diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-tests.yaml
index ac8355de8..5088a4c23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-tests.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
             fish \
             gcc \
             go-md2man \
-            golang \
+            golang-1.20 \
             meson \
             ninja-build \
             openssl \
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ jobs:
             systemd \
             udisks2
 
+      - name: Set up PATH for Go 1.20
+        run: |
+          echo "PATH=/usr/lib/go-1.20/bin:$PATH" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
       - name: Checkout Bats
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
diff --git a/src/cmd/create.go b/src/cmd/create.go
index 7b7849bbf..44858d809 100644
--- a/src/cmd/create.go
+++ b/src/cmd/create.go
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+type promptForDownloadError struct {
+	ImageSize string
+}
+
+type promptOptions struct {
+	UsePlaceholder bool
+}
+
+type promptOption func(*promptOptions)
+
 const (
 	alpha    = `abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ`
 	num      = `0123456789`
@@ -573,8 +583,7 @@ func getFullyQualifiedImageFromRepoTags(image string) (string, error) {
 	return imageFull, nil
 }
 
-func getImageSizeFromRegistry(imageFull string) (string, error) {
-	ctx := context.Background()
+func getImageSizeFromRegistry(ctx context.Context, imageFull string) (string, error) {
 	image, err := skopeo.Inspect(ctx, imageFull)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -598,6 +607,23 @@ func getImageSizeFromRegistry(imageFull string) (string, error) {
 	return imageSizeHuman, nil
 }
 
+func getImageSizeFromRegistryAsync(ctx context.Context, imageFull string) (<-chan string, <-chan error) {
+	retValCh := make(chan string)
+	errCh := make(chan error)
+
+	go func() {
+		imageSize, err := getImageSizeFromRegistry(ctx, imageFull)
+		if err != nil {
+			errCh <- err
+			return
+		}
+
+		retValCh <- imageSize
+	}()
+
+	return retValCh, errCh
+}
+
 func getServiceSocket(serviceName string, unitName string) (string, error) {
 	logrus.Debugf("Resolving path to the %s socket", serviceName)
 
@@ -710,18 +736,7 @@ func pullImage(image, release, authFile string) (bool, error) {
 	}
 
 	if promptForDownload {
-		fmt.Println("Image required to create toolbox container.")
-
-		var prompt string
-
-		if imageSize, err := getImageSizeFromRegistry(imageFull); err != nil {
-			logrus.Debugf("Getting image size failed: %s", err)
-			prompt = fmt.Sprintf("Download %s? [y/N]:", imageFull)
-		} else {
-			prompt = fmt.Sprintf("Download %s (%s)? [y/N]:", imageFull, imageSize)
-		}
-
-		shouldPullImage = askForConfirmation(prompt)
+		shouldPullImage = showPromptForDownload(imageFull)
 	}
 
 	if !shouldPullImage {
@@ -751,6 +766,248 @@ func pullImage(image, release, authFile string) (bool, error) {
 	return true, nil
 }
 
