diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHostUserInterfaceSecurity.cs b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHostUserInterfaceSecurity.cs
index 67b4fc6a531..1e934553f18 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHostUserInterfaceSecurity.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHostUserInterfaceSecurity.cs
@@ -97,17 +97,26 @@ public override PSCredential PromptForCredential(
             passwordPrompt = StringUtil.Format(ConsoleHostUserInterfaceSecurityResources.PromptForCredential_Password, userName
             );
 
-            //
-            // now, prompt for the password
-            //
-            WriteToConsole(passwordPrompt, true);
-            password = ReadLineAsSecureString();
-            if (password == null)
+            if (!InternalTestHooks.NoPromptForPassword)
             {
-                return null;
+                WriteToConsole(passwordPrompt, transcribeResult: true);
+                password = ReadLineAsSecureString();
+                if (password == null)
+                {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                WriteLineToConsole();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                password = new SecureString();
             }
 
-            WriteLineToConsole();
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(targetName))
+            {
+                userName = StringUtil.Format("{0}\\{1}", targetName, userName);
+            }
 
             cred = new PSCredential(userName, password);
 
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/Utils.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/Utils.cs
index 6a4a863d23c..74184e9e847 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/Utils.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/Utils.cs
@@ -2072,6 +2072,7 @@ public static class InternalTestHooks
         internal static bool BypassOnlineHelpRetrieval;
         internal static bool ForcePromptForChoiceDefaultOption;
         internal static bool BypassOutputRedirectionCheck;
+        internal static bool NoPromptForPassword;
 
         // Stop/Restart/Rename Computer tests
         internal static bool TestStopComputer;
diff --git a/test/powershell/Host/HostUtilities.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/Host/HostUtilities.Tests.ps1
index 6c791b5c446..a886891080b 100644
--- a/test/powershell/Host/HostUtilities.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/Host/HostUtilities.Tests.ps1
@@ -58,3 +58,23 @@ Describe "InvokeOnRunspace method on remote runspace" -tags "Feature","RequireAd
         $results[0] | Should -Be "Hello!"
     }
 }
+
+Describe 'PromptForCredential' {
+    BeforeAll {
+        [System.Management.Automation.Internal.InternalTestHooks]::SetTestHook('NoPromptForPassword', $true)
+    }
+
+    AfterAll {
+        [System.Management.Automation.Internal.InternalTestHooks]::SetTestHook('NoPromptForPassword', $false)
+    }
+
+    It 'Should accept no targetname' {
+        $out = $Host.UI.PromptForCredential('caption','message','myUser',$null)
+        $out.UserName | Should -BeExactly 'myUser'
+    }
+
+    It 'Should accept targetname as domain' {
+        $out = $Host.UI.PromptForCredential('caption','message','myUser','myDomain')
+        $out.UserName | Should -BeExactly 'myDomain\myUser'
+    }
+}