diff --git a/usr.bin/head/head.c b/usr.bin/head/head.c
index 5de0cba..cee5ae2 100644
--- a/usr.bin/head/head.c
+++ b/usr.bin/head/head.c
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
  * Bill Joy UCB August 24, 1977
  */
 
-static void head(FILE *, int);
-static void head_bytes(FILE *, off_t);
+static void head(FILE *, int, int);
+static void head_bytes(FILE *, off_t, int);
 static void obsolete(char *[]);
 static void usage(void);
 
@@ -71,18 +71,21 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	int ch;
 	FILE *fp;
-	int first, linecnt = -1, eval = 0;
+	int first, linecnt = -1, eval = 0, pipekp = 0;
 	off_t bytecnt = -1;
 	char *ep;
 
 	obsolete(argv);
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "n:c:")) != -1)
+	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "c:kn:")) != -1)
 		switch(ch) {
 		case 'c':
 			bytecnt = strtoimax(optarg, &ep, 10);
 			if (*ep || bytecnt <= 0)
 				errx(1, "illegal byte count -- %s", optarg);
 			break;
+		case 'k':
+			pipekp = 1;
+			break;
 		case 'n':
 			linecnt = strtol(optarg, &ep, 10);
 			if (*ep || linecnt <= 0)
@@ -112,21 +115,21 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				first = 0;
 			}
 			if (bytecnt == -1)
-				head(fp, linecnt);
+				head(fp, linecnt, pipekp);
 			else
-				head_bytes(fp, bytecnt);
+				head_bytes(fp, bytecnt, pipekp);
 			(void)fclose(fp);
 		}
 	} else if (bytecnt == -1)
-		head(stdin, linecnt);
+		head(stdin, linecnt, pipekp);
 	else
-		head_bytes(stdin, bytecnt);
+		head_bytes(stdin, bytecnt, pipekp);
 
 	exit(eval);
 }
 
 static void
-head(FILE *fp, int cnt)
+head(FILE *fp, int cnt, int keep)
 {
 	char *cp;
 	size_t error, readlen;
@@ -137,10 +140,12 @@ head(FILE *fp, int cnt)
 			err(1, "stdout");
 		cnt--;
 	}
+	for (; keep && fgetln(fp, &readlen) != NULL;)
+		;	/* nothing */
 }
 
 static void
-head_bytes(FILE *fp, off_t cnt)
+head_bytes(FILE *fp, off_t cnt, int keep)
 {
 	char buf[4096];
 	size_t readlen;
@@ -157,6 +162,8 @@ head_bytes(FILE *fp, off_t cnt)
 			err(1, "stdout");
 		cnt -= readlen;
 	}
+	for (; keep && fread(buf, sizeof(char), readlen, fp);)
+		;	/* nothing */
 }
 
 static void
@@ -181,6 +188,6 @@ static void
 usage(void)
 {
 
-	(void)fprintf(stderr, "usage: head [-n lines | -c bytes] [file ...]\n");
+	(void)fprintf(stderr, "usage: head [-k] [-c bytes | -n lines] [file ...]\n");
 	exit(1);
 }