diff --git a/qutebrowser/app.py b/qutebrowser/app.py
index 1cfdbc876..2b0509491 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/app.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/app.py
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ class Application(QApplication):
         searchrunner = self.registry['searchrunner']
         messagebridge = self.registry['messagebridge']
         modeman = self.registry['modeman']
+        prompter = self.registry['prompter']
 
         # misc
         self.lastWindowClosed.connect(self.shutdown)
@@ -388,7 +389,7 @@ class Application(QApplication):
         modeman.entered.connect(status.on_mode_entered)
         modeman.left.connect(status.on_mode_left)
         modeman.left.connect(cmd.on_mode_left)
-        modeman.left.connect(status.prompt.prompter.on_mode_left)
+        modeman.left.connect(prompter.on_mode_left)
 
         # commands
         cmd.got_cmd.connect(self._commandrunner.run_safely)
@@ -413,7 +414,7 @@ class Application(QApplication):
         messagebridge.s_set_text.connect(status.set_text)
         messagebridge.s_maybe_reset_text.connect(status.txt.maybe_reset_text)
         messagebridge.s_set_cmd_text.connect(cmd.set_cmd_text)
-        messagebridge.s_question.connect(status.prompt.prompter.ask_question,
+        messagebridge.s_question.connect(prompter.ask_question,
                                          Qt.DirectConnection)
 
         # config
@@ -730,7 +731,7 @@ class Application(QApplication):
             return
         self._shutting_down = True
         log.destroy.debug("Shutting down with status {}...".format(status))
-        if self.mainwindow.status.prompt.prompter.shutdown():
+        if self.registry['prompter'].shutdown():
             # If shutdown was called while we were asking a question, we're in
             # a still sub-eventloop (which gets quitted now) and not in the
             # main one.
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar/prompt.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar/prompt.py
index 80ed8405a..3122703dd 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar/prompt.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar/prompt.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QHBoxLayout, QWidget, QLineEdit
 
 from qutebrowser.widgets import misc
 from qutebrowser.widgets.statusbar import textbase, prompter
+from qutebrowser.utils import utils
 
 
 class PromptLineEdit(misc.MinimalLineEditMixin, QLineEdit):
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ class Prompt(QWidget):
     """The prompt widget shown in the statusbar.
 
     Attributes:
-        prompter: The Prompter instance assosciated with this Prompt.
         txt: The TextBase instance (QLabel) used to display the prompt text.
         lineedit: The MinimalLineEdit instance (QLineEdit) used for the input.
         _hbox: The QHBoxLayout used to display the text and prompt.
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ class Prompt(QWidget):
         self.lineedit = PromptLineEdit()
         self._hbox.addWidget(self.lineedit)
 
-        self.prompter = prompter.Prompter(self)
+        prompter_obj = prompter.Prompter(self)
+        utils.register_object('prompter', prompter_obj)
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return '<{}>'.format(self.__class__.__name__)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar/prompter.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar/prompter.py
index ec62551ad..9cfbb7cb1 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar/prompter.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar/prompter.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QLineEdit
 
 from qutebrowser.keyinput import modeman
 from qutebrowser.commands import cmdutils
-from qutebrowser.utils import usertypes, log, qtutils
+from qutebrowser.utils import usertypes, log, qtutils, utils
 
 
 PromptContext = collections.namedtuple('PromptContext',
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class Prompter:
             if self.question.answer is None and not self.question.is_aborted:
                 self.question.cancel()
 
-    @cmdutils.register(instance='mainwindow.status.prompt.prompter', hide=True,
+    @cmdutils.register(instance='prompter', hide=True,
                        modes=[usertypes.KeyMode.prompt,
                               usertypes.KeyMode.yesno])
     def prompt_accept(self):
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class Prompter:
         else:
             raise ValueError("Invalid question mode!")
 
-    @cmdutils.register(instance='mainwindow.status.prompt.prompter', hide=True,
+    @cmdutils.register(instance='prompter', hide=True,
                        modes=[usertypes.KeyMode.yesno])
     def prompt_yes(self):
         """Answer yes to a yes/no prompt."""
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class Prompter:
         modeman.leave(usertypes.KeyMode.yesno, 'yesno accept')
         self.question.done()
 
-    @cmdutils.register(instance='mainwindow.status.prompt.prompter', hide=True,
+    @cmdutils.register(instance='prompter', hide=True,
                        modes=[usertypes.KeyMode.yesno])
     def prompt_no(self):
         """Answer no to a yes/no prompt."""