diff --git a/mercurial/shelve.py b/mercurial/shelve.py
--- a/mercurial/shelve.py
+++ b/mercurial/shelve.py
@@ -934,10 +934,21 @@
     if opts.get("name"):
         shelved.append(opts["name"])
 
-    if abortf or continuef and not interactive:
+    if len(shelved) > 1:
+        raise error.Abort(_('can only unshelve one change at a time'))
+    elif not shelved:
+        shelved = listshelves(repo)
+        if not shelved:
+            raise error.Abort(_('no shelved changes to apply!'))
+        basename = util.split(shelved[0][1])[1]
+        if not (abortf or continuef):
+            ui.status(_("unshelving change '%s'\n") % basename)
+    elif shelved:
+        basename = shelved[0]
+    if abortf or continuef:
         if abortf and continuef:
             raise error.Abort(_('cannot use both abort and continue'))
-        if shelved:
+        if opts.get("name"):
             raise error.Abort(_('cannot combine abort/continue with '
                                'naming a shelved change'))
         if abortf and opts.get('tool', False):
@@ -947,20 +958,7 @@
         if abortf:
             return unshelveabort(ui, repo, state)
         elif continuef:
-            return unshelvecontinue(ui, repo, state, opts)
-    elif len(shelved) > 1:
-        raise error.Abort(_('can only unshelve one change at a time'))
-    elif not shelved:
-        shelved = listshelves(repo)
-        if not shelved:
-            raise error.Abort(_('no shelved changes to apply!'))
-        basename = util.split(shelved[0][1])[1]
-        ui.status(_("unshelving change '%s'\n") % basename)
-    elif shelved:
-        basename = shelved[0]
-    if continuef and interactive:
-        state = _loadshelvedstate(ui, repo, opts)
-        return unshelvecontinue(ui, repo, state, opts, basename)
+            return unshelvecontinue(ui, repo, state, opts, basename)
 
     if not shelvedfile(repo, basename, patchextension).exists():
         raise error.Abort(_("shelved change '%s' not found") % basename)
diff --git a/tests/test-shelve.t b/tests/test-shelve.t
--- a/tests/test-shelve.t
+++ b/tests/test-shelve.t
@@ -1351,13 +1351,12 @@
   A
   B
   C
-  $ hg unshelve --continue -i <<EOF
+  $ hg unshelve --continue <<EOF
   > y
   > y
   > y
   > y
   > EOF
-  unshelving change 'default-01'
   diff --git a/bar1 b/bar1
   1 hunks, 1 lines changed
   examine changes to 'bar1'?