diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/config_test.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/config_test.go
index 4128ecc0e184..d00b09e6a7b6 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/config_test.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/config_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -57,6 +58,32 @@ var configTestCases = []configTestCase{
 	},
 }
 
+func TestHiddenPrint(t *testing.T) {
+	testString := "gabbagabbahey"
+	b := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	_, err := b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s\r\n", testString)) // you need the \r!
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Could not prepare bytestring")
+	}
+	result, err := concealableAskForStaticValue(b, "hello", true)
+	if result != testString {
+		t.Errorf("Result %s not match %s", result, testString)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVerbosePrint(t *testing.T) {
+	testString := "gabbagabbahey"
+	b := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	_, err := b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s\r\n", testString)) // you need the \r!
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Could not prepare bytestring")
+	}
+	result, err := concealableAskForStaticValue(b, "hello", false)
+	if result != testString {
+		t.Errorf("Result %s not match %s", result, testString)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestWriteConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	var b bytes.Buffer
 	for _, tt := range configTestCases {
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/configure.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/configure.go
index fb65f43fe7d9..155c4d33c7f8 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/configure.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/configure.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ var addonsConfigureCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			if enableDR {
 				dockerServer = AskForStaticValue("-- Enter docker registry server url: ")
 				dockerUser = AskForStaticValue("-- Enter docker registry username: ")
-				dockerPass = AskForStaticValue("-- Enter docker registry password: ")
+				dockerPass = AskForPasswordValue("-- Enter docker registry password: ")
 			}
 
 			// Create ECR Secret
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/prompt.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/prompt.go
index 94f7c112b6d0..7d34d285d553 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/prompt.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/prompt.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package config
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
+	"io"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -75,6 +77,50 @@ func AskForStaticValue(s string) string {
 	}
 }
 
+func concealableAskForStaticValue(readWriter io.ReadWriter, promptString string, hidden bool) (string, error) {
+	for {
+		var (
+			response string
+			err      error
+			term     *terminal.Terminal
+		)
+
+		if hidden {
+			term = terminal.NewTerminal(readWriter, "")
+			response, err = term.ReadPassword(promptString)
+		} else {
+			term = terminal.NewTerminal(readWriter, promptString)
+			response, err = term.ReadLine()
+		}
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		response = strings.TrimSpace(response)
+		if len(response) == 0 {
+			fmt.Println("--Error, please enter a value:")
+			return concealableAskForStaticValue(readWriter, promptString, hidden)
+		}
+		return response, nil
+	}
+}
+
+func AskForPasswordValue(s string) string {
+
+	stdInFd := int(os.Stdin.Fd())
+	oldState, err := terminal.MakeRaw(stdInFd)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer terminal.Restore(stdInFd, oldState)
+
+	result, err := concealableAskForStaticValue(os.Stdin, s, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
 // posString returns the first index of element in slice.
 // If slice does not contain element, returns -1.
 func posString(slice []string, element string) int {