diff --git a/display/Makefile b/display/Makefile
index 990348c8359..824fc00c01f 100644
--- a/display/Makefile
+++ b/display/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ SUBDIRS = \
 	d.rast \
 	d.rast.arrow \
 	d.rast.num \
+	d.redraw \
 	d.rgb \
 	d.rhumbline \
 	d.text \
diff --git a/display/d.redraw/Makefile b/display/d.redraw/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..00038c24a1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/display/d.redraw/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+MODULE_TOPDIR = ../..
+
+PGM = d.redraw
+
+LIBES = $(DISPLAYLIB) $(GISLIB)
+DEPENDENCIES = $(DISPLAYDEP) $(GISDEP)
+
+include $(MODULE_TOPDIR)/include/Make/Module.make
+
+default: cmd
diff --git a/display/d.redraw/d.redraw.html b/display/d.redraw/d.redraw.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..923cbbde44f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/display/d.redraw/d.redraw.html
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
+
+<em>d.redraw</em> redraws the content of the currently selected monitor. The
+active monitor can be selected with <em>d.mon</em>.
+
+<h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
+
+<em>
+  <a href="d.erase.html">d.erase</a>,
+  <a href="d.rast.html">d.rast</a>,
+  <a href="d.vect.html">d.vect</a>,
+  <a href="d.mon.html">d.mon</a>
+</em>
+
+<h2>AUTHOR</h2>
+
+Huidae Cho, New Mexico State University<br>
+Based on the <em>d.redraw</em> script by Martin Landa, Czech Republic
diff --git a/display/d.redraw/main.c b/display/d.redraw/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f52757e315
--- /dev/null
+++ b/display/d.redraw/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ *
+ * MODULE:       d.redraw
+ * AUTHOR(S):    Huidae Cho <grass4u gmail.com>
+ *               Based on scripts/d.redraw/d.redraw.py by Martin Landa
+ * PURPOSE:      Redraws the content of currently selected monitor
+ * COPYRIGHT:    (C) 2024 by the GRASS Development Team
+ *
+ *               This program is free software under the GNU General
+ *               Public License (>=v2). Read the file COPYING that
+ *               comes with GRASS for details.
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <grass/gis.h>
+#include <grass/spawn.h>
+#include <grass/display.h>
+#include <grass/glocale.h>
+
+#define LINES_SIZE_INC 1024
+#define LINE_LEN       1024
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    struct GModule *module;
+    const char *mon;
+    char element[GPATH_MAX], cmd_file[GPATH_MAX];
+    FILE *fp;
+    int lines_size, num_lines, num_comment_lines;
+    char **lines, line[LINE_LEN];
+    char **cmd_argv;
+    int i;
+
+    G_gisinit(argv[0]);
+
+    module = G_define_module();
+    G_add_keyword(_("display"));
+    G_add_keyword(_("graphics"));
+    G_add_keyword(_("monitors"));
+    module->description =
+        _("Redraws the content of currently selected monitor.");
+
+    if (G_parser(argc, argv))
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+
+    if (!(mon = G_getenv_nofatal("MONITOR")))
+        G_fatal_error(_("No graphics device selected. Use d.mon to select "
+                        "graphics device."));
+
+    D_open_driver();
+    D_close_driver();
+
+    G_temp_element(element);
+    strcat(element, "/MONITORS/");
+    strcat(element, mon);
+    G_file_name(cmd_file, element, "cmd", G_mapset());
+
+    if (!(fp = fopen(cmd_file, "r")))
+        G_fatal_error(_("Unable to open file '%s' for reading."), cmd_file);
+
+    lines_size = num_lines = num_comment_lines = 0;
+    lines = NULL;
+
+    /* read and save cmd lines; run display commands now */
+    while (G_getl2(line, LINE_LEN, fp)) {
+        /* don't add d.redraw this time */
+        if (strcmp(line, "d.redraw") == 0) {
+            /* remove its comment lines above */
+            num_lines -= num_comment_lines;
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (lines_size == num_lines) {
+            lines_size += LINES_SIZE_INC;
+            lines = G_realloc(lines, sizeof(char *) * lines_size);
+        }
+        lines[num_lines++] = G_store(line);
+
+        if (*line == '#') {
+            num_comment_lines++;
+            /* render next command into the same existing file */
