diff --git a/project/MimaFilters.scala b/project/MimaFilters.scala
index aa2192492cb3..4b3690babd0b 100644
--- a/project/MimaFilters.scala
+++ b/project/MimaFilters.scala
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ object MimaFilters extends AutoPlugin {
     ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.Predef#ArrayCharSequence.isEmpty"),
     ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.runtime.ArrayCharSequence.isEmpty"),
 
+    // private[scala] member used by Properties and by REPL
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.util.Properties.consoleIsTerminal"),
   )
 
   override val buildSettings = Seq(
diff --git a/src/library/scala/util/Properties.scala b/src/library/scala/util/Properties.scala
index 414b82ae963c..05c454e6dcf5 100644
--- a/src/library/scala/util/Properties.scala
+++ b/src/library/scala/util/Properties.scala
@@ -158,9 +158,17 @@ private[scala] trait PropertiesTrait {
   private[scala] def isAvian = javaVmName contains "Avian"
 
   private[scala] def coloredOutputEnabled: Boolean = propOrElse("scala.color", "auto") match {
-    case "auto" => System.console() != null && !isWin
-    case a if a.toLowerCase() == "true" => true
-    case _ => false
+    case "auto" => !isWin && consoleIsTerminal
+    case s      => "" == s || "true".equalsIgnoreCase(s)
+  }
+
+  /** System.console.isTerminal, or just check for null console on JDK < 22 */
+  private[scala] lazy val consoleIsTerminal: Boolean = {
+    val console = System.console
+    def isTerminal: Boolean =
+      try classOf[java.io.Console].getMethod("isTerminal", null).invoke(console).asInstanceOf[Boolean]
+      catch { case _: NoSuchMethodException => false }
+    console != null && (!isJavaAtLeast("22") || isTerminal)
   }
 
   // This is looking for javac, tools.jar, etc.
diff --git a/src/repl/scala/tools/nsc/interpreter/ILoop.scala b/src/repl/scala/tools/nsc/interpreter/ILoop.scala
index b611f58d89a6..471bfb97ef74 100644
--- a/src/repl/scala/tools/nsc/interpreter/ILoop.scala
+++ b/src/repl/scala/tools/nsc/interpreter/ILoop.scala
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import io.AbstractFile
 import scala.concurrent.{Await, Future}
 import java.io.BufferedReader
 
+import scala.util.Properties.consoleIsTerminal
 import scala.util.{Try, Success, Failure}
 
 import Completion._
@@ -905,7 +906,7 @@ class ILoop(in0: Option[BufferedReader], protected val out: JPrintWriter) extend
    *  supplied as a `() => Completion`; the Completion object provides a concrete Completer.
    */
   def chooseReader(settings: Settings): InteractiveReader = {
-    if (settings.Xnojline) SimpleReader()
+    if (settings.Xnojline || !consoleIsTerminal) SimpleReader()
     else {
       type Completer = () => Completion
       type ReaderMaker = Completer => InteractiveReader