diff --git a/internal/command/arguments/console.go b/internal/command/arguments/console.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b666d01039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/command/arguments/console.go
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// Copyright IBM Corp. 2014, 2026
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
+
+package arguments
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/tfdiags"
+)
+
+// Console represents the command-line arguments for the console command.
+type Console struct {
+	// Vars are the variable-related flags (-var, -var-file).
+	Vars *Vars
+
+	// StatePath is the path to the state file.
+	StatePath string
+
+	// EvalFromPlan controls whether to evaluate expressions against a plan
+	// instead of the current state.
+	EvalFromPlan bool
+
+	// InputEnabled is used to disable interactive input for unspecified
+	// variable and backend config values. Default is true.
+	InputEnabled bool
+
+	// CompactWarnings enables compact warning output.
+	CompactWarnings bool
+
+	// TargetFlags are the raw -target flag values.
+	TargetFlags []string
+
+	// ConfigPath is the path to a directory of Terraform configuration files.
+	ConfigPath string
+}
+
+// ParseConsole processes CLI arguments, returning a Console value and
+// diagnostics. If errors are encountered, a Console value is still returned
+// representing the best effort interpretation of the arguments.
+func ParseConsole(args []string) (*Console, tfdiags.Diagnostics) {
+	var diags tfdiags.Diagnostics
+	con := &Console{
+		Vars: &Vars{},
+	}
+
+	pwd, err := getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, diags.Append(tfdiags.Sourceless(
+			tfdiags.Error,
+			"Error getting pwd",
+			err.Error(),
+		))
+	}
+
+	cmdFlags := extendedFlagSet("console", nil, nil, con.Vars)
+	cmdFlags.StringVar(&con.StatePath, "state", "", "path")
+	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&con.EvalFromPlan, "plan", false, "evaluate from plan")
+	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&con.InputEnabled, "input", true, "input")
+	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&con.CompactWarnings, "compact-warnings", false, "compact-warnings")
+	cmdFlags.Var((*FlagStringSlice)(&con.TargetFlags), "target", "target")
+
+	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		diags = diags.Append(tfdiags.Sourceless(
+			tfdiags.Error,
+			"Failed to parse command-line flags",
+			err.Error(),
+		))
+	}
+
+	args = cmdFlags.Args()
+
+	if len(args) != 0 {
+		diags = diags.Append(tfdiags.Sourceless(
+			tfdiags.Error,
+			"Too many command line arguments",
+			"The console command does not expect any positional arguments. Did you mean to use -chdir?",
+		))
+	}
+
+	con.ConfigPath = pwd
+
+	return con, diags
+}
diff --git a/internal/command/arguments/console_test.go b/internal/command/arguments/console_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c22d560cd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/command/arguments/console_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+// Copyright IBM Corp. 2014, 2026
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
+
+package arguments
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/tfdiags"
+)
+
+func TestParseConsole_valid(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := map[string]struct {
+		args []string
+		want *Console
+	}{
+		"defaults": {
+			nil,
+			&Console{
+				Vars:         &Vars{},
+				InputEnabled: true,
+			},
+		},
+		"state flag": {
+			[]string{"-state", "mystate.tfstate"},
+			&Console{
+				Vars:         &Vars{},
+				StatePath:    "mystate.tfstate",
+				InputEnabled: true,
+			},
+		},
+		"plan flag": {
+			[]string{"-plan"},
+			&Console{
+				Vars:         &Vars{},
+				EvalFromPlan: true,
+				InputEnabled: true,
+			},
+		},
+		"input disabled": {
+			[]string{"-input=false"},
+			&Console{
+				Vars:         &Vars{},
+				InputEnabled: false,
+			},
+		},
+		"compact warnings": {
+			[]string{"-compact-warnings"},
+			&Console{
+				Vars:            &Vars{},
+				InputEnabled:    true,
+				CompactWarnings: true,
+			},
+		},
+		"all flags": {
+			[]string{"-state", "mystate.tfstate", "-plan", "-input=false", "-compact-warnings"},
+			&Console{
+				Vars:            &Vars{},
+				StatePath:       "mystate.tfstate",
+				EvalFromPlan:    true,
+				InputEnabled:    false,
+				CompactWarnings: true,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	cmpOpts := cmpopts.IgnoreUnexported(Vars{})
+
+	for name, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, diags := ParseConsole(tc.args)
+			if len(diags) > 0 {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected diags: %v", diags)
+			}
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got, cmpOpts); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("unexpected result\n%s", diff)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseConsole_invalid(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := map[string]struct {
+		args      []string
+		want      *Console
+		wantDiags tfdiags.Diagnostics
+	}{
+		"unknown flag": {
+			[]string{"-boop"},
+			&Console{
+				Vars:         &Vars{},
+				InputEnabled: true,
+			},
+			tfdiags.Diagnostics{
+				tfdiags.Sourceless(
+					tfdiags.Error,
+					"Failed to parse command-line flags",
+					"flag provided but not defined: -boop",
+				),
+			},
+		},
+		"positional argument": {
+			[]string{"./mydir"},
+			&Console{
+				Vars:         &Vars{},
+				InputEnabled: true,
+			},
+			tfdiags.Diagnostics{
+				tfdiags.Sourceless(
+					tfdiags.Error,
+					"Too many command line arguments",
+					"The console command does not expect any positional arguments. Did you mean to use -chdir?",
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	cmpOpts := cmpopts.IgnoreUnexported(Vars{})
+
+	for name, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, gotDiags := ParseConsole(tc.args)
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got, cmpOpts); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("unexpected result\n%s", diff)
+			}
+			tfdiags.AssertDiagnosticsMatch(t, gotDiags, tc.wantDiags)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseConsole_vars(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := map[string]struct {
+		args []string
+		want []FlagNameValue
+	}{
+		"no var flags by default": {
+			args: nil,
+			want: nil,
+		},
+		"one var": {
+			args: []string{"-var", "foo=bar"},
+			want: []FlagNameValue{
+				{Name: "-var", Value: "foo=bar"},
+			},
+		},
+		"one var-file": {
+			args: []string{"-var-file", "cool.tfvars"},
+			want: []FlagNameValue{
+				{Name: "-var-file", Value: "cool.tfvars"},
+			},
+		},
+		"ordering preserved": {
+			args: []string{
+				"-var", "foo=bar",
+				"-var-file", "cool.tfvars",
+				"-var", "boop=beep",
+			},
+			want: []FlagNameValue{
+				{Name: "-var", Value: "foo=bar"},
+				{Name: "-var-file", Value: "cool.tfvars"},
+				{Name: "-var", Value: "boop=beep"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, diags := ParseConsole(tc.args)
+			if len(diags) > 0 {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected diags: %v", diags)
+			}
+			if vars := got.Vars.All(); !cmp.Equal(vars, tc.want) {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected result\n%s", cmp.Diff(vars, tc.want))
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/command/console.go b/internal/command/console.go
index 1515a2b9fd..28d12dc0c3 100644
--- a/internal/command/console.go
+++ b/internal/command/console.go
@@ -27,32 +27,34 @@ type ConsoleCommand struct {
 }
 
