diff --git a/lib/chibi/repl.scm b/lib/chibi/repl.scm
index 7226f9fb..5da914ab 100644
--- a/lib/chibi/repl.scm
+++ b/lib/chibi/repl.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;; repl.scm - friendlier repl with line editing and signal handling
-;; Copyright (c) 2012-2013 Alex Shinn.  All rights reserved.
+;; Copyright (c) 2012-2024 Alex Shinn.  All rights reserved.
 ;; BSD-style license: http://synthcode.com/license.txt
 
 ;;> A user-friendly REPL with line editing and signal handling.  The
@@ -407,6 +407,11 @@
 (define-method (repl-print obj (out output-port?))
   (write/ss obj out))
 
+(define-generic repl-print-exception)
+
+(define-method (repl-print-exception obj (out output-port?))
+  (print-exception obj out))
+
 (define (repl/eval rp expr-list)
   (let ((thread (current-thread))
         (out (repl-out rp)))
@@ -416,7 +421,7 @@
      (lambda ()
        (protect (exn
                  (else
-                  (print-exception exn out)
+                  (repl-print-exception exn out)
                   (repl-advise-exception exn (current-error-port))))
          (for-each
           (lambda (expr)
diff --git a/lib/chibi/repl.sld b/lib/chibi/repl.sld
index 3e3ff957..781bd1b5 100644
--- a/lib/chibi/repl.sld
+++ b/lib/chibi/repl.sld
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 (define-library (chibi repl)
-  (export repl repl-print $0 $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 $7 $8 $9)
+  (export repl repl-print repl-print-exception
+          $0 $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 $7 $8 $9)
   (import (chibi) (only (meta) load-module module-name->file)
           (chibi ast) (chibi modules) (chibi doc) (chibi generic)
           (chibi string) (chibi io) (chibi optional)