diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index 43d539846..708d9a9d6 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -278,6 +278,9 @@ packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showNoteContentProperties.js.map
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showNoteProperties.d.ts
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showNoteProperties.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showNoteProperties.js.map
+packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showPrompt.d.ts
+packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showPrompt.js
+packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showPrompt.js.map
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showShareFolderDialog.d.ts
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showShareFolderDialog.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showShareFolderDialog.js.map
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0ae109629..c53761af9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -264,6 +264,9 @@ packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showNoteContentProperties.js.map
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showNoteProperties.d.ts
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showNoteProperties.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showNoteProperties.js.map
+packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showPrompt.d.ts
+packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showPrompt.js
+packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showPrompt.js.map
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showShareFolderDialog.d.ts
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showShareFolderDialog.js
 packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showShareFolderDialog.js.map
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/app.ts b/packages/app-desktop/app.ts
index ae6aee24b..e9bb47591 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/app.ts
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/app.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ const commands = [
 	require('./gui/MainScreen/commands/toggleNoteList'),
 	require('./gui/MainScreen/commands/toggleSideBar'),
 	require('./gui/MainScreen/commands/toggleVisiblePanes'),
+	require('./gui/MainScreen/commands/showPrompt'),
 	require('./gui/NoteEditor/commands/focusElementNoteBody'),
 	require('./gui/NoteEditor/commands/focusElementNoteTitle'),
 	require('./gui/NoteEditor/commands/showLocalSearch'),
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/MainScreen.tsx b/packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/MainScreen.tsx
index c4c9154d8..5658408fc 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/MainScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/MainScreen.tsx
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ const commands = [
 	require('./commands/openNote'),
 	require('./commands/openFolder'),
 	require('./commands/openTag'),
+	require('./commands/showPrompt'),
 ];
 
 class MainScreenComponent extends React.Component<Props, State> {
diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showPrompt.ts b/packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showPrompt.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9acaca5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/gui/MainScreen/commands/showPrompt.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { CommandRuntime, CommandDeclaration, CommandContext } from '@joplin/lib/services/CommandService';
+
+export const declaration: CommandDeclaration = {
+	name: 'showPrompt',
+};
+
+enum PromptInputType {
+	Dropdown = 'dropdown',
+	Datetime = 'datetime',
+	Tags = 'tags',
+	Text = 'text',
+}
+
+interface PromptConfig {
+	label: string;
+	inputType?: PromptInputType;
+	value?: any;
+	autocomplete?: any[];
+	buttons?: string[];
+}
+
+export const runtime = (comp: any): CommandRuntime => {
+	return {
+		execute: async (_context: CommandContext, config: PromptConfig) => {
+			return new Promise((resolve) => {
+				comp.setState({
+					promptOptions: {
+						...config,
+						onClose: async (answer: any, buttonType: string) => {
+							comp.setState({ promptOptions: null });
+							resolve({
+								answer: answer,
+								buttonType: buttonType,
+							});
+						},
+					},
+				});
+			});
+		},
+	};
+};