diff --git a/javascriptv3/example_code/libs/scenario/index.js b/javascriptv3/example_code/libs/scenario/index.js
index eaa95d7ac30..04450e02d34 100644
--- a/javascriptv3/example_code/libs/scenario/index.js
+++ b/javascriptv3/example_code/libs/scenario/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 // Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+import * as scenario from "./scenario.js";
+import * as scenarioParser from "./scenario-parser.js";
+
 export * from "./scenario.js";
 export * from "./scenario-parser.js";
+
+export default {
+  ...scenario,
+  ...scenarioParser,
+};
diff --git a/javascriptv3/example_code/libs/scenario/scenario.js b/javascriptv3/example_code/libs/scenario/scenario.js
index 3853ebd9457..a90867d951d 100644
--- a/javascriptv3/example_code/libs/scenario/scenario.js
+++ b/javascriptv3/example_code/libs/scenario/scenario.js
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ export class ScenarioOutput extends Step {
 /**
  * @typedef {{
  *   type: "confirm" | "input" | "multi-select" | "select",
- *   choices: (string | { name: string, value: string })[] }
+ *   choices: (string | { name: string, value: string })[],
+ *   default: string | string[] | boolean }
  *   } ScenarioInputOptions
  */
 
@@ -133,52 +134,154 @@ export class ScenarioInput extends Step {
    * @param {Record<string, any>} state
    * @param {StepHandlerOptions} [stepHandlerOptions]
    */
-  async handle(state, stepHandlerOptions) {
+  async handle(state, stepHandlerOptions = {}) {
     if (this.stepOptions.skipWhen(state)) {
       console.log(`Skipping step: ${this.name}`);
       return;
     }
     super.handle(state, stepHandlerOptions);
-    const message =
+
+    if (stepHandlerOptions.confirmAll && this.stepOptions.default) {
+      state[this.name] = this.stepOptions.default;
+      return state[this.name];
+    } else if (stepHandlerOptions.confirmAll && !this.stepOptions.default) {
+      if (this.stepOptions?.type === "confirm") {
+        state[this.name] = true;
+        return true;
+      }
+      throw new Error(
+        `Error handling ScenarioInput. confirmAll was selected for ${this.name} but no default was provided.`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const message = this._getPrompt(state);
+
+    switch (this.stepOptions?.type) {
+      case "multi-select":
+        await this._handleMultiSelect(state, message);
+        break;
+      case "select":
+        await this._handleSelect(state, message);
+        break;
+      case "input":
+        await this._handleInput(state, message);
+        break;
+      case "confirm":
+        await this._handleConfirm(state, message);
+        break;
+      default:
+        throw new Error(
+          `Error handling ScenarioInput, ${this.stepOptions?.type} is not supported.`,
+        );
+    }
+
+    return state[this.name];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param {Record<string, any>} state
+   */
+  _getPrompt(state) {
+    const prompt =
       typeof this.prompt === "function" ? this.prompt(state) : this.prompt;
+    const message =
+      this.stepOptions.type !== "confirm" && this.stepOptions.default
+        ? `${prompt} (${this.stepOptions.default})`
+        : prompt;
+
     if (!message) {
-      return;
+      throw new Error(`Error handling ScenarioInput. Missing prompt.`);
+    }
+
+    return message;
+  }
+
+  _getChoices() {
+    if (this.choices) {
+      return this.choices;
     }
 
-    const choices =
+    this.choices =
       this.stepOptions?.choices &&
       typeof this.stepOptions?.choices[0] === "string"
         ? this.stepOptions?.choices.map((s) => ({ name: s, value: s }))
         : this.stepOptions?.choices;
 
