diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/stdin.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/stdin.ts
index a9c4a3129edb..f055ebf869e7 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/stdin.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/stdin.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import readline from 'node:readline'
 import c from 'picocolors'
 import prompt from 'prompts'
-import { isWindows, stdout } from '../utils'
+import { relative } from 'pathe'
+import { getTests, isWindows, stdout } from '../utils'
 import { toArray } from '../utils/base'
 import type { Vitest } from './core'
+import { WatchFilter } from './watch-filter'
 
 const keys = [
   [['a', 'return'], 'rerun all tests'],
@@ -95,14 +97,22 @@ export function registerConsoleShortcuts(ctx: Vitest) {
 
   async function inputNamePattern() {
     off()
-    const { filter = '' }: { filter: string } = await prompt([{
-      name: 'filter',
-      type: 'text',
-      message: 'Input test name pattern (RegExp)',
-      initial: ctx.configOverride.testNamePattern?.source || '',
-    }])
+    const watchFilter = new WatchFilter('Input test name pattern (RegExp)')
+    const filter = await watchFilter.filter((str: string) => {
+      const files = ctx.state.getFiles()
+      const tests = getTests(files)
+      try {
+        const reg = new RegExp(str)
+        return tests.map(test => test.name).filter(testName => testName.match(reg))
+      }
+      catch {
+        // `new RegExp` may throw error when input is invalid regexp
+        return []
+      }
+    })
+
     on()
-    await ctx.changeNamePattern(filter.trim(), undefined, 'change pattern')
+    await ctx.changeNamePattern(filter?.trim() || '', undefined, 'change pattern')
   }
 
   async function inputProjectName() {
@@ -119,15 +129,21 @@ export function registerConsoleShortcuts(ctx: Vitest) {
 
   async function inputFilePattern() {
     off()
-    const { filter = '' }: { filter: string } = await prompt([{
-      name: 'filter',
-      type: 'text',
-      message: 'Input filename pattern',
-      initial: latestFilename,
-    }])
-    latestFilename = filter.trim()
+
+    const watchFilter = new WatchFilter('Input filename pattern')
+
+    const filter = await watchFilter.filter(async (str: string) => {
+      const files = await ctx.globTestFiles([str])
+      return files.map(file =>
+        relative(ctx.config.root, file[1]),
+      )
+    })
+
     on()
-    await ctx.changeFilenamePattern(filter.trim())
+
+    latestFilename = filter?.trim() || ''
+
+    await ctx.changeFilenamePattern(latestFilename)
   }
 
