diff --git a/.changeset/short-humans-repeat.md b/.changeset/short-humans-repeat.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9b662e718730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/short-humans-repeat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"wrangler": patch
+---
+
+Allow the developer to exit `init` if there is already a toml file
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/index.test.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
index 8b95b5ddd3df..c01496824ed3 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import * as TOML from "@iarna/toml";
 import { main } from "../index";
 import { setMock, unsetAllMocks } from "./mock-cfetch";
 import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
+import { dialogs } from "../dialogs";
 
 jest.mock("../cfetch", () => jest.requireActual("./mock-cfetch"));
 
@@ -112,10 +113,28 @@ describe("wrangler", () => {
       expect(typeof parsed.compatibility_date).toBe("string");
     });
 
-    it("should error when wrangler.toml already exists", async () => {
+    it("should display warning when wrangler.toml already exists, and exit if user does not want to carry on", async () => {
       fs.closeSync(fs.openSync("./wrangler.toml", "w"));
+      mockConfirm({
+        text: "Do you want to continue initializing this project?",
+        result: false,
+      });
       const { stderr } = await w("init");
       expect(stderr).toContain("wrangler.toml file already exists!");
+      const parsed = TOML.parse(await fsp.readFile("./wrangler.toml", "utf-8"));
+      expect(typeof parsed.compatibility_date).toBe("undefined");
+    });
+
+    it("should display warning when wrangler.toml already exists, but continue if user does want to carry on", async () => {
+      fs.closeSync(fs.openSync("./wrangler.toml", "w"));
+      mockConfirm({
+        text: "Do you want to continue initializing this project?",
+        result: true,
+      });
+      const { stderr } = await w("init");
+      expect(stderr).toContain("wrangler.toml file already exists!");
+      const parsed = TOML.parse(await fsp.readFile("./wrangler.toml", "utf-8"));
+      expect(typeof parsed.compatibility_date).toBe("string");
     });
 
     it("should error if `--type` is used", async () => {
@@ -203,3 +222,22 @@ describe("wrangler", () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+/**
+ * Create a mock version of `confirm()` that will respond with configured results
+ * for configured confirmation text messages.
+ *
+ * If there is a call to `confirm()` that does not match any of the expectations
+ * then an error is thrown.
+ */
+function mockConfirm(...expectations: { text: string; result: boolean }[]) {
+  const mockImplementation = async (text: string) => {
+    for (const { text: expectedText, result } of expectations) {
+      if (text === expectedText) {
+        return result;
+      }
+    }
+    throw new Error(`Unexpected confirmation message: ${text}`);
+  };
+  return jest.spyOn(dialogs, "confirm").mockImplementation(mockImplementation);
+}
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/index.tsx b/packages/wrangler/src/index.tsx
index 9c331d39c837..3adaf8a7e5ce 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/index.tsx
@@ -201,25 +201,29 @@ export async function main(argv: string[]): Promise<void> {
 
       const destination = path.join(process.cwd(), "wrangler.toml");
       if (fs.existsSync(destination)) {
-        console.error(
-          `${destination} file already exists! Please remove it before running this command again.`
+        console.error(`${destination} file already exists!`);
+        const result = await dialogs.confirm(
+          "Do you want to continue initializing this project?"
         );
-      } else {
-        const compatibilityDate = new Date().toISOString().substring(0, 10);
-        try {
-          await writeFile(
-            destination,
-            `compatibility_date = "${compatibilityDate}"` + "\n"
-          );
-          console.log(`✨ Succesfully created wrangler.toml`);
-          // TODO: suggest next steps?
-        } catch (err) {
-          console.error(`Failed to create wrangler.toml`);
-          console.error(err);
-          throw err;
+        if (!result) {
+          return;
         }
       }
 
+      const compatibilityDate = new Date().toISOString().substring(0, 10);
+      try {
+        await writeFile(
+          destination,
+          `compatibility_date = "${compatibilityDate}"` + "\n"
+        );
+        console.log(`✨ Succesfully created wrangler.toml`);
+        // TODO: suggest next steps?
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.error(`Failed to create wrangler.toml`);
+        console.error(err);
+        throw err;
+      }
+
       // if no package.json, ask, and if yes, create one
       let pathToPackageJson = await findUp("package.json");