diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/repl/lib/display_prompt.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/repl/lib/display_prompt.js
index eccb0e0998c0..401ad11d2ac8 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/repl/lib/display_prompt.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/repl/lib/display_prompt.js
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ var repeat = require( '@stdlib/string/repeat' );
 var leadingWhitespaceRegExp = require( './regexp_leading_whitespace.js' );
 
 
+// VARIABLES //
+
+var BASE_PROMPT = '...: ';
+
+
 // MAIN //
 
 /**
@@ -50,7 +55,7 @@ function displayPrompt( repl, preserveCursor ) {
 		repl._rli.prompt( preserveCursor );
 		return;
 	}
-	repl._rli.setPrompt( '' );
+	repl._rli.setPrompt( repeat( ' ', 2 + String( repl._count ).length ) + BASE_PROMPT );
 	repl._rli.prompt( preserveCursor );
 
 	// Prepend the leading whitespace of the previous line: