diff --git a/__tests__/reporters/base-reporter.js b/__tests__/reporters/base-reporter.js
index 636e27f954..5573530889 100644
--- a/__tests__/reporters/base-reporter.js
+++ b/__tests__/reporters/base-reporter.js
@@ -119,3 +119,15 @@ test('BaseReporter.termstrings', () => {
   const expected = '"\u001b[2mjsprim#\u001b[22mjson-schema" not installed';
   expect(reporter.lang('packageNotInstalled', '\u001b[2mjsprim#\u001b[22mjson-schema')).toEqual(expected);
 });
+
+test('BaseReporter.prompt', async () => {
+  const reporter = new BaseReporter();
+  let error;
+  try {
+    await reporter.prompt('', []);
+  } catch (e) {
+    error = e;
+  }
+  expect(error).not.toBeUndefined();
+  reporter.close();
+});
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/upgrade-interactive.js b/src/cli/commands/upgrade-interactive.js
index 63a3c70813..96848ab6a3 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/upgrade-interactive.js
+++ b/src/cli/commands/upgrade-interactive.js
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import {Add} from './add.js';
 import {Install} from './install.js';
 import Lockfile from '../../lockfile/wrapper.js';
 
-const tty = require('tty');
-
 export const requireLockfile = true;
 
 export function setFlags(commander: Object) {
@@ -23,25 +21,6 @@ export function hasWrapper(): boolean {
   return true;
 }
 
-type InquirerResponses<K, T> = {[key: K]: Array<T>};
-
-// Prompt user with Inquirer
-async function prompt(choices): Promise<Array<Dependency>> {
-  let pageSize;
-  if (process.stdout instanceof tty.WriteStream) {
-    pageSize = process.stdout.rows - 2;
-  }
-  const answers: InquirerResponses<'packages', Dependency> = await inquirer.prompt([{
-    name: 'packages',
-    type: 'checkbox',
-    message: 'Choose which packages to update.',
-    choices,
-    pageSize,
-    validate: (answer) => !!answer.length || 'You must choose at least one package.',
-  }]);
-  return answers.packages;
-}
-
 export async function run(
   config: Config,
   reporter: Reporter,
@@ -109,31 +88,43 @@ export async function run(
       (ys, y) => ys.concat(Array.isArray(y) ? flatten(y) : y), [],
   );
 
-  const choices = Object.keys(groupedDeps).map((key) => [
+  const choices = flatten(Object.keys(groupedDeps).map((key) => [
     new inquirer.Separator(reporter.format.bold.underline.green(key)),
     groupedDeps[key],
     new inquirer.Separator(' '),
-  ]);
-
-  const answers = await prompt(flatten(choices));
-
-  const getName = ({name}) => name;
-  const isHint = (x) => ({hint}) => hint === x;
-
-  await [null, 'dev', 'optional', 'peer'].reduce(async (promise, hint) => {
-    // Wait for previous promise to resolve
-    await promise;
-    // Reset dependency flags
-    flags.dev = hint === 'dev';
-    flags.peer = hint === 'peer';
-    flags.optional = hint === 'optional';
-
-    const deps = answers.filter(isHint(hint)).map(getName);
-    if (deps.length) {
-      reporter.info(reporter.lang('updateInstalling', getNameFromHint(hint)));
-      const add = new Add(deps, flags, config, reporter, lockfile);
-      return await add.init();
-    }
-    return Promise.resolve();
-  }, Promise.resolve());
+  ]));
+
+  try {
+    const answers: Array<Dependency> = await reporter.prompt(
+      'Choose which packages to update.',
+      choices,
+      {
+        name: 'packages',
+        type: 'checkbox',
+        validate: (answer) => !!answer.length || 'You must choose at least one package.',
+      },
+    );
+
+    const getName = ({name}) => name;
+    const isHint = (x) => ({hint}) => hint === x;
+
+    await [null, 'dev', 'optional', 'peer'].reduce(async (promise, hint) => {
+      // Wait for previous promise to resolve
+      await promise;
+      // Reset dependency flags
+      flags.dev = hint === 'dev';
+      flags.peer = hint === 'peer';
+      flags.optional = hint === 'optional';
+
+      const deps = answers.filter(isHint(hint)).map(getName);
+      if (deps.length) {
+        reporter.info(reporter.lang('updateInstalling', getNameFromHint(hint)));
+        const add = new Add(deps, flags, config, reporter, lockfile);
+        return await add.init();
+      }
+      return Promise.resolve();
+    }, Promise.resolve());
+  } catch (e) {
+    Promise.reject(e);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/reporters/base-reporter.js b/src/reporters/base-reporter.js
index 65589f97fb..92ce06a0c2 100644
--- a/src/reporters/base-reporter.js
+++ b/src/reporters/base-reporter.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {
   Package,
   ReporterSpinner,
   QuestionOptions,
+  PromptOptions,
 } from './types.js';
 import type {LanguageKeys} from './lang/en.js';
 import type {Formatter} from './format.js';
@@ -259,4 +260,11 @@ export default class BaseReporter {
   disableProgress() {
     this.noProgress = true;
   }
+
+  //
+  prompt<T>(
+    message: string, choices: Array<*>, options?: PromptOptions = {},
+  ): Promise<Array<T>> {
+    return Promise.reject(new Error('Not implemented'));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/reporters/console/console-reporter.js b/src/reporters/console/console-reporter.js
index 99a086794b..0042e10904 100644
--- a/src/reporters/console/console-reporter.js
+++ b/src/reporters/console/console-reporter.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type {
   ReporterSpinner,
   ReporterSelectOption,
   QuestionOptions,
+  PromptOptions,
 } from '../types.js';
 import type {FormatKeys} from '../format.js';
 import BaseReporter from '../base-reporter.js';
@@ -15,13 +16,16 @@ import Spinner from './spinner-progress.js';
 import {clearLine} from './util.js';
 import {removeSuffix} from '../../util/misc.js';
 import {sortTrees, recurseTree, getFormattedOutput} from './helpers/tree-helper.js';
+import inquirer from 'inquirer';
 
