diff --git a/sys/dev/vt/vt.h b/sys/dev/vt/vt.h
index 628d965..afca6ad 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vt/vt.h
+++ b/sys/dev/vt/vt.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ struct vt_device {
 	unsigned int		 vd_unit;	/* (c) Device unit. */
 	/* XXX: HACK */
 	unsigned int		 vd_scrollpos;	/* (d) Last scroll position. */
+	int			 vd_grabcnt;	/* Kernel console grab count. */
 };
 
 /*
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ struct vt_window {
 	struct vt_font		*vw_font;	/* (d) Graphical font. */
 	unsigned int		 vw_number;	/* (c) Window number. */
 	int			 vw_kbdmode;	/* (?) Keyboard mode. */
+	int			 vw_kbdprevmode;/* (?) Saved keyboard mode. */
 	unsigned int		 vw_flags;	/* (d) Per-window flags. */
 #define	VWF_BUSY	0x1	/* Busy reconfiguring device. */
 #define	VWF_OPENED	0x2	/* TTY in use. */
diff --git a/sys/dev/vt/vt_core.c b/sys/dev/vt/vt_core.c
index e2186ac..ee95faf 100644
--- a/sys/dev/vt/vt_core.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vt/vt_core.c
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ static tc_done_t	vtterm_done;
 
 static tc_cnprobe_t	vtterm_cnprobe;
 static tc_cngetc_t	vtterm_cngetc;
+static tc_cngrab_t	vtterm_grab;
+static tc_cnungrab_t	vtterm_ungrab;
 
 static tc_opened_t	vtterm_opened;
 static tc_ioctl_t	vtterm_ioctl;
@@ -72,6 +74,8 @@ const struct terminal_class vt_termclass = {
 
 	.tc_cnprobe	= vtterm_cnprobe,
 	.tc_cngetc	= vtterm_cngetc,
+	.tc_cngrab	= vtterm_grab,
+	.tc_cnungrab	= vtterm_ungrab,
 
 	.tc_opened	= vtterm_opened,
 	.tc_ioctl	= vtterm_ioctl,
@@ -719,6 +723,61 @@ vtterm_cngetc(struct terminal *tm)
 }
 
 static void
+vtterm_grab(struct terminal *tm)
+{
+	struct vt_window *vw = tm->tm_softc;
+	struct vt_device *vd = vw->vw_device;
+	keyboard_t *kbd;
+
+	vt_window_switch(vw);
+
+	if (vd->vd_grabcnt++ > 0)
+		return;
+
+	mtx_lock(&Giant);
+	kbd = kbd_get_keyboard(vd->vd_keyboard);
+	mtx_unlock(&Giant);
+	if (kbd == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure the keyboard is accessible even when the kbd device driver
+	 * is disabled.
+	 */
+	kbdd_enable(kbd);
+
+	kbdd_ioctl(kbd, KDGKBMODE, (caddr_t)&vw->vw_kbdprevmode);
+	vw->vw_kbdmode = K_XLATE;
+	kbdd_ioctl(kbd, KDSKBMODE, (caddr_t)&vw->vw_kbdmode);
+
+	kbdd_poll(kbd, TRUE);
+}
+
+static void
+vtterm_ungrab(struct terminal *tm)
+{
+	struct vt_window *vw = tm->tm_softc;
+	struct vt_device *vd = vw->vw_device;
+	keyboard_t *kbd;
+
+	if (--vd->vd_grabcnt > 0)
+		return;
+
+	mtx_lock(&Giant);
+	kbd = kbd_get_keyboard(vd->vd_keyboard);
+	mtx_unlock(&Giant);
+	if (kbd == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	kbdd_poll(kbd, FALSE);
+
+	vw->vw_kbdmode = vw->vw_kbdprevmode;
+	kbdd_ioctl(kbd, KDSKBMODE, (caddr_t)&vw->vw_kbdmode);
+
+	kbdd_disable(kbd);
+}
+
+static void
 vtterm_opened(struct terminal *tm, int opened)
 {
 	struct vt_window *vw = tm->tm_softc;
diff --git a/sys/kern/subr_terminal.c b/sys/kern/subr_terminal.c
index a3ea764..da48d3d 100644
--- a/sys/kern/subr_terminal.c
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_terminal.c
@@ -408,6 +408,8 @@ static cn_init_t	termcn_init;
 static cn_term_t	termcn_term;
 static cn_getc_t	termcn_getc;
 static cn_putc_t	termcn_putc;
+static cn_grab_t	termcn_grab;
+static cn_ungrab_t	termcn_ungrab;
 
 const struct consdev_ops termcn_ops = {
 	.cn_probe	= termcn_probe,
@@ -415,6 +417,8 @@ const struct consdev_ops termcn_ops = {
 	.cn_term	= termcn_term,
 	.cn_getc	= termcn_getc,
 	.cn_putc	= termcn_putc,
+	.cn_grab	= termcn_grab,
+	.cn_ungrab	= termcn_ungrab,
 };
 
 static void
@@ -464,6 +468,22 @@ termcn_putc(struct consdev *cp, int c)
 	tm->tm_class->tc_done(tm);
 }
 
+static void
+termcn_grab(struct consdev *cp)
+{
+	struct terminal *tm = cp->cn_arg;
+
+	tm->tm_class->tc_cngrab(tm);
+}
+
+static void
+termcn_ungrab(struct consdev *cp)
+{
+	struct terminal *tm = cp->cn_arg;
+
+	tm->tm_class->tc_cnungrab(tm);
+}
+
 /*
  * Binding with the terminal emulator.
  */
diff --git a/sys/sys/terminal.h b/sys/sys/terminal.h
index d84c1eb..9e99da2 100644
--- a/sys/sys/terminal.h
+++ b/sys/sys/terminal.h
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ typedef void tc_done_t(struct terminal *tm);
 
 typedef void tc_cnprobe_t(struct terminal *tm, struct consdev *cd);
 typedef int tc_cngetc_t(struct terminal *tm);
+typedef void tc_cngrab_t(struct terminal *tm);
+typedef void tc_cnungrab_t(struct terminal *tm);
 
 typedef void tc_opened_t(struct terminal *tm, int opened);
 typedef int tc_ioctl_t(struct terminal *tm, u_long cmd, caddr_t data,
@@ -110,7 +112,9 @@ struct terminal_class {
 	/* Low-level console interface. */
 	tc_cnprobe_t	*tc_cnprobe;
 	tc_cngetc_t	*tc_cngetc;
-	
+	tc_cngrab_t	*tc_cngrab;
+	tc_cnungrab_t	*tc_cnungrab;
+
 	/* Misc. */
 	tc_opened_t	*tc_opened;
 	tc_ioctl_t	*tc_ioctl;