diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/ioctls.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/ioctls.h
index 59617c3c2be6a865d40dd64dcf9ae222c3c80389..034b6cf5d9f31b1d3693746fe739331534f4b802 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/ioctls.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/ioctls.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 #define TIOCGSID	0x5429  /* Return the session ID of FD */
 #define TIOCGPTN	_IOR('T',0x30, unsigned int) /* Get Pty Number (of pty-mux device) */
 #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 TIOCSERCONFIG	0x5453
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/ioctls.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/ioctls.h
index d87cb0465693ab03dc9a11bd2b1bda0a3df9c26f..d967b8997626038ee3fe187721a467b80aae6967 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/ioctls.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/ioctls.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 #define TCSETSF2	_IOW('T', 0x2D, struct termios2)
 #define TIOCGPTN	_IOR('T', 0x30, unsigned int) /* Get Pty Number (of pty-mux device) */
 #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 */
 
 /* I hope the range from 0x5480 on is free ... */
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/ioctls.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/ioctls.h
index 4e0614456bea47ecbaf26c7f0b537792b6d12b2c..6ba80d03623ada75d9413f60180dbab53f255d88 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/ioctls.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/ioctls.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #define TCSETSF2	_IOW('T',0x2D, struct termios2)
 #define TIOCGPTN	_IOR('T',0x30, unsigned int) /* Get Pty Number (of pty-mux device) */
 #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 FIONCLEX	0x5450  /* these numbers need to be adjusted. */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ioctls.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ioctls.h
index 851920052e087490a3b32175465f3d63ae00b757..c7dc17cf84f1f37a9ac1663e41c380153a2b1e99 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ioctls.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ioctls.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
 #define TIOCSRS485	0x542f
 #define TIOCGPTN	_IOR('T',0x30, unsigned int) /* Get Pty Number (of pty-mux device) */
 #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 TIOCSERCONFIG	0x5453
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/ioctls.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/ioctls.h
index eb6c4c68797224cf365caeaf761faeacc76b6b14..84e85a79263839011b260a236b9630083311d693 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/ioctls.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/ioctls.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 #define TCSETSF2	_IOW('T', 45, struct termios2)
 #define TIOCGPTN	_IOR('T',0x30, unsigned int) /* Get Pty Number (of pty-mux device) */
 #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 TIOCSERCONFIG	_IO('T', 83) /* 0x5453 */
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/ioctls.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/ioctls.h
index 53f4ee009bdda24e03e732524b7a16e93fd784bd..ed3807b96bb5aef8d988d4f81bffe60260cbbcd5 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/ioctls.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/ioctls.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define TCSETS2		_IOW('T', 13, struct termios2)
 #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 */
 
 /* 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 ab1800012ed9090b3b4902af53d74d25f2f639b6..ccf1800f0b0c208c185235dac38bd3749fb893fe 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/ioctls.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/ioctls.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
 #define TCSETSF2	_IOW('T', 45, struct termios2)
 #define TIOCGPTN	_IOR('T',0x30, unsigned int) /* Get Pty Number (of pty-mux device) */
 #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 TIOCSERCONFIG	_IO('T', 83)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index be5ab4ac0b93b6c82d7d957dc34afe0fe93be962..d2333ab23d0713dfd6c26cfbce33af6fbd8b1beb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -2618,6 +2618,11 @@ 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 TIOCGDEV:
+	{
+		unsigned int ret = new_encode_dev(tty_devnum(real_tty));
+		return put_user(ret, (unsigned int __user *)p);
+	}
 	/*
 	 * Break handling
 	 */
diff --git a/fs/compat_ioctl.c b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
index 410ed188faa1376b7b0b10ed5bff0c36aa9c8806..a1a8f0c6735f0251cdf4ae3d56aa380a1f47843a 100644
--- a/fs/compat_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
@@ -837,6 +837,7 @@ COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(TCSETSW)
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(TCSETSF)
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(TIOCLINUX)
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(TIOCSBRK)
+COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(TIOCGDEV)
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(TIOCCBRK)
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(TIOCGSID)
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(TIOCGICOUNT)
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/ioctls.h b/include/asm-generic/ioctls.h
index a3216655d65739dc9c9a4bc146558d9fde2fc7ad..3f3f2d189fb86d3cd6cb5c93b8e45cef6d6e954a 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/ioctls.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/ioctls.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #endif
 #define TIOCGPTN	_IOR('T', 0x30, unsigned int) /* Get Pty Number (of pty-mux device) */
 #define TIOCSPTLCK	_IOW('T', 0x31, int)  /* Lock/unlock Pty */
+#define TIOCGDEV	_IOR('T', 0x32, unsigned int) /* Get primary device node of /dev/console */
 #define TCGETX		0x5432 /* SYS5 TCGETX compatibility */
 #define TCSETX		0x5433
 #define TCSETXF		0x5434