diff --git a/src/cli/cli.cpp b/src/cli/cli.cpp
index 3ded9fa02..16817db6b 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/cli.cpp
@@ -280,13 +280,11 @@ void Interpreter::ProcessLine(char *aBuf)
 
     VerifyOrExit(StringLength(aBuf, kMaxLineLength) <= kMaxLineLength - 1, error = OT_ERROR_PARSE);
 
-#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_CLI_LOG_INPUT_OUTPUT_ENABLE
-    otLogNoteCli("Input: %s", aBuf);
-#endif
-
     SuccessOrExit(error = Utils::CmdLineParser::ParseCmd(aBuf, args, kMaxArgs));
     VerifyOrExit(!args[0].IsEmpty(), mCommandIsPending = false);
 
+    LogInput(args);
+
 #if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_DIAG_ENABLE
     if (otDiagIsEnabled(GetInstancePtr()) && (args[0] != "diag"))
     {
@@ -4940,7 +4938,14 @@ void Interpreter::OutputPrompt(void)
 {
     static const char sPrompt[] = "> ";
 
+    // The `OutputFormat()` below is adding the prompt which is not
+    // part of any command output, so we set the `EmittingCommandOutput`
+    // flag to false to avoid it being included in the command output
+    // log (under `OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_CLI_LOG_INPUT_OUTPUT_ENABLE`).
+
+    SetEmittingCommandOutput(false);
     OutputFormat("%s", sPrompt);
+    SetEmittingCommandOutput(true);
 }
 
 void Interpreter::HandleTimer(Timer &aTimer)
@@ -5009,19 +5014,12 @@ extern "C" void otCliPlatLogv(otLogLevel aLogLevel, otLogRegion aLogRegion, cons
 
     VerifyOrExit(Interpreter::IsInitialized());
 
-#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_CLI_LOG_INPUT_OUTPUT_ENABLE
-    // CLI output can be used for logging. The `IsLogging` flag is
-    // used to indicate whether it is being used for a CLI command
-    // output or for logging.
-    Interpreter::GetInterpreter().SetIsLogging(true);
-#endif
-
+    // CLI output is being used for logging, so we set the flag
+    // `EmittingCommandOutput` to false indicate this.
+    Interpreter::GetInterpreter().SetEmittingCommandOutput(false);
     Interpreter::GetInterpreter().OutputFormatV(aFormat, aArgs);
     Interpreter::GetInterpreter().OutputLine("");
-
-#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_CLI_LOG_INPUT_OUTPUT_ENABLE
-    Interpreter::GetInterpreter().SetIsLogging(false);
-#endif
+    Interpreter::GetInterpreter().SetEmittingCommandOutput(true);
 
 exit:
     return;
@@ -5034,15 +5032,9 @@ extern "C" void otCliPlatLogLine(otLogLevel aLogLevel, otLogRegion aLogRegion, c
 
     VerifyOrExit(Interpreter::IsInitialized());
 
-#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_CLI_LOG_INPUT_OUTPUT_ENABLE
-    Interpreter::GetInterpreter().SetIsLogging(true);
-#endif
-
+    Interpreter::GetInterpreter().SetEmittingCommandOutput(false);
     Interpreter::GetInterpreter().OutputLine(aLogLine);
-
-#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_CLI_LOG_INPUT_OUTPUT_ENABLE
-    Interpreter::GetInterpreter().SetIsLogging(false);
-#endif
+    Interpreter::GetInterpreter().SetEmittingCommandOutput(true);
 
 exit:
     return;
diff --git a/src/cli/cli_output.cpp b/src/cli/cli_output.cpp
index 7e65eb00c..99a3e6fcf 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli_output.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/cli_output.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Output::Output(otInstance *aInstance, otCliOutputCallback aCallback, void *aCall
     , mCallbackContext(aCallbackContext)
 #if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_CLI_LOG_INPUT_OUTPUT_ENABLE
     , mOutputLength(0)
-    , mIsLogging(false)
+    , mEmittingCommandOutput(true)
 #endif
 {
 }
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ void Output::OutputFormatV(const char *aFormat, va_list aArguments)
     mCallback(mCallbackContext, aFormat, aArguments);
 
 #if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_CLI_LOG_INPUT_OUTPUT_ENABLE
-    VerifyOrExit(!IsLogging());
+    VerifyOrExit(mEmittingCommandOutput);
 
     charsWritten = vsnprintf(&mOutputString[mOutputLength], sizeof(mOutputString) - mOutputLength, aFormat, args);
 
@@ -312,6 +312,20 @@ exit:
 #endif // OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_CLI_LOG_INPUT_OUTPUT_ENABLE
 }
 
+#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_CLI_LOG_INPUT_OUTPUT_ENABLE
+void Output::LogInput(const Arg *aArgs)
+{
+    String<kInputOutputLogStringSize> inputString;
+
+    for (bool isFirst = true; !aArgs->IsEmpty(); aArgs++, isFirst = false)
+    {
+        inputString.Append(isFirst ? "%s" : " %s", aArgs->GetCString());
+    }
+
+    otLogNoteCli("Input: %s", inputString.AsCString());
+}
+#endif
+
 void Output::OutputTableHeader(uint8_t aNumColumns, const char *const aTitles[], const uint8_t aWidths[])
 {
     for (uint8_t index = 0; index < aNumColumns; index++)
diff --git a/src/cli/cli_output.hpp b/src/cli/cli_output.hpp
index b501bbadf..d0f95a6d8 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli_output.hpp
+++ b/src/cli/cli_output.hpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <openthread/cli.h>
 
 #include "cli_config.h"
+#include "utils/parse_cmdline.hpp"
 
 namespace ot {
 namespace Cli {
@@ -292,14 +293,21 @@ public:
     }
 
 protected:
+    typedef Utils::CmdLineParser::Arg Arg;
+
     void OutputFormatV(const char *aFormat, va_list aArguments);
 
 #if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_CLI_LOG_INPUT_OUTPUT_ENABLE
-    bool IsLogging(void) const { return mIsLogging; }
-    void SetIsLogging(bool aIsLogging) { mIsLogging = aIsLogging; }
+    void LogInput(const Arg *aArgs);
+    void SetEmittingCommandOutput(bool aEmittingOutput) { mEmittingCommandOutput = aEmittingOutput; }
+#else
+    void LogInput(const Arg *) {}
+    void SetEmittingCommandOutput(bool) {}
 #endif
 
 private:
+    static constexpr uint16_t kInputOutputLogStringSize = OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_CLI_LOG_INPUT_OUTPUT_LOG_STRING_SIZE;
+
     void OutputTableHeader(uint8_t aNumColumns, const char *const aTitles[], const uint8_t aWidths[]);
     void OutputTableSeparator(uint8_t aNumColumns, const uint8_t aWidths[]);
 
@@ -307,9 +315,9 @@ private:
     otCliOutputCallback mCallback;
     void *              mCallbackContext;
 #if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_CLI_LOG_INPUT_OUTPUT_ENABLE
-    char     mOutputString[OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_CLI_LOG_INPUT_OUTPUT_LOG_STRING_SIZE];
+    char     mOutputString[kInputOutputLogStringSize];
     uint16_t mOutputLength;
-    bool     mIsLogging;
+    bool     mEmittingCommandOutput;
 #endif
 };