diff --git a/libs/community/langchain_community/tools/shell/tool.py b/libs/community/langchain_community/tools/shell/tool.py
index 5f61631059d..e26deb365dc 100644
--- a/libs/community/langchain_community/tools/shell/tool.py
+++ b/libs/community/langchain_community/tools/shell/tool.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 import platform
 import warnings
 from typing import Any, List, Optional, Type, Union
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ from langchain_core.callbacks import (
 from langchain_core.pydantic_v1 import BaseModel, Field, root_validator
 from langchain_core.tools import BaseTool
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class ShellInput(BaseModel):
     """Commands for the Bash Shell tool."""
@@ -68,10 +71,32 @@ class ShellTool(BaseTool):
     args_schema: Type[BaseModel] = ShellInput
     """Schema for input arguments."""
 
+    ask_human_input: bool = False
+    """
+    If True, prompts the user for confirmation (y/n) before executing 
+    a command generated by the language model in the bash shell.
+    """
+
     def _run(
         self,
         commands: Union[str, List[str]],
         run_manager: Optional[CallbackManagerForToolRun] = None,
     ) -> str:
         """Run commands and return final output."""
-        return self.process.run(commands)
+
+        print(f"Executing command:\n {commands}")
+
+        try:
+            if self.ask_human_input:
+                user_input = input("Proceed with command execution? (y/n): ").lower()
+                if user_input == "y":
+                    return self.process.run(commands)
+                else:
+                    logger.info("Invalid input. User aborted command execution.")
+                    return None
+            else:
+                return self.process.run(commands)
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error during command execution: {e}")
+            return None
diff --git a/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/tools/shell/test_shell.py b/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/tools/shell/test_shell.py
index ab6b5abe38c..b792505f1c4 100644
--- a/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/tools/shell/test_shell.py
+++ b/libs/community/tests/unit_tests/tools/shell/test_shell.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import warnings
 from typing import List
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 from langchain_community.tools.shell.tool import ShellInput, ShellTool
 
@@ -65,3 +66,29 @@ def test_shell_tool_run_str() -> None:
     shell_tool = ShellTool(process=placeholder)
     result = shell_tool._run(commands="echo 'Hello, World!'")
     assert result.strip() == "hello"
+
+
+async def test_shell_tool_arun_with_user_confirmation() -> None:
+    placeholder = PlaceholderProcess(output="hello")
+    shell_tool = ShellTool(process=placeholder, ask_human_input=True)
+
+    with patch("builtins.input", return_value="y"):
+        result = await shell_tool._arun(commands=test_commands)
+        assert result.strip() == "hello"
+
+    with patch("builtins.input", return_value="n"):
+        result = await shell_tool._arun(commands=test_commands)
+        assert result is None
+
+
+def test_shell_tool_run_with_user_confirmation() -> None:
+    placeholder = PlaceholderProcess(output="hello")
+    shell_tool = ShellTool(process=placeholder, ask_human_input=True)
+
+    with patch("builtins.input", return_value="y"):
+        result = shell_tool._run(commands="echo 'Hello, World!'")
+        assert result.strip() == "hello"
+
+    with patch("builtins.input", return_value="n"):
+        result = shell_tool._run(commands="echo 'Hello, World!'")
+        assert result is None