diff --git a/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/CommandChannel.scala b/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/CommandChannel.scala
index 49f139a93..7d9eb94d1 100644
--- a/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/CommandChannel.scala
+++ b/main-command/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/CommandChannel.scala
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ abstract class CommandChannel {
   }
 
   private[sbt] def terminal: Terminal
+  private[sbt] var _active: Boolean = true
+  private[sbt] def pause(): Unit = _active = false
+  private[sbt] def isPaused: Boolean = !_active
+  private[sbt] def resume(): Unit = _active = true
 }
 
 // case class Exec(commandLine: String, source: Option[CommandSource])
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/BackgroundJobService.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/BackgroundJobService.scala
index a9189d334..e268b96ce 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/BackgroundJobService.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/BackgroundJobService.scala
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ abstract class BackgroundJobService extends Closeable {
       hashContents: Boolean,
       converter: FileConverter,
   ): Classpath = copyClasspath(products, full, workingDirectory, converter)
+
+  private[sbt] def pauseChannelDuringJob(state: State, handle: JobHandle): Unit
 }
 
 object BackgroundJobService {
@@ -108,3 +110,10 @@ abstract class JobHandle {
   def humanReadableName: String
   def spawningTask: ScopedKey[_]
 }
+
+/**
+ * This datatype is used signal the task engine or the commands
+ * that the background job is emulated to be a foreground job on
+ * the originating channel.
+ */
+case class EmulateForeground(handle: JobHandle)
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Defaults.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Defaults.scala
index 39991d5b2..5564409b7 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Defaults.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Defaults.scala
@@ -1051,6 +1051,12 @@ object Defaults extends BuildCommon {
       },
       runMain := foregroundRunMainTask.evaluated,
       run := foregroundRunTask.evaluated,
+      runBlock := {
+        val r = run.evaluated
+        val service = bgJobService.value
+        service.waitForTry(r.handle).get
+        r
+      },
       fgRun := runTask(fullClasspath, (run / mainClass), (run / runner)).evaluated,
       fgRunMain := runMainTask(fullClasspath, (run / runner)).evaluated,
       copyResources := copyResourcesTask.value,
@@ -2143,21 +2149,18 @@ object Defaults extends BuildCommon {
       }
     }
 
-  // runMain calls bgRunMain in the background and waits for the result.
-  def foregroundRunMainTask: Initialize[InputTask[Unit]] =
-    Def.inputTask[Unit] {
+  // `runMain` calls bgRunMain in the background and pauses the current channel
+  def foregroundRunMainTask: Initialize[InputTask[EmulateForeground]] =
+    Def.inputTask {
       val handle = bgRunMain.evaluated
-      val service = bgJobService.value
-      service.waitForTry(handle).get
-      ()
+      EmulateForeground(handle)
     }
 
-  // run calls bgRun in the background and waits for the result.
-  def foregroundRunTask: Initialize[InputTask[Unit]] =
+  // `run` task calls bgRun in the background and pauses the current channel
+  def foregroundRunTask: Initialize[InputTask[EmulateForeground]] =
     Def.inputTask {
       val handle = bgRun.evaluated
-      val service = bgJobService.value
-      service.waitForTry(handle).get
+      EmulateForeground(handle)
     }
 
