diff --git a/.pryrc b/.pryrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8ab8334
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pryrc
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+Pry.config.color = true
+
+if defined?(Rails)
+  production_env = ENV.fetch("PRODUCTION_ENV", "production")
+
+  if Rails.env.production? && Rails.application.sandbox == false
+    production_warning = "Warning: You are using the #{production_env} console in non-sandboxed mode"
+
+    puts
+    puts Pry::Helpers::Text.red("*" * production_warning.size)
+    puts Pry::Helpers::Text.red(production_warning)
+    puts Pry::Helpers::Text.red("*" * production_warning.size)
+    puts
+  end
+
+  environment_prompt = if Rails.env.production?
+    "(" + Pry::Helpers::Text.red(production_env) + ")"
+  else
+    "(" + Pry::Helpers::Text.green(Rails.env) + ")"
+  end
+
+  sandbox_prompt = Rails.application.sandbox ? "(sandbox)" : "(writable)"
+
+  Pry.config.prompt_name = [
+    environment_prompt,
+    " ",
+    sandbox_prompt,
+    " "
+  ].join
+end
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 7430d2db..94c1b3ec 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ gem "high_voltage"
 gem "jbuilder", "~> 2.11"
 gem "jquery-rails"
 gem "pg"
+gem "pry-rails"
 gem "mini_racer"
 gem "puma", "~> 5.3"
 gem "rollbar"
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ group :development, :test do
   gem "dotenv-rails"
   gem "factory_bot_rails"
   gem "faker"
-  gem "pry"
   gem "rspec-rails"
   gem "standard"
 end
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 739a49f9..adb7f454 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ GEM
     pry (0.14.1)
       coderay (~> 1.1)
       method_source (~> 1.0)
+    pry-rails (0.3.9)
+      pry (>= 0.10.4)
     public_suffix (4.0.6)
     puma (5.3.2)
       nio4r (~> 2.0)
@@ -321,7 +323,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   listen (>= 3.0.5, < 3.6)
   mini_racer
   pg
-  pry
+  pry-rails
   puma (~> 5.3)
   rails (~> 6.1.3)
   rails_layout