diff --git a/lib/internal/readline/interface.js b/lib/internal/readline/interface.js
index 08f7aaa9e3e7e8..cace4f03a9d3be 100644
--- a/lib/internal/readline/interface.js
+++ b/lib/internal/readline/interface.js
@@ -780,6 +780,9 @@ class Interface extends InterfaceConstructor {
       output += '\r\n\r\n';
     }
     this[kWriteToOutput](output);
+    if (StringPrototypeIncludes(this[kPrompt], '\n') || this[kIsMultiline]) {
+      this.prevRows = 0;
+    }
     this[kRefreshLine]();
   }
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-readline-tab-complete.js b/test/parallel/test-readline-tab-complete.js
index 83b5da349d0d06..33c0761cb7a396 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-readline-tab-complete.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-readline-tab-complete.js
@@ -138,3 +138,180 @@ if (process.env.TERM === 'dumb') {
     }));
   }));
 }
+
+{
+  class VirtualScreen {
+    constructor() {
+      this.rows = [[]];
+      this.row = 0;
+      this.col = 0;
+    }
+
+    ensureRow(row) {
+      while (this.rows.length <= row) this.rows.push([]);
+    }
+
+    setChar(row, col, ch) {
+      this.ensureRow(row);
+      const target = this.rows[row];
+      while (target.length <= col) target.push(' ');
+      target[col] = ch;
+    }
+
+    clearLineRight() {
+      this.ensureRow(this.row);
+      const target = this.rows[this.row];
+      if (this.col < target.length) {
+        target.length = this.col;
+      }
+    }
+
+    clearFromCursor() {
+      this.clearLineRight();
+      if (this.row + 1 < this.rows.length) {
+        this.rows.length = this.row + 1;
+      }
+    }
+
+    moveCursor(dx, dy) {
+      this.row = Math.max(0, this.row + dy);
+      this.ensureRow(this.row);
+      this.col = Math.max(0, this.col + dx);
+    }
+
+    handleEscape(params, code) {
+      switch (code) {
+        case 'A': // Cursor Up
+          this.moveCursor(0, -(Number(params) || 1));
+          break;
+        case 'B': // Cursor Down
+          this.moveCursor(0, Number(params) || 1);
+          break;
+        case 'C': // Cursor Forward
+          this.moveCursor(Number(params) || 1, 0);
+          break;
+        case 'D': // Cursor Backward
+          this.moveCursor(-(Number(params) || 1), 0);
+          break;
+        case 'G': // Cursor Horizontal Absolute
+          this.col = Math.max(0, (Number(params) || 1) - 1);
+          break;
+        case 'H':
+        case 'f': { // Cursor Position
+          const [row, col] = params.split(';').map((n) => Number(n) || 1);
+          this.row = Math.max(0, row - 1);
+          this.col = Math.max(0, (col ?? 1) - 1);
+          this.ensureRow(this.row);
+          break;
+        }
+        case 'J':
+          this.clearFromCursor();
+          break;
+        case 'K':
+          this.clearLineRight();
+          break;
+        default:
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    write(chunk) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < chunk.length; i++) {
+        const ch = chunk[i];
+        if (ch === '\r') {
+          this.col = 0;
+          continue;
+        }
+        if (ch === '\n') {
+          this.row++;
+          this.col = 0;
+          this.ensureRow(this.row);
+          continue;
+        }
+        if (ch === '\u001b' && chunk[i + 1] === '[') {
+          let j = i + 2;
+          let params = '';
+          while (j < chunk.length) {
+            const code = chunk[j];
+            if ((code >= '0' && code <= '9') || code === ';') {
+              params += code;
+              j++;
+              continue;
+            }
+            this.handleEscape(params, code);
+            i = j;
+            break;
+          }
+          continue;
+        }
+        this.setChar(this.row, this.col, ch);
+        this.col++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    getLines() {
+      return this.rows.map((row) => row.join('').trimEnd());
+    }
+  }
+
+  class FakeTTY extends EventEmitter {
+    columns = 80;
+    rows = 24;
+    isTTY = true;
+
+    constructor(screen) {
+      super();
+      this.screen = screen;
+    }
+
+    write(data) {
+      this.screen.write(data);
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    resume() {}
+
+    pause() {}
+
+    end() {}
+
+    setRawMode(mode) {
+      this.isRaw = mode;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const screen = new VirtualScreen();
+  const fi = new FakeTTY(screen);
+
+  const rli = new readline.Interface({
+    input: fi,
+    output: fi,
+    terminal: true,
+    completer: (line) => [['foobar', 'foobaz'], line],
+  });
+
+  const promptLines = ['multiline', 'prompt', 'eats', 'output', '> '];
+  rli.setPrompt(promptLines.join('\n'));
+  rli.prompt();
+
+  ['f', 'o', 'o', '\t', '\t'].forEach((ch) => fi.emit('data', ch));
+
+  const display = screen.getLines();
+
+  assert.strictEqual(display[0], 'multiline');
+  assert.strictEqual(display[1], 'prompt');
+  assert.strictEqual(display[2], 'eats');
+  assert.strictEqual(display[3], 'output');
+
+  const inputLineIndex = 4;
+  assert.ok(
+    display[inputLineIndex].includes('> fooba'),
+    'prompt line should keep completed input',
+  );
+
+  const completionLineExists =
+    display.some((l) => l.includes('foobar') && l.includes('foobaz'));
+  assert.ok(completionLineExists, 'completion list should be visible');
+
+  rli.close();
+}