diff --git a/doc/api/repl.md b/doc/api/repl.md
index 1d216c4358fcd4..32be32946d5107 100644
--- a/doc/api/repl.md
+++ b/doc/api/repl.md
@@ -235,8 +235,7 @@ undefined
 ```
 
 One known limitation of using the `await` keyword in the REPL is that
-it will invalidate the lexical scoping of the `const` and `let`
-keywords.
+it will invalidate the lexical scoping of the `const` keywords.
 
 For example:
 
@@ -245,9 +244,7 @@ For example:
 undefined
 > m
 123
-> const m = await Promise.resolve(234)
-undefined
-> m
+> m = await Promise.resolve(234)
 234
 ```
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-top-level-await.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-top-level-await.js
index 1abcca75f1e2a0..f34617679f3789 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-top-level-await.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-top-level-await.js
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ async function ordinaryTests() {
       '3',
       'undefined',
     ]],
+    ['const k = await Promise.resolve(123)'],
+    ['k', '123'],
+    ['k = await Promise.resolve(234)', '234'],
+    ['k', '234'],
     // Regression test for https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/43777.
     ['await Promise.resolve(123), Promise.resolve(456)', 'Promise {', { line: 0 }],
     ['await Promise.resolve(123), await Promise.resolve(456)', '456'],