diff --git a/lldb/source/Plugins/ScriptInterpreter/Python/ScriptInterpreterPython.cpp b/lldb/source/Plugins/ScriptInterpreter/Python/ScriptInterpreterPython.cpp
index 35a772c1454df..b4e11d20609d0 100644
--- a/lldb/source/Plugins/ScriptInterpreter/Python/ScriptInterpreterPython.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Plugins/ScriptInterpreter/Python/ScriptInterpreterPython.cpp
@@ -416,6 +416,14 @@ ScriptInterpreterPythonImpl::ScriptInterpreterPythonImpl(Debugger &debugger)
   RunSimpleString(run_string.GetData());
   run_string.Clear();
 
+  // Configure pydoc (built-in module) to use the "plain" pager. The default one
+  // doesn't play nice with the statusline.
+  run_string.Printf("run_one_line (%s, 'import pydoc; pydoc.pager = "
+                    "pydoc.plainpager')",
+                    m_dictionary_name.c_str());
+  RunSimpleString(run_string.GetData());
+  run_string.Clear();
+
   run_string.Printf("run_one_line (%s, 'lldb.debugger_unique_id = %" PRIu64
                     "')",
                     m_dictionary_name.c_str(), m_debugger.GetID());