diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
index 8c462bbd6e2c13..a66d8192d3c5eb 100644
--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -277,12 +277,11 @@ added: v11.8.0
 
 Use the specified file as a security policy.
 
-### `--experimental-repl-await`
+### `--no-experimental-repl-await`
 <!-- YAML
-added: v10.0.0
--->
-
-Enable experimental top-level `await` keyword support in REPL.
+added: REPLACEME
+ -->
+ Use this flag to disable top-level await in REPL.
 
 ### `--experimental-specifier-resolution=mode`
 <!-- YAML
@@ -1399,7 +1398,6 @@ Node.js options that are allowed are:
 * `--experimental-loader`
 * `--experimental-modules`
 * `--experimental-policy`
-* `--experimental-repl-await`
 * `--experimental-specifier-resolution`
 * `--experimental-top-level-await`
 * `--experimental-vm-modules`
@@ -1421,6 +1419,7 @@ Node.js options that are allowed are:
 * `--max-http-header-size`
 * `--napi-modules`
 * `--no-deprecation`
+* `--no-experimental-repl-await`
 * `--no-force-async-hooks-checks`
 * `--no-warnings`
 * `--node-memory-debug`
diff --git a/doc/api/repl.md b/doc/api/repl.md
index 075fa91581c428..998ab61800685b 100644
--- a/doc/api/repl.md
+++ b/doc/api/repl.md
@@ -217,8 +217,7 @@ Error: foo
 
 #### `await` keyword
 
-With the [`--experimental-repl-await`][] command-line option specified,
-experimental support for the `await` keyword is enabled.
+Support for the `await` keyword is enabled at the top level.
 
 ```console
 > await Promise.resolve(123)
@@ -250,6 +249,8 @@ undefined
 234
 ```
 
+[`--no-experimental-repl-await`][] shall disable top-level await in REPL.
+
 ### Reverse-i-search
 <!-- YAML
 added:
@@ -764,7 +765,7 @@ For an example of running a REPL instance over [`curl(1)`][], see:
 [TTY keybindings]: readline.md#readline_tty_keybindings
 [ZSH]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_shell
 [`'uncaughtException'`]: process.md#process_event_uncaughtexception
-[`--experimental-repl-await`]: cli.md#cli_experimental_repl_await
+[`--no-experimental-repl-await`]: cli.md#cli_no_experimental_repl_await
 [`ERR_DOMAIN_CANNOT_SET_UNCAUGHT_EXCEPTION_CAPTURE`]: errors.md#errors_err_domain_cannot_set_uncaught_exception_capture
 [`ERR_INVALID_REPL_INPUT`]: errors.md#errors_err_invalid_repl_input
 [`curl(1)`]: https://curl.haxx.se/docs/manpage.html
diff --git a/doc/node.1 b/doc/node.1
index 2cfc4dbda91d07..29861a7fab4c86 100644
--- a/doc/node.1
+++ b/doc/node.1
@@ -153,10 +153,8 @@ to use as a custom module loader.
 .It Fl -experimental-policy
 Use the specified file as a security policy.
 .
-.It Fl -experimental-repl-await
-Enable experimental top-level
-.Sy await
-keyword support in REPL.
+.It Fl -no-experimental-repl-await
+Disable top-level await keyword support in REPL.
 .
 .It Fl -experimental-specifier-resolution
 Select extension resolution algorithm for ES Modules; either 'explicit' (default) or 'node'.
diff --git a/lib/repl.js b/lib/repl.js
index c73ad5d9d61ade..fd626e1824f85b 100644
--- a/lib/repl.js
+++ b/lib/repl.js
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ const {
   validateFunction,
   validateObject,
 } = require('internal/validators');
-
 const experimentalREPLAwait = getOptionValue(
   '--experimental-repl-await'
 );
@@ -422,6 +421,8 @@ function REPLServer(prompt,
       wrappedCmd = true;
     }
 
+    // `experimentalREPLAwait` is set to true by default.
+    // Shall be false in case `--no-experimental-repl-await` flag is used.
     if (experimentalREPLAwait && StringPrototypeIncludes(code, 'await')) {
       if (processTopLevelAwait === undefined) {
         ({ processTopLevelAwait } = require('internal/repl/await'));
diff --git a/src/node_options.cc b/src/node_options.cc
index 1e3659cd00c843..40f8cf8690294e 100644
--- a/src/node_options.cc
+++ b/src/node_options.cc
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ EnvironmentOptionsParser::EnvironmentOptionsParser() {
   AddOption("--experimental-repl-await",
             "experimental await keyword support in REPL",
             &EnvironmentOptions::experimental_repl_await,
-            kAllowedInEnvironment);
+            kAllowedInEnvironment,
+            true);
   AddOption("--experimental-vm-modules",
             "experimental ES Module support in vm module",
             &EnvironmentOptions::experimental_vm_modules,
diff --git a/src/node_options.h b/src/node_options.h
index d737c4f55aee36..a751d787d7f189 100644
--- a/src/node_options.h
+++ b/src/node_options.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class EnvironmentOptions : public Options {
   std::string experimental_policy;
   std::string experimental_policy_integrity;
   bool has_policy_integrity_string;
-  bool experimental_repl_await = false;
+  bool experimental_repl_await = true;
   bool experimental_vm_modules = false;
   bool expose_internals = false;
   bool frozen_intrinsics = false;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-import-referrer.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-import-referrer.js
index d77d70a031a14a..1c12567fcd5068 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-import-referrer.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-import-referrer.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 
-const args = ['--interactive', '--experimental-repl-await'];
+const args = ['--interactive'];
 const opts = { cwd: fixtures.path('es-modules') };
 const child = cp.spawn(process.execPath, args, opts);
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-repl-top-level-await.js b/test/parallel/test-repl-top-level-await.js
index 1388ce9334c883..a7c3811d5e1b07 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-repl-top-level-await.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-repl-top-level-await.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const repl = require('repl');
 
 common.skipIfInspectorDisabled();
 
-// Flags: --expose-internals --experimental-repl-await
+// Flags: --expose-internals
 
 const PROMPT = 'await repl > ';