diff --git a/.rubocop/default.yml b/.rubocop/default.yml
index c130b0916..79198d53a 100644
--- a/.rubocop/default.yml
+++ b/.rubocop/default.yml
@@ -286,6 +286,10 @@ Rails/EnvironmentVariableAccess:
   Enabled: true
   AllowReads: true
 
+Rails/Output:
+  Exclude:
+    - "lib/tasks/**/*"
+
 # RSpec tests
 Style/NumericPredicate:
   Description: >-
diff --git a/app/models/package.rb b/app/models/package.rb
index 8fe84021b..8511ff46a 100644
--- a/app/models/package.rb
+++ b/app/models/package.rb
@@ -151,17 +151,18 @@ execute migration down + unlink files
 
 =begin
 
-link files + execute migration up
+link files
 
   Package.link('/path/to/src/extension')
 
+Migrations will not be executed because the the codebase was modified
+in the current process and is therefore inconsistent. This must be done
+subsequently in a separate step.
+
 =end
 
   def self.link(package_base_dir)
 
-    # check if zpm is a package source repo
-    package = _package_base_dir?(package_base_dir)
-
     # link files
     Dir.glob("#{package_base_dir}/**/*") do |entry|
       entry = entry.sub('//', '/')
@@ -201,9 +202,6 @@ link files + execute migration up
         File.symlink(entry.to_s, dest.to_s)
       end
     end
-
-    # migration up
-    Package::Migration.migrate(package)
   end
 
 =begin
@@ -220,6 +218,10 @@ returns
 
   package # record of newly created package
 
+Migrations will not be executed because the the codebase was modified
+in the current process and is therefore inconsistent. This must be done
+subsequently in a separate step.
+
 =end
 
   def self.install(data)
@@ -285,9 +287,6 @@ returns
     package_db.state = 'installed'
     package_db.save
 
-    # up migrations
-    Package::Migration.migrate(meta[:name])
-
     # prebuild assets
 
