diff --git a/Lib/pdb.py b/Lib/pdb.py
index 3a06cd00ad2bf1..58f6bdf78770a5 100755
--- a/Lib/pdb.py
+++ b/Lib/pdb.py
@@ -1182,6 +1182,7 @@ def do_debug(self, arg):
         globals = self.curframe.f_globals
         locals = self.curframe_locals
         p = Pdb(self.completekey, self.stdin, self.stdout)
+        p.use_rawinput = self.use_rawinput
         p.prompt = "(%s) " % self.prompt.strip()
         self.message("ENTERING RECURSIVE DEBUGGER")
         try:
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-03-01-18-33-53.bpo-31078.Z214f3.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-03-01-18-33-53.bpo-31078.Z214f3.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8fb15db1463e57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-03-01-18-33-53.bpo-31078.Z214f3.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Propogate ``use_rawinput`` to recursive pdb (pdb's debug command).  Patch by
+Segev Finer.