diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/commandline/edit.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/commandline/edit.rs
index 7b51ba0002..2a01321ae5 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/commandline/edit.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/commandline/edit.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ impl Command for CommandlineEdit {
                 "replaces the current contents of the buffer (default)",
                 Some('r'),
             )
+            .switch(
+                "accept",
+                "immediately executes the result after edit",
+                Some('A'),
+            )
             .required(
                 "str",
                 SyntaxShape::String,
@@ -61,6 +66,9 @@ impl Command for CommandlineEdit {
             repl.buffer = str;
             repl.cursor_pos = repl.buffer.len();
         }
+
+        repl.accept = call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "accept")?;
+
         Ok(Value::nothing(call.head).into_pipeline_data())
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs
index 7ec0b725c9..be66618537 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/repl.rs
@@ -491,7 +491,9 @@ fn loop_iteration(ctx: LoopContext) -> (bool, Stack, Reedline) {
         // CLEAR STACK-REFERENCE 1
         .with_highlighter(Box::<NoOpHighlighter>::default())
         // CLEAR STACK-REFERENCE 2
-        .with_completer(Box::<DefaultCompleter>::default());
+        .with_completer(Box::<DefaultCompleter>::default())
+        // Ensure immediately accept is always cleared
+        .with_immediately_accept(false);
 
     // Let's grab the shell_integration configs
     let shell_integration_osc2 = config.shell_integration.osc2;
@@ -671,7 +673,7 @@ fn loop_iteration(ctx: LoopContext) -> (bool, Stack, Reedline) {
                 run_shell_integration_reset_application_mode();
             }
 
-            flush_engine_state_repl_buffer(engine_state, &mut line_editor);
+            line_editor = flush_engine_state_repl_buffer(engine_state, line_editor);
         }
         Ok(Signal::CtrlC) => {
             // `Reedline` clears the line content. New prompt is shown
@@ -1126,7 +1128,10 @@ fn run_shell_integration_reset_application_mode() {
 ///
 /// Clear the screen and output anything remaining in the EngineState buffer.
 ///
-fn flush_engine_state_repl_buffer(engine_state: &mut EngineState, line_editor: &mut Reedline) {
+fn flush_engine_state_repl_buffer(
+    engine_state: &mut EngineState,
+    mut line_editor: Reedline,
+) -> Reedline {
     let mut repl = engine_state.repl_state.lock().expect("repl state mutex");
     line_editor.run_edit_commands(&[
         EditCommand::Clear,
@@ -1136,8 +1141,13 @@ fn flush_engine_state_repl_buffer(engine_state: &mut EngineState, line_editor: &
             select: false,
         },
     ]);
+    if repl.accept {
+        line_editor = line_editor.with_immediately_accept(true)
+    }
+    repl.accept = false;
     repl.buffer = "".to_string();
     repl.cursor_pos = 0;
+    line_editor
 }
 
 ///
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/engine_state.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/engine_state.rs
index 11335cfe06..45e7d13ef9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/engine_state.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/engine_state.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ pub struct ReplState {
     pub buffer: String,
     // A byte position, as `EditCommand::MoveToPosition` is also a byte position
     pub cursor_pos: usize,
+    /// Immediately accept the buffer on the next loop.
+    pub accept: bool,
 }
 
 pub struct IsDebugging(AtomicBool);
@@ -185,6 +187,7 @@ impl EngineState {
             repl_state: Arc::new(Mutex::new(ReplState {
                 buffer: "".to_string(),
                 cursor_pos: 0,
+                accept: false,
             })),
             table_decl_id: None,
             #[cfg(feature = "plugin")]
@@ -1078,6 +1081,7 @@ impl EngineState {
             self.repl_state = Arc::new(Mutex::new(ReplState {
                 buffer: "".to_string(),
                 cursor_pos: 0,
+                accept: false,
             }));
         }
         if Mutex::is_poisoned(&self.jobs) {
diff --git a/tests/repl/test_commandline.rs b/tests/repl/test_commandline.rs
index 1b52797fc4..c40923cddb 100644
--- a/tests/repl/test_commandline.rs
+++ b/tests/repl/test_commandline.rs
@@ -140,3 +140,11 @@ fn commandline_test_cursor_end() -> TestResult {
 fn commandline_test_cursor_type() -> TestResult {
     run_test("commandline get-cursor | describe", "int")
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn commandline_test_accepted_command() -> TestResult {
+    run_test(
+        "commandline edit --accept \"print accepted\"\n | commandline",
+        "print accepted",
+    )
+}