   def runMainTask(
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/EvaluateTask.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/EvaluateTask.scala
index ecba40dd5..fed53f3e6 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/EvaluateTask.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/EvaluateTask.scala
@@ -512,6 +512,16 @@ object EvaluateTask {
       case Some(t: Task[?]) => transformNode(t).isEmpty
       case _                => true
     }
+    def suspendChannel[A1](
+        state: State,
+        result: Result[A1]
+    ): Unit =
+      (state.getSetting(Global / Keys.bgJobService), result) match
+        case (Some(service), Result.Value(List(KeyValue(_, EmulateForeground(handle))))) =>
+          state.remainingCommands match
+            case Nil => service.waitForTry(handle).get
+            case _   => service.pauseChannelDuringJob(state, handle)
+        case _ => ()
     def run() = {
       val x = new Execute(
         Execute.config(config.checkCycles, overwriteNode),
@@ -529,6 +539,7 @@ object EvaluateTask {
         } finally shutdown()
       val replaced = transformInc(result)
       logIncResult(replaced, state, streams)
+      suspendChannel(newState, replaced)
       (newState, replaced)
     }
     object runningEngine extends RunningTaskEngine {
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Keys.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Keys.scala
index 610faebb1..9ac7b24aa 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Keys.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Keys.scala
@@ -318,8 +318,9 @@ object Keys {
   // Run Keys
   val selectMainClass = taskKey[Option[String]]("Selects the main class to run.").withRank(BMinusTask)
   val mainClass = taskKey[Option[String]]("Defines the main class for packaging or running.").withRank(BPlusTask)
-  val run = inputKey[Unit]("Runs a main class, passing along arguments provided on the command line.").withRank(APlusTask)
-  val runMain = inputKey[Unit]("Runs the main class selected by the first argument, passing the remaining arguments to the main method.").withRank(ATask)
+  val run = inputKey[EmulateForeground]("Runs a main class, passing along arguments provided on the command line.").withRank(APlusTask)
+  val runBlock = inputKey[EmulateForeground]("Runs a main class, and blocks until it's done.").withRank(DTask)
+  val runMain = inputKey[EmulateForeground]("Runs the main class selected by the first argument, passing the remaining arguments to the main method.").withRank(ATask)
   val discoveredMainClasses = taskKey[Seq[String]]("Auto-detects main classes.").withRank(BMinusTask)
   val runner = taskKey[ScalaRun]("Implementation used to run a main class.").withRank(DTask)
   val trapExit = settingKey[Boolean]("If true, enables exit trapping and thread management for 'run'-like tasks. This was removed in sbt 1.6.0 due to JDK 17 deprecating Security Manager.").withRank(CSetting)
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/Aggregation.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/Aggregation.scala
index e5e0e71e1..221ff1095 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/Aggregation.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/Aggregation.scala
@@ -80,13 +80,25 @@ object Aggregation {
     val success = results match
       case Result.Value(_) => true
       case Result.Inc(_)   => false
+    val isPaused = currentChannel(state) match
+      case Some(channel) => channel.isPaused
+      case None          => false
     results.toEither.foreach { r =>
       if show.taskValues then printSettings(r, show.print) else ()
     }
-    if show.success && !state.get(suppressShow).getOrElse(false) then
+    if !isPaused && show.success && !state.get(suppressShow).getOrElse(false) then
       printSuccess(start, stop, extracted, success, cacheSummary, log)
     else ()
 
+  private def currentChannel(state: State): Option[CommandChannel] =
+    state.currentCommand match
+      case Some(exec) =>
+        exec.source match
+          case Some(source) =>
+            StandardMain.exchange.channels.find(_.name == source.channelName)
+          case _ => None
+      case _ => None
+
   def timedRun[A](
       s: State,
       ts: Values[Task[A]],
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/CommandExchange.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/CommandExchange.scala
index 637270ef3..8569bb474 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/CommandExchange.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/CommandExchange.scala
@@ -146,10 +146,11 @@ private[sbt] final class CommandExchange {
   }
 
   private def addConsoleChannel(): Unit =
-    if (!Terminal.startedByRemoteClient) {
+    if Terminal.startedByRemoteClient then ()
+    else
       val name = ConsoleChannel.defaultName
       subscribe(new ConsoleChannel(name, mkAskUser(name)))
-    }
+
   def run(s: State): State = run(s, s.get(autoStartServer).getOrElse(true))
   def run(s: State, autoStart: Boolean): State = {
     if (autoStartServerSysProp && autoStart) runServer(s)
@@ -376,13 +377,14 @@ private[sbt] final class CommandExchange {
 
   private[sbt] def setExec(exec: Option[Exec]): Unit = currentExecRef.set(exec.orNull)
 
-  def prompt(event: ConsolePromptEvent): Unit = {
+  def prompt(event: ConsolePromptEvent): Unit =
     currentExecRef.set(null)
     channels.foreach {
       case c if ContinuousCommands.isInWatch(lastState.get, c) =>
-      case c                                                   => c.prompt(event)
+      case c =>
+        if c.isPaused then ()
+        else c.prompt(event)
     }
-  }
   def unprompt(event: ConsoleUnpromptEvent): Unit = channels.foreach(_.unprompt(event))
 
   def logMessage(event: LogEvent): Unit = {
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/DefaultBackgroundJobService.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/DefaultBackgroundJobService.scala
index 8caad1d72..0380f86b0 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/DefaultBackgroundJobService.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/DefaultBackgroundJobService.scala
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import sbt.internal.inc.classpath.ClasspathFilter
 import sbt.internal.util.{ Attributed, ManagedLogger }
 import sbt.io.syntax._
 import sbt.io.{ Hash, IO }
-import sbt.util.Logger
+import sbt.util.{ Level, Logger }
 
 import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext
 import scala.concurrent.duration._
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ private[sbt] abstract class AbstractBackgroundJobService extends BackgroundJobSe
   private val nextId = new AtomicLong(1)
   private val pool = new BackgroundThreadPool()
   private val context = LoggerContext()
+  // EC for onStop handler below
+  given ExecutionContext =
+    ExecutionContext.fromExecutor(pool.executor)
 
