diff --git a/gdb/command.h b/gdb/command.h
index 4a239a7196..ea3a58f81c 100644
--- a/gdb/command.h
+++ b/gdb/command.h
@@ -448,7 +448,29 @@ extern void cmd_show_list (struct cmd_list_element *, int, const char *);
 
 extern void error_no_arg (const char *) ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN;
 
-extern void dont_repeat (void);
+
+/* Command line saving and repetition.
+   Each input line executed is saved for possibly be repeated either
+   when the user types an empty line, or be repeated by a command
+   that wants to repeat the previously executed command.  The below
+   functions are controlling command repetition.  */
+
+/* Commands call dont_repeat if they do not want to be repeated by null
+   lines or by repeat_previous ().  */
+
+extern void dont_repeat ();
+
+/* Command call repeat_previous if they want to repeat the previous command.
+   Such commands repeating the previous command must indicate
+   to not repeat themselves, to avoid recursive repeat.
+   repeat_previous will mark the current command as not repeating,
+   and will ensure get_saved_command_line returns the previous command,
+   so that the currently executing command can repeat it.  */
+
+extern void repeat_previous ();
+
+/* Prevent dont_repeat from working, and return a cleanup that
+   restores the previous state.  */
 
 extern scoped_restore_tmpl<int> prevent_dont_repeat (void);
 
@@ -457,6 +479,18 @@ extern scoped_restore_tmpl<int> prevent_dont_repeat (void);
 
 extern void set_repeat_arguments (const char *args);
 
+/* Returns the saved command line to repeat.
+   When a command is being executed, this is the currently executing
+   command line, unless the currently executing command has called
+   repeat_previous (): in this case, get_saved_command_line returns
+   the previously saved command line.  */
+
+extern char *get_saved_command_line ();
+
+/* Takes a copy of CMD, for possible repetition.  */
+
+extern void save_command_line (const char *cmd);
+
 /* Used to mark commands that don't do anything.  If we just leave the
    function field NULL, the command is interpreted as a help topic, or
    as a class of commands.  */
diff --git a/gdb/event-top.c b/gdb/event-top.c
index 3ccf136ff1..b64b7462c7 100644
--- a/gdb/event-top.c
+++ b/gdb/event-top.c
@@ -634,11 +634,10 @@ command_line_append_input_line (struct buffer *cmd_line_buffer, const char *rl)
    If REPEAT, handle command repetitions:
 
      - If the input command line is NOT empty, the command returned is
-       copied into the global 'saved_command_line' var so that it can
-       be repeated later.
+       saved using save_command_line () so that it can be repeated later.
 
-     - OTOH, if the input command line IS empty, return the previously
-       saved command instead of the empty input line.
+     - OTOH, if the input command line IS empty, return the saved
+       command instead of the empty input line.
 */
 
 char *
@@ -673,7 +672,7 @@ handle_line_of_input (struct buffer *cmd_line_buffer,
   server_command = startswith (cmd, SERVER_COMMAND_PREFIX);
   if (server_command)
     {
-      /* Note that we don't set `saved_command_line'.  Between this
+      /* Note that we don't call `save_command_line'.  Between this
          and the check in dont_repeat, this insures that repeating
          will still do the right thing.  */
       return cmd + strlen (SERVER_COMMAND_PREFIX);
@@ -713,7 +712,7 @@ handle_line_of_input (struct buffer *cmd_line_buffer,
   for (p1 = cmd; *p1 == ' ' || *p1 == '\t'; p1++)
     ;
   if (repeat && *p1 == '\0')
-    return saved_command_line;
+    return get_saved_command_line ();
 
   /* Add command to history if appropriate.  Note: lines consisting
      solely of comments are also added to the command history.  This
@@ -728,9 +727,8 @@ handle_line_of_input (struct buffer *cmd_line_buffer,
   /* Save into global buffer if appropriate.  */
   if (repeat)
     {
-      xfree (saved_command_line);
-      saved_command_line = xstrdup (cmd);
-      return saved_command_line;
+      save_command_line (cmd);
+      return get_saved_command_line ();
     }
   else
     return cmd;
diff --git a/gdb/main.c b/gdb/main.c
index 35df1e497f..ef9bfe8fc6 100644
--- a/gdb/main.c
+++ b/gdb/main.c
@@ -499,8 +499,6 @@ captured_main_1 (struct captured_main_args *context)
 
   notice_open_fds ();
 
