diff --git a/ros2topic/package.xml b/ros2topic/package.xml
index 6bdd4701d..d570fbc01 100644
--- a/ros2topic/package.xml
+++ b/ros2topic/package.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
   <depend>ros2cli</depend>
 
   <exec_depend>python3-numpy</exec_depend>
+  <exec_depend>python3-prompt-toolkit</exec_depend>
+  <exec_depend>python3-pygments</exec_depend>
   <exec_depend>python3-yaml</exec_depend>
   <exec_depend>rclpy</exec_depend>
   <exec_depend>rosidl_runtime_py</exec_depend>
diff --git a/ros2topic/ros2topic/verb/pub.py b/ros2topic/ros2topic/verb/pub.py
index cfb865959..3b2026385 100644
--- a/ros2topic/ros2topic/verb/pub.py
+++ b/ros2topic/ros2topic/verb/pub.py
@@ -13,9 +13,13 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import time
-from typing import Optional
-from typing import TypeVar
+from typing import List, Optional, Tuple, TypeVar
 
+from prompt_toolkit import prompt
+from prompt_toolkit.formatted_text import HTML
+from prompt_toolkit.key_binding import KeyBindings
+from prompt_toolkit.lexers import PygmentsLexer
+from pygments.lexers.data import YamlLexer
 import rclpy
 from rclpy.node import Node
 from rclpy.qos import QoSDurabilityPolicy
@@ -29,6 +33,7 @@
 from ros2topic.api import TopicTypeCompleter
 from ros2topic.verb import VerbExtension
 from rosidl_runtime_py import set_message_fields
+from rosidl_runtime_py.convert import message_to_yaml
 from rosidl_runtime_py.utilities import get_message
 import yaml
 
@@ -85,6 +90,9 @@ def add_arguments(self, parser, cli_name):
         parser.add_argument(
             '-p', '--print', metavar='N', type=int, default=1,
             help='Only print every N-th published message (default: 1)')
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '-i', '--interactive', action='store_true',
+            help='Interactively edit and send the message')
         group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
         group.add_argument(
             '-1', '--once', action='store_true',
@@ -137,7 +145,7 @@ def main(self, *, args):
         return main(args)
 
 
-def main(args):
+def main(args) -> Optional[str]:
     qos_profile = get_pub_qos_profile()
 
     qos_profile_name = args.qos_profile
@@ -151,12 +159,23 @@ def main(args):
     if args.once:
         times = 1
 
+    if args.interactive:
+        print('Interactive mode...')
+        # Show the tui
+        default_msg, default_timestamp_fields = parse_msg(args.message_type, args.values)
+        content = show_interactive_tui(message_to_yaml(default_msg))
+    else:
+        content = args.values
+
+    # Parse the yaml string and get a message object of the desired type
+    msg, timestamp_fields = parse_msg(args.message_type, content)
+
     with DirectNode(args, node_name=args.node_name) as node:
         return publisher(
             node.node,
-            args.message_type,
             args.topic_name,
-            args.values,
+            msg,
+            timestamp_fields,
             1. / args.rate,
             args.print,
             times,
@@ -166,44 +185,105 @@ def main(args):
             args.keep_alive)
 
