diff --git a/share/man/man4/syscons.4 b/share/man/man4/syscons.4
index 49b4c84aabf1..8fa34eefb67d 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/syscons.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/syscons.4
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 .Cd "options SC_ALT_MOUSE_IMAGE"
 .Cd "options SC_CUT_SEPCHARS=_characters_"
 .Cd "options SC_CUT_SPACES2TABS"
+.Cd "options SC_DFLT_TERM"
 .Cd "options SC_DISABLE_KDBKEY"
 .Cd "options SC_DISABLE_REBOOT"
 .Cd "options SC_HISTORY_SIZE=N"
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@
 .Cd "options SC_NO_PALETTE_LOADING"
 .Cd "options SC_NO_SUSPEND_VTYSWITCH"
 .Cd "options SC_NO_SYSMOUSE"
+.Cd "options SC_NO_TERM_DUMB"
+.Cd "options SC_NO_TERM_SC"
+.Cd "options SC_NO_TERM_SCTEKEN"
 .Cd "options SC_PIXEL_MODE"
 .Cd "options SC_TWOBUTTON_MOUSE"
 .Cd "options SC_NORM_ATTR=_attribute_"
@@ -285,6 +289,8 @@ This options instructs the driver to convert leading spaces into tabs
 when copying data into cut buffer.
 This might be useful to preserve
 indentation when copying tab-indented text.
+.It Dv SC_DFLT_TERM=_name_
+This option specifies the name of the preferred terminal emulator.
 .It Dv SC_DISABLE_KDBKEY
 This option disables the ``debug'' key combination (by default, it is
 .Dv Alt-Esc ,
@@ -409,6 +415,15 @@ will fail if this option is defined.
 This option implies the
 .Dv SC_NO_CUTPASTE
 option too.
+.It Dv SC_NO_TERM_DUMB
+.It Dv SC_NO_TERM_SC
+.It Dv SC_NO_TERM_SCTEKEN
+These options remove the
+.Qq dumb ,
+.Qq sc ,
+and
+.Qq scteken 
+terminal emulators, respectively.
 .El
 .Ss Driver Flags
 The following driver flags can be used to control the
diff --git a/sys/conf/NOTES b/sys/conf/NOTES
index 8c143205cee8..620a542fd7d9 100644
--- a/sys/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/conf/NOTES
@@ -1488,6 +1488,7 @@ options 	MAXCONS=16		# number of virtual consoles
 options 	SC_ALT_MOUSE_IMAGE	# simplified mouse cursor in text mode
 options 	SC_DFLT_FONT		# compile font in
 makeoptions	SC_DFLT_FONT=cp850
+options 	SC_DFLT_TERM=\"sc\"	# default terminal emulator
 options 	SC_DISABLE_KDBKEY	# disable `debug' key
 options 	SC_DISABLE_REBOOT	# disable reboot key sequence
 options 	SC_HISTORY_SIZE=200	# number of history buffer lines
@@ -1518,6 +1519,9 @@ options 	SC_NO_HISTORY
 options 	SC_NO_MODE_CHANGE
 options 	SC_NO_SYSMOUSE
 options 	SC_NO_SUSPEND_VTYSWITCH
+#!options 	SC_NO_TERM_DUMB
+#!options 	SC_NO_TERM_SC
+#!options 	SC_NO_TERM_SCTEKEN
 
