diff --git a/dotnet/src/webdriver/DriverOptions.cs b/dotnet/src/webdriver/DriverOptions.cs
index bfcb2107c1ea6..2de9dd2cbb4c9 100644
--- a/dotnet/src/webdriver/DriverOptions.cs
+++ b/dotnet/src/webdriver/DriverOptions.cs
@@ -24,44 +24,6 @@
 
 namespace OpenQA.Selenium;
 
-/// <summary>
-/// Specifies the behavior of handling unexpected alerts in the IE driver.
-/// </summary>
-public enum UnhandledPromptBehavior
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Indicates the behavior is not set.
-    /// </summary>
-    Default,
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Ignore unexpected alerts, such that the user must handle them.
-    /// </summary>
-    Ignore,
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Accept unexpected alerts.
-    /// </summary>
-    Accept,
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Dismiss unexpected alerts.
-    /// </summary>
-    Dismiss,
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Accepts unexpected alerts and notifies the user that the alert has
-    /// been accepted by throwing an <see cref="UnhandledAlertException"/>
-    /// </summary>
-    AcceptAndNotify,
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Dismisses unexpected alerts and notifies the user that the alert has
-    /// been dismissed by throwing an <see cref="UnhandledAlertException"/>
-    /// </summary>
-    DismissAndNotify
-}
-
 /// <summary>
 /// Specifies the behavior of waiting for page loads in the driver.
 /// </summary>
@@ -160,9 +122,9 @@ protected DriverOptions()
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the value for describing how unexpected alerts are to be handled in the browser.
-    /// Defaults to <see cref="UnhandledPromptBehavior.Default"/>.
+    /// Defaults to <see langword="null"/>, leaving the behavior unset.
     /// </summary>
-    public UnhandledPromptBehavior UnhandledPromptBehavior { get; set; } = UnhandledPromptBehavior.Default;
+    public UserPromptHandler? UnhandledPromptBehavior { get; set; }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the value for describing how the browser is to wait for pages to load in the browser.
@@ -298,7 +260,7 @@ public virtual DriverOptionsMergeResult GetMergeResult(DriverOptions other)
             return result;
         }
 
-        if (this.UnhandledPromptBehavior != UnhandledPromptBehavior.Default && other.UnhandledPromptBehavior != UnhandledPromptBehavior.Default)
+        if (this.UnhandledPromptBehavior != other.UnhandledPromptBehavior)
         {
             result.IsMergeConflict = true;
             result.MergeConflictOptionName = "UnhandledPromptBehavior";
@@ -503,29 +465,11 @@ protected IWritableCapabilities GenerateDesiredCapabilities(bool isSpecification
             capabilities.SetCapability(CapabilityType.PageLoadStrategy, pageLoadStrategySetting);
         }
 
-        if (this.UnhandledPromptBehavior != UnhandledPromptBehavior.Default)
-        {
-            string unhandledPropmtBehaviorSetting = "ignore";
-            switch (this.UnhandledPromptBehavior)
-            {
-                case UnhandledPromptBehavior.Accept:
-                    unhandledPropmtBehaviorSetting = "accept";
-                    break;
+        var unhandledPromptBehaviorCapability = this.UnhandledPromptBehavior?.ToCapabilities();
 
-                case UnhandledPromptBehavior.Dismiss:
-                    unhandledPropmtBehaviorSetting = "dismiss";
-                    break;
-
-                case UnhandledPromptBehavior.AcceptAndNotify:
-                    unhandledPropmtBehaviorSetting = "accept and notify";
-                    break;
-
-                case UnhandledPromptBehavior.DismissAndNotify:
-                    unhandledPropmtBehaviorSetting = "dismiss and notify";
-                    break;
-            }
-
-            capabilities.SetCapability(CapabilityType.UnhandledPromptBehavior, unhandledPropmtBehaviorSetting);
+        if (unhandledPromptBehaviorCapability != null)
+        {
+            capabilities.SetCapability(CapabilityType.UnhandledPromptBehavior, unhandledPromptBehaviorCapability);
         }
 