   let rl: readline.Interface | undefined
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/watch-filter.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/watch-filter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..93060f93cf2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/watch-filter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+import readline from 'node:readline'
+import c from 'picocolors'
+import stripAnsi from 'strip-ansi'
+import { createDefer } from '@vitest/utils'
+import { stdout } from '../utils'
+
+const MAX_RESULT_COUNT = 10
+const SELECTION_MAX_INDEX = 7
+const ESC = '\u001B['
+
+type FilterFunc = (keyword: string) => Promise<string[]> | string[]
+
+export class WatchFilter {
+  private filterRL: readline.Interface
+  private currentKeyword: string | undefined = undefined
+  private message: string
+  private results: string[] = []
+  private selectionIndex = -1
+  private onKeyPress?: (str: string, key: any) => void
+
+  constructor(message: string) {
+    this.message = message
+    this.filterRL = readline.createInterface({ input: process.stdin, escapeCodeTimeout: 50 })
+    readline.emitKeypressEvents(process.stdin, this.filterRL)
+    if (process.stdin.isTTY)
+      process.stdin.setRawMode(true)
+  }
+
+  public async filter(filterFunc: FilterFunc): Promise<string | undefined> {
+    stdout().write(this.promptLine())
+
+    const resultPromise = createDefer<string | undefined>()
+
+    this.onKeyPress = this.filterHandler(filterFunc, (result) => {
+      resultPromise.resolve(result)
+    })
+    process.stdin.on('keypress', this.onKeyPress)
+    try {
+      return await resultPromise
+    }
+    finally {
+      this.close()
+    }
+  }
+
+  private filterHandler(filterFunc: FilterFunc, onSubmit: (result?: string) => void) {
+    return async (str: string | undefined, key: any) => {
+      switch (true) {
+        case key.sequence === '\x7F':
+          if (this.currentKeyword && this.currentKeyword?.length > 1)
+            this.currentKeyword = this.currentKeyword?.slice(0, -1)
+
+          else
+            this.currentKeyword = undefined
+
+          break
+        case key?.ctrl && key?.name === 'c':
+        case key?.name === 'escape':
+          this.cancel()
+          onSubmit(undefined)
+          break
+        case key?.name === 'enter':
+        case key?.name === 'return':
+          onSubmit(this.results[this.selectionIndex] || this.currentKeyword || '')
+          this.currentKeyword = undefined
+          break
+        case key?.name === 'up':
+          if (this.selectionIndex && this.selectionIndex > 0)
+            this.selectionIndex--
+          else
+            this.selectionIndex = -1
+
+          break
+        case key?.name === 'down':
+          if (this.selectionIndex < this.results.length - 1)
+            this.selectionIndex++
+          else if (this.selectionIndex >= this.results.length - 1)
+            this.selectionIndex = this.results.length - 1
+
+          break
+        case !key?.ctrl && !key?.meta:
+          if (this.currentKeyword === undefined)
+            this.currentKeyword = str
+
+          else
+            this.currentKeyword += str || ''
+          break
+      }
+
+      if (this.currentKeyword)
+        this.results = await filterFunc(this.currentKeyword)
+
+      this.render()
+    }
+  }
+
+  private render() {
+    let printStr = this.promptLine()
+    if (!this.currentKeyword) {
+      printStr += '\nPlease input filter pattern'
+    }
+    else if (this.currentKeyword && this.results.length === 0) {
+      printStr += '\nPattern matches no results'
+    }
+    else {
+      const resultCountLine = this.results.length === 1 ? `Pattern matches ${this.results.length} result` : `Pattern matches ${this.results.length} results`
+
+      let resultBody = ''
+
+      if (this.results.length > MAX_RESULT_COUNT) {
+        const offset = this.selectionIndex > SELECTION_MAX_INDEX ? this.selectionIndex - SELECTION_MAX_INDEX : 0
+        const displayResults = this.results.slice(offset, MAX_RESULT_COUNT + offset)
+        const remainingResultCount = this.results.length - offset - displayResults.length
+
+        resultBody = `${displayResults.map((result, index) => (index + offset === this.selectionIndex) ? c.green(` › ${result}`) : c.dim(` › ${result}`)).join('\n')}`
+        if (remainingResultCount > 0)
+          resultBody += '\n' + `${c.dim(`   ...and ${remainingResultCount} more ${remainingResultCount === 1 ? 'result' : 'results'}`)}`
+      }
+      else {
+        resultBody = this.results.map((result, index) => (index === this.selectionIndex) ? c.green(` › ${result}`) : c.dim(` › ${result}`))
+          .join('\n')
+      }
+
+      printStr += `\n${resultCountLine}\n${resultBody}`
+    }
+    this.eraseAndPrint(printStr)
+    this.restoreCursor()
+  }
+
+  private keywordOffset() {
+    return `? ${this.message} › `.length + 1
+  }
+
+  private promptLine() {
+    return `${c.cyan('?')} ${c.bold(this.message)} › ${this.currentKeyword || ''}`
+  }
+
+  private eraseAndPrint(str: string) {
+    let rows = 0
+    const lines = str.split(/\r?\n/)
+    for (const line of lines)
+      // We have to take care of screen width in case of long lines
+      rows += 1 + Math.floor(Math.max(stripAnsi(line).length - 1, 0) / stdout().columns)
+
+    stdout().write(`${ESC}1G`) // move to the beginning of the line
+    stdout().write(`${ESC}J`) // erase down
+    stdout().write(str)
+    stdout().write(`${ESC}${rows - 1}A`) // moving up lines
+  }
+
+  private close() {
+    this.filterRL.close()
+    if (this.onKeyPress)
+      process.stdin.removeListener('keypress', this.onKeyPress)
+
+    if (process.stdin.isTTY)
+      process.stdin.setRawMode(false)
+  }
+
+  private restoreCursor() {
+    const cursortPos = this.keywordOffset() + (this.currentKeyword?.length || 0)
+    stdout().write(`${ESC}${cursortPos}G`)
+  }
+
+  private cancel() {
+    stdout().write(`${ESC}J`) // erase down
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/watch/test/stdin.test.ts b/test/watch/test/stdin.test.ts
index fae70077aaba..aea31f154b7e 100644
--- a/test/watch/test/stdin.test.ts
+++ b/test/watch/test/stdin.test.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@ test('filter by filename', async () => {
 
   await vitest.waitForStdout('Input filename pattern')
 
-  vitest.write('math\n')
+  vitest.write('math')
+
+  await vitest.waitForStdout('Pattern matches 1 results')
+  await vitest.waitForStdout('› math.test.ts')
+
+  vitest.write('\n')
 
   await vitest.waitForStdout('Filename pattern: math')
   await vitest.waitForStdout('1 passed')
@@ -58,7 +63,11 @@ test('filter by test name', async () => {
 
   await vitest.waitForStdout('Input test name pattern')
 
-  vitest.write('sum\n')
+  vitest.write('sum')
+  await vitest.waitForStdout('Pattern matches 1 results')
+  await vitest.waitForStdout('› sum')
+
+  vitest.write('\n')
 
   await vitest.waitForStdout('Test name pattern: /sum/')
   await vitest.waitForStdout('1 passed')