diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/ioctls.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/ioctls.h
index 034b6cf5d9f31b1d3693746fe739331534f4b802..80e1cee90f1f7df7cb6ec06ffb4c2e58191f1485 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/ioctls.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/ioctls.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
 #define TIOCSPTLCK	_IOW('T',0x31, int)  /* Lock/unlock Pty */
 #define TIOCGDEV	_IOR('T',0x32, unsigned int) /* Get primary device node of /dev/console */
 #define TIOCSIG		_IOW('T',0x36, int)  /* Generate signal on Pty slave */
+#define TIOCVHANGUP	0x5437
 
 #define TIOCSERCONFIG	0x5453
 #define TIOCSERGWILD	0x5454
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/ioctls.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/ioctls.h
index d967b8997626038ee3fe187721a467b80aae6967..92403c3d6007cb465c1c68d3888af9df7d4ad99d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/ioctls.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/ioctls.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 #define TIOCSPTLCK	_IOW('T', 0x31, int)  /* Lock/unlock Pty */
 #define TIOCGDEV	_IOR('T', 0x32, unsigned int) /* Get primary device node of /dev/console */
 #define TIOCSIG		_IOW('T', 0x36, int)  /* Generate signal on Pty slave */
+#define TIOCVHANGUP	0x5437
 
 /* I hope the range from 0x5480 on is free ... */
 #define TIOCSCTTY	0x5480		/* become controlling tty */
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/ioctls.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/ioctls.h
index 6ba80d03623ada75d9413f60180dbab53f255d88..054ec06f9e233ceb4a8f3ca22d9eae6e91729c25 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/ioctls.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/ioctls.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #define TIOCSPTLCK	_IOW('T',0x31, int)  /* Lock/unlock Pty */
 #define TIOCGDEV	_IOR('T',0x32, int)  /* Get primary device node of /dev/console */
 #define TIOCSIG		_IOW('T',0x36, int)  /* Generate signal on Pty slave */
+#define TIOCVHANGUP	0x5437
 
 #define FIONCLEX	0x5450  /* these numbers need to be adjusted. */
 #define FIOCLEX		0x5451
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ioctls.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ioctls.h
index c7dc17cf84f1f37a9ac1663e41c380153a2b1e99..e9b78870aaab15dc1bf279510e338dc53a608f7c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ioctls.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ioctls.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 #define TIOCSPTLCK	_IOW('T',0x31, int)  /* Lock/unlock Pty */
 #define TIOCGDEV	_IOR('T',0x32, unsigned int) /* Get primary device node of /dev/console */
 #define TIOCSIG		_IOW('T',0x36, int)  /* Generate signal on Pty slave */
+#define TIOCVHANGUP	0x5437
 
 #define TIOCSERCONFIG	0x5453
 #define TIOCSERGWILD	0x5454
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/ioctls.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/ioctls.h
index 84e85a79263839011b260a236b9630083311d693..a6769f352bf6b7525ea5e9094e0d94517c984a18 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/ioctls.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/ioctls.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 #define TIOCSPTLCK	_IOW('T',0x31, int)  /* Lock/unlock Pty */
 #define TIOCGDEV	_IOR('T',0x32, unsigned int) /* Get primary device node of /dev/console */
 #define TIOCSIG		_IOW('T',0x36, int)  /* Generate signal on Pty slave */
+#define TIOCVHANGUP	_IO('T', 0x37)
 
 #define TIOCSERCONFIG	_IO('T', 83) /* 0x5453 */
 #define TIOCSERGWILD	_IOR('T', 84,  int) /* 0x5454 */
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/ioctls.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/ioctls.h
index ed3807b96bb5aef8d988d4f81bffe60260cbbcd5..28d0c8b02cc3c054dae2c23c737afd5ffdf8a9c2 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/ioctls.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/ioctls.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define TCSETSW2	_IOW('T', 14, struct termios2)
 #define TCSETSF2	_IOW('T', 15, struct termios2)
 #define TIOCGDEV	_IOR('T',0x32, unsigned int) /* Get primary device node of /dev/console */
+#define TIOCVHANGUP	_IO('T', 0x37)
 
 /* Note that all the ioctls that are not available in Linux have a 
  * double underscore on the front to: a) avoid some programs to
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/ioctls.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/ioctls.h
index ccf1800f0b0c208c185235dac38bd3749fb893fe..fd1d1369a407875f24b15b7c6dc9169f67896ef4 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/ioctls.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/ioctls.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
 #define TIOCSPTLCK	_IOW('T',0x31, int)  /* Lock/unlock Pty */
 #define TIOCGDEV	_IOR('T',0x32, unsigned int) /* Get primary device node of /dev/console */
 #define TIOCSIG		_IOW('T',0x36, int)  /* Generate signal on Pty slave */
+#define TIOCVHANGUP	_IO('T', 0x37)
 
 #define TIOCSERCONFIG	_IO('T', 83)
 #define TIOCSERGWILD	_IOR('T', 84,  int)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 20a862a2a0c28cd8e45a139672a874d83080b29c..8ef2d69470ec9379773f2cfc20a5eb976f2e1fa9 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -2626,6 +2626,11 @@ long tty_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		return put_user(tty->ldisc->ops->num, (int __user *)p);
 	case TIOCSETD:
 		return tiocsetd(tty, p);
+	case TIOCVHANGUP:
+		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+			return -EPERM;
+		tty_vhangup(tty);
+		return 0;
 	case TIOCGDEV:
 	{
 		unsigned int ret = new_encode_dev(tty_devnum(real_tty));
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/ioctls.h b/include/asm-generic/ioctls.h
index 3f3f2d189fb86d3cd6cb5c93b8e45cef6d6e954a..199975fac395745342a6cabef1bfb612e73fc1dc 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/ioctls.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/ioctls.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 #define TCSETXF		0x5434
 #define TCSETXW		0x5435
 #define TIOCSIG		_IOW('T', 0x36, int)  /* pty: generate signal */
+#define TIOCVHANGUP	0x5437
 
 #define FIONCLEX	0x5450
 #define FIOCLEX		0x5451