         if (this.Proxy != null)
diff --git a/dotnet/src/webdriver/UserPromptHandler.cs b/dotnet/src/webdriver/UserPromptHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e226c79aab1fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotnet/src/webdriver/UserPromptHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+// <copyright file="UserPromptHandler.cs" company="Selenium Committers">
+// Licensed to the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) under one
+// or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+// distributed with this work for additional information
+// regarding copyright ownership.  The SFC licenses this file
+// to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+// "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+// with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+// KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+// specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace OpenQA.Selenium;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Represents a WebDriver session's user prompt handler, which defines how unhandled browser prompts
+/// (alerts, confirms, prompts, beforeunload dialogs, file selection dialogs) are managed during automation.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// This corresponds to the W3C WebDriver <c>unhandledPromptBehavior</c> capability, which may be expressed
+/// either as a single string applied to all prompt types, or as a per-prompt-type map.
+/// <para>
+/// Available variants:
+/// <list type="bullet">
+/// <item><description><see cref="Uniform"/> - Wraps a single <see cref="UnhandledPromptBehavior"/> value applied to all prompt types. Create via the implicit conversion from <see cref="UnhandledPromptBehavior"/> or by constructing <see cref="Uniform"/> directly.</description></item>
+/// <item><description><see cref="PerPromptType"/> - Allows configuring per-prompt behaviors (Alert, Confirm, Prompt, BeforeUnload, File, Default).</description></item>
+/// </list>
+/// </para>
+/// </remarks>
+public abstract record UserPromptHandler
+{
+    private UserPromptHandler() { }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Converts a nullable <see cref="UnhandledPromptBehavior"/> to a <see cref="UserPromptHandler"/> instance,
+    /// or <see langword="null"/> when <paramref name="value"/> is <see langword="null"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="value">The <see cref="UnhandledPromptBehavior"/> value to convert.</param>
+    public static implicit operator UserPromptHandler?(UnhandledPromptBehavior? value)
+        => value is { } v ? new Uniform(v) : null;
+
+    internal abstract object? ToCapabilities();
+
+    private static string ConvertBehaviorToString(UnhandledPromptBehavior behavior) =>
+        behavior switch
+        {
+            UnhandledPromptBehavior.Ignore => "ignore",
+            UnhandledPromptBehavior.Accept => "accept",
+            UnhandledPromptBehavior.Dismiss => "dismiss",
+            UnhandledPromptBehavior.AcceptAndNotify => "accept and notify",
+            UnhandledPromptBehavior.DismissAndNotify => "dismiss and notify",
+            _ => throw new InvalidOperationException($"UnhandledPromptBehavior value '{behavior}' is not recognized."),
+        };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a user prompt handler that applies a single <see cref="UnhandledPromptBehavior"/> value
+    /// as the fallback default for all prompt types.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="Value">The unhandled prompt behavior to apply. Specifies how unexpected browser prompts are handled during automation.</param>
+    public sealed record Uniform(UnhandledPromptBehavior Value) : UserPromptHandler
+    {
+        internal override object? ToCapabilities()
+        {
+#pragma warning disable CS0618 // UnhandledPromptBehavior.Default is obsolete
+            if (Value == UnhandledPromptBehavior.Default)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+#pragma warning restore CS0618
+
+            return ConvertBehaviorToString(Value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a user prompt handler that specifies distinct <see cref="UnhandledPromptBehavior"/> values
+    /// for individual prompt types (alert, confirm, prompt, beforeunload, file), with a fallback default.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>Use this variant to configure distinct behaviors for alert, confirm, prompt, beforeunload, and file
+    /// selection dialogs encountered during browser automation. Each property allows you to control the response to a
+    /// specific type of unhandled prompt, enabling fine-grained handling beyond a single global setting.</remarks>
+    public sealed record PerPromptType : UserPromptHandler
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the behavior to use when an unexpected alert is encountered during automation,
+        /// or <see langword="null"/> to leave it unset.
+        /// </summary>
+        public UnhandledPromptBehavior? Alert { get; init; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the behavior to use when a confirmation prompt is encountered,
+        /// or <see langword="null"/> to leave it unset.
+        /// </summary>
