diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/Console.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/Console.java
index 0f83a72c23d..468d8f566d5 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/Console.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/Console.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2005, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2005, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -608,7 +608,13 @@ public class Console implements Flushable
     @SuppressWarnings("removal")
     private static Console instantiateConsole(boolean istty) {
         try {
-            // Try loading providers
+            /*
+             * The JdkConsole provider used for Console instantiation can be specified
+             * with the system property "jdk.console", whose value designates the module
+             * name of the implementation, and which defaults to "java.base". If no
+             * providers are available, or instantiation failed, java.base built-in
+             * Console implementation is used.
+             */
             PrivilegedAction<Console> pa = () -> {
                 var consModName = System.getProperty("jdk.console",
                         JdkConsoleProvider.DEFAULT_PROVIDER_MODULE_NAME);
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/io/JdkConsoleProvider.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/io/JdkConsoleProvider.java
index 192c1745038..ae1992012de 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/io/JdkConsoleProvider.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/io/JdkConsoleProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -28,18 +28,12 @@ import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 
 /**
  * Service provider interface for JdkConsole implementations.
- * The provider used for instantiating JdkConsole instance can be
- * specified with the system property "jdk.console", whose value
- * designates the module name of the implementation, and which defaults
- * to "jdk.internal.le" (jline). If no providers is available,
- * or instantiation failed, java.base built-in Console implementation
- * is used.
  */
 public interface JdkConsoleProvider {
     /**
      * The module name of the JdkConsole default provider.
      */
-    String DEFAULT_PROVIDER_MODULE_NAME = "jdk.internal.le";
+    String DEFAULT_PROVIDER_MODULE_NAME = "java.base";
 
     /**
      * {@return the Console instance, or {@code null} if not available}
diff --git a/test/jdk/java/io/Console/ModuleSelectionTest.java b/test/jdk/java/io/Console/ModuleSelectionTest.java
index c7e66d0c317..3ecf9a1a6fa 100644
--- a/test/jdk/java/io/Console/ModuleSelectionTest.java
+++ b/test/jdk/java/io/Console/ModuleSelectionTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
 
 /**
  * @test
- * @bug 8295803
+ * @bug 8295803 8299689
  * @summary Tests System.console() returns correct Console (or null) from the expected
  *          module.
  * @modules java.base/java.io:+open
- * @run main/othervm ModuleSelectionTest jdk.internal.le
+ * @run main/othervm ModuleSelectionTest java.base
  * @run main/othervm -Djdk.console=jdk.internal.le ModuleSelectionTest jdk.internal.le
  * @run main/othervm -Djdk.console=java.base ModuleSelectionTest java.base
  * @run main/othervm --limit-modules java.base ModuleSelectionTest java.base
diff --git a/test/jdk/java/io/Console/RedirectTest.java b/test/jdk/java/io/Console/RedirectTest.java
index 8b55bd488d7..d7aa6c64468 100644
--- a/test/jdk/java/io/Console/RedirectTest.java
+++ b/test/jdk/java/io/Console/RedirectTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -28,33 +28,50 @@ import jdk.test.lib.process.ProcessTools;
 
 /**
  * @test
- * @bug 8295803
+ * @bug 8295803 8299689
  * @summary Tests System.console() works with standard input redirection.
  * @library /test/lib
+ * @run main RedirectTest
+ * @run main/othervm -Djdk.console=jdk.internal.le RedirectTest
  */
 public class RedirectTest {
+    private static final String SYSPROP = "jdk.console";
+
     public static void main(String... args) throws Throwable {
         if (args.length == 0) {
             // no arg will launch the child process that actually perform tests
-            var pb = ProcessTools.createTestJvm("RedirectTest", "dummy");
+            var pb = ProcessTools.createTestJvm(
+                    "-D" + SYSPROP + "=" + System.getProperty(SYSPROP, ""),
+                    "RedirectTest", "dummy");
             var input = new File(System.getProperty("test.src", "."), "input.txt");
             pb.redirectInput(input);
             var oa = ProcessTools.executeProcess(pb);
-            var output = oa.asLines();
-            var expected = Files.readAllLines(input.toPath());
-            if (!output.equals(expected)) {
-                throw new RuntimeException("""
+            if (oa.getExitValue() == 1) {
+                System.out.println("System.console() returns null. Ignoring the test.");
+            } else {
+                var output = oa.asLines();
+                var expected = Files.readAllLines(input.toPath());
+                if (!output.equals(expected)) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException("""
                         Standard out had unexpected strings:
                         Actual output: %s
                         Expected output: %s
                         """.formatted(output, expected));
+                } else {
+                    oa.shouldHaveExitValue(0);
+                    System.out.println("Redirect succeeded.");
+                }
             }
-            oa.shouldHaveExitValue(0);
         } else {
             var con = System.console();
-            String line;
-            while ((line = con.readLine()) != null) {
-                System.out.println(line);
+            if (con != null) {
+                String line;
+                while ((line = con.readLine()) != null) {
+                    System.out.println(line);
+                }
+            } else {
+                // Exit with 1
+                System.exit(1);
             }
         }
     }