 func (c *ConsoleCommand) Run(args []string) int {
-	args = c.Meta.process(args)
-	var evalFromPlan bool
-	cmdFlags := c.Meta.extendedFlagSet("console")
-	cmdFlags.StringVar(&c.Meta.statePath, "state", DefaultStateFilename, "path")
-	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&evalFromPlan, "plan", false, "evaluate from plan")
-	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
-	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
-		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error parsing command line flags: %s\n", err.Error()))
+	parsedArgs, diags := arguments.ParseConsole(c.Meta.process(args))
+
+	// Copy parsed flags back to Meta
+	c.Meta.statePath = parsedArgs.StatePath
+	c.Meta.input = parsedArgs.InputEnabled
+	c.Meta.compactWarnings = parsedArgs.CompactWarnings
+	c.Meta.targetFlags = parsedArgs.TargetFlags
+
+	varItems := parsedArgs.Vars.All()
+	c.Meta.variableArgs = arguments.FlagNameValueSlice{
+		FlagName: "-var",
+		Items:    &varItems,
+	}
+
+	if diags.HasErrors() {
+		c.showDiagnostics(diags)
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	configPath, err := ModulePath(cmdFlags.Args())
-	if err != nil {
-		c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
-		return 1
-	}
-	configPath = c.Meta.normalizePath(configPath)
+	configPath := c.Meta.normalizePath(parsedArgs.ConfigPath)
 
 	// Check for user-supplied plugin path
+	var err error
 	if c.pluginPath, err = c.loadPluginPath(); err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error loading plugin path: %s", err))
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	var diags tfdiags.Diagnostics
-
 	// Load the backend
 	b, backendDiags := c.backend(configPath, arguments.ViewHuman)
 	diags = diags.Append(backendDiags)
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ func (c *ConsoleCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	}
 
 	var scope *lang.Scope
-	if evalFromPlan {
+	if parsedArgs.EvalFromPlan {
 		var planDiags tfdiags.Diagnostics
 		_, scope, planDiags = lr.Core.PlanAndEval(lr.Config, lr.InputState, lr.PlanOpts)
 		diags = diags.Append(planDiags)