diff --git a/stdlib/REPL/src/REPL.jl b/stdlib/REPL/src/REPL.jl
index 68f157322facc..d77ca45f19eb2 100644
--- a/stdlib/REPL/src/REPL.jl
+++ b/stdlib/REPL/src/REPL.jl
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ function run_frontend(repl::BasicREPL, backend::REPLBackendRef)
         if !isempty(line)
             response = eval_with_backend(ast, backend)
             print_response(repl, response, !ends_with_semicolon(line), false)
+            print_exit_hint(repl, line)
         end
         write(repl.terminal, '\n')
         ((!interrupted && isempty(line)) || hit_eof) && break
@@ -796,6 +797,7 @@ function respond(f, repl, main; pass_empty::Bool = false, suppress_on_semicolon:
             end
             hide_output = suppress_on_semicolon && ends_with_semicolon(line)
             print_response(repl, response, !hide_output, hascolor(repl))
+            print_exit_hint(repl, line)
         end
         prepare_next(repl)
         reset_state(s)
@@ -1224,6 +1226,7 @@ function run_frontend(repl::StreamREPL, backend::REPLBackendRef)
             end
             response = eval_with_backend(ast, backend)
             print_response(repl, response, !ends_with_semicolon(line), have_color)
+            print_exit_hint(repl, line)
         end
     end
     # Terminate Backend
@@ -1232,4 +1235,12 @@ function run_frontend(repl::StreamREPL, backend::REPLBackendRef)
     nothing
 end
 
+print_exit_hint(repl::AbstractREPL, line) = print_exit_hint(outstream(repl), line)
+function print_exit_hint(io::IO, line)
+    if lowercase(strip(line)) == "exit"
+        println(io, "\nTo exit Julia, use Ctrl-D, or type exit() and press enter.")
+    end
+    return nothing
+end
+
 end # module