diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 89ec27410..ebdd33754 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 - Add a way to retrieve a defined task [#1008](https://github.com/deployphp/deployer/pull/1008)
 - Add support for configFile in the NativeSsh implementation [#979](https://github.com/deployphp/deployer/pull/979)
 - Add `--no-hooks` option for running commands without `before()` and `after()` [#1061](https://github.com/deployphp/deployer/pull/1061)
+- Added a usefull error when ask*() is not used wihtin a task() [#1083](https://github.com/deployphp/deployer/pull/1083)
 
 ### Changed
 - Parse hyphens in environment setting names [#1073](https://github.com/deployphp/deployer/pull/1074)
diff --git a/src/Task/Context.php b/src/Task/Context.php
index d37efad64..ce5a7897c 100644
--- a/src/Task/Context.php
+++ b/src/Task/Context.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 use Deployer\Server\Environment;
 use Deployer\Server\ServerInterface;
+use Deployer\Exception\Exception;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
 
@@ -69,6 +70,23 @@ public static function get()
         return end(self::$contexts);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the current context when available.
+     *
+     * Throws a Exception when not called within a task-context and therefore no Context is available.
+     *
+     * This method provides a usefull error to the end-user to make him/her aware
+     * to use a function in the required task-context.
+     *
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public static function required($callerName)
+    {
+        if (!self::get()) {
+            throw new Exception("'$callerName' can only be used within a 'task()'-function!");
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return Context
      */
diff --git a/src/functions.php b/src/functions.php
index 91672706b..03d81805a 100644
--- a/src/functions.php
+++ b/src/functions.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use Deployer\Task\Context;
 use Deployer\Task\GroupTask;
 use Deployer\Type\Result;
+use Deployer\Cluster\ClusterFactory;
 use Monolog\Logger;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Question\ChoiceQuestion;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Question\ConfirmationQuestion;
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Finder\Finder;
 use Symfony\Component\Process\Exception\ProcessFailedException;
 use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
-use Deployer\Cluster\ClusterFactory;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
@@ -560,6 +560,8 @@ function has($name)
  */
 function ask($message, $default = null, $suggestedChoices = null)
 {
+    Context::required(__FUNCTION__);
+
     if (($suggestedChoices !== null) && (empty($suggestedChoices))) {
         throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Suggested choices should not be empty');
     }
@@ -591,6 +593,8 @@ function ask($message, $default = null, $suggestedChoices = null)
  */
 function askChoice($message, array $availableChoices, $default = null, $multiselect = false)
 {
+    Context::required(__FUNCTION__);
+
     if (empty($availableChoices)) {
         throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Available choices should not be empty');
     }
@@ -624,6 +628,8 @@ function askChoice($message, array $availableChoices, $default = null, $multisel
  */
 function askConfirmation($message, $default = false)
 {
+    Context::required(__FUNCTION__);
+
     if (isQuiet()) {
         return $default;
     }
@@ -645,6 +651,8 @@ function askConfirmation($message, $default = false)
  */
 function askHiddenResponse($message)
 {
+    Context::required(__FUNCTION__);
+
     if (isQuiet()) {
         return '';
     }