diff --git a/src/libcmd/repl.cc b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
index 28341259c..4bb95ccc9 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/repl.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ ReplExitStatus NixRepl::mainLoop()
 
     /* Stop the progress bar because it interferes with the display of
        the repl. */
-    stopProgressBar();
+    logger->pause();
 
     std::string input;
 
@@ -684,9 +684,22 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
             // TODO: this only shows a progress bar for explicitly initiated builds,
             // not eval-time fetching or builds performed for IFD.
             // But we can't just show it everywhere, since that would erase partial output from evaluation.
-            startProgressBar();
+            logger->resume();
             Finally stopLogger([&]() {
-                stopProgressBar();
+                logger->pause();
+                if (auto * progressBar = dynamic_cast<ProgressBar *>(logger)) {
+                    auto state(progressBar->state_.lock());
+                    bool const prevActive = state->active;
+                    bool const prevPaused = state->paused;
+                    bool const prevHaveUpdate = state->haveUpdate;
+                    // HACK: reset the state, except for those three booleans, so the
+                    // stats of multiple builds in the same repl session don't mingle.
+                    *state = ProgressBar::State{
+                        .active = prevActive,
+                        .paused = prevPaused,
+                        .haveUpdate = prevHaveUpdate,
+                    };
+                }
             });
 
             state->store->buildPaths({