diff --git a/misc.c b/misc.c
index 9775fccb..ee27cdb6 100644
--- a/misc.c
+++ b/misc.c
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ bool nullseat_verbose_no(Seat *seat) { return false; }
 bool nullseat_verbose_yes(Seat *seat) { return true; }
 bool nullseat_interactive_no(Seat *seat) { return false; }
 bool nullseat_interactive_yes(Seat *seat) { return true; }
+bool nullseat_get_cursor_position(Seat *seat, int *x, int *y) { return false; }
 
 bool null_lp_verbose_no(LogPolicy *lp) { return false; }
 bool null_lp_verbose_yes(LogPolicy *lp) { return true; }
diff --git a/pscp.c b/pscp.c
index 695ace3d..96db467a 100644
--- a/pscp.c
+++ b/pscp.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ static const SeatVtable pscp_seat_vt = {
     nullseat_set_trust_status_vacuously,
     cmdline_seat_verbose,
     nullseat_interactive_no,
+    nullseat_get_cursor_position,
 };
 static Seat pscp_seat[1] = {{ &pscp_seat_vt }};
 
diff --git a/psftp.c b/psftp.c
index 2be47894..99e0e12e 100644
--- a/psftp.c
+++ b/psftp.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ static const SeatVtable psftp_seat_vt = {
     nullseat_set_trust_status_vacuously,
     cmdline_seat_verbose,
     nullseat_interactive_yes,
+    nullseat_get_cursor_position,
 };
 static Seat psftp_seat[1] = {{ &psftp_seat_vt }};
 
diff --git a/putty.h b/putty.h
index 4a67ed14..b08efcfd 100644
--- a/putty.h
+++ b/putty.h
@@ -918,6 +918,13 @@ struct SeatVtable {
      * Ask the seat whether it's an interactive program.
      */
     bool (*interactive)(Seat *seat);
+
+    /*
+     * Return the seat's current idea of where the output cursor is.
+     *
+     * Returns true if the seat has a cursor. Returns false if not.
+     */
+    bool (*get_cursor_position)(Seat *seat, int *x, int *y);
 };
 
 static inline size_t seat_output(
@@ -967,6 +974,8 @@ static inline bool seat_verbose(Seat *seat)
 { return seat->vt->verbose(seat); }
 static inline bool seat_interactive(Seat *seat)
 { return seat->vt->interactive(seat); }
+static inline bool seat_get_cursor_position(Seat *seat, int *x, int *y)
+{ return  seat->vt->get_cursor_position(seat, x, y); }
 
 /* Unlike the seat's actual method, the public entry point
  * seat_connection_fatal is a wrapper function with a printf-like API,
@@ -1023,6 +1032,7 @@ bool nullseat_verbose_no(Seat *seat);
 bool nullseat_verbose_yes(Seat *seat);
 bool nullseat_interactive_no(Seat *seat);
 bool nullseat_interactive_yes(Seat *seat);
+bool nullseat_get_cursor_position(Seat *seat, int *x, int *y);
 
 /*
  * Seat functions provided by the platform's console-application
@@ -1607,6 +1617,7 @@ int term_get_userpass_input(Terminal *term, prompts_t *p, bufchain *input);
 void term_set_trust_status(Terminal *term, bool trusted);
 void term_keyinput(Terminal *, int codepage, const void *buf, int len);
 void term_keyinputw(Terminal *, const wchar_t * widebuf, int len);
+void term_get_cursor_position(Terminal *term, int *x, int *y);
 
 typedef enum SmallKeypadKey {
     SKK_HOME, SKK_END, SKK_INSERT, SKK_DELETE, SKK_PGUP, SKK_PGDN,
diff --git a/sesschan.c b/sesschan.c
index 1f5d06dd..223c77d7 100644
--- a/sesschan.c
+++ b/sesschan.c
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ static const SeatVtable sesschan_seat_vt = {
     nullseat_set_trust_status,
     nullseat_verbose_no,
     nullseat_interactive_no,
+    nullseat_get_cursor_position,
 };
 
