diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Code/pyrenderdoc/PythonContext.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Code/pyrenderdoc/PythonContext.cpp
index 61d3083ee..b61793650 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Code/pyrenderdoc/PythonContext.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Code/pyrenderdoc/PythonContext.cpp
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ void PythonContext::GlobalShutdown()
   Py_Finalize();
 }
 
-void PythonContext::executeString(const QString &filename, const QString &source)
+void PythonContext::executeString(const QString &filename, const QString &source, bool interactive)
 {
   if(!initialised())
   {
@@ -421,8 +421,8 @@ void PythonContext::executeString(const QString &filename, const QString &source
 
   PyGILState_STATE gil = PyGILState_Ensure();
 
-  PyObject *compiled =
-      Py_CompileString(source.toUtf8().data(), filename.toUtf8().data(), Py_file_input);
+  PyObject *compiled = Py_CompileString(source.toUtf8().data(), filename.toUtf8().data(),
+                                        interactive ? Py_single_input : Py_file_input);
 
   PyObject *ret = NULL;
 
@@ -467,9 +467,9 @@ void PythonContext::executeString(const QString &filename, const QString &source
     emit exception(typeStr, valueStr, frames);
 }
 
-void PythonContext::executeString(const QString &source)
+void PythonContext::executeString(const QString &source, bool interactive)
 {
-  executeString("<interactive.py>", source);
+  executeString("<interactive.py>", source, interactive);
 }
 
 void PythonContext::executeFile(const QString &filename)
diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Code/pyrenderdoc/PythonContext.h b/qrenderdoc/Code/pyrenderdoc/PythonContext.h
index 81d99ba3a..0cc52fc64 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Code/pyrenderdoc/PythonContext.h
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Code/pyrenderdoc/PythonContext.h
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ signals:
   void textOutput(bool isStdError, const QString &output);
 
 public slots:
-  void executeString(const QString &source);
-  void executeString(const QString &filename, const QString &source);
+  void executeString(const QString &source, bool interactive = false);
+  void executeString(const QString &filename, const QString &source, bool interactive = false);
   void executeFile(const QString &filename);
   void setGlobal(const char *varName, const char *typeName, void *object);
   void setPyGlobal(const char *varName, PyObject *object);