+        public UnhandledPromptBehavior? Confirm { get; init; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the behavior to use when an unexpected prompt is encountered during automation,
+        /// or <see langword="null"/> to leave it unset.
+        /// </summary>
+        public UnhandledPromptBehavior? Prompt { get; init; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the behavior to use when an unexpected beforeunload dialog is encountered,
+        /// or <see langword="null"/> to leave it unset.
+        /// </summary>
+        public UnhandledPromptBehavior? BeforeUnload { get; init; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the behavior to use when an unexpected file selection dialog is encountered,
+        /// or <see langword="null"/> to leave it unset.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>The "file" prompt type is respected only in WebDriver BiDi sessions.</remarks>
+        public UnhandledPromptBehavior? File { get; init; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the fallback behavior to use when no specific handler is defined for a given prompt type,
+        /// or <see langword="null"/> to leave it unset.
+        /// </summary>
+        public UnhandledPromptBehavior? Default { get; init; }
+
+        internal override object? ToCapabilities()
+        {
+            Dictionary<string, string> capabilities = [];
+            AddIfSet(capabilities, "alert", Alert);
+            AddIfSet(capabilities, "confirm", Confirm);
+            AddIfSet(capabilities, "prompt", Prompt);
+            AddIfSet(capabilities, "beforeUnload", BeforeUnload);
+            AddIfSet(capabilities, "file", File);
+            AddIfSet(capabilities, "default", Default);
+            return capabilities;
+        }
+
+        private static void AddIfSet(Dictionary<string, string> capabilities, string key, UnhandledPromptBehavior? value)
+        {
+#pragma warning disable CS0618 // UnhandledPromptBehavior.Default is obsolete
+            if (value is { } v && v != UnhandledPromptBehavior.Default)
+            {
+                capabilities[key] = ConvertBehaviorToString(v);
+            }
+#pragma warning restore CS0618
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Specifies how a WebDriver session handles an unhandled user prompt.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// Corresponds to the handler values defined for the W3C WebDriver
+/// <c>unhandledPromptBehavior</c> capability:
+/// <c>dismiss</c>, <c>accept</c>, <c>dismiss and notify</c>, <c>accept and notify</c>, and <c>ignore</c>.
+/// When no handler is configured, the spec's implicit default is <see cref="DismissAndNotify"/>.
+/// </remarks>
+public enum UnhandledPromptBehavior
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sentinel value meaning "behavior not set". Not part of the W3C WebDriver spec.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Obsolete("Use a nullable UnhandledPromptBehavior? and pass null to leave the behavior unset. This member will be removed in v4.46.")]
+    Default,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Ignore unexpected alerts, such that the user must handle them.
+    /// </summary>
+    Ignore,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Accept unexpected alerts.
+    /// </summary>
+    Accept,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Dismiss unexpected alerts.
+    /// </summary>
+    Dismiss,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Accepts unexpected alerts and notifies the user that the alert has
+    /// been accepted by throwing an <see cref="UnhandledAlertException"/>
+    /// </summary>
+    AcceptAndNotify,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Dismisses unexpected alerts and notifies the user that the alert has
+    /// been dismissed by throwing an <see cref="UnhandledAlertException"/>
+    /// </summary>
+    DismissAndNotify
+}
diff --git a/dotnet/test/webdriver/AlertsTests.cs b/dotnet/test/webdriver/AlertsTests.cs
index bd13810b1c948..49486304d0c5d 100644
--- a/dotnet/test/webdriver/AlertsTests.cs
+++ b/dotnet/test/webdriver/AlertsTests.cs
@@ -555,5 +555,4 @@ private Func<bool> WindowHandleCountToBe(int count)
             return driver.WindowHandles.Count == count;
         };
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/dotnet/test/webdriver/UnexpectedAlertBehaviorTests.cs b/dotnet/test/webdriver/UnexpectedAlertBehaviorTests.cs
index f93e1f54a113a..45e875c1a4129 100644
--- a/dotnet/test/webdriver/UnexpectedAlertBehaviorTests.cs
+++ b/dotnet/test/webdriver/UnexpectedAlertBehaviorTests.cs
@@ -71,56 +71,49 @@ public void CanSilentlyDismissUnhandledAlert()
     [Test]
     public void CanDismissUnhandledAlertsByDefault()
     {
-        ExecuteTestWithUnhandledPrompt(UnhandledPromptBehavior.Default, "null");
+        ExecuteTestWithUnhandledPrompt(null, "null");
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void CanDismissUnhandledAlertsViaPerType()
+    {
+        ExecuteTestWithUnhandledPrompt(new UserPromptHandler.PerPromptType
+        {
+            Alert = UnhandledPromptBehavior.Dismiss
+        }, "null");
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void CanDismissUnhandledAlertsViaDefaultPerType()
+    {
+        ExecuteTestWithUnhandledPrompt(new UserPromptHandler.PerPromptType(), "null");
     }
 
