diff --git a/cmd/teardown.go b/cmd/teardown.go
index 0b5c09d..8fa01d8 100644
--- a/cmd/teardown.go
+++ b/cmd/teardown.go
@@ -10,11 +10,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stackrox/roxie/internal/component"
 	"github.com/stackrox/roxie/internal/deployer"
 	"github.com/stackrox/roxie/internal/env"
+	"github.com/stackrox/roxie/internal/helpers"
 	"github.com/stackrox/roxie/internal/k8s"
 	log "github.com/stackrox/roxie/internal/logger"
 	"github.com/stackrox/roxie/internal/manifest"
 )
 
+var (
+	force bool
+)
+
 func newTeardownCmd(settings *deployer.Config) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:       "teardown [component]",
@@ -37,6 +42,8 @@ func newTeardownCmd(settings *deployer.Config) *cobra.Command {
 		}),
 	)
 
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&force, "force", "f", false, "Skip confirmation prompt")
+
 	return cmd
 }
 
@@ -50,6 +57,16 @@ func runTeardown(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if !force && env.RunningInteractively {
+		confirmed, err := helpers.WaitForConfirmation("About to teardown %s on %s, continue?", components, env.GetCurrentContext())
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !confirmed {
+			log.Info("Aborting teardown")
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
 	log.Infof("Tearing down %s", components)
 
 	if dryRun {
diff --git a/internal/helpers/helpers.go b/internal/helpers/helpers.go
index 4c08605..1339698 100644
--- a/internal/helpers/helpers.go
+++ b/internal/helpers/helpers.go
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 package helpers
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"reflect"
+	"strings"
 
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
 )
 
 // RunCommandWithOutput executes a command and captures stdout/stderr
@@ -150,3 +155,19 @@ func IsNil(i interface{}) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+// Wait for user confirmation
+func WaitForConfirmation(f string, a ...any) (bool, error) {
+	yellow := color.New(color.FgYellow, color.Bold)
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
+	prompt := fmt.Sprintf(f, a...)
+	yellow.Printf("%s [y/N]: ", prompt)
+	response, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
+	if err == io.EOF {
+		return false, nil
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	response = strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(response))
+	return response == "y" || response == "yes", nil
+}