diff --git a/src/init/features/storage.spec.ts b/src/init/features/storage.spec.ts
index 348b92f4caa..1e5d8e53fc7 100644
--- a/src/init/features/storage.spec.ts
+++ b/src/init/features/storage.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import * as sinon from "sinon";
 import { Config } from "../../config";
 import { askQuestions, actuate } from "./storage";
 import * as prompt from "../../prompt";
-
+import * as gcp from "../../gcp";
 describe("storage", () => {
   const sandbox: sinon.SinonSandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
   let askWriteProjectFileStub: sinon.SinonStub;
@@ -39,4 +39,29 @@ describe("storage", () => {
       expect(_.get(setup, "config.storage.rules")).to.deep.equal("storage.rules");
     });
   });
+  it("should download rules from console", async () => {
+    const setup = {
+      config: {},
+      rcfile: { projects: {}, targets: {}, etags: {} },
+      projectId: "test-project",
+      instructions: [],
+    };
+    const config = new Config({}, { projectDir: "test", cwd: "test" });
+    const getRulesetNameStub = sandbox
+      .stub(gcp.rules, "getLatestRulesetName")
+      .resolves("ruleset-name");
+    const getRulesetContentStub = sandbox
+      .stub(gcp.rules, "getRulesetContent")
+      .resolves([{ name: "file.rules", content: "console rules" }]);
+    const writeStub = sandbox.stub(config, "confirmWriteProjectFile").resolves(true);
+    promptStub.returns("storage.rules");
+
+    await askQuestions(setup, config);
+    await actuate(setup, config);
+
+    expect(getRulesetNameStub.calledOnceWith("test-project", "firebase.storage")).to.be.true;
+    expect(getRulesetContentStub.calledOnceWith("ruleset-name")).to.be.true;
+    expect(writeStub.calledOnceWith("storage.rules", "console rules")).to.be.true;
+    expect(_.get(setup, "featureInfo.storage.rules")).to.equal("console rules");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/init/features/storage.ts b/src/init/features/storage.ts
index 56663287ec2..352107db3fa 100644
--- a/src/init/features/storage.ts
+++ b/src/init/features/storage.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import { readTemplateSync } from "../../templates";
 import { Config } from "../../config";
 import { Setup } from "..";
 import { FirebaseError } from "../../error";
-
+import * as gcp from "../../gcp";
+import * as utils from "../../utils";
 export interface RequiredInfo {
   rulesFilename: string;
   rules: string;
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ export interface RequiredInfo {
 
 const RULES_TEMPLATE = readTemplateSync("init/storage/storage.rules");
 const DEFAULT_RULES_FILE = "storage.rules";
-
 export async function askQuestions(setup: Setup, config: Config): Promise<void> {
   logger.info();
   logger.info("Firebase Storage Security Rules allow you to define how and when to allow");
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ export async function askQuestions(setup: Setup, config: Config): Promise<void>
     message: "What file should be used for Storage Rules?",
     default: DEFAULT_RULES_FILE,
   });
+  if (setup.projectId) {
+    const downloadedRules = await getRulesFromConsole(setup.projectId);
+    if (downloadedRules) {
+      info.rules = downloadedRules;
+      utils.logBullet(`Downloaded the existing Storage Security Rules from the Firebase console`);
+    }
+  }
+
   info.writeRules = await config.confirmWriteProjectFile(info.rulesFilename, info.rules);
   // Populate featureInfo for the actuate step later.
   setup.featureInfo = setup.featureInfo || {};
@@ -54,3 +62,18 @@ export async function actuate(setup: Setup, config: Config): Promise<void> {
     config.writeProjectFile(info.rulesFilename, info.rules);
   }
 }
+async function getRulesFromConsole(projectId: string): Promise<string | null> {
+  const name = await gcp.rules.getLatestRulesetName(projectId, "firebase.storage");
+  if (!name) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const rules = await gcp.rules.getRulesetContent(name);
+  if (rules.length === 0) {
+    return utils.reject("Ruleset has no files", { exit: 1 });
+  }
+
+  if (rules.length > 1) {
+    return utils.reject(`Ruleset has too many files: ${rules.length}`, { exit: 1 });
+  }
+  return rules[0].content;
+}