diff --git a/option.go b/option.go
index 9a7f386..84d7b99 100644
--- a/option.go
+++ b/option.go
@@ -225,6 +225,14 @@ func OptionAddASCIICodeBind(b ...ASCIICodeBind) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// OptionUseStderr to set stderr as output
+func OptionUseStderr() Option {
+	return func(p *Prompt) error {
+		p.renderer.out.UseStderr()
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // New returns a Prompt with powerful auto-completion.
 func New(executor Executor, completer Completer, opts ...Option) *Prompt {
 	pt := &Prompt{
diff --git a/output.go b/output.go
index 5afb81c..1585c0b 100644
--- a/output.go
+++ b/output.go
@@ -145,4 +145,7 @@ type ConsoleWriter interface {
 
 	// SetColor sets text and background colors. and specify whether text is bold.
 	SetColor(fg, bg Color, bold bool)
+
+	// UseStderr sets stderr as output
+	UseStderr()
 }
diff --git a/output_posix.go b/output_posix.go
index 8e91b90..3cf77cd 100644
--- a/output_posix.go
+++ b/output_posix.go
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ func (w *PosixWriter) Flush() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// UseStderr to set stderr as output
+func (w *PosixWriter) UseStderr() {
+	w.fd = syscall.Stderr
+}
+
 var _ ConsoleWriter = &PosixWriter{}
 
 // NewStandardOutputWriter returns ConsoleWriter object to write to stdout.
diff --git a/output_vt100.go b/output_vt100.go
index 3b3031d..ab4ac8d 100644
--- a/output_vt100.go
+++ b/output_vt100.go
@@ -270,6 +270,11 @@ func (w *VT100Writer) SetDisplayAttributes(fg, bg Color, attrs ...DisplayAttribu
 	return
 }
 
+// UseStderr to set stderr as output
+func (w *VT100Writer) UseStderr() {
+	// Do nothing
+}
+
 var displayAttributeParameters = map[DisplayAttribute][]byte{
 	DisplayReset:        {'0'},
 	DisplayBold:         {'1'},
diff --git a/output_windows.go b/output_windows.go
index 7418af3..2dd4b20 100644
--- a/output_windows.go
+++ b/output_windows.go
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ func (w *WindowsWriter) Flush() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// UseStderr to set stderr as output
+func (w *WindowsWriter) UseStderr() {
+	w.out = colorable.NewColorableStderr()
+}
+
 var _ ConsoleWriter = &WindowsWriter{}
 
 // NewStandardOutputWriter returns ConsoleWriter object to write to stdout.