-    if (this.stepOptions?.type === "multi-select") {
-      state[this.name] = await this.prompter.checkbox({
-        message,
-        choices,
-      });
-    } else if (this.stepOptions?.type === "select") {
-      state[this.name] = await this.prompter.select({
+    return this.choices;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param {Record<string, any>} state
+   * @param {string} message
+   */
+  async _handleMultiSelect(state, message) {
+    const result = await this.prompter.checkbox({
+      message,
+      choices: this._getChoices(),
+    });
+
+    if (!result.length && this.stepOptions.default) {
+      state[this.name] = this.stepOptions.default;
+    } else if (!result.length) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Error handing ScenarioInput. Result of ${this.name} was empty.`,
+      );
+    } else {
+      state[this.name] = result;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param {Record<string, any>} state
+   * @param {string} message
+   */
+  async _handleSelect(state, message) {
+    if (this.stepOptions?.type === "select") {
+      const result = await this.prompter.select({
         message,
-        choices,
+        choices: this._getChoices(),
       });
-    } else if (this.stepOptions?.type === "input") {
-      state[this.name] = await this.prompter.input({ message });
-    } else if (this.stepOptions?.type === "confirm") {
-      if (stepHandlerOptions?.confirmAll) {
-        state[this.name] = true;
-        return true;
+
+      if (!result && this.stepOptions.default) {
+        state[this.name] = this.stepOptions.default;
+      } else if (!result) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `Error handing ScenarioInput. Result of ${this.name} was empty.`,
+        );
+      } else {
+        state[this.name] = result;
       }
+    }
+  }
 
-      state[this.name] = await this.prompter.confirm({
-        message,
-      });
-    } else {
+  /**
+   * @param {Record<string, any>} state
+   * @param {string} message
+   */
+  async _handleInput(state, message) {
+    const result = await this.prompter.input({ message });
+
+    if (!result && this.stepOptions.default) {
+      state[this.name] = this.stepOptions.default;
+    } else if (!result) {
       throw new Error(
-        `Error handling ScenarioInput, ${this.stepOptions?.type} is not supported.`,
+        `Error handing ScenarioInput. Result of ${this.name} was empty.`,
       );
+    } else {
+      state[this.name] = result;
     }
+  }
 
-    return state[this.name];
+  /**
+   * @param {Record<string, any>} state
+   * @param {string} message
+   */
+  async _handleConfirm(state, message) {
+    const result = await this.prompter.confirm({
+      message,
+    });
+
+    state[this.name] = result;
   }
 }
 
@@ -240,9 +343,9 @@ export class ScenarioAction extends Step {
 
 export class Scenario {
   /**
-   * @type {Record<string, any>}
+   * @type { { earlyExit: boolean } & Record<string, any>}
    */
-  state = {};
+  state;
 
   /**
    * @type {(ScenarioOutput | ScenarioInput | ScenarioAction | Scenario)[]}
@@ -257,7 +360,7 @@ export class Scenario {
   constructor(name, stepsOrScenarios = [], initialState = {}) {
     this.name = name;
     this.stepsOrScenarios = stepsOrScenarios.filter((s) => !!s);
-    this.state = { ...initialState, name };
+    this.state = { ...initialState, name, earlyExit: false };
   }
 
   /**
@@ -265,6 +368,13 @@ export class Scenario {
    */
   async run(stepHandlerOptions) {
     for (const stepOrScenario of this.stepsOrScenarios) {
+      /**
+       * Add an escape hatch for actions that terminate the scenario early.
+       */
+      if (this.state.earlyExit) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       if (stepOrScenario instanceof Scenario) {
         await stepOrScenario.run(stepHandlerOptions);
       } else {
diff --git a/javascriptv3/example_code/libs/scenario/steps-common.js b/javascriptv3/example_code/libs/scenario/steps-common.js
index 49e07c8e47e..c4ce4e268eb 100644
--- a/javascriptv3/example_code/libs/scenario/steps-common.js
+++ b/javascriptv3/example_code/libs/scenario/steps-common.js
@@ -39,8 +39,19 @@ export const loadState = new Scenarios.ScenarioAction(
  * @param {string} stateKey
  */
 export const exitOnFalse = (scenarios, stateKey) =>
-  new scenarios.ScenarioAction(`exitOn${stateKey}False`, (state) => {
-    if (!state[stateKey]) {
-      process.exit(0);
-    }
+  new scenarios.ScenarioAction(
+    `exitOn${stateKey}False`,
+    (/** @type { { earlyExit: boolean } & Record<string, any>} */ state) => {
+      if (!state[stateKey]) {
+        state.earlyExit = true;
+      }
+    },
+  );
+
+/**
+ * @param {Scenarios} scenarios
+ */
+export const confirm = (scenarios) =>
+  new scenarios.ScenarioInput("confirmContinue", "Continue?", {
+    type: "confirm",
   });
diff --git a/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/scenarios/health-image-sets/import-steps.js b/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/scenarios/health-image-sets/import-steps.js
index 7c519b53fca..f3129f14f0f 100644
--- a/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/scenarios/health-image-sets/import-steps.js
+++ b/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/scenarios/health-image-sets/import-steps.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export const doImport = new ScenarioInput(
   "Do you want to import DICOM images into your datastore?",
   {
     type: "confirm",
+    default: true,
   },
 );
 
