diff --git a/headers/private/shared/PromptWindow.h b/headers/private/shared/PromptWindow.h
index 80d376fd26..3ab547a2b9 100644
--- a/headers/private/shared/PromptWindow.h
+++ b/headers/private/shared/PromptWindow.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012, Rene Gollent, rene@gollent.com.
+ * Copyright 2012-2013, Rene Gollent, rene@gollent.com.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  */
 #ifndef PROMPT_WINDOW_H_
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <Window.h>
 
 
+class BStringView;
 class BTextControl;
 
 
@@ -17,8 +18,9 @@ class PromptWindow : public BWindow
 {
 public:
 								// PromptWindow takes ownership of message
-								PromptWindow(const char* title, const char* label, BMessenger target,
-									BMessage* message = NULL);
+								PromptWindow(const char* title,
+									const char* label, const char* info,
+									BMessenger target, BMessage* message = NULL);
 								~PromptWindow();
 
 	virtual void				MessageReceived(BMessage* message);
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ public:
 		status_t				SetMessage(BMessage* message);
 private:
 		BTextControl*			fTextControl;
+		BStringView*			fInfoView;
 		BMessenger				fTarget;
 		BMessage*				fMessage;
 };
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/team_window/VariablesView.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/team_window/VariablesView.cpp
index 4d0b3416bf..a055780a22 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/team_window/VariablesView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/team_window/VariablesView.cpp
@@ -1517,7 +1517,8 @@ VariablesView::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 			promptMessage->AddPointer("node", fVariableTable
 				->SelectionModel()->NodeAt(0));
 			PromptWindow* promptWindow = new(std::nothrow) PromptWindow(
-				"Specify Type", "Type: ", BMessenger(this), promptMessage);
+				"Specify Type", "Type: ", NULL, BMessenger(this),
+				promptMessage);
 			if (promptWindow == NULL)
 				return;
 
diff --git a/src/kits/shared/PromptWindow.cpp b/src/kits/shared/PromptWindow.cpp
index 33a36c7d0d..53ce2f0956 100644
--- a/src/kits/shared/PromptWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/shared/PromptWindow.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012, Rene Gollent, rene@gollent.com.
+ * Copyright 2012-2013, Rene Gollent, rene@gollent.com.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  */
 #include "PromptWindow.h"
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <Button.h>
 #include <Catalog.h>
 #include <LayoutBuilder.h>
+#include <StringView.h>
 #include <TextControl.h>
 
 
@@ -14,13 +15,14 @@ static const uint32 kAcceptInput = 'acin';
 
 
 PromptWindow::PromptWindow(const char* title, const char* label,
-	BMessenger target, BMessage* message)
+	const char* info, BMessenger target, BMessage* message)
 	:
 	BWindow(BRect(), title, B_FLOATING_WINDOW, B_NOT_RESIZABLE
 			| B_NOT_ZOOMABLE | B_AUTO_UPDATE_SIZE_LIMITS | B_CLOSE_ON_ESCAPE),
 	fTarget(target),
 	fMessage(message)
 {
+	fInfoView = new BStringView("info", info);
 	fTextControl = new BTextControl("promptcontrol", label, NULL,
 		new BMessage(kAcceptInput));
 	BButton* cancelButton = new BButton("Cancel", new
@@ -28,11 +30,15 @@ PromptWindow::PromptWindow(const char* title, const char* label,
 	BButton* acceptButton = new BButton("Accept", new
 		BMessage(kAcceptInput));
 	BLayoutBuilder::Group<>(this, B_VERTICAL)
+		.Add(fInfoView)
 		.Add(fTextControl)
 		.AddGroup(B_HORIZONTAL)
 			.Add(acceptButton)
 			.Add(cancelButton);
 
+	if (info == NULL)
+		fInfoView->Hide();
+
 	fTextControl->TextView()->SetExplicitMinSize(BSize(
 			fTextControl->TextView()->StringWidth("1234567890"), B_SIZE_UNSET));
 	fTextControl->SetTarget(this);