-  saved_command_line = (char *) xstrdup ("");
-
 #ifdef __MINGW32__
   /* Ensure stderr is unbuffered.  A Cygwin pty or pipe is implemented
      as a Windows pipe, and Windows buffers on pipes.  */
diff --git a/gdb/top.c b/gdb/top.c
index bacd684dba..70f685ffad 100644
--- a/gdb/top.c
+++ b/gdb/top.c
@@ -134,8 +134,26 @@ show_confirm (struct ui_file *file, int from_tty,
 char *current_directory;
 
 /* The last command line executed on the console.  Used for command
-   repetitions.  */
-char *saved_command_line;
+   repetitions when the user enters an empty line.  */
+
+static char *saved_command_line;
+
+/* If not NULL, the arguments that should be passed if
+   saved_command_line is repeated.  */
+
+static const char *repeat_arguments;
+
+/* The previous last command line executed on the console.  Used for command
+   repetitions when a command want to relaunch the previously launched
+   command.  We need this as when a command is running, saved_command_line
+   already contains the line of the currently executing command.  */
+
+char *previous_saved_command_line;
+
+/* If not NULL, the arguments that should be passed if the
+   previous_saved_command_line is repeated.  */
+
+static const char *previous_repeat_arguments;
 
 /* Nonzero if the current command is modified by "server ".  This
    affects things like recording into the command history, commands
@@ -521,11 +539,6 @@ maybe_wait_sync_command_done (int was_sync)
     wait_sync_command_done ();
 }
 
-/* If not NULL, the arguments that should be passed if the current
-   command is repeated.  */
-
-static const char *repeat_arguments;
-
 /* See command.h.  */
 
 void
@@ -695,7 +708,7 @@ execute_command_to_string (const char *p, int from_tty,
 
 static int suppress_dont_repeat = 0;
 
-/* Commands call this if they do not want to be repeated by null lines.  */
+/* See command.h  */
 
 void
 dont_repeat (void)
@@ -709,11 +722,27 @@ dont_repeat (void)
      thing read from stdin in line and don't want to delete it.  Null
      lines won't repeat here in any case.  */
   if (ui->instream == ui->stdin_stream)
-    *saved_command_line = 0;
+    {
+      *saved_command_line = 0;
+      repeat_arguments = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+/* See command.h  */
+
+void
+repeat_previous ()
+{
+  /* Do not repeat this command, as this command is a repeating command.  */
+  dont_repeat ();
+
+  /* We cannot free saved_command_line, as this line is being executed,
+     so swap it with previous_saved_command_line.  */
+  std::swap (previous_saved_command_line, saved_command_line);
+  std::swap (previous_repeat_arguments, repeat_arguments);
 }
 
-/* Prevent dont_repeat from working, and return a cleanup that
-   restores the previous state.  */
+/* See command.h.  */
 
 scoped_restore_tmpl<int>
 prevent_dont_repeat (void)
@@ -721,6 +750,22 @@ prevent_dont_repeat (void)
   return make_scoped_restore (&suppress_dont_repeat, 1);
 }
 
+char *
+get_saved_command_line ()
+{
+  return saved_command_line;
+}
+
+void
+save_command_line (const char *cmd)
+{
+  xfree (previous_saved_command_line);
+  previous_saved_command_line = saved_command_line;
+  previous_repeat_arguments = repeat_arguments;
+  saved_command_line = xstrdup (cmd);
+  repeat_arguments = NULL;
+}
+
 
 /* Read a line from the stream "instream" without command line editing.
 
@@ -2179,6 +2224,9 @@ The second argument is the terminal the UI runs on.\n"), &cmdlist);
 void
 gdb_init (char *argv0)
 {
+  saved_command_line = (char *) xstrdup ("");
+  previous_saved_command_line = (char *) xstrdup ("");
+
   if (pre_init_ui_hook)
     pre_init_ui_hook ();
 
diff --git a/gdb/top.h b/gdb/top.h
index 025d9389d6..aab03c13d6 100644
--- a/gdb/top.h
+++ b/gdb/top.h
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ extern void ui_register_input_event_handler (struct ui *ui);
 extern void ui_unregister_input_event_handler (struct ui *ui);
 
 /* From top.c.  */
-extern char *saved_command_line;
 extern int confirm;
 extern int inhibit_gdbinit;
 extern const char gdbinit[];
