diff --git a/lib/wrappers/linenoise/linenoise.c b/lib/wrappers/linenoise/linenoise.c
index ae185fece9452..b16ac58c74541 100644
--- a/lib/wrappers/linenoise/linenoise.c
+++ b/lib/wrappers/linenoise/linenoise.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ static linenoiseHintsCallback *hintsCallback = NULL;
 static linenoiseFreeHintsCallback *freeHintsCallback = NULL;
 
 static struct termios orig_termios; /* In order to restore at exit.*/
+static int maskmode = 0; /* Show "***" instead of input. For passwords. */
 static int rawmode = 0; /* For atexit() function to check if restore is needed*/
 static int mlmode = 0;  /* Multi line mode. Default is single line. */
 static int atexit_registered = 0; /* Register atexit just 1 time. */
@@ -197,6 +198,19 @@ FILE *lndebug_fp = NULL;
 
 /* ======================= Low level terminal handling ====================== */
 
+/* Enable "mask mode". When it is enabled, instead of the input that
+ * the user is typing, the terminal will just display a corresponding
+ * number of asterisks, like "****". This is useful for passwords and other
+ * secrets that should not be displayed. */
+void linenoiseMaskModeEnable(void) {
+    maskmode = 1;
+}
+
+/* Disable mask mode. */
+void linenoiseMaskModeDisable(void) {
+    maskmode = 0;
+}
+
 /* Set if to use or not the multi line mode. */
 void linenoiseSetMultiLine(int ml) {
     mlmode = ml;
@@ -485,6 +499,8 @@ void refreshShowHints(struct abuf *ab, struct linenoiseState *l, int plen) {
             if (bold == 1 && color == -1) color = 37;
             if (color != -1 || bold != 0)
                 snprintf(seq,64,"\033[%d;%d;49m",bold,color);
+            else
+                seq[0] = '\0';
             abAppend(ab,seq,strlen(seq));
             abAppend(ab,hint,hintlen);
             if (color != -1 || bold != 0)
@@ -523,7 +539,11 @@ static void refreshSingleLine(struct linenoiseState *l) {
     abAppend(&ab,seq,strlen(seq));
     /* Write the prompt and the current buffer content */
     abAppend(&ab,l->prompt,strlen(l->prompt));
-    abAppend(&ab,buf,len);
+    if (maskmode == 1) {
+        while (len--) abAppend(&ab,"*",1);
+    } else {
+        abAppend(&ab,buf,len);
+    }
     /* Show hits if any. */
     refreshShowHints(&ab,l,plen);
     /* Erase to right */
@@ -577,7 +597,12 @@ static void refreshMultiLine(struct linenoiseState *l) {
 
     /* Write the prompt and the current buffer content */
     abAppend(&ab,l->prompt,strlen(l->prompt));
-    abAppend(&ab,l->buf,l->len);
+    if (maskmode == 1) {
+        unsigned int i;
+        for (i = 0; i < l->len; i++) abAppend(&ab,"*",1);
+    } else {
+        abAppend(&ab,l->buf,l->len);
+    }
 
     /* Show hits if any. */
     refreshShowHints(&ab,l,plen);
@@ -645,7 +670,8 @@ int linenoiseEditInsert(struct linenoiseState *l, char c) {
             if ((!mlmode && l->plen+l->len < l->cols && !hintsCallback)) {
                 /* Avoid a full update of the line in the
                  * trivial case. */
-                if (write(l->ofd,&c,1) == -1) return -1;
+                char d = (maskmode==1) ? '*' : c;
+                if (write(l->ofd,&d,1) == -1) return -1;
             } else {
                 refreshLine(l);
             }
diff --git a/lib/wrappers/linenoise/linenoise.h b/lib/wrappers/linenoise/linenoise.h
index ed20232c576e2..88b0825c42b19 100644
--- a/lib/wrappers/linenoise/linenoise.h
+++ b/lib/wrappers/linenoise/linenoise.h
@@ -65,9 +65,11 @@ int linenoiseHistoryLoad(const char *filename);
 void linenoiseClearScreen(void);
 void linenoiseSetMultiLine(int ml);
 void linenoisePrintKeyCodes(void);
+void linenoiseMaskModeEnable(void);
+void linenoiseMaskModeDisable(void);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
 
-#endif /* __LINENOISE_H */
+#endif /* __LINENOISE_H */
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