diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index 0df7bb87..fcccb850 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ const char *const ttymodes[] = {
     "SWTCH",	"STATUS",   "DISCARD",	"IGNPAR",   "PARMRK",
     "INPCK",	"ISTRIP",   "INLCR",	"IGNCR",    "ICRNL",
     "IUCLC",	"IXON",     "IXANY",	"IXOFF",    "IMAXBEL",
-    "ISIG",	"ICANON",   "XCASE",	"ECHO",     "ECHOE",
-    "ECHOK",	"ECHONL",   "NOFLSH",	"TOSTOP",   "IEXTEN",
-    "ECHOCTL",	"ECHOKE",   "PENDIN",	"OPOST",    "OLCUC",
-    "ONLCR",	"OCRNL",    "ONOCR",	"ONLRET",   "CS7",
-    "CS8",	"PARENB",   "PARODD",	NULL
+    "IUTF8",    "ISIG",     "ICANON",   "XCASE",    "ECHO",
+    "ECHOE",    "ECHOK",    "ECHONL",   "NOFLSH",   "TOSTOP",
+    "IEXTEN",   "ECHOCTL",  "ECHOKE",   "PENDIN",   "OPOST",
+    "OLCUC",    "ONLCR",    "OCRNL",    "ONOCR",    "ONLRET",
+    "CS7",      "CS8",      "PARENB",   "PARODD",   NULL
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/ssh.c b/ssh.c
index 3fbd2b65..476518f8 100644
--- a/ssh.c
+++ b/ssh.c
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ static const struct ssh_ttymode {
     { "IXANY",	     39, TTY_OP_BOOL },
     { "IXOFF",	     40, TTY_OP_BOOL },
     { "IMAXBEL",     41, TTY_OP_BOOL },
+    { "IUTF8",       42, TTY_OP_BOOL },
     { "ISIG",	     50, TTY_OP_BOOL },
     { "ICANON",	     51, TTY_OP_BOOL },
     { "XCASE",	     52, TTY_OP_BOOL },
diff --git a/terminal.c b/terminal.c
index 26a3f0c9..7a444b71 100644
--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -6374,6 +6374,8 @@ char *term_get_ttymode(Terminal *term, const char *mode)
     const char *val = NULL;
     if (strcmp(mode, "ERASE") == 0) {
 	val = term->bksp_is_delete ? "^?" : "^H";
+    } else if (strcmp(mode, "IUTF8") == 0) {
+	val = frontend_is_utf8(term->frontend) ? "yes" : "no";
     }
     /* FIXME: perhaps we should set ONLCR based on lfhascr as well? */
     /* FIXME: or ECHO and friends based on local echo state? */