diff --git a/.yarn/versions/34e33c5b.yml b/.yarn/versions/34e33c5b.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6382dce07ce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.yarn/versions/34e33c5b.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+releases:
+  "@yarnpkg/cli": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/core": patch
+  "@yarnpkg/plugin-essentials": patch
+
+declined:
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-compat"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-constraints"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-dlx"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-exec"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-file"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-git"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-github"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-http"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-init"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-interactive-tools"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-link"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-nm"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-npm"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-npm-cli"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-pack"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-patch"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-pnp"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-pnpm"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-stage"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-typescript"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-version"
+  - "@yarnpkg/plugin-workspace-tools"
+  - "@yarnpkg/builder"
+  - "@yarnpkg/doctor"
+  - "@yarnpkg/extensions"
+  - "@yarnpkg/nm"
+  - "@yarnpkg/pnpify"
+  - "@yarnpkg/sdks"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0b1b20a90129..982e0371c88a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Yarn now accepts sponsors! Please take a look at our [OpenCollective](https://op
 Features in `master` can be tried out by running `yarn set version from sources` in your project.
 :::
 
+- Fixes `preferInteractive` forcing interactive mode in non-TTY environments.
+
 ## 4.1.0
 
 - Tweaks `-,--verbose` in `yarn workspaces foreach`; `-v` will now only print the prefixes, `-vv` will be necessary to also print the timings.
diff --git a/packages/plugin-essentials/sources/commands/add.ts b/packages/plugin-essentials/sources/commands/add.ts
index 2dae8f1e7eda..36f0049268e1 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-essentials/sources/commands/add.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-essentials/sources/commands/add.ts
@@ -135,7 +135,10 @@ export default class AddCommand extends BaseCommand {
     });
 
     const fixed = this.fixed;
-    const interactive = this.interactive ?? configuration.get(`preferInteractive`);
+    const interactive = configuration.isInteractive({
+      interactive: this.interactive,
+      stdout: this.context.stdout,
+    });
     const reuse = interactive || configuration.get(`preferReuse`);
 
     const modifier = suggestUtils.getModifier(this, project);
diff --git a/packages/plugin-essentials/sources/commands/up.ts b/packages/plugin-essentials/sources/commands/up.ts
index 28cbc4790e2d..adc95c12406f 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-essentials/sources/commands/up.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-essentials/sources/commands/up.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,10 @@ export default class UpCommand extends BaseCommand {
     });
 
     const fixed = this.fixed;
-    const interactive = this.interactive ?? configuration.get(`preferInteractive`);
+    const interactive = configuration.isInteractive({
+      interactive: this.interactive,
+      stdout: this.context.stdout,
+    });
 
     const modifier = suggestUtils.getModifier(this, project);
 
diff --git a/packages/yarnpkg-core/sources/Configuration.ts b/packages/yarnpkg-core/sources/Configuration.ts
index 930b3f8630ca..afdc21da250a 100644
--- a/packages/yarnpkg-core/sources/Configuration.ts
+++ b/packages/yarnpkg-core/sources/Configuration.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {parse as parseDotEnv}
 import {builtinModules}                                                                                          from 'module';
 import pLimit, {Limit}                                                                                           from 'p-limit';
 import {PassThrough, Writable}                                                                                   from 'stream';
+import {WriteStream}                                                                                             from 'tty';
 
 import {CorePlugin}                                                                                              from './CorePlugin';
 import {Manifest, PeerDependencyMeta}                                                                            from './Manifest';
@@ -313,6 +314,9 @@ export const coreDefinitions: {[coreSettingName: string]: SettingsDefinition} =
     default: !isCI,
     defaultText: `<dynamic>`,
   },
+  /**
+   * @internal Prefer using `Configuration#isInteractive`.
+   */
   preferInteractive: {
     description: `If true, the CLI will automatically use the interactive mode when called from a TTY`,
     type: SettingsType.BOOLEAN,
@@ -1786,6 +1790,13 @@ export class Configuration {
     return {os, cpu, libc};
   }
 
+  isInteractive({interactive, stdout}: {interactive?: boolean, stdout: Writable}): boolean {
+    if (!(stdout as WriteStream).isTTY)
+      return false;
+
+    return interactive ?? this.get(`preferInteractive`);
+  }
+
   private packageExtensions: PackageExtensions | null = null;
 
   /**