     package_db
diff --git a/lib/tasks/zammad/command.rb b/lib/tasks/zammad/command.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ea31750a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/zammad/command.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+module Tasks
+  module Zammad
+
+    # Base class for CLI commands in Zammad.
+    # Rake is not intended for a real CLI style usage, that is why we need
+    #   to apply some workarounds here.
+    class Command
+
+      # Infer the rake task name from the class name.
+      def self.task_name
+        name.downcase.gsub('::', ':').sub('tasks:', '').to_sym
+      end
+
+      # Override this if the task needs additional arguments.
+      # Currently only a fixed number of arguments is supported.
+      ARGUMENT_COUNT = 0
+
+      def self.usage
+        "Usage: bundle exec rails #{task_name}"
+      end
+
+      def self.register_rake_task
+        Rake::Task.define_task task_name => :environment do
+          run_task
+        end
+      end
+
+      def self.run_task
+        validate_comandline
+        task_handler
+      rescue => e
+        # A bit more user friendly than plain Rake.
+        Rails.logger.error e
+        abort "Error: #{e.message}"
+      end
+
+      # Prevent the execution of multiple commands at once (mostly because of codebase
+      #  self-modification in 'zammad:package:install').
+      # Enforce the correct number of expected arguments.
+      def self.validate_comandline
+        if ARGV.first.eql?(task_name) || ARGV.count != (const_get(:ARGUMENT_COUNT) + 1)
+          abort "Error: wrong number of arguments given.\n#{usage}"
+        end
+        # Rake will try to run additional arguments as tasks, so make sure nothing happens for these.
+        ARGV[1..].each { |a| Rake::Task.define_task(a.to_sym => :environment) do; end } # rubocop:disable Style/BlockDelimiters
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/tasks/zammad/package/install.rake b/lib/tasks/zammad/package/install.rake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1041cb58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/zammad/package/install.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+require_dependency 'tasks/zammad/package/install.rb'
+Tasks::Zammad::Package::Install.register_rake_task
diff --git a/lib/tasks/zammad/package/install.rb b/lib/tasks/zammad/package/install.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6e45bfb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/zammad/package/install.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+require_dependency 'tasks/zammad/command.rb'
+
+module Tasks
+  module Zammad
+    module Package
+      class Install < Tasks::Zammad::Command
+
+        def self.usage
+          "#{super} /path/to/package.zpm"
+        end
+
+        ARGUMENT_COUNT = 1
+
+        def self.task_handler
+          filename = ARGV[1]
+          if filename.blank?
+            abort "Error: Please provide a valid filename: #{usage}"
+          end
+          if !File.exist?(filename)
+            abort "Could not find file #{filename}."
+          end
+          puts "Installing #{filename} (without package migrations)..."
+          ::Package.install(file: filename)
+          puts 'done.'
+          puts "Please run package migrations now via 'zammad:package:migrate'."
+        end
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/tasks/zammad/package/list.rake b/lib/tasks/zammad/package/list.rake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..576faad94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/zammad/package/list.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+require_dependency 'tasks/zammad/package/list.rb'
+Tasks::Zammad::Package::List.register_rake_task
diff --git a/lib/tasks/zammad/package/list.rb b/lib/tasks/zammad/package/list.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6fa64470
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/zammad/package/list.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+require_dependency 'tasks/zammad/command.rb'
+
+module Tasks
+  module Zammad
+    module Package
+      class List < Tasks::Zammad::Command
+
+        def self.task_handler
+          ::Package.all.each do |package|
+            puts package.name.ljust(20) + package.vendor.ljust(20) + package.version
+          end
+        end
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/tasks/zammad/package/migrate.rake b/lib/tasks/zammad/package/migrate.rake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abe73cdd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/zammad/package/migrate.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+require_dependency 'tasks/zammad/package/migrate.rb'
+Tasks::Zammad::Package::Migrate.register_rake_task
diff --git a/lib/tasks/zammad/package/migrate.rb b/lib/tasks/zammad/package/migrate.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b60c4ddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/zammad/package/migrate.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+require_dependency 'tasks/zammad/command.rb'
+
+module Tasks
+  module Zammad
+    module Package
+      # Package migrations must not be executed in the same process that also executed
+      #   Package.install or Package.link, as the codebase is in an inconsistent state.
+      # This is enforced by Tasks:Zammad::Command which prevents command chaining.
+      class Migrate < Tasks::Zammad::Command
+
+        def self.task_handler
+          puts 'Executing all pending package migrations...'
+          ::Package.migration_execute
+          puts 'done.'
+        end
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/tasks/zammad/package/uninstall.rake b/lib/tasks/zammad/package/uninstall.rake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0dba75dd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/zammad/package/uninstall.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+require_dependency 'tasks/zammad/package/uninstall.rb'
+Tasks::Zammad::Package::Uninstall.register_rake_task
diff --git a/lib/tasks/zammad/package/uninstall.rb b/lib/tasks/zammad/package/uninstall.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50688f13d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/zammad/package/uninstall.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+require_dependency 'tasks/zammad/command.rb'
+
+module Tasks
+  module Zammad
+    module Package
+      class Uninstall < Tasks::Zammad::Command
+
+        def self.usage
+          "#{super} MyPackage"
+        end
+
+        ARGUMENT_COUNT = 1
+
+        def self.task_handler
+          name = ARGV[1]
+          if name.blank?
+            abort "Error: please provide a package name: #{ARGV[0]} MyPackage"
+          end
+          # Find the package so that we don't need to require the version from the command line.
+          package = ::Package.find_by( name: name )
+          if package.blank?
+            abort "Error: package #{name} was not found."
+          end
+          puts "Uninstalling #{package.name} #{package.version}..."
+          ::Package.uninstall(name: package.name, version: package.version)
+          puts 'done.'
+        end
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end