diff --git a/lib/elements/number.js b/lib/elements/number.js
index dc3efe9..370de7e 100644
--- a/lib/elements/number.js
+++ b/lib/elements/number.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const round = (number, precision) => {
  * @param {Boolean} [opts.float=false] Parse input as floats
  * @param {Number} [opts.round=2] Round floats to x decimals
  * @param {Number} [opts.increment=1] Number to increment by when using arrow-keys
+ * @param {Number} [opts.resetDelay=0] Milliseconds until input is automatically reset
  * @param {Function} [opts.validate] Validate function
  * @param {Stream} [opts.stdin] The Readable stream to listen to
  * @param {Stream} [opts.stdout] The Writable stream to write readline data to
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ class NumberPrompt extends Prompt {
     this.color = `cyan`;
     this.value = ``;
     this.typed = ``;
-    this.lastHit = 0;
+    this.resetDelay = opts.resetDelay || 0;
+    this.resetTimer = 0;
     this.render();
   }
 
@@ -55,7 +57,21 @@ class NumberPrompt extends Prompt {
       this.placeholder = false;
       this.rendered = this.transform.render(`${round(v, this.round)}`);
       this._value = round(v, this.round);
+      
+      if (this.resetDelay > 0) {
+        clearTimeout(this.resetTimer);
+        this.resetTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+          const color = this.color;
+          this.color = `inverse`;
+          this.render();
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            this.color = color;
+            this.reset();
+          }, 200);
+        }, this.resetDelay);
+      }
     }
+    this.typed = this._value;
     this.fire();
   }
 
@@ -87,6 +103,7 @@ class NumberPrompt extends Prompt {
     this.value = x !== `` ? x : this.initial;
     this.done = this.aborted = true;
     this.error = false;
+    clearTimeout(this.resetTimer);
     this.fire();
     this.render();
     this.out.write(`\n`);
@@ -115,6 +132,7 @@ class NumberPrompt extends Prompt {
     this.done = true;
     this.aborted = false;
     this.error = false;
+    clearTimeout(this.resetTimer);
     this.fire();
     this.render();
     this.out.write(`\n`);
@@ -166,10 +184,7 @@ class NumberPrompt extends Prompt {
   _(c, key) {
     if (!this.valid(c)) return this.bell();
 
-    const now = Date.now();
-    if (now - this.lastHit > 1000) this.typed = ``; // 1s elapsed
     this.typed += c;
-    this.lastHit = now;
     this.color = `cyan`;
 
     if (c === `.`) return this.fire();
diff --git a/lib/prompts.js b/lib/prompts.js
index 9f62556..03461d5 100644
--- a/lib/prompts.js
+++ b/lib/prompts.js
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ $.invisible = args => {
  * @param {Boolean} [opts.float=false] Parse input as floats
  * @param {Number} [opts.round=2] Round floats to x decimals
  * @param {Number} [opts.increment=1] Number to increment by when using arrow-keys
+ * @param {Number} [opts.resetDelay=0] Milliseconds until input is automatically reset
  * @param {function} [args.validate] Function to validate user input
  * @param {Stream} [args.stdin] The Readable stream to listen to
  * @param {Stream} [args.stdout] The Writable stream to write readline data to
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 4a8b065..3f68de5 100755
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@ You can type in numbers and use <kbd>up</kbd>/<kbd>down</kbd> to increase/decrea
 | float | `boolean` | Allow floating point inputs. Defaults to `false` |
 | round | `number` | Round `float` values to x decimals. Defaults to `2` |
 | increment | `number` | Increment step when using <kbd>arrow</kbd> keys. Defaults to `1` |
+| resetDelay | `number` | Milliseconds to wait before the input is automatically reset. Defaults to `0` (disabled)
 | style | `string` | Render style (`default`, `password`, `invisible`, `emoji`). Defaults to `default` |
 | onRender | `function` | On render callback. Keyword `this` refers to the current prompt |
 | onState | `function` | On state change callback. Function signature is an `object` with two properties: `value` and `aborted` |