
             $result = parent::doRun($input, $output);
 
             if (isset($oldWorkingDir)) {
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/ApplicationTest.php b/tests/Composer/Test/ApplicationTest.php
index 4e843bfa6..823c2b4d1 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/ApplicationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/ApplicationTest.php
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ class ApplicationTest extends TestCase
         $inputMock = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface');
         $outputMock = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface');
 
+        $inputMock->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('hasParameterOption')
+            ->with($this->equalTo('--no-plugins'))
+            ->will($this->returnValue(true));
+
         $inputMock->expects($this->once())
             ->method('getFirstArgument')
             ->will($this->returnValue('list'));