diff --git a/include/proto/cli.h b/include/proto/cli.h
index 9ed2327cf..0668508ff 100644
--- a/include/proto/cli.h
+++ b/include/proto/cli.h
@@ -49,6 +49,52 @@ void mworker_cli_proxy_stop();
 int pcli_wait_for_request(struct stream *s, struct channel *req, int an_bit);
 int pcli_wait_for_response(struct stream *s, struct channel *rep, int an_bit);
 
+/* updates the CLI's context to log <msg> at <severity> and returns 1. This is
+ * for use in CLI parsers to deal with quick response messages.
+ */
+static inline int cli_msg(struct appctx *appctx, int severity, const char *msg)
+{
+	appctx->ctx.cli.severity = severity;
+	appctx->ctx.cli.msg = msg;
+	appctx->st0 = CLI_ST_PRINT;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/* updates the CLI's context to log error message <err> and returns 1. The
+ * message will be logged at level LOG_ERR. This is for use in CLI parsers to
+ * deal with quick response messages.
+ */
+static inline int cli_err(struct appctx *appctx, const char *err)
+{
+	appctx->ctx.cli.msg = err;
+	appctx->st0 = CLI_ST_PRINT_ERR;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/* updates the CLI's context to log <msg> at <severity> and returns 1. The
+ * message must have been dynamically allocated and will be freed. This is
+ * for use in CLI parsers to deal with quick response messages.
+ */
+static inline int cli_dynmsg(struct appctx *appctx, int severity, char *msg)
+{
+	appctx->ctx.cli.severity = severity;
+	appctx->ctx.cli.err = msg;
+	appctx->st0 = CLI_ST_PRINT_DYN;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/* updates the CLI's context to log error message <err> and returns 1. The
+ * message must have been dynamically allocated and will be freed. The message
+ * will be logged at level LOG_ERR. This is for use in CLI parsers to deal with
+ * quick response messages.
+ */
+static inline int cli_dynerr(struct appctx *appctx, char *err)
+{
+	appctx->ctx.cli.err = err;
+	appctx->st0 = CLI_ST_PRINT_FREE;
+	return 1;
+}
+
 
 #endif /* _PROTO_CLI_H */