diff --git a/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkSQLCLIDriver.scala b/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkSQLCLIDriver.scala
index 7799704c819d9..e58f8ca25476a 100644
--- a/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkSQLCLIDriver.scala
+++ b/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkSQLCLIDriver.scala
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ private[hive] object SparkSQLCLIDriver extends Logging {
 
     val reader = new ConsoleReader()
     reader.setBellEnabled(false)
+    reader.setExpandEvents(false)
     // reader.setDebug(new PrintWriter(new FileWriter("writer.debug", true)))
     CliDriver.getCommandCompleter.foreach((e) => reader.addCompleter(e))