diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.c
index eb255e807c0662250887beea86a2fb73081a6deb..9eba119bcdd3488d7d7541448a2371497c4d70f4 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.c
@@ -361,7 +361,12 @@ static int hvc_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * filp)
 		tty->driver_data = NULL;
 		tty_port_put(&hp->port);
 		printk(KERN_ERR "hvc_open: request_irq failed with rc %d.\n", rc);
-	}
+	} else
+		/* We are ready... raise DTR/RTS */
+		if (C_BAUD(tty))
+			if (hp->ops->dtr_rts)
+				hp->ops->dtr_rts(hp, 1);
+
 	/* Force wakeup of the polling thread */
 	hvc_kick();
 
@@ -393,6 +398,10 @@ static void hvc_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file * filp)
 		/* We are done with the tty pointer now. */
 		tty_port_tty_set(&hp->port, NULL);
 
+		if (C_HUPCL(tty))
+			if (hp->ops->dtr_rts)
+				hp->ops->dtr_rts(hp, 0);
+
 		if (hp->ops->notifier_del)
 			hp->ops->notifier_del(hp, hp->data);
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.h b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.h
index 674d23cb919afaeac34d5bc0c7bc8bbbd38c9c1f..91310198082736e0a5bffb75192b71aa1649764a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.h
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.h
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ struct hv_ops {
 	/* tiocmget/set implementation */
 	int (*tiocmget)(struct hvc_struct *hp);
 	int (*tiocmset)(struct hvc_struct *hp, unsigned int set, unsigned int clear);
+
+	/* Callbacks to handle tty ports */
+	void (*dtr_rts)(struct hvc_struct *hp, int raise);
 };
 
 /* Register a vterm and a slot index for use as a console (console_init) */