diff --git a/src/Idris/REPL.idr b/src/Idris/REPL.idr
index ba3525a06..f795c451f 100644
--- a/src/Idris/REPL.idr
+++ b/src/Idris/REPL.idr
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import Compiler.ES.Node
 import Compiler.ES.Javascript
 import Compiler.Common
 import Compiler.RefC.RefC
+import Compiler.Inline
 
 import Core.AutoSearch
 import Core.CaseTree
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ import Idris.Version
 
 import TTImp.Elab
 import TTImp.Elab.Check
+import TTImp.Elab.Local
 import TTImp.Interactive.CaseSplit
 import TTImp.Interactive.ExprSearch
 import TTImp.Interactive.GenerateDef
@@ -540,6 +542,44 @@ data REPLResult : Type where
   Exited : REPLResult
   Edited : EditResult -> REPLResult
 
+getItDecls :
+    {auto o : Ref ROpts REPLOpts} ->
+    Core (List ImpDecl)
+getItDecls
+    = do opts <- get ROpts
+         case evalResultName opts of
+            Nothing => pure []
+            Just n => pure [ IClaim replFC top Private [] (MkImpTy replFC (UN "it") (Implicit replFC False)), IDef replFC (UN "it") [PatClause replFC (IVar replFC (UN "it")) (IVar replFC n)]]
+
+prepareExp :
+    {auto c : Ref Ctxt Defs} ->
+    {auto u : Ref UST UState} ->
+    {auto s : Ref Syn SyntaxInfo} ->
+    {auto m : Ref MD Metadata} ->
+    {auto o : Ref ROpts REPLOpts} ->
+    PTerm -> Core ClosedTerm
+prepareExp ctm
+    = do ttimp <- desugar AnyExpr [] (PApp replFC (PRef replFC (UN "unsafePerformIO")) ctm)
+         let ttimpWithIt = ILocal replFC !getItDecls ttimp
+         inidx <- resolveName (UN "[input]")
+         (tm, ty) <- elabTerm inidx InExpr [] (MkNested [])
+                                 [] ttimpWithIt Nothing
+         tm_erased <- linearCheck replFC linear True [] tm
+         compileAndInlineAll
+         pure tm_erased
+
+processLocal : {vars : _} ->
+             {auto c : Ref Ctxt Defs} ->
+             {auto m : Ref MD Metadata} ->
+             {auto u : Ref UST UState} ->
+             {auto e : Ref EST (EState vars)} ->
+             List ElabOpt ->
+             NestedNames vars -> Env Term vars ->
+             List ImpDecl -> (scope : List ImpDecl) ->
+             Core ()
+processLocal {vars} eopts nest env nestdecls_in scope
+    = localHelper nest env nestdecls_in $ \nest' => traverse_ (processDecl eopts nest' env) scope
+
 export
 execExp : {auto c : Ref Ctxt Defs} ->
           {auto u : Ref UST UState} ->
@@ -548,11 +588,7 @@ execExp : {auto c : Ref Ctxt Defs} ->
           {auto o : Ref ROpts REPLOpts} ->
           PTerm -> Core REPLResult
 execExp ctm
-    = do ttimp <- desugar AnyExpr [] (PApp replFC (PRef replFC (UN "unsafePerformIO")) ctm)
-         inidx <- resolveName (UN "[input]")
-         (tm, ty) <- elabTerm inidx InExpr [] (MkNested [])
-                                 [] ttimp Nothing
-         tm_erased <- linearCheck replFC linear True [] tm
+    = do tm_erased <- prepareExp ctm
          execute !findCG tm_erased
          pure $ Executed ctm
 
@@ -561,6 +597,7 @@ execDecls : {auto c : Ref Ctxt Defs} ->
             {auto u : Ref UST UState} ->
             {auto s : Ref Syn SyntaxInfo} ->
             {auto m : Ref MD Metadata} ->
+            {auto o : Ref ROpts REPLOpts} ->
             List PDecl -> Core REPLResult
 execDecls decls = do
   traverse_ execDecl decls
@@ -569,7 +606,9 @@ execDecls decls = do
     execDecl : PDecl -> Core ()
     execDecl decl = do
       i <- desugarDecl [] decl
-      traverse_ (processDecl [] (MkNested []) []) i
+      inidx <- resolveName (UN "[defs]")
+      newRef EST (initEStateSub inidx [] SubRefl)
+      processLocal [] (MkNested []) [] !getItDecls i
 
