diff --git a/libagent/device/ui/__init__.py b/libagent/device/ui/__init__.py
index 9279d8e..71b6535 100644
--- a/libagent/device/ui/__init__.py
+++ b/libagent/device/ui/__init__.py
@@ -30,37 +30,36 @@ def _create_default_options_getter():
 class UI(object):
     """UI for PIN/passphrase entry (for TREZOR devices)."""
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, device_type, config):
         """C-tor."""
+        default_pinentry = 'pinentry'  # by default, use GnuPG pinentry tool
+        self.pin_entry_binary = config.get('pin_entry_binary',
+                                           default_pinentry)
+        self.passphrase_entry_binary = config.get('passphrase_entry_binary',
+                                                  default_pinentry)
         self.options_getter = _create_default_options_getter()
-        self.pin_entry_binary = 'pinentry'
-        self.passphrase_entry_binary = 'pinentry'
-
-    @classmethod
-    def from_config_dict(cls, d):
-        """Simple c-tor from configuration dictionary."""
-        obj = cls()
-        obj.pin_entry_binary = d.get('pin_entry_binary',
-                                     obj.pin_entry_binary)
-        obj.passphrase_entry_binary = d.get('passphrase_entry_binary',
-                                            obj.passphrase_entry_binary)
-        return obj
+        self.device_name = device_type.__name__
 
     def get_pin(self):
         """Ask the user for (scrambled) PIN."""
-        return pinentry.interact(
+        description = (
             'Use the numeric keypad to describe number positions.\n'
             'The layout is:\n'
             '    7 8 9\n'
             '    4 5 6\n'
-            '    1 2 3\n'
-            'Please enter PIN:',
+            '    1 2 3')
+        return pinentry.interact(
+            title='{} PIN'.format(self.device_name),
+            prompt='PIN:',
+            description=description,
             binary=self.pin_entry_binary,
             options=self.options_getter())
 
     def get_passphrase(self):
         """Ask the user for passphrase."""
         return pinentry.interact(
-            'Please enter passphrase:',
+            title='{} passphrase'.format(self.device_name),
+            prompt='Passphrase:',
+            description=None,
             binary=self.passphrase_entry_binary,
             options=self.options_getter())
diff --git a/libagent/device/ui/pinentry.py b/libagent/device/ui/pinentry.py
index 5c90ee1..0d308d4 100644
--- a/libagent/device/ui/pinentry.py
+++ b/libagent/device/ui/pinentry.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def expect(p, prefixes):
     raise ValueError('Unexpected response: {}'.format(resp))
 
 
-def interact(description, binary, options):
+def interact(title, description, prompt, binary, options):
     """Use GPG pinentry program to interact with the user."""
     p = subprocess.Popen(args=[binary],
                          stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
@@ -34,10 +34,20 @@ def interact(description, binary, options):
                          env=os.environ)
     expect(p, [b'OK'])
 
-    description = libagent.gpg.agent.serialize(description.encode('ascii'))
-    write(p, b'SETDESC ' + description + b'\n')
+    title = libagent.gpg.agent.serialize(title.encode('ascii'))
+    write(p, b'SETTITLE ' + title + b'\n')
     expect(p, [b'OK'])
 
+    if description:
+        description = libagent.gpg.agent.serialize(description.encode('ascii'))
+        write(p, b'SETDESC ' + description + b'\n')
+        expect(p, [b'OK'])
+
+    if prompt:
+        prompt = libagent.gpg.agent.serialize(prompt.encode('ascii'))
+        write(p, b'SETPROMPT ' + prompt + b'\n')
+        expect(p, [b'OK'])
+
     log.debug('setting %d options', len(options))
     for opt in options:
         write(p, b'OPTION ' + opt + b'\n')
diff --git a/libagent/gpg/__init__.py b/libagent/gpg/__init__.py
index a96eeb2..9e2597e 100644
--- a/libagent/gpg/__init__.py
+++ b/libagent/gpg/__init__.py
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ def run_agent(device_type):
         env = {'GNUPGHOME': args.homedir}
         sock_path = keyring.get_agent_sock_path(env=env)
         pubkey_bytes = keyring.export_public_keys(env=env)
-        device_type.ui = device.ui.UI.from_config_dict(vars(args))
+        device_type.ui = device.ui.UI(device_type=device_type,
+                                      config=vars(args))
         handler = agent.Handler(device=device_type(), pubkey_bytes=pubkey_bytes)
         with server.unix_domain_socket_server(sock_path) as sock:
             for conn in agent.yield_connections(sock):
@@ -279,6 +280,6 @@ def main(device_type):
     p.set_defaults(func=run_unlock)
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
-    device_type.ui = device.ui.UI.from_config_dict(vars(args))
+    device_type.ui = device.ui.UI(device_type=device_type, config=vars(args))
 
     return args.func(device_type=device_type, args=args)
diff --git a/libagent/ssh/__init__.py b/libagent/ssh/__init__.py
index c264d92..8c5c894 100644
--- a/libagent/ssh/__init__.py
+++ b/libagent/ssh/__init__.py
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def main(device_type):
         sys.stdin.close()
 
     # override default PIN/passphrase entry tools (relevant for TREZOR/Keepkey):
-    device_type.ui = device.ui.UI.from_config_dict(vars(args))
+    device_type.ui = device.ui.UI(device_type=device_type, config=vars(args))
 
     conn = JustInTimeConnection(
         conn_factory=lambda: client.Client(device_type()),