diff --git a/apps/advanced/init b/apps/advanced/init
index 4b1d1e4..a82de27 100755
--- a/apps/advanced/init
+++ b/apps/advanced/init
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env php
 <?php
+/**
+ * Yii Application Initialization Tool
+ *
+ * In order to run in non-interactive mode:
+ *
+ * init --env=dev --overwrite=n
+ *
+ * @author Alexander Makarov <sam@rmcreative.ru>
+ *
+ * @link http://www.yiiframework.com/
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2008 Yii Software LLC
+ * @license http://www.yiiframework.com/license/
+ */
+
 $params = getParams();
 $root = str_replace('\\', '/', __DIR__);
 $envs = require("$root/environments/index.php");
@@ -24,8 +38,7 @@ if (empty($params['env']) || $params['env'] === '1') {
 	if (isset($envNames[$answer])) {
 		$envName = $envNames[$answer];
 	}
-}
-else {
+} else {
 	$envName = $params['env'];
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +63,7 @@ echo "\n  Start initialization ...\n\n";
 $files = getFileList("$root/environments/{$env['path']}");
 $all = false;
 foreach ($files as $file) {
-	if (!copyFile($root, "environments/{$env['path']}/$file", $file, $all)) {
+	if (!copyFile($root, "environments/{$env['path']}/$file", $file, $all, $params)) {
 		break;
 	}
 }
@@ -91,7 +104,7 @@ function getFileList($root, $basePath = '')
 	return $files;
 }
 
-function copyFile($root, $source, $target, &$all)
+function copyFile($root, $source, $target, &$all, $params)
 {
 	if (!is_file($root . '/' . $source)) {
 		echo "       skip $target ($source not exist)\n";
@@ -107,7 +120,9 @@ function copyFile($root, $source, $target, &$all)
 		} else {
 			echo "      exist $target\n";
 			echo "            ...overwrite? [Yes|No|All|Quit] ";
-			$answer = trim(fgets(STDIN));
+
+
+			$answer = !empty($params['overwrite']) ? $params['overwrite'] : trim(fgets(STDIN));
 			if (!strncasecmp($answer, 'q', 1)) {
 				return false;
 			} else {
diff --git a/framework/CHANGELOG.md b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
index 33d7cfa..13ebfce 100644
--- a/framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 - Enh: Added support for using array-typed arguments for console commands (qiangxue)
 - Enh: Added support for installing packages conforming to PSR-4 standard (qiangxue)
 - Enh: Better exception message when class cannot be loaded (samdark)
+- Enh: `init` of advanced application now allows to specify answer for overwriting files via `init --overwrite=n` (samdark)
 - Enh #1839: Added support for getting file extension and basename from uploaded file (anfrantic)
 - Chg #1519: `yii\web\User::loginRequired()` now returns the `Response` object instead of exiting the application (qiangxue)
 - Chg #1586: `QueryBuilder::buildLikeCondition()` will now escape special characters and use percentage characters by default (qiangxue)