diff --git a/src/main/java/com/laytonsmith/core/compiler/FileOptions.java b/src/main/java/com/laytonsmith/core/compiler/FileOptions.java
index 5ed2c7cc3..89e7f65c5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/laytonsmith/core/compiler/FileOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/laytonsmith/core/compiler/FileOptions.java
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ public final class FileOptions {
 	private final String license;
 	@Option("Disables undefined proc errors in the typechecker")
 	private final Boolean allDynamicProcs;
+	@Option("Do not close terminal when an exception occurs in a cmdline mode script")
+	private final Boolean cmdlinePauseOnException;
 
 	private final Map<String, String> rawOptions;
 	//TODO: Make this non-public once this is all finished.
@@ -68,7 +70,8 @@ public FileOptions(Map<String, String> parsedOptions) {
 		compilerOptions = parseEnumSet(getDefault(parsedOptions, "compileroptions", ""), CompilerOption.class);
 		copyright = getDefault(parsedOptions, "copyright", "").trim();
 		license = getDefault(parsedOptions, "license", "").trim();
-		allDynamicProcs = parseBoolean(getDefault(parsedOptions, "allDynamicProcs", null));
+		allDynamicProcs = parseBoolean(getDefault(parsedOptions, "alldynamicprocs", "false"));
+		cmdlinePauseOnException = parseBoolean(getDefault(parsedOptions, "cmdlinepauseonexception", "false"));
 	}
 
 	private String getDefault(Map<String, String> map, String key, String defaultIfNone) {
@@ -222,6 +225,14 @@ public boolean isAllDynamicProcs() {
 		return allDynamicProcs;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get whether the terminal should be held open when an exception occurs in a cmdline script.
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public boolean isCmdlinePauseOnException() {
+		return cmdlinePauseOnException;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * The specification for FileOptions states that options that are not recognized are not an error. Given that,
 	 * it should be possible to retrieve these unknown options from the list of options. In general, fully supported
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/laytonsmith/tools/Interpreter.java b/src/main/java/com/laytonsmith/tools/Interpreter.java
index 1159f4097..bfad78b5f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/laytonsmith/tools/Interpreter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/laytonsmith/tools/Interpreter.java
@@ -85,11 +85,13 @@
 import com.laytonsmith.core.exceptions.CRE.CREFormatException;
 import com.laytonsmith.core.exceptions.CRE.CREIOException;
 import com.laytonsmith.core.exceptions.CRE.CREThrowable;
+import com.laytonsmith.core.exceptions.AbstractCompileException;
 import com.laytonsmith.core.exceptions.CancelCommandException;
 import com.laytonsmith.core.exceptions.ConfigCompileException;
 import com.laytonsmith.core.exceptions.ConfigCompileGroupException;
 import com.laytonsmith.core.exceptions.ConfigRuntimeException;
 import com.laytonsmith.core.functions.Cmdline;
+import com.laytonsmith.core.functions.Cmdline.prompt_char;
 import com.laytonsmith.core.functions.Echoes;
 import com.laytonsmith.core.functions.ExampleScript;
 import com.laytonsmith.core.functions.Function;
@@ -785,7 +787,29 @@ public void execute(String script, List<String> args, File fromFile) throws Conf
 		final ParseTree tree;
 		try {
 			TokenStream stream = MethodScriptCompiler.lex(script, env, fromFile, true);
-			tree = MethodScriptCompiler.compile(stream, env, env.getEnvClasses(), staticAnalysis);
+			try {
+				tree = MethodScriptCompiler.compile(stream, env, env.getEnvClasses(), staticAnalysis);
+			} catch (AbstractCompileException e) {
+
+				// Pause on script exception in cmdline mode if set in the file options.
+				if(env.getEnv(GlobalEnv.class).inCmdlineMode()
+						&& System.console() != null && stream.getFileOptions().isCmdlinePauseOnException()) {
+					compile.stop();
+					if(e instanceof ConfigCompileException ex) {
+						ConfigRuntimeException.HandleUncaughtException(ex, null, null);
+					} else if(e instanceof ConfigCompileGroupException ex) {
+						ConfigRuntimeException.HandleUncaughtException(ex, null);
+					} else {
+						throw e;
+					}
+					StreamUtils.GetSystemOut().println(TermColors.reset());
+					prompt_char.promptChar("Press any key to continue...");
+					return;
+				}
+
+				// Pass exception to caller.
+				throw e;
+			}
 			staticAnalysis = new StaticAnalysis(staticAnalysis.getEndScope(), true); // Continue analysis in end scope.
 		} finally {
 			compile.stop();
@@ -854,10 +878,21 @@ public void done(String output) {
 							}
 						} catch (ConfigRuntimeException e) {
 							ConfigRuntimeException.HandleUncaughtException(e, env);
-							//No need for the full stack trace
+
+							// No need for the full stack trace.
 							if(System.console() == null) {
 								System.exit(1);
 							}
+
+							// Pause on script exception in cmdline mode if set in the file options.
+							if(env.getEnv(GlobalEnv.class).inCmdlineMode()
+									&& tree.getFileOptions().isCmdlinePauseOnException()) {
+								try {
+									prompt_char.promptChar("Press any key to continue...");
+								} catch (IOException e1) {
+									// Ignore.
+								}
+							}
 						} catch (NoClassDefFoundError e) {
 							StreamUtils.GetSystemErr().println(RED + Static.getNoClassDefFoundErrorMessage(e) + reset());
 							StreamUtils.GetSystemErr().println("Since you're running from standalone interpreter mode, this is not a fatal error, but one of the functions you just used required"