diff --git a/Lib/pdb.py b/Lib/pdb.py
index 83e1197b7c9..3362ea1e704 100755
--- a/Lib/pdb.py
+++ b/Lib/pdb.py
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ def onecmd(self, line):
         else:
             return self.handle_command_def(line)
 
-    def handle_command_def(self,line):
+    def handle_command_def(self, line):
         """Handles one command line during command list definition."""
         cmd, arg, line = self.parseline(line)
         if not cmd:
@@ -457,14 +457,33 @@ def do_commands(self, arg):
                 self.error("Usage: commands [bnum]\n        ...\n        end")
                 return
         self.commands_bnum = bnum
+        # Save old definitions for the case of a keyboard interrupt.
+        if bnum in self.commands:
+            old_command_defs = (self.commands[bnum],
+                                self.commands_doprompt[bnum],
+                                self.commands_silent[bnum])
+        else:
+            old_command_defs = None
         self.commands[bnum] = []
         self.commands_doprompt[bnum] = True
         self.commands_silent[bnum] = False
+
         prompt_back = self.prompt
         self.prompt = '(com) '
         self.commands_defining = True
         try:
             self.cmdloop()
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            # Restore old definitions.
+            if old_command_defs:
+                self.commands[bnum] = old_command_defs[0]
+                self.commands_doprompt[bnum] = old_command_defs[1]
+                self.commands_silent[bnum] = old_command_defs[2]
+            else:
+                del self.commands[bnum]
+                del self.commands_doprompt[bnum]
+                del self.commands_silent[bnum]
+            self.error('command definition aborted, old commands restored')
         finally:
             self.commands_defining = False
             self.prompt = prompt_back
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 2bfebd01ece..b7a5eda0cbb 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -475,6 +475,9 @@ C-API
 Library
 -------
 
+- In pdb, when Ctrl-C is entered while defining commands for a
+  breakpoint, the old commands are restored.
+
 - For traceback debugging, the pdb listing now also shows the locations
   where the exception was originally (re)raised, if it differs from the
   last line executed (e.g. in case of finally clauses).