diff --git a/command/ui_input.go b/command/ui_input.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a67cbb3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/ui_input.go
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+)
+
+// UIInput is an implementation of terraform.UIInput that asks the CLI
+// for input stdin.
+type UIInput struct {
+	// Reader and Writer for IO. If these aren't set, they will default to
+	// Stdout and Stderr respectively.
+	Reader io.Reader
+	Writer io.Writer
+
+	interrupted bool
+	l           sync.Mutex
+}
+
+func (i *UIInput) Input(opts *terraform.InputOpts) (string, error) {
+	r := i.Reader
+	w := i.Writer
+	if r == nil {
+		r = os.Stdin
+	}
+	if w == nil {
+		w = os.Stdout
+	}
+
+	// Make sure we only ask for input once at a time. Terraform
+	// should enforce this, but it doesn't hurt to verify.
+	i.l.Lock()
+	defer i.l.Unlock()
+
+	// If we're interrupted, then don't ask for input
+	if i.interrupted {
+		return "", errors.New("interrupted")
+	}
+
+	// Listen for interrupts so we can cancel the input ask
+	sigCh := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(sigCh, os.Interrupt)
+	defer signal.Stop(sigCh)
+
+	// Ask the user for their input
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprint(w, opts.Query); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	// Listen for the input in a goroutine. This will allow us to
+	// interrupt this if we are interrupted (SIGINT)
+	result := make(chan string, 1)
+	go func() {
+		var line string
+		if _, err := fmt.Fscanln(r, &line); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("[ERR] UIInput scan err: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		result <- line
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case line := <-result:
+		return line, nil
+	case <-sigCh:
+		// Print a newline so that any further output starts properly
+		// on a new line.
+		fmt.Fprintln(w)
+
+		// Mark that we were interrupted so future Ask calls fail.
+		i.interrupted = true
+
+		return "", errors.New("interrupted")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/command/ui_input_test.go b/command/ui_input_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b968d73b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/ui_input_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+)
+
+func TestUIInput_impl(t *testing.T) {
+	var _ terraform.UIInput = new(UIInput)
+}
+
+func TestUIInputInput(t *testing.T) {
+	i := &UIInput{
+		Reader: bytes.NewBufferString("foo\n"),
+		Writer: bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
+	}
+
+	v, err := i.Input(&terraform.InputOpts{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if v != "foo" {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", v)
+	}
+}