diff --git a/src/apdu4j/remote/CmdlineRemoteTerminal.java b/src/apdu4j/remote/CmdlineRemoteTerminal.java
index d55592c..ae422a2 100644
--- a/src/apdu4j/remote/CmdlineRemoteTerminal.java
+++ b/src/apdu4j/remote/CmdlineRemoteTerminal.java
@@ -112,11 +112,27 @@ private void verify(Map<String, Object> msg) throws IOException {
 	private void dialog(Map<String, Object> msg) throws IOException {
 		System.out.println("# " + msg.get("text"));
 		Map< String, Object> m = JSONProtocol.ok(msg);
-		boolean yes = false;
+		boolean yes = get_yes_or_no_console("Decision");
 
-		// lanterna requires work as it screws up Console.readPassword()
-		yes = get_yes_or_no_console();
+		if (!yes) {
+			m.put("button", "red");
+		} else {
+			m.put("button", "green");
+		}
+		pipe.send(m);
+	}
+
+	private void input(Map<String, Object> msg) throws IOException {
+		System.out.println("# " + msg.get("text"));
+		Map< String, Object> m = JSONProtocol.ok(msg);
 
+		Console c = System.console();
+		String input = c.readLine(msg + "> ");
+		if (input == null)
+			input = "";
+		input = input.trim();
+		System.out.println("> \""+ input + " \"");
+		boolean yes = get_yes_or_no_console("Confirm");
 		if (!yes) {
 			m.put("button", "red");
 		} else {
@@ -125,6 +141,7 @@ private void dialog(Map<String, Object> msg) throws IOException {
 		pipe.send(m);
 	}
 
+
 	private void decrypt(Map<String, Object> msg) throws IOException {
 		String cmd = (String) msg.get("bytes");
 		if (cmd == null)
@@ -138,9 +155,7 @@ private void decrypt(Map<String, Object> msg) throws IOException {
 				System.out.println("# " + msg.get("text"));
 				System.out.println("# " + new String(r.getData(), "UTF-8"));
 				Map< String, Object> m = JSONProtocol.ok(msg);
-				boolean yes = false;
-				// lanterna requires work as it screws up Console.readPassword()
-				yes = get_yes_or_no_console();
+				boolean yes = get_yes_or_no_console("Confirm");
 
 				if (!yes) {
 					m.put("button", "red");
@@ -185,6 +200,8 @@ private boolean processMessage (Map<String, Object> msg) throws IOException {
 			verify(msg);
 		} else if (cmd.equals("DIALOG")) {
 			dialog(msg);
+		} else if (cmd.equals("INPUT")) {
+			input(msg);
 		} else if (cmd.equals("STOP")) {
 			stop(msg);
 			return false;
@@ -197,10 +214,10 @@ private boolean processMessage (Map<String, Object> msg) throws IOException {
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	private boolean get_yes_or_no_console() {
+	private boolean get_yes_or_no_console(String msg) {
 		Console c = System.console();
 		while (true) {
-			String response = c.readLine("y/n ? ");
+			String response = c.readLine(msg + " y/n ? ");
 			if (response == null)
 				continue;
 			response = response.trim();
diff --git a/src/apdu4j/remote/RemoteTerminal.java b/src/apdu4j/remote/RemoteTerminal.java
index 85fff61..13c27c8 100644
--- a/src/apdu4j/remote/RemoteTerminal.java
+++ b/src/apdu4j/remote/RemoteTerminal.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public void statusMessage(String text) throws IOException {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Shows a dialog message to the user and returnes the pressed button.
+	 * Shows a dialog message to the user and returns the pressed button.
 	 *
 	 * @param message text to display to the user
 	 * @return {@link Button} that was pressed by the user
@@ -91,11 +91,28 @@ public Button dialog(String message) throws IOException {
 		m.put("text", message);
 		pipe.send(m);
 		Map<String, Object> r = pipe.recv();
-		if (JSONProtocol.check(m, r)) {
-			return Button.valueOf(((String)r.get("button")).toUpperCase());
-		} else {
+		if (JSONProtocol.check(m, r) || !r.containsKey("button")) {
 			throw new IOException("Unknown button pressed");
 		}
+		return Button.valueOf(((String)r.get("button")).toUpperCase());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Asks for input from the user.
+	 *
+	 * @param message text to display to the user
+	 * @return null or input
+	 * @throws IOException when communication fails
+	 */
+	public String input(String message) throws IOException {
+		Map<String, Object> m = JSONProtocol.cmd("input");
+		m.put("text", message);
+		pipe.send(m);
+		Map<String, Object> r = pipe.recv();
+		if (!JSONProtocol.check(m, r) || !r.containsKey("value")) {
+			throw new IOException("No value");
+		}
+		return (String) r.get("value");
 	}
 
 	/**