diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 26271a6..b5dd989 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ Here are the options you can set in your `.cz-config.js`:
 * **breakingPrefix**: {string, default 'BREAKING CHANGE:'}: Set a custom prefix for the breaking change block in commit messages.
 * **footerPrefix**: {string, default 'ISSUES CLOSED:'}: Set a custom prefix for the footer block in commit messages. Set to empty string to remove prefix.
 * **breaklineChar**: {string, default '|'}: It gets replaced with \n to create the breakline in your commit message. This is supported for fields `body` and `footer` at the moment.
-* **upperCaseSubject**: { boolean, default false }: Capitalizes first subject letter if set to `true` 
+* **upperCaseSubject**: { boolean, default false }: Capitalizes first subject letter if set to `true`
+* **askForBreakingChangeFirst**: { boolean, default false }: It asks for breaking change as first question when set to `true`
 
 ## Related tools
 - (https://github.com/commitizen/cz-cli)
diff --git a/cz-config-EXAMPLE.js b/cz-config-EXAMPLE.js
index 7b5fb33..245e40a 100644
--- a/cz-config-EXAMPLE.js
+++ b/cz-config-EXAMPLE.js
@@ -66,5 +66,6 @@ module.exports = {
   // limit subject length
   subjectLimit: 100,
   // breaklineChar: '|', // It is supported for fields body and footer.
-  // footerPrefix : 'ISSUES CLOSED:', // default value
+  // footerPrefix : 'ISSUES CLOSED:'
+  // askForBreakingChangeFirst : true, // default is false
 };
diff --git a/questions.js b/questions.js
index ec39764..1d5d830 100644
--- a/questions.js
+++ b/questions.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const _ = require('lodash');
 const buildCommit = require('./buildCommit');
 const log = require('./logger');
 
@@ -133,7 +134,10 @@ module.exports = {
         message: messages.breaking,
         when(answers) {
           // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
-          if (config.allowBreakingChanges && config.allowBreakingChanges.indexOf(answers.type.toLowerCase()) >= 0) {
+          if (
+            config.askForBreakingChangeFirst ||
+            (config.allowBreakingChanges && config.allowBreakingChanges.indexOf(answers.type.toLowerCase()) >= 0)
+          ) {
             return true;
           }
           return false; // no breaking changes allowed unless specifed
@@ -164,6 +168,15 @@ module.exports = {
 
     questions = questions.filter(item => !skipQuestions.includes(item.name));
 
+    if (config.askForBreakingChangeFirst) {
+      const isBreaking = oneQuestion => oneQuestion.name === 'breaking';
+
+      const breakingQuestion = _.filter(questions, isBreaking);
+      const questionWithoutBreaking = _.reject(questions, isBreaking);
+
+      questions = _.concat(breakingQuestion, questionWithoutBreaking);
+    }
+
     return questions;
   },
 };
diff --git a/spec/questionsSpec.js b/spec/questionsSpec.js
index d05bd38..7244f5d 100644
--- a/spec/questionsSpec.js
+++ b/spec/questionsSpec.js
@@ -183,12 +183,23 @@ describe('cz-customizable', () => {
         allowTicketNumber: false,
       };
 
-      // question 4 with
       expect(getQuestion(4).name).toEqual('ticketNumber');
       expect(getQuestion(4).when()).toEqual(false);
     });
   });
 
+  describe('ask for breaking change first', () => {
+    it('when config askForBreakingChangeFirst is true', () => {
+      config = {
+        types: [{ value: 'feat', name: 'feat: my feat' }],
+        askForBreakingChangeFirst: true,
+      };
+
+      expect(getQuestion(1).name).toEqual('breaking');
+      expect(getQuestion(1).when()).toEqual(true);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('TicketNumber', () => {
     it('disable TicketNumber question', () => {
       config = {
@@ -196,7 +207,6 @@ describe('cz-customizable', () => {
         allowTicketNumber: false,
       };
 
-      // question 4 with
       expect(getQuestion(4).name).toEqual('ticketNumber');
       expect(getQuestion(4).when()).toEqual(false);
     });
@@ -210,7 +220,6 @@ describe('cz-customizable', () => {
         },
       };
 
-      // question 4 with
       expect(getQuestion(4).name).toEqual('ticketNumber');
       expect(getQuestion(4).message).toEqual('ticket number');
     });