diff --git a/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/scenarios/health-image-sets/verify-steps.js b/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/scenarios/health-image-sets/verify-steps.js
index fc8d4711cd3..a408d368d7c 100644
--- a/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/scenarios/health-image-sets/verify-steps.js
+++ b/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/scenarios/health-image-sets/verify-steps.js
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export const doVerify = new ScenarioInput(
   "Do you want to verify the imported images?",
   {
     type: "confirm",
+    default: true,
   },
 );
 
diff --git a/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/tests/hlth-img-deploy.unit.test.js b/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/tests/hlth-img-deploy.unit.test.js
index 31ffeb45f24..2b4c35d254d 100644
--- a/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/tests/hlth-img-deploy.unit.test.js
+++ b/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/tests/hlth-img-deploy.unit.test.js
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ describe("deploy-steps", () => {
       stateFilePath,
       JSON.stringify({
         name: deploySteps.name,
+        earlyExit: false,
         deployStack: true,
         getStackName: stackName,
         getDatastoreName: datastoreName,
diff --git a/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/tests/hlth-img-image-frame.unit.test.js b/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/tests/hlth-img-image-frame.unit.test.js
index 23f4e58d3a2..c84d7a82909 100644
--- a/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/tests/hlth-img-image-frame.unit.test.js
+++ b/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/tests/hlth-img-image-frame.unit.test.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const { getImageSetMetadata, outputImageFrameIds } = await import(
 
 describe("image-frame-steps", () => {
   const mockState = {
+    earlyExit: false,
     stackOutputs: {
       BucketName: "input-bucket",
       DatastoreID: "datastore-123",
diff --git a/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/tests/hlth-img-import.unit.test.js b/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/tests/hlth-img-import.unit.test.js
index c71fa601410..41729925720 100644
--- a/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/tests/hlth-img-import.unit.test.js
+++ b/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/tests/hlth-img-import.unit.test.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const {
 describe("importSteps", () => {
   const mockState = {
     name: "import-steps",
+    earlyExit: false,
     stackOutputs: {
       BucketName: "input-bucket",
       DatastoreID: "datastore-123",
diff --git a/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/tests/hlth-img-verify.unit.test.js b/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/tests/hlth-img-verify.unit.test.js
index 37e05dcb2e4..a569900f9f0 100644
--- a/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/tests/hlth-img-verify.unit.test.js
+++ b/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/tests/hlth-img-verify.unit.test.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const { doVerify, decodeAndVerifyImages } = await import(
 
 describe("verifySteps", () => {
   const mockState = {
+    earlyExit: false,
     stackOutputs: {
       BucketName: "input-bucket",
       DatastoreID: "datastore-123",
diff --git a/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/tests/htl-img-image-set.unit.test.js b/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/tests/htl-img-image-set.unit.test.js
index e869cb90475..5a35f9c76ec 100644
--- a/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/tests/htl-img-image-set.unit.test.js
+++ b/javascriptv3/example_code/medical-imaging/tests/htl-img-image-set.unit.test.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const { getManifestFile, parseManifestFile, outputImageSetIds } = await import(
 
 describe("image-set-steps", () => {
   const mockState = {
+    earlyExit: false,
     stackOutputs: {
       BucketName: "input-bucket",
       DatastoreID: "datastore-123",