     [Test]
     [IgnoreBrowser(Browser.Safari, "Test hangs waiting for alert acknowledgement in Safari, but works in Tech Preview")]
     public void CanIgnoreUnhandledAlert()
     {
-        Assert.That(() => ExecuteTestWithUnhandledPrompt(UnhandledPromptBehavior.Ignore, "Text ignored"), Throws.InstanceOf<WebDriverException>().With.InnerException.InstanceOf<UnhandledAlertException>());
+        Assert.That(
+            () => ExecuteTestWithUnhandledPrompt(UnhandledPromptBehavior.Ignore, "Text ignored"),
+            Throws.InstanceOf<WebDriverException>().With.InnerException.InstanceOf<UnhandledAlertException>());
         localDriver.SwitchTo().Alert().Dismiss();
     }
 
-    private void ExecuteTestWithUnhandledPrompt(UnhandledPromptBehavior behavior, string expectedAlertText)
+    private void ExecuteTestWithUnhandledPrompt(UserPromptHandler behavior, string expectedAlertText)
     {
-        bool silentlyHandlePrompt = behavior == UnhandledPromptBehavior.Accept || behavior == UnhandledPromptBehavior.Dismiss;
-        UnhandledPromptBehaviorOptions options = new UnhandledPromptBehaviorOptions();
-        if (behavior != UnhandledPromptBehavior.Default)
+        UnhandledPromptBehaviorOptions options = new()
         {
-            options.UnhandledPromptBehavior = behavior;
-        }
+            UnhandledPromptBehavior = behavior,
+        };
 
         localDriver = EnvironmentManager.Instance.CreateDriverInstance(options);
         localDriver.Url = alertsPage;
         IWebElement resultElement = localDriver.FindElement(By.Id("text"));
         localDriver.FindElement(By.Id("prompt-with-default")).Click();
 
-        WaitFor(ElementTextToBeEqual(resultElement, expectedAlertText, silentlyHandlePrompt), "Did not find text");
+        WaitFor(() => resultElement.Text == expectedAlertText, "Did not find text");
     }
 
-    private Func<bool> ElementTextToBeEqual(IWebElement resultElement, string expectedAlertText, bool silentlyHandlePrompt)
-    {
-        return () =>
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                return resultElement.Text == expectedAlertText;
-            }
-            catch (UnhandledAlertException)
-            {
-                if (!silentlyHandlePrompt)
-                {
-                    throw;
-                }
-            }
-            catch (NoSuchElementException)
-            {
-            }
-
-            return false;
-        };
-    }
 
     public class UnhandledPromptBehaviorOptions : DriverOptions
     {