diff --git a/mercurial/shelve.py b/mercurial/shelve.py
--- a/mercurial/shelve.py
+++ b/mercurial/shelve.py
@@ -698,11 +698,12 @@
             if shfile.exists():
                 shfile.movetobackup()
         cleanupoldbackups(repo)
-def unshelvecontinue(ui, repo, state, opts, basename=None):
+def unshelvecontinue(ui, repo, state, opts):
     """subcommand to continue an in-progress unshelve"""
     # We're finishing off a merge. First parent is our original
     # parent, second is the temporary "fake" commit we're unshelving.
     interactive = state.interactive
+    basename = state.name
     with repo.lock():
         checkparents(repo, state)
         ms = merge.mergestate.read(repo)
@@ -933,10 +934,10 @@
     if opts.get("name"):
         shelved.append(opts["name"])
 
-    if abortf or continuef and not interactive:
+    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):
@@ -947,19 +948,17 @@
             return unshelveabort(ui, repo, state)
         elif continuef:
             return unshelvecontinue(ui, repo, state, opts)
-    elif len(shelved) > 1:
+    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]
-        ui.status(_("unshelving change '%s'\n") % basename)
-    elif shelved:
+        if not (abortf or continuef):
+            ui.status(_("unshelving change '%s'\n") % basename)
+    else:
         basename = shelved[0]
-    if continuef and interactive:
-        state = _loadshelvedstate(ui, repo, opts)
-        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'?