   private[sbt] def serviceTempDirBase: File
   private[sbt] def useLog4J: Boolean
@@ -119,10 +122,6 @@ private[sbt] abstract class AbstractBackgroundJobService extends BackgroundJobSe
       val workingDirectory: File,
       val job: BackgroundJob
   ) extends AbstractJobHandle {
-    // EC for onStop handler below
-    implicit val executionContext: ExecutionContext =
-      ExecutionContext.fromExecutor(pool.executor)
-
     def humanReadableName: String = job.humanReadableName
 
     job.onStop { () =>
@@ -306,6 +305,28 @@ private[sbt] abstract class AbstractBackgroundJobService extends BackgroundJobSe
       converter: FileConverter,
   ): Classpath =
     copyClasspath(products, full, workingDirectory, hashFileContents = true, converter)
+
+  private[sbt] def pauseChannelDuringJob(state: State, handle: JobHandle): Unit =
+    currentChannel(state) match
+      case Some(channel) =>
+        handle match
+          case t: ThreadJobHandle =>
+            val level = channel.logLevel
+            channel.setLevel(Level.Error)
+            channel.pause()
+            t.job.onStop: () =>
+              channel.setLevel(level)
+              channel.resume()
+              channel.prompt(ConsolePromptEvent(state))
+          case _ => ()
+      case _ => ()
+
+  private[sbt] def currentChannel(state: State): Option[CommandChannel] =
+    state.currentCommand match
+      case Some(e: Exec) if e.source.isDefined =>
+        val source = e.source.get
+        StandardMain.exchange.channelForName(source.channelName)
+      case _ => None
 }
 
 private[sbt] object BackgroundThreadPool {
diff --git a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/actions/add-alias/build.sbt b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/actions/add-alias/build.sbt
index 089e388c1..c8673eaea 100644
--- a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/actions/add-alias/build.sbt
+++ b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/actions/add-alias/build.sbt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-addCommandAlias("demo-success", "run true")
-addCommandAlias("demo-failure", "run false")
+addCommandAlias("demo-success", "runBlock true")
+addCommandAlias("demo-failure", "runBlock false")
 addCommandAlias("z", "scalaVersion")
diff --git a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/classloader-cache/jni/build.sbt b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/classloader-cache/jni/build.sbt
index e9449cc48..e92d9b23d 100644
--- a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/classloader-cache/jni/build.sbt
+++ b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/classloader-cache/jni/build.sbt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ val dropLibraryPath = taskKey[Unit]("Drop the last path from the java.library.pa
 val wrappedRun = taskKey[Unit]("Run with modified java.library.path")
 val wrappedTest = taskKey[Unit]("Test with modified java.library.path")
 
-def wrap(task: InputKey[Unit]): Def.Initialize[Task[Unit]] =
+def wrap[A1](task: InputKey[A1]): Def.Initialize[Task[Unit]] =
   Def.sequential(appendToLibraryPath, task.toTask(""), dropLibraryPath)
 
 // ThisBuild / turbo := true
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ val root = (project in file(".")).settings(
     val cp = System.getProperty("java.library.path", "").split(":").dropRight(1)
     System.setProperty("java.library.path", cp.mkString(":"))
   },
-  wrappedRun := wrap(Runtime / run).value,
+  wrappedRun := wrap(Runtime / runBlock).value,
   wrappedTest := wrap(Test / testOnly).value
 )
diff --git a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/aar-packaging/test b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/aar-packaging/test
index 2182f57b0..5efe58689 100644
--- a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/aar-packaging/test
+++ b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/aar-packaging/test
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 $ delete output
-> run
+> runBlock
 $ exists output
diff --git a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/exclude-dependencies2/test b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/exclude-dependencies2/test
index 2182f57b0..5efe58689 100644
--- a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/exclude-dependencies2/test
+++ b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/exclude-dependencies2/test
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 $ delete output
-> run
+> runBlock
 $ exists output
diff --git a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/profiles/test b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/profiles/test
index 2182f57b0..5efe58689 100644
--- a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/profiles/test
+++ b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/profiles/test
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 $ delete output
-> run
+> runBlock
 $ exists output
diff --git a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/stdlib-unfreeze/test b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/stdlib-unfreeze/test
index 7df93ab6c..8984f6503 100644
--- a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/stdlib-unfreeze/test
+++ b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/stdlib-unfreeze/test
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 > a/checkLibs
 > b/checkLibs
 