 export
 compileExp : {auto c : Ref Ctxt Defs} ->
@@ -579,11 +618,7 @@ compileExp : {auto c : Ref Ctxt Defs} ->
              {auto o : Ref ROpts REPLOpts} ->
              PTerm -> String -> Core REPLResult
 compileExp ctm outfile
-    = do inidx <- resolveName (UN "[input]")
-         ttimp <- desugar AnyExpr [] (PApp replFC (PRef replFC (UN "unsafePerformIO")) ctm)
-         (tm, gty) <- elabTerm inidx InExpr [] (MkNested [])
-                               [] ttimp Nothing
-         tm_erased <- linearCheck replFC linear True [] tm
+    = do tm_erased <- prepareExp ctm
          ok <- compile !findCG tm_erased outfile
          maybe (pure CompilationFailed)
                (pure . Compiled)
@@ -597,7 +632,9 @@ loadMainFile : {auto c : Ref Ctxt Defs} ->
                {auto o : Ref ROpts REPLOpts} ->
                String -> Core REPLResult
 loadMainFile f
-    = do resetContext
+    = do opts <- get ROpts
+         put ROpts (record { evalResultName = Nothing } opts)
+         resetContext
          Right res <- coreLift (readFile f)
             | Left err => do setSource ""
                              pure (ErrorLoadingFile f err)
@@ -660,6 +697,7 @@ process (Eval itm)
             Execute => do execExp itm; pure (Executed itm)
             _ =>
               do ttimp <- desugar AnyExpr [] itm
+                 let ttimpWithIt = ILocal replFC !getItDecls ttimp
                  inidx <- resolveName (UN "[input]")
                  -- a TMP HACK to prioritise list syntax for List: hide
                  -- foreign argument lists. TODO: once the new FFI is fully
@@ -669,7 +707,7 @@ process (Eval itm)
                            hide replFC (NS primIONS (UN "Nil")))
                        (\err => pure ())
                  (tm, gty) <- elabTerm inidx (emode (evalMode opts)) [] (MkNested [])
-                                       [] ttimp Nothing
+                                       [] ttimpWithIt Nothing
                  logTerm "repl.eval" 10 "Elaborated input" tm
                  defs <- get Ctxt
                  opts <- get ROpts
@@ -678,7 +716,10 @@ process (Eval itm)
                  logTermNF "repl.eval" 5 "Normalised" [] ntm
                  itm <- resugar [] ntm
                  ty <- getTerm gty
-                 addDef (UN "it") (newDef emptyFC (UN "it") top [] ty Private (PMDef defaultPI [] (STerm 0 ntm) (STerm 0 ntm) []))
+                 evalResultName <- DN "it" <$> genName "evalResult"
+                 addDef evalResultName (newDef replFC evalResultName top [] ty Private (PMDef defaultPI [] (STerm 0 ntm) (STerm 0 ntm) []))
+                 addToSave evalResultName
+                 put ROpts (record { evalResultName = Just evalResultName } opts)
                  if showTypes opts
                     then do ity <- resugar [] !(norm defs [] ty)
                             pure (Evaluated itm (Just ity))
@@ -692,6 +733,11 @@ process (Eval itm)
            REPLEval -> Defs -> Env Term vs -> Term vs -> Core (Term vs)
     nfun NormaliseAll = normaliseAll
     nfun _ = normalise
+process (Check (PRef fc (UN "it")))
+    = do opts <- get ROpts
+         case evalResultName opts of
+              Nothing => throw (UndefinedName fc (UN "it"))
+              Just n => process (Check (PRef fc n))
 process (Check (PRef fc fn))
     = do defs <- get Ctxt
          case !(lookupCtxtName fn (gamma defs)) of
@@ -701,8 +747,9 @@ process (Check (PRef fc fn))
 process (Check itm)
     = do inidx <- resolveName (UN "[input]")
          ttimp <- desugar AnyExpr [] itm
+         let ttimpWithIt = ILocal replFC !getItDecls ttimp
          (tm, gty) <- elabTerm inidx InExpr [] (MkNested [])
-                                  [] ttimp Nothing
+                                  [] ttimpWithIt Nothing
          defs <- get Ctxt
          itm <- resugar [] !(normaliseHoles defs [] tm)
          ty <- getTerm gty
diff --git a/src/Idris/REPLOpts.idr b/src/Idris/REPLOpts.idr
index 86432b11e..ac56fb6c4 100644
--- a/src/Idris/REPLOpts.idr
+++ b/src/Idris/REPLOpts.idr
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ record REPLOpts where
   currentElabSource : String
   psResult : Maybe (Name, Core (Search RawImp)) -- last proof search continuation (and name)
   gdResult : Maybe (Int, Core (Search (FC, List ImpClause))) -- last generate def continuation (and line number)
+  evalResultName : Maybe Name
   -- TODO: Move extraCodegens from here, it doesn't belong, but there's nowhere
   -- better to stick it now.
   extraCodegens : List (String, Codegen)
@@ -57,11 +58,16 @@ defaultOpts fname outmode cgs
         , currentElabSource = ""
         , psResult = Nothing
         , gdResult = Nothing
+        , evalResultName = Nothing
         , extraCodegens = cgs
         , consoleWidth = Nothing
         , color = True
         , synHighlightOn = True
         }
+  where
+    litStyle : Maybe String -> Maybe LiterateStyle
+    litStyle Nothing = Nothing
+    litStyle (Just fn) = isLitFile fn
 
