diff --git a/clean_files.txt b/clean_files.txt
index 70b1175c..6ef4d247 100644
--- a/clean_files.txt
+++ b/clean_files.txt
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ lib/helpers.bash
 lib/history.bash
 lib/log.bash
 lib/preexec.bash
+lib/preview.bash
 lib/search.bash
 lib/utilities.bash
 
diff --git a/completion/available/bash-it.completion.bash b/completion/available/bash-it.completion.bash
index 1f83d5c8..2259e37b 100644
--- a/completion/available/bash-it.completion.bash
+++ b/completion/available/bash-it.completion.bash
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function _bash-it() {
 	prev="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD - 1]}"
 	verb="${COMP_WORDS[1]}"
 	file_type="${COMP_WORDS[2]:-}"
-	candidates=('disable' 'enable' 'help' 'migrate' 'reload' 'restart' 'profile' 'doctor' 'search' 'show' 'update' 'version')
+	candidates=('disable' 'enable' 'help' 'migrate' 'reload' 'restart' 'preview' 'profile' 'doctor' 'search' 'show' 'update' 'version')
 	case "${verb}" in
 		show)
 			candidates=('aliases' 'completions' 'plugins')
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ function _bash-it() {
 			_compreply_candidates
 			;;
 		migrate | reload | restart | search | version) ;;
+		preview)
+			_bash-it-preview # completes itself
+			return 0
+			;;
 		enable | disable)
 			if [[ "${verb}" == "enable" ]]; then
 				suffix="disabled"
diff --git a/docs/themes.rst b/docs/themes.rst
index 5b796389..8cfbeb23 100644
--- a/docs/themes.rst
+++ b/docs/themes.rst
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Examples:
    # Disable theming
    export BASH_IT_THEME=""
 
-You can easily preview the themes in your own shell using ``BASH_PREVIEW=true bash-it reload``.
+You can easily preview the themes in your own shell using ``bash-it preview``.
 
 If you've created your own custom prompts, we'd love it if you shared them with everyone else! Just submit a Pull Request.
 You can see theme screenshots on `wiki/Themes <https://github.com/Bash-it/bash-it/wiki/Themes>`_.
diff --git a/lib/helpers.bash b/lib/helpers.bash
index 66cdec74..4728541a 100644
--- a/lib/helpers.bash
+++ b/lib/helpers.bash
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ alias reload_plugins="$(_make_reload_alias plugin plugins)"
 
 function bash-it() {
 	about 'Bash-it help and maintenance'
-	param '1: verb [one of: help | show | enable | disable | migrate | update | search | version | reload | restart | doctor ] '
+	param '1: verb [one of: help | show | enable | disable | migrate | update | search | preview | version | reload | restart | doctor ] '
 	param '2: component type [one of: alias(es) | completion(s) | plugin(s) ] or search term(s)'
 	param '3: specific component [optional]'
 	example '$ bash-it show plugins'
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ function bash-it() {
 	example '$ bash-it migrate'
 	example '$ bash-it update'
 	example '$ bash-it search [-|@]term1 [-|@]term2 ... [ -e/--enable ] [ -d/--disable ] [ -r/--refresh ] [ -c/--no-color ]'
+	example '$ bash-it preview'
+	example '$ bash-it preview essential'
 	example '$ bash-it version'
 	example '$ bash-it reload'
 	example '$ bash-it restart'
@@ -142,6 +144,10 @@ function bash-it() {
 			_bash-it-search "$component" "$@"
 			return
 			;;
+		preview)
+			_bash-it-preview "$component" "$@"
+			return
+			;;
 		update)
 			func="_bash-it-update-$component"
 			;;
diff --git a/lib/preview.bash b/lib/preview.bash
index 418839cd..96fafae7 100644
--- a/lib/preview.bash
+++ b/lib/preview.bash
@@ -1,19 +1,34 @@
-if [[ "${BASH_PREVIEW:-}" ]];
-then
-  unset BASH_PREVIEW #Prevent infinite looping
-  echo "
+# shellcheck shell=bash
+#
+# Displays the prompt from each _Bash It_ theme.
 
-  Previewing Bash-it Themes
+function _bash-it-preview() {
+	local BASH_IT_THEME BASH_IT_LOG_LEVEL
+	local themes IFS=$'\n' cur
 
-  "
+	if [[ $# -gt '0' ]]; then
+		themes=("$@")
+	else
+		themes=("${BASH_IT?}/themes"/*/*.theme.bash)
+		themes=("${themes[@]##*/}")
+		themes=("${themes[@]%.theme.bash}")
+	fi
 
-  THEMES="$BASH_IT/themes/*/*.theme.bash"
-  for theme in $THEMES
-  do
-    BASH_IT_THEME=${theme%.theme.bash}
-    BASH_IT_THEME=${BASH_IT_THEME##*/}
-    echo "
-    $BASH_IT_THEME"
-    echo "" | bash --init-file "${BASH_IT}/bash_it.sh" -i
-  done
+	if [[ ${COMP_CWORD:-} -gt '0' ]]; then
+		cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
+		read -d '' -ra COMPREPLY < <(compgen -W "all${IFS}${themes[*]}" -- "${cur}")
+		return
+	fi
+	printf '\n\n\t%s\n\n' "Previewing Bash-it Themes"
+
+	# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+	for BASH_IT_THEME in "${themes[@]}"; do
+		BASH_IT_LOG_LEVEL=0
+		bash --init-file "${BASH_IT_BASHRC:-${BASH_IT?}/bash_it.sh}" -i <<< '_bash-it-flash-term "${#BASH_IT_THEME}" "${BASH_IT_THEME}"'
+	done
+}
+
+if [[ -n "${BASH_PREVIEW:-}" ]]; then
+	_bash-it-preview "${BASH_PREVIEW}" "$@"
+	unset BASH_PREVIEW #Prevent infinite looping
 fi
diff --git a/test/completion/bash-it.completion.bats b/test/completion/bash-it.completion.bats
index f2336185..087a926d 100755
--- a/test/completion/bash-it.completion.bats
+++ b/test/completion/bash-it.completion.bats
@@ -81,32 +81,32 @@ function __check_completion () {
 
 @test "completion bash-it: show options" {
   run __check_completion 'bash-it '
-  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate reload restart profile doctor search show update version"
+  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate reload restart preview profile doctor search show update version"
 }
 
 @test "completion bash-it: bash-ti - show options" {
   run __check_completion 'bash-ti '
-  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate reload restart profile doctor search show update version"
+  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate reload restart preview profile doctor search show update version"
 }
 
 @test "completion bash-it: shit - show options" {
   run __check_completion 'shit '
-  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate reload restart profile doctor search show update version"
+  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate reload restart preview profile doctor search show update version"
 }
 
 @test "completion bash-it: bashit - show options" {
   run __check_completion 'bashit '
-  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate reload restart profile doctor search show update version"
+  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate reload restart preview profile doctor search show update version"
 }
 
 @test "completion bash-it: batshit - show options" {
   run __check_completion 'batshit '
-  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate reload restart profile doctor search show update version"
+  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate reload restart preview profile doctor search show update version"
 }
 
 @test "completion bash-it: bash_it - show options" {
   run __check_completion 'bash_it '
-  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate reload restart profile doctor search show update version"
+  assert_line -n 0 "disable enable help migrate reload restart preview profile doctor search show update version"
 }
 
 @test "completion bash-it: profile - show options" {