 
+def show_interactive_tui(default_msg_str: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Show a tui to edit a given message yaml.
+
+    :param msg_str: Message yaml string which is initially presented to the user
+    :param default_msg_str: Message yaml string with default values for the given message
+    :return: The message yaml string edited by the user
+    """
+    # Create the bottom bar to pressent the options to the user
+    def bottom_toolbar():
+        return HTML(' Continue: <b>alt+enter</b> | Exit: <b>ctrl+c</b> | Reset: <b>ctrl+r</b>')
+
+    # Create key bindings for the prompt
+    bindings = KeyBindings()
+    @bindings.add('c-r')
+    def _(event):
+        """Reset the promt to the default message."""
+        event.app.current_buffer.text = default_msg_str
+
+    # Show prompt to edit the message before sending it
+    return prompt(
+        "> ",
+        multiline=True,
+        default=default_msg_str,
+        lexer=PygmentsLexer(YamlLexer),
+        mouse_support=True,
+        bottom_toolbar=bottom_toolbar,
+        key_bindings=bindings)
+
+
+def parse_msg(msg_type: str, yaml_values: Optional[str] = None) -> Tuple[MsgType, List]:
+    """
+    Parse the name and contents of a given message.
+
+    :param msg_type: Name of the message as a string (e.g. std_msgs/msg/Header)
+    :param yaml_values: Contents of the message as a string in YAML layout
+    :returns: An constructed instance of the message type
+    """
+    # Get the message type from the name string
+    try:
+        msg_module = get_message(msg_type)
+    except (AttributeError, ModuleNotFoundError, ValueError):
+        raise RuntimeError('The passed message type is invalid')
+    # Create a default instance of the message with the given name
+    msg = msg_module()
+    timestamp_fields = []
+    # Check if we want to add values to the message
+    if yaml_values is not None:
+        # Load the user provided fields of the message
+        values_dictionary = yaml.safe_load(yaml_values)
+        if not isinstance(values_dictionary, dict):
+            raise RuntimeError('The passed value needs to be a dictionary in YAML format')
+        # Set all fields in the message to the provided values
+        try:
+            # Unfortunately, if you specifi
+            timestamp_fields = set_message_fields(
+                msg, values_dictionary, expand_header_auto=True, expand_time_now=True)
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise RuntimeError('Failed to populate field: {0}'.format(e))
+    return msg, timestamp_fields
+
+
 def publisher(
     node: Node,
-    message_type: MsgType,
     topic_name: str,
-    values: dict,
+    msg: MsgType,
+    timestamp_fields: list,
     period: float,
     print_nth: int,
     times: int,
     wait_matching_subscriptions: int,
     qos_profile: QoSProfile,
     keep_alive: float,
-) -> Optional[str]:
-    """Initialize a node with a single publisher and run its publish loop (maybe only once)."""
-    try:
-        msg_module = get_message(message_type)
-    except (AttributeError, ModuleNotFoundError, ValueError):
-        raise RuntimeError('The passed message type is invalid')
-    values_dictionary = yaml.safe_load(values)
-    if not isinstance(values_dictionary, dict):
-        return 'The passed value needs to be a dictionary in YAML format'
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Initialize a node with a single publisher and run its publish loop (maybe only once).
 
-    pub = node.create_publisher(msg_module, topic_name, qos_profile)
+    :param node: The node used for publishing the given message
+    :param topic_name: The topic on which the the message is published
+    :param msg: The message to be published
+    :param timestamp_fields: Any timestamp fields that need to be populated
+    :param period: Period after which the msg is published again
+    :param print_nth: Interval in which the message is printed
+    :param times: Number of times the message is published
+    :param wait_matching_subscriptions: Wait until there is a certain number of subscribtions
+    :param qos_profile: QoS profile
+    :param keep_alive: Time the node is kept alive after the message was sent
+    """
+    pub = node.create_publisher(type(msg), topic_name, qos_profile)
 
     times_since_last_log = 0
     while pub.get_subscription_count() < wait_matching_subscriptions:
-        # Print a message reporting we're waiting each 1s, check condition each 100ms.
+        # Print a message reporting we're waiting 1s, but check the condition every 100ms.
         if not times_since_last_log:
             print(
                 f'Waiting for at least {wait_matching_subscriptions} matching subscription(s)...')
         times_since_last_log = (times_since_last_log + 1) % 10
         time.sleep(0.1)
 
-    msg = msg_module()
-    try:
-        timestamp_fields = set_message_fields(
-            msg, values_dictionary, expand_header_auto=True, expand_time_now=True)
-    except Exception as e:
-        return 'Failed to populate field: {0}'.format(e)
     print('publisher: beginning loop')
     count = 0
 
@@ -222,9 +302,7 @@ def timer_callback():
         timer = node.create_timer(period, timer_callback)
         while times == 0 or count < times:
             rclpy.spin_once(node)
-        # give some time for the messages to reach the wire before exiting
-        time.sleep(keep_alive)
         node.destroy_timer(timer)
-    else:
-        # give some time for the messages to reach the wire before exiting
-        time.sleep(keep_alive)
+
+    # give some time for the messages to reach the wire before exiting
+    time.sleep(keep_alive)