diff --git a/cocos/base/CCConsole.cpp b/cocos/base/CCConsole.cpp
index e659aa3249..40e4ea075c 100644
--- a/cocos/base/CCConsole.cpp
+++ b/cocos/base/CCConsole.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static std::string &trim(std::string &s) {
     return ltrim(rtrim(s));
 }
 
-std::vector<std::string> &split(const std::string &s, char delim, std::vector<std::string> &elems) {
+static std::vector<std::string> &split(const std::string &s, char delim, std::vector<std::string> &elems) {
     std::stringstream ss(s);
     std::string item;
     while (std::getline(ss, item, delim)) {
@@ -92,13 +92,19 @@ std::vector<std::string> &split(const std::string &s, char delim, std::vector<st
 }
 
 
-std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string &s, char delim) {
+static std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string &s, char delim) {
     std::vector<std::string> elems;
     split(s, delim, elems);
     return elems;
 }
-
-
+//isFloat taken from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/447206/c-isfloat-function
+static bool isFloat( std::string myString ) {
+    std::istringstream iss(myString);
+    float f;
+    iss >> std::noskipws >> f; // noskipws considers leading whitespace invalid
+    // Check the entire string was consumed and if either failbit or badbit is set
+    return iss.eof() && !iss.fail(); 
+}
 // helper free functions
 
 // dprintf() is not defined in Android
@@ -274,6 +280,7 @@ Console::Console()
         { "scenegraph", "Print the scene graph", std::bind(&Console::commandSceneGraph, this, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2) },
         { "texture", "Flush or print the TextureCache info. Args: [flush | ] ", std::bind(&Console::commandTextures, this, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2) },
         { "director", "director commands, type -h or [director help] to list supported directives", std::bind(&Console::commandDirector, this, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2) },
+        { "touch", "simulate touch event via console, type -h or [touch help] to list supported directives", std::bind(&Console::commandTouch, this, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2) },
 
     };
 
@@ -605,6 +612,147 @@ void Console::commandDirector(int fd, const std::string& args)
 
 }
 
+void Console::commandTouch(int fd, const std::string& args)
+{
+    if(args =="help" || args == "-h")
+    {
+        const char help[] = "available touch directives:\n"
+                            "\ttap x y: simulate touch tap at (x,y)\n"
+                            "\tswipe x1 y1 x2 y2: simulate touch swipe from (x1,y1) to (x2,y2).\n";
+         send(fd, help, sizeof(help) - 1,0);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        auto argv = split(args,' ');
+        
+        if(argv.size() == 0)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if(argv[0]=="tap")
+        {
+            if((argv.size() == 3) && (isFloat(argv[1]) && isFloat(argv[2])))
+            {
+                
+                float x = std::atof(argv[1].c_str());
+                float y = std::atof(argv[2].c_str());
+
+                srand (time(NULL));
+                _touchId = rand();
+                Scheduler *sched = Director::getInstance()->getScheduler();
+                sched->performFunctionInCocosThread( [&](){
+                    Director::getInstance()->getOpenGLView()->handleTouchesBegin(1, &_touchId, &x, &y);
+                    Director::getInstance()->getOpenGLView()->handleTouchesEnd(1, &_touchId, &x, &y);
+                });
+            }
+            else 
+            {
+                const char msg[] = "touch: invalid arguments.\n";
+                send(fd, msg, sizeof(msg) - 1, 0);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if(argv[0]=="swipe")
+        {
+            if((argv.size() == 5) 
+                && (isFloat(argv[1])) && (isFloat(argv[2]))
+                && (isFloat(argv[3])) && (isFloat(argv[4])))
+            {
+                
+                float x1 = std::atof(argv[1].c_str());
+                float y1 = std::atof(argv[2].c_str());
+                float x2 = std::atof(argv[3].c_str());
+                float y2 = std::atof(argv[4].c_str());
+
+                srand (time(NULL));
+                _touchId = rand();
+
+                Scheduler *sched = Director::getInstance()->getScheduler();
+                sched->performFunctionInCocosThread( [=](){
+                    float tempx = x1, tempy = y1;
+                    Director::getInstance()->getOpenGLView()->handleTouchesBegin(1, &_touchId, &tempx, &tempy);
+                });
+
+                float dx = std::abs(x1 - x2);
+                float dy = std::abs(y1 - y2);
+                float _x_ = x1, _y_ = y1;
+                if(dx > dy)
+                {
+                    while(dx > 1)
+                    {
+                        
+                        if(x1 < x2)
+                        {
+                            _x_ += 1;
+                        }
+                        if(x1 > x2)
+                        {
+                            _x_ -= 1;
+                        }
+                        if(y1 < y2)
+                        {
+                            _y_ += dy/dx;
+                        }
+                        if(y1 > y2)
+                        {
+                            _y_ -= dy/dx;
+                        }
+                        sched->performFunctionInCocosThread( [=](){
+                            float tempx = _x_, tempy = _y_;
+                            Director::getInstance()->getOpenGLView()->handleTouchesMove(1, &_touchId, &tempx, &tempy);
+                        });
+                        dx -= 1;
+                    }
+                    
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    while(dy > 1)
+                    {
+                        if(x1 < x2)
+                        {
+                            _x_ += dx/dy;
+                        }
+                        if(x1 > x2)
+                        {
+                            _x_ -= dx/dy;
+                        }
+                        if(y1 < y2)
+                        {
+                            _y_ += 1;
+                        }
+                        if(y1 > y2)
+                        {
+                            _y_ -= 1;
+                        }
+                        sched->performFunctionInCocosThread( [=](){
+                            float tempx = _x_, tempy = _y_;
+                            Director::getInstance()->getOpenGLView()->handleTouchesMove(1, &_touchId, &tempx, &tempy);
+                        });
+                       dy -= 1;
+                    }
+                    
+                }
+
+                sched->performFunctionInCocosThread( [=](){
+                    float tempx = x2, tempy = y2;
+                    Director::getInstance()->getOpenGLView()->handleTouchesEnd(1, &_touchId, &tempx, &tempy);
+                });
+
+            }
+            else 
+            {
+                const char msg[] = "touch: invalid arguments.\n";
+                send(fd, msg, sizeof(msg) - 1, 0);
+            }
+            
+        }
+
+    }
+}
+
 bool Console::parseCommand(int fd)
 {
     char buf[512];
diff --git a/cocos/base/CCConsole.h b/cocos/base/CCConsole.h
index 7f39a4b73b..b8013f0fe1 100644
--- a/cocos/base/CCConsole.h
+++ b/cocos/base/CCConsole.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ protected:
     void commandResolution(int fd, const std::string &args);
     void commandProjection(int fd, const std::string &args);
     void commandDirector(int fd, const std::string &args);
+    void commandTouch(int fd, const std::string &args);
     // file descriptor: socket, console, etc.
     int _listenfd;
     int _maxfd;
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ protected:
     std::mutex _DebugStringsMutex;
     std::vector<std::string> _DebugStrings;
 
+    int _touchId;
 private:
     CC_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Console);
 };