 Channel *sesschan_new(SshChannel *c, LogContext *logctx,
diff --git a/sshserver.c b/sshserver.c
index 97dd9403..daf4c65c 100644
--- a/sshserver.c
+++ b/sshserver.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ static const SeatVtable server_seat_vt = {
     nullseat_set_trust_status,
     nullseat_verbose_no,
     nullseat_interactive_no,
+    nullseat_get_cursor_position,
 };
 
 static void server_socket_log(Plug *plug, PlugLogType type, SockAddr *addr,
diff --git a/terminal.c b/terminal.c
index dd6b8a9e..42d42ea3 100644
--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -1810,6 +1810,12 @@ void term_set_trust_status(Terminal *term, bool trusted)
     term->trusted = trusted;
 }
 
+void term_get_cursor_position(Terminal *term, int *x, int *y)
+{
+    *x = term->curs.x;
+    *y = term->curs.y;
+}
+
 /*
  * Set up the terminal for a given size.
  */
diff --git a/unix/gtkwin.c b/unix/gtkwin.c
index 5660ee94..6d964a11 100644
--- a/unix/gtkwin.c
+++ b/unix/gtkwin.c
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ static const char *gtk_seat_get_x_display(Seat *seat);
 static bool gtk_seat_get_windowid(Seat *seat, long *id);
 #endif
 static bool gtk_seat_set_trust_status(Seat *seat, bool trusted);
+static bool gtk_seat_get_cursor_position(Seat *seat, int *x, int *y);
 
 static const SeatVtable gtk_seat_vt = {
     gtk_seat_output,
@@ -399,6 +400,7 @@ static const SeatVtable gtk_seat_vt = {
     gtk_seat_set_trust_status,
     nullseat_verbose_yes,
     nullseat_interactive_yes,
+    gtk_seat_get_cursor_position,
 };
 
 static void gtk_eventlog(LogPolicy *lp, const char *string)
@@ -5530,3 +5532,13 @@ static bool gtk_seat_set_trust_status(Seat *seat, bool trusted)
     term_set_trust_status(inst->term, trusted);
     return true;
 }
+
+static bool gtk_seat_get_cursor_position(Seat *seat, int *x, int *y)
+{
+    GtkFrontend *inst = container_of(seat, GtkFrontend, seat);
+    if (inst->term) {
+        term_get_cursor_position(inst->term, x, y);
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/unix/uxplink.c b/unix/uxplink.c
index 463c9a60..473a0c4b 100644
--- a/unix/uxplink.c
+++ b/unix/uxplink.c
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ static const SeatVtable plink_seat_vt = {
     console_set_trust_status,
     cmdline_seat_verbose,
     plink_seat_interactive,
+    nullseat_get_cursor_position,
 };
 static Seat plink_seat[1] = {{ &plink_seat_vt }};
 
diff --git a/windows/window.c b/windows/window.c
index aff506e3..0a375380 100644
--- a/windows/window.c
+++ b/windows/window.c
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ static void win_seat_connection_fatal(Seat *seat, const char *msg);
 static void win_seat_update_specials_menu(Seat *seat);
 static void win_seat_set_busy_status(Seat *seat, BusyStatus status);
 static bool win_seat_set_trust_status(Seat *seat, bool trusted);
+static bool win_seat_get_cursor_position(Seat *seat, int *x, int *y);
 
 static const SeatVtable win_seat_vt = {
     win_seat_output,
@@ -358,6 +359,7 @@ static const SeatVtable win_seat_vt = {
     win_seat_set_trust_status,
     nullseat_verbose_yes,
     nullseat_interactive_yes,
+    win_seat_get_cursor_position,
 };
 static WinGuiSeat wgs = { .seat.vt = &win_seat_vt,
                           .logpolicy.vt = &win_gui_logpolicy_vt };
@@ -5801,3 +5803,9 @@ static bool win_seat_set_trust_status(Seat *seat, bool trusted)
     term_set_trust_status(term, trusted);
     return true;
 }
+
+static bool win_seat_get_cursor_position(Seat *seat, int *x, int *y)
+{
+    term_get_cursor_position(term, x, y);
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/windows/winplink.c b/windows/winplink.c
index ec9c31e5..304e4873 100644
--- a/windows/winplink.c
+++ b/windows/winplink.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ static const SeatVtable plink_seat_vt = {
     console_set_trust_status,
     cmdline_seat_verbose,
     plink_seat_interactive,
+    nullseat_get_cursor_position,
 };
 static Seat plink_seat[1] = {{ &plink_seat_vt }};