diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 30bcf66..999b491 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ LDLIBS = -lcrypto -ltls
 OBJS += chat.o
 OBJS += handle.o
 OBJS += irc.o
+OBJS += term.o
 
 catgirl: ${OBJS}
 	${CC} ${LDFLAGS} ${OBJS} ${LDLIBS} -o $@
diff --git a/chat.h b/chat.h
index 8c13d49..93014ef 100644
--- a/chat.h
+++ b/chat.h
@@ -91,6 +91,23 @@ void ircFormat(const char *format, ...)
 
 void handle(struct Message msg);
 
+enum TermMode {
+	TermFocus,
+	TermPaste,
+};
+enum TermEvent {
+	TermNone,
+	TermFocusIn,
+	TermFocusOut,
+	TermPasteStart,
+	TermPasteEnd,
+};
+void termInit(void);
+void termNoFlow(void);
+void termTitle(const char *title);
+void termMode(enum TermMode mode, bool set);
+enum TermEvent termEvent(char ch);
+
 #define BASE64_SIZE(len) (1 + ((len) + 2) / 3 * 4)
 
 static const char Base64[64] = {
diff --git a/term.c b/term.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ade5392
--- /dev/null
+++ b/term.c
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2020  C. McEnroe <june@causal.agency>
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <termios.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "chat.h"
+
+static bool xterm;
+
+void termInit(void) {
+	const char *term = getenv("TERM");
+	xterm = (term && !strncmp(term, "xterm", 5));
+}
+
+void termNoFlow(void) {
+	struct termios attr;
+	int error = tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &attr);
+	if (error) return;
+	attr.c_iflag &= ~IXON;
+	attr.c_cc[VDISCARD] = _POSIX_VDISABLE;
+	tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &attr);
+}
+
+void termTitle(const char *title) {
+	if (!xterm) return;
+	printf("\33]0;%s\33\\", title);
+	fflush(stdout);
+}
+
+static void privateMode(const char *mode, bool set) {
+	printf("\33[?%s%c", mode, (set ? 'h' : 'l'));
+	fflush(stdout);
+}
+
+void termMode(enum TermMode mode, bool set) {
+	switch (mode) {
+		break; case TermFocus: privateMode("1004", set);
+		break; case TermPaste: privateMode("2004", set);
+	}
+}
+
+enum { Esc = '\33' };
+
+enum TermEvent termEvent(char ch) {
+	static int st;
+#define T(st, ch) ((st) << 8 | (ch))
+	switch (T(st, ch)) {
+		break; case T(0, Esc): st = 1;
+		break; case T(1, '['): st = 2;
+		break; case T(2, 'I'): st = 0; return TermFocusIn;
+		break; case T(2, 'O'): st = 0; return TermFocusOut;
+		break; case T(2, '2'): st = 3;
+		break; case T(3, '0'): st = 4;
+		break; case T(4, '0'): st = 5;
+		break; case T(5, '~'): st = 0; return TermPasteStart;
+		break; case T(4, '1'): st = 6;
+		break; case T(6, '~'): st = 0; return TermPasteEnd;
+		break; default: st = 0;
+	}
+	return 0;
+#undef T
+}