diff --git a/src/uu/rm/src/rm.rs b/src/uu/rm/src/rm.rs
index 2a8a57be06c..f2e2050d9f9 100644
--- a/src/uu/rm/src/rm.rs
+++ b/src/uu/rm/src/rm.rs
@@ -115,11 +115,20 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
             verbose: matches.get_flag(OPT_VERBOSE),
         };
         if options.interactive == InteractiveMode::Once && (options.recursive || files.len() > 3) {
-            let msg = if options.recursive {
-                "Remove all arguments recursively?"
-            } else {
-                "Remove all arguments?"
-            };
+            let msg: String = format!(
+                "remove {} {}{}",
+                files.len(),
+                if files.len() > 1 {
+                    "arguments"
+                } else {
+                    "argument"
+                },
+                if options.recursive {
+                    " recursively?"
+                } else {
+                    "?"
+                }
+            );
             if !prompt_yes!("{}", msg) {
                 return Ok(());
             }
@@ -169,6 +178,9 @@ pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
                     prompts always",
                 )
                 .value_name("WHEN")
+                .num_args(0..=1)
+                .require_equals(true)
+                .default_missing_value("always")
                 .overrides_with_all([OPT_PROMPT, OPT_PROMPT_MORE]),
         )
         .arg(
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_rm.rs b/tests/by-util/test_rm.rs
index a5c342ffe7b..737c4fa79b0 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_rm.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_rm.rs
@@ -361,6 +361,74 @@ fn test_rm_interactive_never() {
     assert!(!at.file_exists(file_2));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_rm_interactive_missing_value() {
+    // `--interactive` is equivalent to `--interactive=always` or `-i`
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+
+    let file1 = "test_rm_interactive_missing_value_file1";
+    let file2 = "test_rm_interactive_missing_value_file2";
+
+    at.touch(file1);
+    at.touch(file2);
+
+    ucmd.arg("--interactive")
+        .arg(file1)
+        .arg(file2)
+        .pipe_in("y\ny")
+        .succeeds();
+
+    assert!(!at.file_exists(file1));
+    assert!(!at.file_exists(file2));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_rm_interactive_once_prompt() {
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+
+    let file1 = "test_rm_interactive_once_recursive_prompt_file1";
+    let file2 = "test_rm_interactive_once_recursive_prompt_file2";
+    let file3 = "test_rm_interactive_once_recursive_prompt_file3";
+    let file4 = "test_rm_interactive_once_recursive_prompt_file4";
+
+    at.touch(file1);
+    at.touch(file2);
+    at.touch(file3);
+    at.touch(file4);
+
+    ucmd.arg("--interactive=once")
+        .arg(file1)
+        .arg(file2)
+        .arg(file3)
+        .arg(file4)
+        .pipe_in("y")
+        .succeeds()
+        .stderr_contains("remove 4 arguments?");
+
+    assert!(!at.file_exists(file1));
+    assert!(!at.file_exists(file2));
+    assert!(!at.file_exists(file3));
+    assert!(!at.file_exists(file4));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_rm_interactive_once_recursive_prompt() {
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+
+    let file1 = "test_rm_interactive_once_recursive_prompt_file1";
+
+    at.touch(file1);
+
+    ucmd.arg("--interactive=once")
+        .arg("-r")
+        .arg(file1)
+        .pipe_in("y")
+        .succeeds()
+        .stderr_contains("remove 1 argument recursively?");
+
+    assert!(!at.file_exists(file1));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_rm_descend_directory() {
     // This test descends into each directory and deletes the files and folders inside of them