diff --git a/src/repl.ts b/src/repl.ts
index b55693fed..496a00385 100644
--- a/src/repl.ts
+++ b/src/repl.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import type * as _diff from 'diff';
 import { homedir } from 'os';
 import { join } from 'path';
-import { Recoverable, ReplOptions, REPLServer, start as nodeReplStart } from 'repl';
+import type * as _nodeRepl from 'repl';
+import type { REPLServer, ReplOptions } from 'repl';
 import { Context, createContext, Script } from 'vm';
 import { Service, CreateOptions, TSError, env } from './index';
 import { readFileSync, statSync } from 'fs';
@@ -28,6 +29,26 @@ function getDiffLines() {
   return diff.diffLines;
 }
 
+// Lazy-loaded to prevent repl's require('domain') from causing problems
+// https://github.com/TypeStrong/ts-node/issues/2024
+// https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/48131
+let nodeRepl: {
+  Recoverable: typeof _nodeRepl.Recoverable;
+  REPLServer: typeof _nodeRepl.REPLServer;
+  start: typeof _nodeRepl.start;
+};
+function getNodeRepl() {
+  if (nodeRepl === undefined) {
+    const { Recoverable, REPLServer, start } = require('repl') as {
+      Recoverable: typeof _nodeRepl.Recoverable;
+      REPLServer: typeof _nodeRepl.REPLServer;
+      start: typeof _nodeRepl.start;
+    };
+    nodeRepl = { Recoverable, REPLServer, start };
+  }
+  return nodeRepl;
+}
+
 /** @internal */
 export const EVAL_FILENAME = `[eval].ts`;
 /** @internal */
@@ -271,6 +292,7 @@ export function createRepl(options: CreateReplOptions = {}) {
       const canLogTopLevelAwaitHint = service!.options.experimentalReplAwait !== false && !service!.shouldReplAwait;
       if (error instanceof TSError) {
         // Support recoverable compilations using >= node 6.
+        const { Recoverable } = getNodeRepl();
         if (Recoverable && isRecoverable(error)) {
           callback(new Recoverable(error));
           return;
@@ -335,7 +357,7 @@ export function createRepl(options: CreateReplOptions = {}) {
     // the REPL starts for a snappier user experience on startup.
     service?.compile('', state.path);
 
-    const repl = nodeReplStart({
+    const repl = getNodeRepl().start({
       prompt: '> ',
       input: replService.stdin,
       output: replService.stdout,