+func createPromptForDownload(imageFull, imageSize string, options ...promptOption) string {
+	o := &promptOptions{}
+	for _, option := range options {
+		option(o)
+	}
+
+	if imageSize == "" {
+		if o.UsePlaceholder {
+			imageSize = " ... MB"
+		} else {
+			prompt := fmt.Sprintf("Download %s? [y/N]:", imageFull)
+			return prompt
+		}
+	}
+
+	imageSizeLen := len(imageSize)
+	var padding1 int
+	var padding2 int
+	var padding3 int
+	var padding4 int
+
+	if imageSizeLen < 7 {
+		padding4 = 7 - imageSizeLen
+	}
+
+	if padding4 > 1 {
+		padding3 = padding4 - 1
+		padding4 = 1
+	}
+
+	if padding3 > 1 {
+		padding2 = padding3 - 1
+		padding3 = 1
+	}
+
+	if padding2 > 1 {
+		padding1 = padding2 - 1
+		padding2 = 1
+	}
+
+	prompt := fmt.Sprintf("Download %s (%*s%s%*s)? %*s[y/N]:%*s",
+		imageFull,
+		padding1, "",
+		imageSize,
+		padding2, "",
+		padding3, "",
+		padding4, "")
+
+	return prompt
+}
+
+func showPromptForDownloadFirst(imageFull string) (bool, error) {
+	withPlaceholder := func(o *promptOptions) {
+		o.UsePlaceholder = true
+	}
+
+	prompt := createPromptForDownload(imageFull, "", withPlaceholder)
+
+	parentCtx := context.Background()
+	askCtx, askCancel := context.WithCancelCause(parentCtx)
+	defer askCancel(errors.New("clean-up"))
+
+	askCh, askErrCh := askForConfirmationAsync(askCtx, prompt, nil)
+
+	imageSizeCtx, imageSizeCancel := context.WithCancelCause(parentCtx)
+	defer imageSizeCancel(errors.New("clean-up"))
+
+	imageSizeCh, imageSizeErrCh := getImageSizeFromRegistryAsync(imageSizeCtx, imageFull)
+
+	var imageSize string
+	var shouldPullImage bool
+
+	select {
+	case val := <-askCh:
+		shouldPullImage = val
+		cause := fmt.Errorf("%w: received confirmation without image size", context.Canceled)
+		imageSizeCancel(cause)
+	case err := <-askErrCh:
+		shouldPullImage = false
+		cause := fmt.Errorf("failed to ask for confirmation without image size: %w", err)
+		imageSizeCancel(cause)
+	case val := <-imageSizeCh:
+		imageSize = val
+		cause := fmt.Errorf("%w: received image size", context.Canceled)
+		askCancel(cause)
+	case err := <-imageSizeErrCh:
+		cause := fmt.Errorf("failed to get image size: %w", err)
+		askCancel(cause)
+	}
+
+	if imageSizeCtx.Err() != nil && askCtx.Err() == nil {
+		cause := context.Cause(imageSizeCtx)
+		logrus.Debugf("Show prompt for download: image size canceled: %s", cause)
+		return shouldPullImage, nil
+	}
+
+	var done bool
+
+	if imageSizeCtx.Err() == nil && askCtx.Err() != nil {
+		select {
+		case val := <-askCh:
+			logrus.Debugf("Show prompt for download: received pending confirmation without image size")
+			shouldPullImage = val
+			done = true
+		case err := <-askErrCh:
+			logrus.Debugf("Show prompt for download: failed to ask for confirmation without image size: %s",
+				err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		panic("code should not be reached")
+	}
+
+	cause := context.Cause(askCtx)
+	logrus.Debugf("Show prompt for download: ask canceled: %s", cause)
+
+	if done {
+		return shouldPullImage, nil
+	}
+
+	return false, &promptForDownloadError{imageSize}
+}
+
+func showPromptForDownloadSecond(imageFull string, errFirst *promptForDownloadError) bool {
+	oldState, err := term.GetState(os.Stdin)
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Debugf("Show prompt for download: failed to get terminal state: %s", err)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	defer term.SetState(os.Stdin, oldState)
+
+	lockedState := term.NewStateFrom(oldState,
+		term.WithVMIN(1),
+		term.WithVTIME(0),
+		term.WithoutECHO(),
+		term.WithoutICANON())
+
+	if err := term.SetState(os.Stdin, lockedState); err != nil {
+		logrus.Debugf("Show prompt for download: failed to set terminal state: %s", err)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	parentCtx := context.Background()
