diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplDriver.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplDriver.scala
index f69a7ca142fb..11073e309709 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplDriver.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplDriver.scala
@@ -391,7 +391,16 @@ class ReplDriver(settings: Array[String],
       state
 
     case Reset(arg) =>
-      resetToInitial(tokenize(arg))
+      val tokens = tokenize(arg)
+
+      if tokens.nonEmpty then
+        out.println(s"""|Resetting REPL state with the following settings:
+                        |  ${tokens.mkString("\n  ")}
+                        |""".stripMargin)
+      else
+        out.println("Resetting REPL state.")
+
+      resetToInitial(tokens)
       initialState
 
     case Imports =>
diff --git a/compiler/test-resources/repl/reset-command b/compiler/test-resources/repl/reset-command
index ad38c9e9a867..5ec643f28b0e 100644
--- a/compiler/test-resources/repl/reset-command
+++ b/compiler/test-resources/repl/reset-command
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ there were 1 deprecation warning(s); re-run with -deprecation for details
 def f(thread: Thread): Unit
 
 scala>:reset -deprecation
+Resetting REPL state with the following settings:
+  -deprecation
 
 scala> def f(thread: Thread) = thread.stop()
 1 warning found
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ scala> def resetNoArgsStillWorks = 1
 def resetNoArgsStillWorks: Int
 
 scala>:reset
+Resetting REPL state.
 
 scala> resetNoArgsStillWorks
 -- [E006] Not Found Error: -----------------------------------------------------