diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/cli/BuildCommand.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/cli/BuildCommand.java
index a69008f0c32f005c8456f7d9346a9d68b23eb50a..232d7c6728f129bad7bd37b1cff8914eaa2d6ef4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/cli/BuildCommand.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/cli/BuildCommand.java
@@ -131,8 +131,19 @@ public class BuildCommand extends CLICommand {
             }
         }
 
-        QueueTaskFuture<? extends AbstractBuild> f = job.scheduleBuild2(0, new CLICause(Jenkins.getAuthentication().getName()), a);
+        if (!job.isBuildable()) {
+            String msg = Messages.BuildCommand_CLICause_CannotBuildUnknownReasons(job.getFullDisplayName());
+            if (job.isDisabled()) {
+                msg = Messages.BuildCommand_CLICause_CannotBuildDisabled(job.getFullDisplayName());
+            } else if (job.isHoldOffBuildUntilSave()){
+                msg = Messages.BuildCommand_CLICause_CannotBuildConfigNotSaved(job.getFullDisplayName());
+            }
+            stderr.println(msg);
+            return -1;
+        }
 
+        QueueTaskFuture<? extends AbstractBuild> f = job.scheduleBuild2(0, new CLICause(Jenkins.getAuthentication().getName()), a);
+        
         if (wait || sync) {
             AbstractBuild b = f.waitForStart();    // wait for the start
             stdout.println("Started "+b.getFullDisplayName());
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Job.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Job.java
index c444c2d2a19b33cd3a2f4ea40183359e7fca24ec..aef474184ac66d21114e69e82c51c22bac4a1069 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Job.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Job.java
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public abstract class Job<JobT extends Job<JobT, RunT>, RunT extends Run<JobT, R
         return new TextFile(new File(this.getRootDir(), "nextBuildNumber"));
     }
 
-    protected synchronized boolean isHoldOffBuildUntilSave() {
+    public synchronized boolean isHoldOffBuildUntilSave() {
         return holdOffBuildUntilSave;
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/cli/Messages.properties b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/cli/Messages.properties
index 92408817a6bdf5778be287bdec0ba505467fea8c..1fbfab016e2c54e0e00fbfb737a7223537cb8ece 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/cli/Messages.properties
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/cli/Messages.properties
@@ -57,3 +57,9 @@ UpdateJobCommand.ShortDescription=\
 UpdateNodeCommand.ShortDescription=\
  Updates the node definition XML from stdin. The opposite of the get-node command
 BuildCommand.CLICause.ShortDescription=Started by command line by {0}
+BuildCommand.CLICause.CannotBuildDisabled=\
+Cannot build {0} because it is disabled.
+BuildCommand.CLICause.CannotBuildConfigNotSaved=\
+Cannot build {0} because its configuration has not been saved.
+BuildCommand.CLICause.CannotBuildUnknownReasons=\
+Cannot build {0} for unknown reasons.