diff --git a/Lib/sqlite3/__main__.py b/Lib/sqlite3/__main__.py
index 3b59763375c147..b93b84384a0925 100644
--- a/Lib/sqlite3/__main__.py
+++ b/Lib/sqlite3/__main__.py
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ def main(*args):
         else:
             # No SQL provided; start the REPL.
             console = SqliteInteractiveConsole(con)
+            try:
+                import readline
+            except ImportError:
+                pass
             console.interact(banner, exitmsg="")
     finally:
         con.close()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-09-08-19-44-01.gh-issue-109151.GkzkQu.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-09-08-19-44-01.gh-issue-109151.GkzkQu.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..78b4e882baba96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-09-08-19-44-01.gh-issue-109151.GkzkQu.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Enable ``readline`` editing features in the :ref:`sqlite3 command-line interface <sqlite3-cli>` (``python -m sqlite3``).