diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/channels/create_channels_command.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/channels/create_channels_command.dart
index cbd5aa8a..aee98fa5 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/channels/create_channels_command.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/channels/create_channels_command.dart
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ You must either specify an app id via the "--$_appIdOption" flag or run this com
       return ExitCode.usage.code;
     }
 
-    final channel = results[_channelNameOption] as String;
+    final channel = results[_channelNameOption] as String? ??
+        logger.prompt(
+          '''${lightGreen.wrap('?')} What is the name of the channel you would like to create?''',
+        );
 
     logger.info(
       '''
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/commands/channels/create_channels_command_test.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/commands/channels/create_channels_command_test.dart
index d898e34e..2f8b6adc 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/commands/channels/create_channels_command_test.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/commands/channels/create_channels_command_test.dart
@@ -100,6 +100,29 @@ void main() {
       verify(() => logger.err(error)).called(1);
     });
 
+    test('prompts for channel name when not provided', () async {
+      when(() => argResults['name']).thenReturn(null);
+      when(() => logger.prompt(any())).thenReturn(channelName);
+      when(
+        () => codePushClient.createChannel(
+          appId: any(named: 'appId'),
+          channel: any(named: 'channel'),
+        ),
+      ).thenAnswer((_) async => channel);
+      expect(await command.run(), ExitCode.success.code);
+      verify(
+        () => logger.prompt(
+          '''${lightGreen.wrap('?')} What is the name of the channel you would like to create?''',
+        ),
+      ).called(1);
+      verify(
+        () => codePushClient.createChannel(
+          appId: appId,
+          channel: channel.name,
+        ),
+      ).called(1);
+    });
+
     test('returns ExitCode.success on success', () async {
       when(
         () => codePushClient.createChannel(