diff --git a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
index 32d5b8b1a..c00ec9321 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/nimbus_beacon_node.nim
@@ -1916,6 +1916,8 @@ programMain:
     when defined(windows):
       # workaround for https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4057
       setupForeignThreadGc()
+    # in case a password prompt disabled echoing
+    resetStdin()
     echo "" # If we interrupt during an interactive prompt, this
             # will move the cursor to the next line
     notice "Shutting down after having received SIGINT"
diff --git a/beacon_chain/nimbus_binary_common.nim b/beacon_chain/nimbus_binary_common.nim
index 492d50e44..164070aa6 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/nimbus_binary_common.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/nimbus_binary_common.nim
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ import
   ./spec/[datatypes, crypto, helpers], beacon_clock, filepath,
   ./networking/eth2_network
 
+when defined(posix):
+  import termios
+
 proc setupStdoutLogging*(logLevel: string) =
   when compiles(defaultChroniclesStream.output.writer):
     defaultChroniclesStream.outputs[0].writer =
@@ -107,3 +110,13 @@ proc checkIfShouldStopAtEpoch*(scheduledSlot: Slot, stopAtEpoch: uint64) =
 
     # Brute-force, but ensure it's reliable enough to run in CI.
     quit(0)
+
+proc resetStdin*() =
+  when defined(posix):
+    # restore echoing, in case it was disabled by a password prompt
+    let fd = stdin.getFileHandle()
+    var attrs: Termios
+    discard fd.tcGetAttr(attrs.addr)
+    attrs.c_lflag = attrs.c_lflag or Cflag(ECHO)
+    discard fd.tcSetAttr(TCSANOW, attrs.addr)
+