diff --git a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
index eccffaf26faa..a5628a8b6620 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -1011,6 +1011,8 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * file,
 		   return -EPERM;
 		vt_dont_switch = 0;
 		return 0;
+	case VT_GETHIFONTMASK:
+		return put_user(vc->vc_hi_font_mask, (unsigned short __user *)arg);
 	default:
 		return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/compat_ioctl.h b/include/linux/compat_ioctl.h
index 269d000bb2a3..bea0255196c4 100644
--- a/include/linux/compat_ioctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/compat_ioctl.h
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(VT_RESIZE)
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(VT_RESIZEX)
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(VT_LOCKSWITCH)
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(VT_UNLOCKSWITCH)
+COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(VT_GETHIFONTMASK)
 /* Little p (/dev/rtc, /dev/envctrl, etc.) */
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(RTC_AIE_ON)
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(RTC_AIE_OFF)
diff --git a/include/linux/vt.h b/include/linux/vt.h
index 8ab334a48222..ba806e8711be 100644
--- a/include/linux/vt.h
+++ b/include/linux/vt.h
@@ -60,5 +60,6 @@ struct vt_consize {
 #define VT_RESIZEX      0x560A  /* set kernel's idea of screensize + more */
 #define VT_LOCKSWITCH   0x560B  /* disallow vt switching */
 #define VT_UNLOCKSWITCH 0x560C  /* allow vt switching */
+#define VT_GETHIFONTMASK 0x560D  /* return hi font mask */
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_VT_H */