diff --git a/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/ConsoleAppender.scala b/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/ConsoleAppender.scala
index 84af63381..d7b8fadc1 100644
--- a/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/ConsoleAppender.scala
+++ b/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/ConsoleAppender.scala
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ object ConsoleAppender {
   private[sbt] def cursorUp(n: Int): String = s"\u001B[${n}A"
   private[sbt] def cursorDown(n: Int): String = s"\u001B[${n}B"
   private[sbt] def scrollUp(n: Int): String = s"\u001B[${n}S"
+  private[sbt] def clearScreen(n: Int): String = s"\u001B[${n}J"
   private[sbt] final val DeleteLine = "\u001B[2K"
   private[sbt] final val CursorLeft1000 = "\u001B[1000D"
   private[sbt] final val CursorDown1 = cursorDown(1)
diff --git a/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/ConsoleChannel.scala b/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/ConsoleChannel.scala
index f18fa2981..d45dce4cb 100644
--- a/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/ConsoleChannel.scala
+++ b/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/ConsoleChannel.scala
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ private[sbt] final class ConsoleChannel(val name: String) extends CommandChannel
     val history = (s get historyPath) getOrElse (new File(s.baseDir, ".history")).some
     val prompt = (s get shellPrompt) match {
       case Some(pf) => pf(s)
-      case None     => "> "
+      case None =>
+        def ansi(s: String): String = if (ConsoleAppender.formatEnabledInEnv) s"$s" else ""
+        s"${ansi(ConsoleAppender.DeleteLine)}> ${ansi(ConsoleAppender.clearScreen(0))}"
     }
     val reader =
       new FullReader(history, s.combinedParser, JLine.HandleCONT, Terminal.throwOnClosedSystemIn)