diff --git a/lib/repl.js b/lib/repl.js
index 1f89f43c241488..f579c6b18d893e 100644
--- a/lib/repl.js
+++ b/lib/repl.js
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ function REPLServer(prompt,
         sawSIGINT = false;
         return;
       }
-      self.output.write('(To exit, press ^C again or type .exit)\n');
+      self.output.write('(To exit, press ^C again or ^D or type .exit)\n');
       sawSIGINT = true;
     } else {
       sawSIGINT = false;
@@ -1430,6 +1430,8 @@ function defineDefaultCommands(repl) {
         var line = `.${name}${cmd.help ? spaces + cmd.help : ''}\n`;
         this.outputStream.write(line);
       }
+      this.outputStream.write('\nPress ^C to abort current expression, ' +
+        '^D to exit the repl\n');
       this.displayPrompt();
     }
   });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-editor.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-editor.js
index 5afbf2540d8403..dbc59742ac28f9 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-editor.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-editor.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function run({ input, output, event, checkTerminalCodes = true }) {
 const tests = [
   {
     input: '',
-    output: '\n(To exit, press ^C again or type .exit)',
+    output: '\n(To exit, press ^C again or ^D or type .exit)',
     event: { ctrl: true, name: 'c' }
   },
   {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl.js b/test/parallel/test-repl.js
index a53f4a2833d439..6e3bca24e25932 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl.js
@@ -444,6 +444,8 @@ const errorTests = [
       /\.help/,
       /\.load/,
       /\.save/,
+      '',
+      'Press ^C to abort current expression, ^D to exit the repl',
       /'thefourtheye'/
     ]
   },