diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4bba17c..cbd5e62 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
@@ -103,16 +101,11 @@ func SetStatus(args []string) error {
 	outputPath := path.Join(curUser.HomeDir, ".checkin")
 
 	// Prompt user for input
-	fmt.Printf("What's ~%v been up to?\n~%v", curUser.Username, curUser.Username)
-	reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
-	input, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
-	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+	input, err := PromptInput()
+	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Strip whitespace from right
-	input = strings.TrimRight(input, " \n\t\r")
-
 	// Remove file on blank input
 	if input == "" {
 		err = os.Remove(outputPath)
@@ -125,9 +118,6 @@ func SetStatus(args []string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Prepend status with user's name
-	input = fmt.Sprintf("~%s%s", curUser.Username, input)
-
 	if *includeWd {
 		wd, err := os.Getwd()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/prompt.go b/prompt.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9230c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prompt.go
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/textinput"
+	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+	"github.com/muesli/termenv"
+	"os/user"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// PromptInput prompts the user for input and returns either a well-formed status (leading ~user) or an empty string.
+func PromptInput() (string, error) {
+	model, err := newInputModel()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	p := tea.NewProgram(model)
+	err = p.Start()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return model.String(), nil
+}
+
+type inputModel struct {
+	// Contains the model of the child text entry widget
+	input textinput.Model
+	// The prompt presented to the user
+	prompt string
+	// Any error that occurs while processing.
+	Err error
+}
+
+// newInputModel creates a new inputModel ready for use, populated with a random prompt.
+func newInputModel() (*inputModel, error) {
+	user, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+		return &inputModel{}, err
+	}
+	model := inputModel{}
+	model.prompt = fmt.Sprintf("What's ~%s up to?", user.Username)
+
+	model.input = textinput.NewModel()
+
+	// The input's Prompt is used to prepend an unchangeable prefix to the input.
+	model.input.Prompt = fmt.Sprintf("~%s", user.Username)
+	model.input.SetValue(" ")
+	model.input.CursorEnd()
+	model.input.Focus()
+	return &model, nil
+}
+
+// String will return either a valid status with all whitespace removed or a blank string.
+func (m *inputModel) String() string {
+	output := strings.TrimRight(m.input.Value(), " \n\t\r")
+	if output == "" {
+		return output
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", m.input.Prompt, output)
+}
+
+func (m *inputModel) Init() tea.Cmd {
+	return textinput.Blink
+}
+
+func (m *inputModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	switch msg := msg.(type) {
+
+	case tea.KeyMsg:
+		switch msg.Type {
+		case tea.KeyCtrlC, tea.KeyEsc:
+			m.Err = errors.New("user cancelled input")
+			fallthrough
+		case tea.KeyCtrlD, tea.KeyEnter:
+			return m, tea.Quit
+		}
+
+	case error:
+		m.Err = msg
+		return m, tea.Quit
+	}
+
+	var cmd tea.Cmd
+	m.input, cmd = m.input.Update(msg)
+	return m, cmd
+}
+
+func (m *inputModel) View() string {
+	if termenv.ColorProfile() == termenv.Ascii {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", m.prompt, m.input.View())
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", termenv.String(m.prompt).Bold(), m.input.View())
+}