 export
 data ROpts : Type where
diff --git a/src/TTImp/Elab/Local.idr b/src/TTImp/Elab/Local.idr
index c714a30b1..d87efdac8 100644
--- a/src/TTImp/Elab/Local.idr
+++ b/src/TTImp/Elab/Local.idr
@@ -21,17 +21,15 @@ import Data.List
 %default covering
 
 export
-checkLocal : {vars : _} ->
+localHelper : {vars : _} ->
              {auto c : Ref Ctxt Defs} ->
              {auto m : Ref MD Metadata} ->
              {auto u : Ref UST UState} ->
              {auto e : Ref EST (EState vars)} ->
-             RigCount -> ElabInfo ->
              NestedNames vars -> Env Term vars ->
-             FC -> List ImpDecl -> (scope : RawImp) ->
-             (expTy : Maybe (Glued vars)) ->
-             Core (Term vars, Glued vars)
-checkLocal {vars} rig elabinfo nest env fc nestdecls_in scope expty
+             List ImpDecl -> (NestedNames vars -> Core a) ->
+             Core a
+localHelper {vars} nest env nestdecls_in func
     = do est <- get EST
          let f = defining est
          defs <- get Ctxt
@@ -64,7 +62,7 @@ checkLocal {vars} rig elabinfo nest env fc nestdecls_in scope expty
          ust <- get UST
          put UST (record { delayedElab = olddelayed } ust)
          defs <- get Ctxt
-         res <- check rig elabinfo nest' env scope expty
+         res <- func nest'
          defs <- get Ctxt
          put Ctxt (record { localHints = oldhints } defs)
          pure res
@@ -131,6 +129,20 @@ checkLocal {vars} rig elabinfo nest env fc nestdecls_in scope expty
         = INamespace fc ps (map setPublic decls)
     setPublic d = d
 
+export
+checkLocal : {vars : _} ->
+             {auto c : Ref Ctxt Defs} ->
+             {auto m : Ref MD Metadata} ->
+             {auto u : Ref UST UState} ->
+             {auto e : Ref EST (EState vars)} ->
+             RigCount -> ElabInfo ->
+             NestedNames vars -> Env Term vars ->
+             FC -> List ImpDecl -> (scope : RawImp) ->
+             (expTy : Maybe (Glued vars)) ->
+             Core (Term vars, Glued vars)
+checkLocal {vars} rig elabinfo nest env fc nestdecls_in scope expty
+    = localHelper nest env nestdecls_in $ \nest' => check rig elabinfo nest' env scope expty
+
 getLocalTerm : {vars : _} ->
                {auto c : Ref Ctxt Defs} ->
                FC -> Env Term vars -> Term vars -> List Name ->
diff --git a/tests/Main.idr b/tests/Main.idr
index 47e70bbaa..f5261bb43 100644
--- a/tests/Main.idr
+++ b/tests/Main.idr
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ idrisTests = MkTestPool []
        "import001", "import002", "import003", "import004", "import005",
        -- Miscellaneous REPL
        "interpreter001", "interpreter002", "interpreter003", "interpreter004",
-       "interpreter005", "interpreter006",
+       "interpreter005", "interpreter006", "interpreter007",
        -- Implicit laziness, lazy evaluation
        "lazy001",
        -- Namespace blocks
diff --git a/tests/idris2/interpreter006/expected b/tests/idris2/interpreter006/expected
index 18a061217..b92d17e05 100644
--- a/tests/idris2/interpreter006/expected
+++ b/tests/idris2/interpreter006/expected
@@ -3,5 +3,11 @@ Main> 4
 Main> 4
 Main> "test"
 Main> it : String
+Main> it ++ it : String
 Main> "test"
+Main> 1
+Main> Main> Main> 2
+Main> 2
+Main> 2
+Main> Refl
 Main> Bye for now!
diff --git a/tests/idris2/interpreter006/input b/tests/idris2/interpreter006/input
index 2cc97bfd0..1da302140 100644
--- a/tests/idris2/interpreter006/input
+++ b/tests/idris2/interpreter006/input
@@ -3,5 +3,13 @@ it
 it
 "test"
 :t it
+:t it ++ it
 it
+1
+:let f : Integer -> Integer
+:let f x = x + it
+f 1
+f 1
+2
+the (it === 2) Refl
 :q
diff --git a/tests/idris2/interpreter007/expected b/tests/idris2/interpreter007/expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2f99525e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/idris2/interpreter007/expected
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+foo
+foo
+bar
+Main> Main> Main> Main> Main> "bar"
+Main> Main> Bye for now!
diff --git a/tests/idris2/interpreter007/input b/tests/idris2/interpreter007/input
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1202c0d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/idris2/interpreter007/input
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+:let x : String
+:let x = "foo"
+:exec putStrLn x
+:exec putStrLn x
+"bar"
+:exec putStrLn it
+:q
diff --git a/tests/idris2/interpreter007/run b/tests/idris2/interpreter007/run
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d54b883a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/idris2/interpreter007/run
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+$1 --no-color --console-width 0 --no-banner < input