diff --git a/src/cli/progress.test.ts b/src/cli/progress.test.ts
index 2f9004ee40c..fc8d5210a70 100644
--- a/src/cli/progress.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/progress.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import { createCliProgress } from "./progress.js";
+import { createCliProgress, shouldUseInteractiveProgressSpinner } from "./progress.js";
 
 describe("cli progress", () => {
   it("logs progress when non-tty and fallback=log", () => {
@@ -43,4 +43,22 @@ describe("cli progress", () => {
 
     expect(write).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it("does not use readline-backed spinners while raw TUI input is active", () => {
+    expect(
+      shouldUseInteractiveProgressSpinner({
+        streamIsTty: true,
+        stdinIsRaw: true,
+      }),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the normal interactive spinner for regular tty commands", () => {
+    expect(
+      shouldUseInteractiveProgressSpinner({
+        streamIsTty: true,
+        stdinIsRaw: false,
+      }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/cli/progress.ts b/src/cli/progress.ts
index 4ec8f58211a..d2a4a5b4fd9 100644
--- a/src/cli/progress.ts
+++ b/src/cli/progress.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ export type ProgressTotalsUpdate = {
   label?: string;
 };
 
+export function shouldUseInteractiveProgressSpinner(params: {
+  fallback?: ProgressOptions["fallback"];
+  streamIsTty?: boolean;
+  stdinIsRaw?: boolean;
+}): boolean {
+  const spinnerRequested = params.fallback === undefined || params.fallback === "spinner";
+  return spinnerRequested && params.streamIsTty === true && params.stdinIsRaw !== true;
+}
+
 const noopReporter: ProgressReporter = {
   setLabel: () => {},
   setPercent: () => {},
@@ -57,7 +66,11 @@ export function createCliProgress(options: ProgressOptions): ProgressReporter {
 
   const delayMs = typeof options.delayMs === "number" ? options.delayMs : DEFAULT_DELAY_MS;
   const canOsc = isTty && supportsOscProgress(process.env, isTty);
-  const allowSpinner = isTty && (options.fallback === undefined || options.fallback === "spinner");
+  const allowSpinner = shouldUseInteractiveProgressSpinner({
+    fallback: options.fallback,
+    streamIsTty: isTty,
+    stdinIsRaw: process.stdin.isRaw,
+  });
   const allowLine = isTty && options.fallback === "line";
 
   let started = false;