diff --git a/examples/Console/Prompt/Program.cs b/examples/Console/Prompt/Program.cs
index 00a81eb..67421db 100644
--- a/examples/Console/Prompt/Program.cs
+++ b/examples/Console/Prompt/Program.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Examples
             var age = AskAge();
             var password = AskPassword();
             var color = AskColor();
+            var origin = AskOrigin();
 
             // Summary
             AnsiConsole.WriteLine();
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Examples
                 .AddRow("[grey]Favorite sport[/]", sport)
                 .AddRow("[grey]Age[/]", age.ToString())
                 .AddRow("[grey]Password[/]", password)
-                .AddRow("[grey]Favorite color[/]", string.IsNullOrEmpty(color) ? "Unknown" : color));
+                .AddRow("[grey]Favorite color[/]", string.IsNullOrEmpty(color) ? "Unknown" : color)
+                .AddRow("[grey]Origin[/]", origin));
         }
 
         private static string AskName()
@@ -141,5 +143,14 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Examples
                 new TextPrompt<string>("[grey][[Optional]][/] What is your [green]favorite color[/]?")
                     .AllowEmpty());
         }
+
+        private static string AskOrigin()
+        {
+            AnsiConsole.WriteLine();
+            AnsiConsole.Render(new Rule("[yellow]Default answer[/]").RuleStyle("grey").LeftAligned());
+            var name = AnsiConsole.Ask("Where are you [green]from[/]?", "Earth");
+            return name;
+        }
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/AnsiConsole.Prompt.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/AnsiConsole.Prompt.cs
index c1bb92f..a0d7a6b 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/AnsiConsole.Prompt.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/AnsiConsole.Prompt.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,20 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
             return new TextPrompt<T>(prompt).Show(Console);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Displays a prompt to the user with a given default.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The prompt result type.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="prompt">The prompt markup text.</param>
+        /// <param name="defaultValue">The default value.</param>
+        /// <returns>The prompt input result.</returns>
+        public static T Ask<T>(string prompt, T defaultValue)
+        {
+            return new TextPrompt<T>(prompt)
+                .DefaultValue(defaultValue)
+                .Show(Console);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Displays a prompt with two choices, yes or no.
         /// </summary>