diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dddc5f7b3..d8f9d409a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 - The history file is now created with user-private permissions, matching other shells (#6926). The directory containing the history file remains private, so there should not have been any private date revealed.
 - fish no longer disables flow control after every command. Enterprising users can now enable it for external commands with `stty`. (#2315)
 - Added a `fish_job_summary` function which is called whenever a background job stops or ends, or any job terminates from a signal. The default behaviour can now be customized by redefining this function.
+- The `fish_prompt` event no longer fires when `read` is used. If you need a function to run any time `read` is invoked by a script, use the new `fish_read` event instead.
 
 ### Syntax changes and new commands
 
diff --git a/share/config.fish b/share/config.fish
index 56324d686..185a59ade 100644
--- a/share/config.fish
+++ b/share/config.fish
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ function fish_sigtrap_handler --on-signal TRAP --no-scope-shadowing --descriptio
 end
 
 #
-# Whenever a prompt is displayed, make sure that interactive
+# When a prompt is first displayed, make sure that interactive
 # mode-specific initializations have been performed.
 # This handler removes itself after it is first called.
 #
diff --git a/share/functions/__fish_config_interactive.fish b/share/functions/__fish_config_interactive.fish
index c2d6cd31f..d53bd0935 100644
--- a/share/functions/__fish_config_interactive.fish
+++ b/share/functions/__fish_config_interactive.fish
@@ -218,10 +218,12 @@ function __fish_config_interactive -d "Initializations that should be performed
     # Load key bindings
     __fish_reload_key_bindings
 
+    # Enable bracketed paste exception when running unit tests so we don't have to add
+    # the sequences to bind.expect
     if not set -q FISH_UNIT_TESTS_RUNNING
         # Enable bracketed paste before every prompt (see __fish_shared_bindings for the bindings).
-        # Disable it for unit tests so we don't have to add the sequences to bind.expect
-        function __fish_enable_bracketed_paste --on-event fish_prompt
+        # Enable bracketed paste when the read builtin is used.
+        function __fish_enable_bracketed_paste --on-event fish_prompt --on-event fish_read
             printf "\e[?2004h"
         end
 
diff --git a/src/builtin_read.cpp b/src/builtin_read.cpp
index 2a60890ce..d925fc7dc 100644
--- a/src/builtin_read.cpp
+++ b/src/builtin_read.cpp
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static int read_interactive(parser_t &parser, wcstring &buff, int nchars, bool s
     reader_set_buffer(commandline, std::wcslen(commandline));
     scoped_push<bool> interactive{&parser.libdata().is_interactive, true};
 
-    event_fire_generic(parser, L"fish_prompt");
+    event_fire_generic(parser, L"fish_read");
     auto mline = reader_readline(nchars);
     interactive.restore();
     if (mline) {