-> b/run
+> b/runBlock
 $ exists s2.13.8.txt
 $ delete s2.13.8.txt
 
 # don't crash when expanding the macro
-> b3/run
+> b3/runBlock
 $ exists s2.13.10.txt
 $ delete s2.13.10.txt
 
diff --git a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/url-no-head/test b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/url-no-head/test
index 2182f57b0..5efe58689 100644
--- a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/url-no-head/test
+++ b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/url-no-head/test
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 $ delete output
-> run
+> runBlock
 $ exists output
diff --git a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/package/resources/test b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/package/resources/test
index 27ee7a65d..83139bf77 100644
--- a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/package/resources/test
+++ b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/package/resources/test
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # This should fail because the Main object is in package jartest and the resource is directly
 # in src/main/resources
--> run
+-> runBlock
 
 > package
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $ copy-file src/main/resources/main_resource_test src/main/resources/jartest/mai
 $ delete src/main/resources/main_resource_test
 
 # This should succeed because sbt should put the resource on the runClasspath
-> run
+> runBlock
 
 # This is necessary because package bases whether or not to run on last modified times, which don't have
 # high enough resolution to notice the above move of main_resource_test
diff --git a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/constants/test b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/constants/test
index ff8815d85..9d448cea2 100644
--- a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/constants/test
+++ b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/constants/test
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 $ copy-file changes/B.scala B.scala
 
 $ copy-file changes/A1.scala A.scala
-> run 1
+> runBlock 1
 $ copy-file changes/A2.scala A.scala
-> run 2
+> runBlock 2
 
 > clean
 > ++2.13.12!
 
 $ copy-file changes/A1.scala A.scala
-> run 1
+> runBlock 1
 $ copy-file changes/A2.scala A.scala
-> run 2
+> runBlock 2
diff --git a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/implicit-search/build.sbt b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/implicit-search/build.sbt
index 07fe33830..8f5047976 100644
--- a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/implicit-search/build.sbt
+++ b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/implicit-search/build.sbt
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-ThisBuild / scalaVersion := "2.12.17"
-
+scalaVersion := "2.12.19"
diff --git a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/implicit-search/test b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/implicit-search/test
index 18d69f6b8..d7d7190b5 100644
--- a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/implicit-search/test
+++ b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/implicit-search/test
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ $ copy-file changes/A1.scala A.scala
 $ copy-file changes/B.scala B.scala
 $ copy-file changes/C.scala C.scala
 > compile
--> run
+-> runBlock
 
 $ copy-file changes/A2.scala A.scala
 $ sleep 1000
 
 > compile
-> run
+> runBlock
diff --git a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/java-basic/test b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/java-basic/test
index 9dac40735..04a3d604d 100644
--- a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/java-basic/test
+++ b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/java-basic/test
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ $ delete src/main/java/a/A.java
 # It shouldn't run though, because it doesn't have a main method
 $ copy-file changes/B1.java src/main/java/a/b/B.java
 > compile
--> run
+-> runBlock
 
 
 # Replace B with a new B that has a main method and should therefore run
 # if the main method was properly detected
 $ copy-file changes/B3.java src/main/java/a/b/B.java
-> run
\ No newline at end of file
+> runBlock
diff --git a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/linearization/test b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/linearization/test
index 22f17664a..f6c002d7c 100644
--- a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/linearization/test
+++ b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/linearization/test
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 > compile
 
 # the value of F.x should be 16
-> run 16
+> runBlock 16
 
 # modify D.scala so that the linearization changes
 $ copy-file changes/D.scala D.scala
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ $ sleep 1000
 
 # if F is recompiled, the value of x should be 11, otherwise it will still be 16
 # and this will fail
-> run 11
\ No newline at end of file
+> runBlock 11
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/named/test b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/named/test
index 28f1c58d3..626ddc2f4 100644
--- a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/named/test
+++ b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/named/test
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 > compile
 
 # result should be 1
-> run 1
+> runBlock 1
 
 # change order of arguments in A.x
 $ copy-file changes/A.scala A.scala
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ $ copy-file changes/A.scala A.scala
 > compile
 
 # Should still get 1 and not -1
-> run 1
+> runBlock 1
diff --git a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/specialized/test b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/specialized/test
index b9e1ad09c..76c2120a8 100644
--- a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/specialized/test
+++ b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/source-dependencies/specialized/test
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 > compile
 
 # verify that erased A.x can be called normally and reflectively
-> run false
+> runBlock false
 
 # make A.x specialized
 $ copy-file changes/A.scala A.scala
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ $ copy-file changes/A.scala A.scala
 
 # verify that specialized A.x can be called normally and reflectively
 # NOTE: this test doesn't actually work correctly: have to check the output to see that B.scala was recompiled
-> run true
\ No newline at end of file
+> runBlock true
\ No newline at end of file