diff --git a/Lib/_pyrepl/readline.py b/Lib/_pyrepl/readline.py
index 5e1d3085874380..24e1656237d966 100644
--- a/Lib/_pyrepl/readline.py
+++ b/Lib/_pyrepl/readline.py
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ def read_history_file(self, filename: str = gethistoryfile()) -> None:
     def write_history_file(self, filename: str = gethistoryfile()) -> None:
         maxlength = self.saved_history_length
         history = self.get_reader().get_trimmed_history(maxlength)
-        with open(os.path.expanduser(filename), "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        with open(os.path.expanduser(filename), "w", encoding="utf-8", newline="\n") as f:
             for entry in history:
                 entry = entry.replace("\n", "\r\n")  # multiline history support
                 f.write(entry + "\n")
diff --git a/Lib/site.py b/Lib/site.py
index 07a6361fad44e5..b789fa67d3d937 100644
--- a/Lib/site.py
+++ b/Lib/site.py
@@ -498,7 +498,12 @@ def register_readline():
 
     import atexit
     try:
-        import readline
+        try:
+            import readline
+            real_readline = True
+        except ImportError:
+            readline = None
+            real_readline = False
         import rlcompleter  # noqa: F401
         if PYTHON_BASIC_REPL:
             CAN_USE_PYREPL = False
@@ -506,9 +511,15 @@ def register_readline():
             original_path = sys.path
             sys.path = [p for p in original_path if p != '']
             try:
-                import _pyrepl.readline
-                import _pyrepl.unix_console
+                if not readline:
+                    import _pyrepl.readline as readline
                 from _pyrepl.main import CAN_USE_PYREPL
+                if real_readline:
+                    import _pyrepl.unix_console
+                    console_error = _pyrepl.unix_console._error
+                else:
+                    import _pyrepl.windows_console
+                    console_error = [_pyrepl.windows_console._error]
             finally:
                 sys.path = original_path
     except ImportError:
@@ -516,13 +527,15 @@ def register_readline():
 
     # Reading the initialization (config) file may not be enough to set a
     # completion key, so we set one first and then read the file.
-    if readline.backend == 'editline':
+    backend = getattr(readline, "backend", None)
+    if backend == 'editline':
         readline.parse_and_bind('bind ^I rl_complete')
-    else:
+    elif backend:
         readline.parse_and_bind('tab: complete')
 
     try:
-        readline.read_init_file()
+        if real_readline:
+            readline.read_init_file()
     except OSError:
         # An OSError here could have many causes, but the most likely one
         # is that there's no .inputrc file (or .editrc file in the case of
@@ -530,7 +543,7 @@ def register_readline():
         # want to ignore the exception.
         pass
 
-    if readline.get_current_history_length() == 0:
+    if readline and readline.get_current_history_length() == 0:
         # If no history was loaded, default to .python_history,
         # or PYTHON_HISTORY.
         # The guard is necessary to avoid doubling history size at
@@ -541,19 +554,21 @@ def register_readline():
 
         if CAN_USE_PYREPL:
             readline_module = _pyrepl.readline
-            exceptions = (OSError, *_pyrepl.unix_console._error)
+            exceptions = (OSError, *console_error)
         else:
             readline_module = readline
             exceptions = OSError
 
         try:
-            readline_module.read_history_file(history)
+            if readline:
+                readline_module.read_history_file(history)
         except exceptions:
             pass
 
         def write_history():
             try:
-                readline_module.write_history_file(history)
+                if readline:
+                    readline_module.write_history_file(history)
             except (FileNotFoundError, PermissionError):
                 # home directory does not exist or is not writable
                 # https://bugs.python.org/issue19891
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2024-07-25-20-04-31.gh-issue-122273.ud9Vsi.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2024-07-25-20-04-31.gh-issue-122273.ud9Vsi.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f5d7f81aa6e5b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2024-07-25-20-04-31.gh-issue-122273.ud9Vsi.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add support for command history in the new REPL running on Windows.