+            if (strstr(line, "# GRASS_RENDER_") == line)
+                putenv(G_store(line + 2));
+            continue;
+        }
+        num_comment_lines = 0;
+
+        /* split line by space; double-quote delimiters protect spaces */
+        cmd_argv = G_tokenize2(line, " ", "\"");
+        /* run display command */
+        G_vspawn_ex(cmd_argv[0], (const char **)cmd_argv);
+        G_free_tokens(cmd_argv);
+    }
+
+    fclose(fp);
+
+    /* write out cmd file without d.redraw */
+    if (!(fp = fopen(cmd_file, "w")))
+        G_fatal_error(_("Unable to open file '%s' for writing."), cmd_file);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < num_lines; i++)
+        fprintf(fp, "%s\n", lines[i]);
+
+    fclose(fp);
+
+    exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+}
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
index 2b898941463..84a9ad21e26 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ SUBDIRS = \
 	d.polar \
 	d.rast.edit \
 	d.rast.leg \
-	d.redraw \
 	d.shade \
 	d.what.rast \
 	d.what.vect \
diff --git a/scripts/d.redraw/Makefile b/scripts/d.redraw/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 28799bdcdb4..00000000000
--- a/scripts/d.redraw/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-MODULE_TOPDIR = ../..
-
-PGM = d.redraw
-
-include $(MODULE_TOPDIR)/include/Make/Script.make
-
-default: script
diff --git a/scripts/d.redraw/d.redraw.html b/scripts/d.redraw/d.redraw.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 00481bc1f16..00000000000
--- a/scripts/d.redraw/d.redraw.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-<h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
-
-<em>d.redraw</em> redraws the content of the currently selected
-monitor. The active monitor can be selected
-with <em>d.mon</em>.
-
-<h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
-
-
-<em>
-  <a href="d.erase.html">d.erase</a>,
-  <a href="d.rast.html">d.rast</a>,
-  <a href="d.vect.html">d.vect</a>,
-  <a href="d.mon.html">d.mon</a>
-</em>
-
-<h2>AUTHOR</h2>
-
-Martin Landa, Czech Republic
diff --git a/scripts/d.redraw/d.redraw.py b/scripts/d.redraw/d.redraw.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 297471cf5f2..00000000000
--- a/scripts/d.redraw/d.redraw.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-############################################################################
-#
-# MODULE:	d.redraw
-# AUTHOR(S):	Martin Landa <landa.martin gmail.com>
-# PURPOSE:	Redraws the content of currently selected monitor
-# COPYRIGHT:	(C) 2011-2015 by the GRASS Development Team
-#
-# 		This program is free software under the GNU General
-# 		Public License (>=v2). Read the file COPYING that
-# 		comes with GRASS for details.
-#
-#############################################################################
-
-# %module
-# % description: Redraws the content of currently selected monitor.
-# % keyword: display
-# % keyword: graphics
-# % keyword: monitors
-# %end
-
-import os
-import sys
-
-from grass.script import core as grass
-from grass.script.utils import split
-
-
-def main():
-    mon = grass.gisenv().get("MONITOR", None)
-    if not mon:
-        grass.fatal(
-            _("No graphics device selected. Use d.mon to select graphics device.")
-        )
-
-    monCmd = grass.parse_command("d.mon", flags="g").get("cmd", None)
-    if not monCmd or not os.path.isfile(monCmd):
-        grass.fatal(_("Unable to open file '%s'") % monCmd)
-
-    try:
-        fd = open(monCmd, "r")
-        cmdList = fd.readlines()
-
-        grass.run_command("d.erase")
-
-        for cmd in cmdList:
-            if cmd.startswith("#"):
-                continue
-            grass.call(split(cmd))
-    except OSError as e:
-        grass.fatal(
-            _("Unable to open file '%s' for reading. Details: %s") % (monCmd, e)
-        )
-
-    fd.close()
-
-    # restore cmd file
-    try:
-        fd = open(monCmd, "w")
-        fd.writelines(cmdList)
-    except OSError as e:
-        grass.fatal(
-            _("Unable to open file '%s' for writing. Details: %s") % (monCmd, e)
-        )
-
-    return 0
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    options, flags = grass.parser()
-    sys.exit(main())