diff --git a/bashmsg.inc b/bashmsg.inc
index be339f0..48ed301 100644
--- a/bashmsg.inc
+++ b/bashmsg.inc
@@ -30,6 +30,38 @@ function _bashmsg.is_color_defined {
 	PATH= command -v _bashmsg.${1} >/dev/null
 }
 
+# prompt_generic <ydefault/ndefault> <prefix> <name> <message>
+function _bashmsg.prompt_generic {
+	local mode=$1
+	local pref=$2
+	local name=$3
+	local msg=$4
+
+	local msg_w_pref=$(printf '%s %s' "$(_bashmsg.dyncolor "_p_${name}" echo -n "${pref}")" "${msg}")
+	case "$mode" in
+		ydefault)
+			if [[ -n $ZSH_VERSION ]]; then
+				read -r "?${msg_w_pref} [Y/n] " CHOICE
+			else
+				read -r -p "${msg_w_pref} [Y/n] " CHOICE
+			fi
+			[[ -z $CHOICE || $CHOICE =~ ^[yY]$ ]]
+			;;
+		ndefault)
+			if [[ -n $ZSH_VERSION ]]; then
+				read -r "?${msg_w_pref} [y/N] " CHOICE
+			else
+				read -r -p "${msg_w_pref} [y/N] " CHOICE
+			fi
+			[[ $CHOICE =~ ^[yY]$ ]]
+			;;
+		*)
+			msg_error "Unknown prompt mode: ${mode}"
+			return 1
+			;;
+	esac
+}
+
 ################# INITIALIZATION ################
 
 if [[ -z $_bashlib_bashcols ]]; then
@@ -99,6 +131,16 @@ function bashmsg.def_type {
 	eval "function msg_${1} { printf '%s %s\n' \"\$(_bashmsg.dyncolor ${1} echo -n \"${2}\")\" \"\${*}\" ; }"
 }
 
+# def_prompt_type <name> <prefix> <default color> [<ydefault/ndefault>]
+function bashmsg.def_prompt_type {
+	declare -g _bashmsg_col__p_${1}=${3}
+	if [[ -z $4 ]]; then
+		eval "function prompt_${1} { _bashmsg.prompt_generic \"\${1}\" \"${2}\" \"${1}\" \"\${2}\" ; }"
+	else
+		eval "function prompt_${1} { _bashmsg.prompt_generic \"${4}\" \"${2}\" \"${1}\" \"\${1}\" ; }"
+	fi
+}
+
 # Default types
 bashmsg.def_type info '[info]' grey
 bashmsg.def_type warn '[warn]' orange