diff --git a/command/meta.go b/command/meta.go
index ca1189066..005d60a29 100644
--- a/command/meta.go
+++ b/command/meta.go
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@ func (m *Meta) contextOpts() *terraform.ContextOpts {
 		vs[k] = v
 	}
 	opts.Variables = vs
-	opts.UIInput = new(UIInput)
+	opts.UIInput = &UIInput{
+		Colorize: m.Colorize(),
+	}
 
 	return &opts
 }
diff --git a/command/ui_input.go b/command/ui_input.go
index d37bde442..bf7f711d8 100644
--- a/command/ui_input.go
+++ b/command/ui_input.go
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 package command
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/colorstring"
 )
 
 var defaultInputReader io.Reader
@@ -18,6 +22,9 @@ var defaultInputWriter io.Writer
 // UIInput is an implementation of terraform.UIInput that asks the CLI
 // for input stdin.
 type UIInput struct {
+	// Colorize will color the output.
+	Colorize *colorstring.Colorize
+
 	// Reader and Writer for IO. If these aren't set, they will default to
 	// Stdout and Stderr respectively.
 	Reader io.Reader
@@ -25,9 +32,12 @@ type UIInput struct {
 
 	interrupted bool
 	l           sync.Mutex
+	once        sync.Once
 }
 
 func (i *UIInput) Input(opts *terraform.InputOpts) (string, error) {
+	i.once.Do(i.init)
+
 	r := i.Reader
 	w := i.Writer
 	if r == nil {
@@ -58,8 +68,21 @@ func (i *UIInput) Input(opts *terraform.InputOpts) (string, error) {
 	signal.Notify(sigCh, os.Interrupt)
 	defer signal.Stop(sigCh)
 
+	// Build the output format for asking
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	buf.WriteString("[reset]")
+	buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("[bold]%s[reset]\n", opts.Query))
+	if opts.Description != "" {
+		s := bufio.NewScanner(strings.NewReader(opts.Description))
+		for s.Scan() {
+			buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  %s\n", s.Text()))
+		}
+		buf.WriteString("\n")
+	}
+	buf.WriteString("  [bold]Enter a value:[reset] ")
+
 	// Ask the user for their input
-	if _, err := fmt.Fprint(w, opts.Query); err != nil {
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprint(w, i.Colorize.Color(buf.String())); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
@@ -89,3 +112,12 @@ func (i *UIInput) Input(opts *terraform.InputOpts) (string, error) {
 		return "", errors.New("interrupted")
 	}
 }
+
+func (i *UIInput) init() {
+	if i.Colorize == nil {
+		i.Colorize = &colorstring.Colorize{
+			Colors:  colorstring.DefaultColors,
+			Disable: true,
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/helper/schema/schema.go b/helper/schema/schema.go
index 9cd952930..371a320b2 100644
--- a/helper/schema/schema.go
+++ b/helper/schema/schema.go
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ func (m schemaMap) inputString(
 	schema *Schema) (interface{}, error) {
 	result, err := input.Input(&terraform.InputOpts{
 		Id:    k,
-		Query: fmt.Sprintf("%s: ", k),
+		Query: k,
 	})
 
 	return result, err
diff --git a/terraform/context.go b/terraform/context.go
index dd9a5369e..35f1dd493 100644
--- a/terraform/context.go
+++ b/terraform/context.go
@@ -166,9 +166,8 @@ func (c *Context) Input() error {
 		for {
 			var err error
 			value, err = c.uiInput.Input(&InputOpts{
-				Id: fmt.Sprintf("var.%s", n),
-				Query: fmt.Sprintf(
-					"Variable '%s': ", n),
+				Id:    fmt.Sprintf("var.%s", n),
+				Query: fmt.Sprintf("var.%s", n),
 			})
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf(
diff --git a/terraform/ui_input.go b/terraform/ui_input.go
index 46f6378d1..5b2ad4897 100644
--- a/terraform/ui_input.go
+++ b/terraform/ui_input.go
@@ -15,4 +15,9 @@ type InputOpts struct {
 
 	// Query is a human-friendly question for inputting this value.
 	Query string
+
+	// Description is a description about what this option is. Be wary
+	// that this will probably be in a terminal so split lines as you see
+	// necessary.
+	Description string
 }