diff --git a/default_service.go b/default_service.go
index a813317..509e83f 100644
--- a/default_service.go
+++ b/default_service.go
@@ -15,3 +15,11 @@ func defaultServiceValue[T any](fallback T, fn func(*Service) T) T {
 	}
 	return fallback
 }
+
+// defaultServiceNamespaceValue resolves a namespace key against the default
+// service when available, or returns the namespace-qualified key otherwise.
+func defaultServiceNamespaceValue(namespace, key string, lookup func(*Service, string) string) string {
+	return defaultServiceValue(namespaceLookupKey(namespace, key), func(svc *Service) string {
+		return lookup(svc, key)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/i18n.go b/i18n.go
index cf01f37..c13b7e6 100644
--- a/i18n.go
+++ b/i18n.go
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ func N(format string, value any, args ...any) string {
 //		Prompt("yes")      // "y"
 //		Prompt("confirm")  // "Are you sure?"
 func Prompt(key string) string {
-	return defaultServiceValue("", func(svc *Service) string {
-		return svc.Prompt(key)
+	return defaultServiceNamespaceValue("prompt", key, func(svc *Service, resolved string) string {
+		return svc.Prompt(resolved)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ func CurrentPrompt(key string) string {
 //
 //		Lang("de")  // "German"
 func Lang(key string) string {
-	return defaultServiceValue("", func(svc *Service) string {
-		return svc.Lang(key)
+	return defaultServiceNamespaceValue("lang", key, func(svc *Service, resolved string) string {
+		return svc.Lang(resolved)
 	})
 }