diff --git a/src/Runner.Listener/CommandSettings.cs b/src/Runner.Listener/CommandSettings.cs
index c9d5e4c17..1d0c999a4 100644
--- a/src/Runner.Listener/CommandSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Runner.Listener/CommandSettings.cs
@@ -224,6 +224,15 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener
                 validator: Validators.NonEmptyValidator);
         }
 
+        public string GetRunnerDeletionToken()
+        {
+            return GetArgOrPrompt(
+                name: Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Args.Token,
+                description: "Enter runner deletion token:",
+                defaultValue: string.Empty,
+                validator: Validators.NonEmptyValidator);
+        }
+
         public string GetUrl(bool suppressPromptIfEmpty = false)
         {
             // Note, GetArg does not consume the arg (like GetArgOrPrompt does).
diff --git a/src/Runner.Listener/Configuration/ConfigurationManager.cs b/src/Runner.Listener/Configuration/ConfigurationManager.cs
index df394ac2e..b24912c05 100644
--- a/src/Runner.Listener/Configuration/ConfigurationManager.cs
+++ b/src/Runner.Listener/Configuration/ConfigurationManager.cs
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Listener.Configuration
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        var githubToken = command.GetToken();
+                        var githubToken = command.GetRunnerDeletionToken();
                         GitHubAuthResult authResult = await GetTenantCredential(settings.GitHubUrl, githubToken);
                         creds = authResult.ToVssCredentials();
                         Trace.Info("cred retrieved via GitHub auth");
diff --git a/src/Test/L0/Listener/CommandSettingsL0.cs b/src/Test/L0/Listener/CommandSettingsL0.cs
index cdfcadfb7..a6ba943ff 100644
--- a/src/Test/L0/Listener/CommandSettingsL0.cs
+++ b/src/Test/L0/Listener/CommandSettingsL0.cs
@@ -513,6 +513,33 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Common.Tests
             }
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        [Trait("Level", "L0")]
+        [Trait("Category", nameof(CommandSettings))]
+        public void PromptsForRunnerDeletionToken()
+        {
+            using (TestHostContext hc = CreateTestContext())
+            {
+                // Arrange.
+                var command = new CommandSettings(hc, args: new string[0]);
+                _promptManager
+                    .Setup(x => x.ReadValue(
+                        Constants.Runner.CommandLine.Args.Token, // argName
+                        "Enter runner deletion token:", // description
+                        true, // secret
+                        string.Empty, // defaultValue
+                        Validators.NonEmptyValidator, // validator
+                        false)) // unattended
+                    .Returns("some token");
+
+                // Act.
+                string actual = command.GetRunnerDeletionToken();
+
+                // Assert.
+                Assert.Equal("some token", actual);
+            }
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         [Trait("Level", "L0")]
         [Trait("Category", nameof(CommandSettings))]