diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2222633a17..d20d0de55f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ LIB_H += parse-options.h
 LIB_H += patch-ids.h
 LIB_H += pkt-line.h
 LIB_H += progress.h
+LIB_H += prompt.h
 LIB_H += quote.h
 LIB_H += reflog-walk.h
 LIB_H += refs.h
@@ -669,6 +670,7 @@ LIB_OBJS += pkt-line.o
 LIB_OBJS += preload-index.o
 LIB_OBJS += pretty.o
 LIB_OBJS += progress.o
+LIB_OBJS += prompt.o
 LIB_OBJS += quote.o
 LIB_OBJS += reachable.o
 LIB_OBJS += read-cache.o
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 2e6ad3604e..f320c98d88 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1024,7 +1024,6 @@ struct ref {
 extern struct ref *find_ref_by_name(const struct ref *list, const char *name);
 
 #define CONNECT_VERBOSE       (1u << 0)
-extern char *git_getpass(const char *prompt);
 extern struct child_process *git_connect(int fd[2], const char *url, const char *prog, int flags);
 extern int finish_connect(struct child_process *conn);
 extern int git_connection_is_socket(struct child_process *conn);
diff --git a/connect.c b/connect.c
index 51990fa0cb..519e527608 100644
--- a/connect.c
+++ b/connect.c
@@ -619,47 +619,3 @@ int finish_connect(struct child_process *conn)
 	free(conn);
 	return code;
 }
-
-char *git_getpass(const char *prompt)
-{
-	const char *askpass;
-	struct child_process pass;
-	const char *args[3];
-	static struct strbuf buffer = STRBUF_INIT;
-
-	askpass = getenv("GIT_ASKPASS");
-	if (!askpass)
-		askpass = askpass_program;
-	if (!askpass)
-		askpass = getenv("SSH_ASKPASS");
-	if (!askpass || !(*askpass)) {
-		char *result = getpass(prompt);
-		if (!result)
-			die_errno("Could not read password");
-		return result;
-	}
-
-	args[0] = askpass;
-	args[1]	= prompt;
-	args[2] = NULL;
-
-	memset(&pass, 0, sizeof(pass));
-	pass.argv = args;
-	pass.out = -1;
-
-	if (start_command(&pass))
-		exit(1);
-
-	strbuf_reset(&buffer);
-	if (strbuf_read(&buffer, pass.out, 20) < 0)
-		die("failed to read password from %s\n", askpass);
-
-	close(pass.out);
-
-	if (finish_command(&pass))
-		exit(1);
-
-	strbuf_setlen(&buffer, strcspn(buffer.buf, "\r\n"));
-
-	return buffer.buf;
-}
diff --git a/credential.c b/credential.c
index a17eafea58..fbb72311be 100644
--- a/credential.c
+++ b/credential.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "string-list.h"
 #include "run-command.h"
 #include "url.h"
+#include "prompt.h"
 
 void credential_init(struct credential *c)
 {
diff --git a/imap-send.c b/imap-send.c
index 227253ea19..43588e8876 100644
--- a/imap-send.c
+++ b/imap-send.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "exec_cmd.h"
 #include "run-command.h"
+#include "prompt.h"
 #ifdef NO_OPENSSL
 typedef void *SSL;
 #else
diff --git a/prompt.c b/prompt.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42a1c9f9fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prompt.c
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#include "cache.h"
+#include "run-command.h"
+#include "strbuf.h"
+#include "prompt.h"
+
+char *git_getpass(const char *prompt)
+{
+	const char *askpass;
+	struct child_process pass;
+	const char *args[3];
+	static struct strbuf buffer = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	askpass = getenv("GIT_ASKPASS");
+	if (!askpass)
+		askpass = askpass_program;
+	if (!askpass)
+		askpass = getenv("SSH_ASKPASS");
+	if (!askpass || !(*askpass)) {
+		char *result = getpass(prompt);
+		if (!result)
+			die_errno("Could not read password");
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	args[0] = askpass;
+	args[1]	= prompt;
+	args[2] = NULL;
+
+	memset(&pass, 0, sizeof(pass));
+	pass.argv = args;
+	pass.out = -1;
+
+	if (start_command(&pass))
+		exit(1);
+
+	strbuf_reset(&buffer);
+	if (strbuf_read(&buffer, pass.out, 20) < 0)
+		die("failed to read password from %s\n", askpass);
+
+	close(pass.out);
+
+	if (finish_command(&pass))
+		exit(1);
+
+	strbuf_setlen(&buffer, strcspn(buffer.buf, "\r\n"));
+
+	return buffer.buf;
+}
diff --git a/prompt.h b/prompt.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0fd7bd997a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prompt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef PROMPT_H
+#define PROMPT_H
+
+char *git_getpass(const char *prompt);
+
+#endif /* PROMPT_H */