diff --git a/ui/console.c b/ui/console.c
index ae61382d6e27f7090f486f5fc0a17519d64c374f..8027ba7d8f4a8611757828eaeac2d0bf7d26c886 100644
--- a/ui/console.c
+++ b/ui/console.c
@@ -757,6 +757,31 @@ static void console_clear_xy(QemuConsole *s, int x, int y)
     update_xy(s, x, y);
 }
 
+static void console_put_one(QemuConsole *s, int ch)
+{
+    TextCell *c;
+    int y1;
+    if (s->x >= s->width) {
+        /* line wrap */
+        s->x = 0;
+        console_put_lf(s);
+    }
+    y1 = (s->y_base + s->y) % s->total_height;
+    c = &s->cells[y1 * s->width + s->x];
+    c->ch = ch;
+    c->t_attrib = s->t_attrib;
+    update_xy(s, s->x, s->y);
+    s->x++;
+}
+
+static void console_respond_str(QemuConsole *s, const char *buf)
+{
+    while (*buf) {
+        console_put_one(s, *buf);
+        buf++;
+    }
+}
+
 /* set cursor, checking bounds */
 static void set_cursor(QemuConsole *s, int x, int y)
 {
@@ -779,9 +804,9 @@ static void set_cursor(QemuConsole *s, int x, int y)
 
 static void console_putchar(QemuConsole *s, int ch)
 {
-    TextCell *c;
-    int y1, i;
+    int i;
     int x, y;
+    char response[40];
 
     switch(s->state) {
     case TTY_STATE_NORM:
@@ -817,17 +842,7 @@ static void console_putchar(QemuConsole *s, int ch)
             s->state = TTY_STATE_ESC;
             break;
         default:
-            if (s->x >= s->width) {
-                /* line wrap */
-                s->x = 0;
-                console_put_lf(s);
-            }
-            y1 = (s->y_base + s->y) % s->total_height;
-            c = &s->cells[y1 * s->width + s->x];
-            c->ch = ch;
-            c->t_attrib = s->t_attrib;
-            update_xy(s, s->x, s->y);
-            s->x++;
+            console_put_one(s, ch);
             break;
         }
         break;
@@ -956,8 +971,19 @@ static void console_putchar(QemuConsole *s, int ch)
                 console_handle_escape(s);
                 break;
             case 'n':
-                /* report cursor position */
-                /* TODO: send ESC[row;colR */
+                switch (s->esc_params[0]) {
+                case 5:
+                    /* report console status (always succeed)*/
+                    console_respond_str(s, "\033[0n");
+                    break;
+                case 6:
+                    /* report cursor position */
+                    sprintf(response, "\033[%d;%dR",
+                           (s->y_base + s->y) % s->total_height + 1,
+                            s->x + 1);
+                    console_respond_str(s, response);
+                    break;
+                }
                 break;
             case 's':
                 /* save cursor position */