diff --git a/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/Terminal.scala b/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/Terminal.scala
index 8c013c46a..2855423f8 100644
--- a/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/Terminal.scala
+++ b/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/util/Terminal.scala
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ trait Terminal extends AutoCloseable {
   private[sbt] def withRawOutput[R](f: => R): R
   private[sbt] def restore(): Unit = {}
   private[sbt] def progressState: ProgressState
-  private[this] val promptHolder: AtomicReference[Prompt] = new AtomicReference(Prompt.Pending)
+  private[this] val promptHolder: AtomicReference[Prompt] = new AtomicReference(Prompt.Batch)
   private[sbt] final def prompt: Prompt = promptHolder.get
   private[sbt] final def setPrompt(newPrompt: Prompt): Unit =
     if (prompt != Prompt.NoPrompt) promptHolder.set(newPrompt)
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala
index 91984ff63..b05af0c78 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Main.scala
@@ -1035,6 +1035,7 @@ object BuiltinCommands {
     if (Terminal.startedByRemoteClient && !exchange.hasServer) {
       Exec(Shutdown, None) +: s1
     } else {
+      if (Terminal.console.prompt == Prompt.Batch) Terminal.console.setPrompt(Prompt.Pending)
       exchange prompt ConsolePromptEvent(s0)
       val minGCInterval = Project
         .extract(s1)
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/TaskProgress.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/TaskProgress.scala
index cc741bb5a..4234daf1b 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/TaskProgress.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/TaskProgress.scala
@@ -106,7 +106,10 @@ private[sbt] class TaskProgress(
 
   override def afterReady(task: Task[_]): Unit =
     if (!closed.get) {
-      Util.ignoreResult(active.put(task, schedule(threshold, recurring = false)(doReport())))
+      if (skipReportTasks.contains(getShortName(task))) {
+        lastTaskCount.set(-1) // force a report for remote clients
+        report()
+      } else Util.ignoreResult(active.put(task, schedule(threshold, recurring = false)(doReport())))
     } else {
       logger.debug(s"called afterReady for ${taskName(task)} after task progress was closed")
     }
@@ -175,19 +178,23 @@ private[sbt] class TaskProgress(
     }
   }
 
+  private[this] def getShortName(task: Task[_]): String = {
+    val name = taskName(task)
+    name.lastIndexOf('/') match {
+      case -1 => name
+      case i =>
+        var j = i + 1
+        while (name(j) == ' ') j += 1
+        name.substring(j)
+    }
+
+  }
   private[this] def filter(
       tasks: Vector[(Task[_], Long)]
   ): (Vector[(Task[_], Long)], Boolean) = {
     tasks.foldLeft((Vector.empty[(Task[_], Long)], false)) {
       case ((tasks, skip), pair @ (t, _)) =>
-        val n = taskName(t)
-        val shortName = n.lastIndexOf('/') match {
-          case -1 => n
-          case i =>
-            var j = i + 1
-            while (n(j) == ' ') j += 1
-            n.substring(j)
-        }
+        val shortName = getShortName(t)
         val newSkip = skip || skipReportTasks.contains(shortName)
         if (hiddenTasks.contains(shortName)) (tasks, newSkip) else (tasks :+ pair, newSkip)
     }
diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/server/NetworkChannel.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/server/NetworkChannel.scala
index 7bf6d2727..a9771efe9 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/server/NetworkChannel.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/server/NetworkChannel.scala
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ final class NetworkChannel(
       case t    => t.close()
     }
     interactive.set(value)
-    if (!isInteractive) terminal.setPrompt(Prompt.Batch)
+    if (isInteractive) terminal.setPrompt(Prompt.Pending)
     attached.set(true)
     pendingRequests.remove(id)
     jsonRpcRespond("", id)