+	discardCtx, discardCancel := context.WithCancelCause(parentCtx)
+	defer discardCancel(errors.New("clean-up"))
+
+	discardCh, discardErrCh := discardInputAsync(discardCtx)
+
+	var prompt string
+	if errors.Is(errFirst, context.Canceled) {
+		prompt = createPromptForDownload(imageFull, errFirst.ImageSize)
+	} else {
+		prompt = createPromptForDownload(imageFull, "")
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("\r")
+
+	askCtx, askCancel := context.WithCancelCause(parentCtx)
+	defer askCancel(errors.New("clean-up"))
+
+	var askForConfirmationPreFnDone bool
+	askForConfirmationPreFn := func() error {
+		defer discardCancel(errors.New("clean-up"))
+		if askForConfirmationPreFnDone {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		// Save the cursor position.
+		fmt.Printf("\033[s")
+
+		if err := term.SetState(os.Stdin, oldState); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to restore terminal state: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		cause := errors.New("terminal restored")
+		discardCancel(cause)
+
+		err := <-discardErrCh
+		if !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to discard input: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		logrus.Debugf("Show prompt for download: stopped discarding input: %s", err)
+
+		discardTotal := <-discardCh
+		logrus.Debugf("Show prompt for download: discarded input: %d bytes", discardTotal)
+
+		if discardTotal == 0 {
+			askForConfirmationPreFnDone = true
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		if err := term.SetState(os.Stdin, lockedState); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set terminal state: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		discardCtx, discardCancel = context.WithCancelCause(parentCtx)
+		discardCh, discardErrCh = discardInputAsync(discardCtx)
+
+		// Restore the cursor position
+		fmt.Printf("\033[u")
+
+		// Erase to end of line
+		fmt.Printf("\033[K")
+
+		fmt.Printf("...\n")
+		return errContinue
+	}
+
+	askCh, askErrCh := askForConfirmationAsync(askCtx, prompt, askForConfirmationPreFn)
+	var shouldPullImage bool
+
+	select {
+	case val := <-askCh:
+		logrus.Debug("Show prompt for download: received confirmation with image size")
+		shouldPullImage = val
+	case err := <-askErrCh:
+		logrus.Debugf("Show prompt for download: failed to ask for confirmation with image size: %s", err)
+		shouldPullImage = false
+	}
+
+	return shouldPullImage
+}
+
+func showPromptForDownload(imageFull string) bool {
+	fmt.Println("Image required to create toolbox container.")
+
+	shouldPullImage, err := showPromptForDownloadFirst(imageFull)
+	if err == nil {
+		return shouldPullImage
+	}
+
+	var errPromptForDownload *promptForDownloadError
+	if !errors.As(err, &errPromptForDownload) {
+		panicMsg := fmt.Sprintf("unexpected %T: %s", err, err)
+		panic(panicMsg)
+	}
+
+	shouldPullImage = showPromptForDownloadSecond(imageFull, errPromptForDownload)
+	return shouldPullImage
+}
+
 // systemdNeedsEscape checks whether a byte in a potential dbus ObjectPath needs to be escaped
 func systemdNeedsEscape(i int, b byte) bool {
 	// Escape everything that is not a-z-A-Z-0-9
@@ -778,3 +1035,17 @@ func systemdPathBusEscape(path string) string {
 	}
 	return string(n)
 }
+
+func (err *promptForDownloadError) Error() string {
+	innerErr := err.Unwrap()
+	errMsg := innerErr.Error()
+	return errMsg
+}
+
+func (err *promptForDownloadError) Unwrap() error {
+	if err.ImageSize == "" {
+		return errors.New("failed to get image size")
+	}
+
+	return context.Canceled
+}
diff --git a/src/go.mod b/src/go.mod
index ac416b74f..6c50ada92 100644
--- a/src/go.mod
+++ b/src/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/containers/toolbox
 