 const {inspect} = require('util');
 const readline = require('readline');
 const chalk = require('chalk');
 const read = require('read');
+const tty = require('tty');
 
 type Row = Array<string>;
+type InquirerResponses<K, T> = {[key: K]: Array<T>};
 
 export default class ConsoleReporter extends BaseReporter {
   constructor(opts: Object) {
@@ -380,4 +384,51 @@ export default class ConsoleReporter extends BaseReporter {
       bar.tick();
     };
   }
+
+  async prompt<T>(
+    message: string, choices: Array<*>, options?: PromptOptions = {},
+  ): Promise<Array<T>> {
+    if (!process.stdout.isTTY) {
+      return Promise.reject(new Error("Can't answer a question unless a user TTY"));
+    }
+
+    let pageSize;
+    if (process.stdout instanceof tty.WriteStream) {
+      pageSize = process.stdout.rows - 2;
+    }
+
+    const rl = readline.createInterface({
+      input: this.stdin,
+      output: this.stdout,
+      terminal: true,
+    });
+
+    // $FlowFixMe: Need to update the type of Inquirer
+    const prompt = inquirer.createPromptModule({
+      input: this.stdin,
+      output: this.stdout,
+    });
+
+    let rejectRef = () => {};
+    const killListener = () => {
+      rejectRef();
+    };
+
+    const handleKillFromInquirer = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      rejectRef = reject;
+    });
+
+    rl.addListener('SIGINT', killListener);
+
+    const {name = 'prompt', type = 'input', validate} = options;
+    const answers: InquirerResponses<string, T> = await Promise.race([
+      prompt([{name, type, message, choices, pageSize, validate}]),
+      handleKillFromInquirer,
+    ]);
+
+    rl.removeListener('SIGINT', killListener);
+    rl.close();
+
+    return answers[name];
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/reporters/noop-reporter.js b/src/reporters/noop-reporter.js
index 8dd918c029..b5e4a8ced9 100644
--- a/src/reporters/noop-reporter.js
+++ b/src/reporters/noop-reporter.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {
     Package,
     ReporterSpinner,
     QuestionOptions,
+    PromptOptions,
 } from './types.js';
 import type {LanguageKeys} from './lang/en.js';
 import type {Formatter} from './format.js';
@@ -79,4 +80,10 @@ export default class NoopReporter extends BaseReporter {
   disableProgress() {
     this.noProgress = true;
   }
+
+  prompt<T>(
+    message: string, choices: Array<*>, options?: PromptOptions = {},
+  ): Promise<Array<T>> {
+    return Promise.reject(new Error('Not implemented'));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/reporters/types.js b/src/reporters/types.js
index 3a722e5853..2e674164eb 100644
--- a/src/reporters/types.js
+++ b/src/reporters/types.js
@@ -47,3 +47,12 @@ export type QuestionOptions = {
   password?: boolean,
   required?: boolean,
 };
+
+export type InquirerPromptTypes = 'list' | 'rawlist' | 'expand' |
+  'checkbox' | 'confirm' | 'input' | 'password' | 'editor';
+
+export type PromptOptions = {
+  name?: string,
+  type?: InquirerPromptTypes,
+  validate?: (input: string | Array<string>) => (boolean | string),
+};