diff --git a/src/libcmd/repl.cc b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
index f292f06bb81..8935056b264 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/repl.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
@@ -791,6 +791,25 @@ void NixRepl::addAttrsToScope(Value & attrs)
     staticEnv->sort();
     staticEnv->deduplicate();
     notice("Added %1% variables.", attrs.attrs()->size());
+
+    const int max_print = 10;
+    int counter = 0;
+    std::string loaded;
+    for (auto & i : attrs.attrs()->lexicographicOrder(state->symbols)) {
+        if (counter >= max_print)
+            break;
+
+        if (counter > 0)
+            loaded += ", ";
+
+        loaded += printIdentifier(state->symbols[i->name]);
+        counter += 1;
+    }
+
+    notice("%1%", loaded);
+
+    if (attrs.attrs()->size() > max_print)
+        notice("... and %1% more", attrs.attrs()->size() - max_print);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/repl.sh b/tests/functional/repl.sh
index 59d1f1be02a..5346c790675 100755
--- a/tests/functional/repl.sh
+++ b/tests/functional/repl.sh
@@ -153,6 +153,32 @@ foo + baz
 ' "3" \
     ./flake ./flake\#bar --experimental-features 'flakes'
 
+testReplResponse $'
+:a { a = 1; b = 2; longerName = 3; "with spaces" = 4; }
+' 'Added 4 variables.
+a, b, longerName, with spaces
+'
+
+cat <<EOF > attribute-set.nix
+{
+    a = 1;
+    b = 2;
+    longerName = 3;
+    "with spaces" = 4;
+}
+EOF
+testReplResponse '
+:l ./attribute-set.nix
+' 'Added 4 variables.
+a, b, longerName, with spaces
+'
+
+testReplResponseNoRegex $'
+:a builtins.foldl\' (x: y: x // y) {} (map (x: { ${builtins.toString x} = x; }) (builtins.genList (x: x) 13))
+' 'Added 13 variables.
+0, 1, 10, 11, 12, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
+... and 3 more'
+
 # Test the `:reload` mechansim with flakes:
 # - Eval `./flake#changingThing`
 # - Modify the flake
@@ -302,6 +328,8 @@ runRepl () {
       -e "s@$testDirNoUnderscores@/path/to/tests/functional@g" \
       -e "s@$nixVersion@<nix version>@g" \
       -e "s@Added [0-9]* variables@Added <number omitted> variables@g" \
+      -e '/^- /d' \
+      -e '/\.\.\. and [0-9]* more/d' \
     | grep -vF $'warning: you don\'t have Internet access; disabling some network-dependent features' \
     ;
 }