diff --git a/drivers/char/vt.c b/drivers/char/vt.c
index ca4844c527da..acc5d47844eb 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt.c
@@ -2328,6 +2328,10 @@ int tioclinux(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned long arg)
 		case TIOCL_SETVESABLANK:
 			set_vesa_blanking(p);
 			break;
+		case TIOCL_GETKMSGREDIRECT:
+			data = kmsg_redirect;
+			ret = __put_user(data, p);
+			break;
 		case TIOCL_SETKMSGREDIRECT:
 			if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
 				ret = -EPERM;
diff --git a/include/linux/tiocl.h b/include/linux/tiocl.h
index 2c9e847f6ed1..4756862c4ed4 100644
--- a/include/linux/tiocl.h
+++ b/include/linux/tiocl.h
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ struct tiocl_selection {
 #define TIOCL_SCROLLCONSOLE	13	/* scroll console */
 #define TIOCL_BLANKSCREEN	14	/* keep screen blank even if a key is pressed */
 #define TIOCL_BLANKEDSCREEN	15	/* return which vt was blanked */
+#define TIOCL_GETKMSGREDIRECT	17	/* get the vt the kernel messages are restricted to */
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_TIOCL_H */