 # `flags' for sc
 #	0x80	Put the video card in the VESA 800x600 dots, 16 color mode
diff --git a/sys/conf/files b/sys/conf/files
index 6dbb61c59846..c12d4f38bac0 100644
--- a/sys/conf/files
+++ b/sys/conf/files
@@ -3133,7 +3133,9 @@ dev/syscons/rain/rain_saver.c	optional rain_saver
 dev/syscons/schistory.c		optional sc
 dev/syscons/scmouse.c		optional sc
 dev/syscons/scterm.c		optional sc
-dev/syscons/scterm-teken.c	optional sc
+dev/syscons/scterm-dumb.c	optional sc !SC_NO_TERM_DUMB
+dev/syscons/scterm-sc.c		optional sc !SC_NO_TERM_SC
+dev/syscons/scterm-teken.c	optional sc !SC_NO_TERM_TEKEN
 dev/syscons/scvidctl.c		optional sc
 dev/syscons/scvtb.c		optional sc
 dev/syscons/snake/snake_saver.c	optional snake_saver
@@ -4883,7 +4885,7 @@ security/mac_veriexec/mac_veriexec_sha1.c	optional mac_veriexec_sha1
 security/mac_veriexec/mac_veriexec_sha256.c	optional mac_veriexec_sha256
 security/mac_veriexec/mac_veriexec_sha384.c	optional mac_veriexec_sha384
 security/mac_veriexec/mac_veriexec_sha512.c	optional mac_veriexec_sha512
-teken/teken.c			optional sc | vt
+teken/teken.c			optional sc !SC_NO_TERM_TEKEN | vt
 ufs/ffs/ffs_alloc.c		optional ffs
 ufs/ffs/ffs_balloc.c		optional ffs
 ufs/ffs/ffs_inode.c		optional ffs
diff --git a/sys/conf/options b/sys/conf/options
index a602ff5b05a6..c0ef70f26541 100644
--- a/sys/conf/options
+++ b/sys/conf/options
@@ -767,6 +767,7 @@ SC_CUT_SPACES2TABS	opt_syscons.h
 SC_CUT_SEPCHARS		opt_syscons.h
 SC_DEBUG_LEVEL		opt_syscons.h
 SC_DFLT_FONT		opt_syscons.h
+SC_DFLT_TERM		opt_syscons.h
 SC_DISABLE_KDBKEY	opt_syscons.h
 SC_DISABLE_REBOOT	opt_syscons.h
 SC_HISTORY_SIZE		opt_syscons.h
@@ -780,6 +781,9 @@ SC_NO_HISTORY		opt_syscons.h
 SC_NO_MODE_CHANGE	opt_syscons.h
 SC_NO_SUSPEND_VTYSWITCH	opt_syscons.h
 SC_NO_SYSMOUSE		opt_syscons.h
+SC_NO_TERM_DUMB		opt_syscons.h
+SC_NO_TERM_SC		opt_syscons.h
+SC_NO_TERM_TEKEN	opt_syscons.h
 SC_NORM_ATTR		opt_syscons.h
 SC_NORM_REV_ATTR	opt_syscons.h
 SC_PIXEL_MODE		opt_syscons.h
diff --git a/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.1 b/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.1
index 6bc8d582b04d..e811d82c6865 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.1
+++ b/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.1
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@
 .Nd system console control and configuration utility
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
-.Op Fl CdLHPpx
+.Op Fl CdHLPpx
 .Op Fl b Ar color
 .Op Fl c Ar appearance
+.Op Fl E Ar emulator
 .Oo
 .Fl f
 .Oo
@@ -282,6 +283,11 @@ Show the current changes.
 .El
 .It Fl d
 Print out current output screen map.
+.It Fl E Ar emulator
+Set the terminal emulator to
+.Ar emulator .
+.It Fl e
+Show the active and available terminal emulators.
 .It Xo
 .Fl f
 .Oo
diff --git a/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.c b/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.c
index 67c0a9d3f8a5..c7e0524241bd 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.c
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ usage(void)
 "                  [foreground [background]] [show]");
 	else
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n",
-"usage: vidcontrol [-CdHLPpx] [-b color] [-c appearance] [-f [size] file]",
-"                  [-g geometry] [-h size] [-i active | adapter | mode]",
-"                  [-l screen_map] [-M char] [-m on | off]",
-"                  [-r foreground background] [-S on | off] [-s number]",
-"                  [-T xterm | cons25] [-t N | off] [mode]",
+"usage: vidcontrol [-CdHLPpx] [-b color] [-c appearance] [-E emulator]",
+"                  [-f [[size] file]] [-g geometry] [-h size]",
+"                  [-i active | adapter | mode] [-l screen_map] [-M char]",
+"                  [-m on | off] [-r foreground background] [-S on | off]",
+"                  [-s number] [-T xterm | cons25] [-t N | off] [mode]",
 "                  [foreground [background]] [show]");
 	exit(1);
 }
@@ -1384,6 +1384,45 @@ clear_history(void)
 	}
 }
 
+static int
+get_terminal_emulator(int i, struct term_info *tip)
+{
+	tip->ti_index = i;
+	if (ioctl(0, CONS_GETTERM, tip) == 0)
+		return (1);
+	strlcpy(tip->ti_name, "unknown", sizeof(tip->ti_name));
+	strlcpy(tip->ti_desc, "unknown", sizeof(tip->ti_desc));
+	return (0);
+}
+
+static void
+get_terminal_emulators(void)
+{
+	struct term_info ti;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+		if (get_terminal_emulator(i, &ti) == 0)
+			break;
+		printf("%d: %s (%s)%s\n", i, ti.ti_name, ti.ti_desc,
+		    i == 0 ? " (active)" : "");
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+set_terminal_emulator(const char *name)
+{
+	struct term_info old_ti, ti;
+
+	get_terminal_emulator(0, &old_ti);
+	strlcpy(ti.ti_name, name, sizeof(ti.ti_name));
+	if (ioctl(0, CONS_SETTERM, &ti) != 0)
+		warn("SETTERM '%s'", name);
+	get_terminal_emulator(0, &ti);
+	printf("%s (%s) -> %s (%s)\n", old_ti.ti_name, old_ti.ti_desc,
+	    ti.ti_name, ti.ti_desc);
+}
+
 static void
 set_terminal_mode(char *arg)
 {
@@ -1412,7 +1451,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (vt4_mode)
 		opts = "b:Cc:fg:h:Hi:M:m:pPr:S:s:T:t:x";
 	else
-		opts = "b:Cc:dfg:h:Hi:l:LM:m:pPr:S:s:T:t:x";
+		opts = "b:Cc:deE:fg:h:Hi:l:LM:m:pPr:S:s:T:t:x";
 
 	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, opts)) != -1)
 		switch(opt) {
@@ -1430,6 +1469,16 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 				break;
 			print_scrnmap();
 			break;
+		case 'E':
+			if (vt4_mode)
+				break;
+			set_terminal_emulator(optarg);
+			break;
+		case 'e':
+			if (vt4_mode)
+				break;
+			get_terminal_emulators();
+			break;
 		case 'f':
 			optarg = nextarg(argc, argv, &optind, 'f', 0);
 			if (optarg != NULL) {