diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0153ece78a..5e20402170 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ vue init ~/fs/path/to-custom-template my-project
 
   - `completeMessage`: the message to be displayed to the user when the template has been generated. You can include custom instruction here.
 
+  - `complete`: Instead of using `completeMessage`, you can use a function to run stuffs when the template has been generated.
+
 #### prompts
 
 The `prompts` field in the metadata file should be an object hash containing prompts for the user. For each entry, the key is the variable name and the value is an [Inquirer.js question object](https://github.com/SBoudrias/Inquirer.js/#question). Example:
@@ -195,6 +197,34 @@ The `skipInterpolation` field in the metadata file should be a [minimatch glob p
 }
 ```
 
+### `complete` function
+
+Arguments:
+- `data`: the same data you can access in `completeMessage`:
+  ```js
+  {
+    complete(data) {
+      if (!data.inPlace) {
+        console.log(`cd ${data.destDirName}`)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  ```
+- `helpers`: some helpers you can use to log results.
+  - `chalk`: the `chalk` module
+  - `logger`: [the built-in vue-cli logger](/lib/logger.js)
+  - `files`: An array of generated files
+  ```js
+  {
+    complete(data, {logger, chalk}) {
+      if (!data.inPlace) {
+        logger.log(`cd ${chalk.yellow(data.destDirName)}`)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  ```
+}
+
 ### Installing a specific template version
 
 `vue-cli` uses the tool [`download-git-repo`](https://github.com/flipxfx/download-git-repo) to download the official templates used. The `download-git-repo` tool allows you to indicate a specific branch for a given repository by providing the desired branch name after a pound sign (`#`).
diff --git a/lib/generate.js b/lib/generate.js
index 26447dc8a5..bc73cec05d 100644
--- a/lib/generate.js
+++ b/lib/generate.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+var chalk = require('chalk')
 var Metalsmith = require('metalsmith')
 var Handlebars = require('handlebars')
 var async = require('async')
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ var multimatch = require('multimatch')
 var getOptions = require('./options')
 var ask = require('./ask')
 var filter = require('./filter')
+var logger = require('./logger')
 
 // register handlebars helper
 Handlebars.registerHelper('if_eq', function (a, b, opts) {
@@ -48,9 +50,14 @@ module.exports = function generate (name, src, dest, done) {
     .clean(false)
     .source('.') // start from template root instead of `./src` which is Metalsmith's default for `source`
     .destination(dest)
-    .build(function (err) {
+    .build(function (err, files) {
       done(err)
-      logMessage(opts.completeMessage, data)
+      if (typeof opts.complete === 'function') {
+        var helpers = {chalk, logger, files}
+        opts.complete(data, helpers)
+      } else {
+        logMessage(opts.completeMessage, data)
+      }
     })
 
   return data