-go 1.14
+go 1.20
 
 require (
 	github.com/HarryMichal/go-version v1.0.1
@@ -15,3 +15,25 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0
 )
+
+require (
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/fatih/color v1.13.0 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.5 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.12 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.14 // indirect
+	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.4.3 // indirect
+	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.4 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/afero v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/cast v1.4.1 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
+	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.2.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.3.7 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.66.2 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20210107192922-496545a6307b // indirect
+)
diff --git a/src/go.sum b/src/go.sum
index f4dea714f..3ff47add5 100644
--- a/src/go.sum
+++ b/src/go.sum
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:Q3nei7sK6ybPYH7twZdmQpAd1MKb7pf
 github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.1.1/go.mod h1:hddJymUZASv3XPyGkUpKj8pPO47Rmb0eJc8R6ouapiM=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.16.0/go.mod h1:BDjrQk3hbvj6Nolgz8mAMFbcEtjT1g+wF4CSlocrBnw=
 github.com/hashicorp/consul/api v1.11.0/go.mod h1:XjsvQN+RJGWI2TWy1/kqaE16HrR2J/FWgkYjdZQsX9M=
-github.com/hashicorp/consul/api v1.12.0/go.mod h1:6pVBMo0ebnYdt2S3H87XhekM/HHrUoTD2XXb/VrZVy0=
 github.com/hashicorp/consul/sdk v0.8.0/go.mod h1:GBvyrGALthsZObzUGsfgHZQDXjg4lOjagTIwIR1vPms=
 github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.0.0/go.mod h1:YH+1FKiLXxHSkmPseP+kNlulaMuP3n2brvKWEqk/Jc4=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.0/go.mod h1:JpRdi6/HCYpAwUzNwuwqhbovhLtngrth3wmdIIUrZ80=
@@ -319,7 +318,6 @@ github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M8bDsm7K2OlrFYOpmOWEs/qY81heoFR
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
 github.com/ryanuber/columnize v0.0.0-20160712163229-9b3edd62028f/go.mod h1:sm1tb6uqfes/u+d4ooFouqFdy9/2g9QGwK3SQygK0Ts=
 github.com/sagikazarmark/crypt v0.3.0/go.mod h1:uD/D+6UF4SrIR1uGEv7bBNkNqLGqUr43MRiaGWX1Nig=
-github.com/sagikazarmark/crypt v0.4.0/go.mod h1:ALv2SRj7GxYV4HO9elxH9nS6M9gW+xDNxqmyJ6RfDFM=
 github.com/sean-/seed v0.0.0-20170313163322-e2103e2c3529/go.mod h1:DxrIzT+xaE7yg65j358z/aeFdxmN0P9QXhEzd20vsDc=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.2.0/go.mod h1:LxeOpSwHxABJmUn/MG1IvRgCAasNZTLOkJPxbbu5VWo=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.4.2/go.mod h1:tLMulIdttU9McNUspp0xgXVQah82FyeX6MwdIuYE2rE=
@@ -551,7 +549,6 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210927094055-39ccf1dd6fa6/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBc
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211007075335-d3039528d8ac/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211124211545-fe61309f8881/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211205182925-97ca703d548d/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211210111614-af8b64212486/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0 h1:kunALQeHf1/185U1i0GOB/fy1IPRDDpuoOOqRReG57U=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
@@ -658,7 +655,6 @@ google.golang.org/api v0.57.0/go.mod h1:dVPlbZyBo2/OjBpmvNdpn2GRm6rPy75jyU7bmhdr
 google.golang.org/api v0.59.0/go.mod h1:sT2boj7M9YJxZzgeZqXogmhfmRWDtPzT31xkieUbuZU=
 google.golang.org/api v0.61.0/go.mod h1:xQRti5UdCmoCEqFxcz93fTl338AVqDgyaDRuOZ3hg9I=
 google.golang.org/api v0.62.0/go.mod h1:dKmwPCydfsad4qCH08MSdgWjfHOyfpd4VtDGgRFdavw=
-google.golang.org/api v0.63.0/go.mod h1:gs4ij2ffTRXwuzzgJl/56BdwJaA194ijkfn++9tDuPo=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.1.0/go.mod h1:EbEs0AVv82hx2wNQdGPgUI5lhzA/G0D9YwlJXL52JkM=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.4.0/go.mod h1:xpcJRLb0r/rnEns0DIKYYv+WjYCduHsrkT7/EB5XEv4=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.5.0/go.mod h1:xpcJRLb0r/rnEns0DIKYYv+WjYCduHsrkT7/EB5XEv4=
@@ -756,7 +752,6 @@ google.golang.org/grpc v1.39.1/go.mod h1:PImNr+rS9TWYb2O4/emRugxiyHZ5JyHW5F+RPnD
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.40.0/go.mod h1:ogyxbiOoUXAkP+4+xa6PZSE9DZgIHtSpzjDTB9KAK34=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.40.1/go.mod h1:ogyxbiOoUXAkP+4+xa6PZSE9DZgIHtSpzjDTB9KAK34=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.42.0/go.mod h1:k+4IHHFw41K8+bbowsex27ge2rCb65oeWqe4jJ590SU=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.43.0/go.mod h1:k+4IHHFw41K8+bbowsex27ge2rCb65oeWqe4jJ590SU=
 google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc v1.1.0/go.mod h1:6Kw0yEErY5E/yWrBtf03jp27GLLJujG4z/JK95pnjjw=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200109180630-ec00e32a8dfd/go.mod h1:DFci5gLYBciE7Vtevhsrf46CRTquxDuWsQurQQe4oz8=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200221191635-4d8936d0db64/go.mod h1:kwYJMbMJ01Woi6D6+Kah6886xMZcty6N08ah7+eCXa0=