diff --git a/c/builtins.h b/c/builtins.h
index 904ce65..a22fe93 100644
--- a/c/builtins.h
+++ b/c/builtins.h
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ value_t builtin_user_effective_uid(value_t *args, uint32_t nargs);
 value_t builtin_user_real_gid(value_t *args, uint32_t nargs);
 value_t builtin_user_real_uid(value_t *args, uint32_t nargs);
 
+value_t builtin_term_init(value_t *args, uint32_t nargs);
+value_t builtin_term_exit(value_t *args, uint32_t nargs);
+
 value_t builtin_spawn(value_t *args, uint32_t nargs);
 
 value_t builtin_read_ini_file(value_t *args, uint32_t nargs);
diff --git a/c/libraries.c b/c/libraries.c
index bbd31fa..4e17855 100644
--- a/c/libraries.c
+++ b/c/libraries.c
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ static struct builtin_procedure builtin_procedures[] = {
     { "user-real-gid", builtin_user_real_gid, SRFI_170 | UP_2019 },
     { "user-real-uid", builtin_user_real_uid, SRFI_170 | UP_2019 },
 
+    { "term-init", builtin_term_init, UP_2019 },
+    { "term-exit", builtin_term_exit, UP_2019 },
+
     { "spawn", builtin_spawn, SRFI_170 | UP_2019 },
 
     { "color-name->rgb24", builtin_color_name_to_rgb24, UP_2019 },
diff --git a/c/os_unix.c b/c/os_unix.c
index 90aeffa..5fd3c57 100644
--- a/c/os_unix.c
+++ b/c/os_unix.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <termios.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "dtypes.h"
@@ -126,3 +127,36 @@ void os_setenv(const char *name, const char *value)
         }
     }
 }
+
+// TODO: cleanup
+static struct termios term_mode_orig;
+static struct termios term_mode_raw;
+
+static void term_mode_init(void)
+{
+    static int done;
+
+    if (!done) {
+        done = 1;
+        tcgetattr(0, &term_mode_orig);
+        cfmakeraw(&term_mode_raw);
+    }
+}
+
+value_t builtin_term_init(value_t *args, uint32_t nargs)
+{
+    (void)args;
+    argcount("term-init", nargs, 0);
+    term_mode_init();
+    tcsetattr(0, TCSAFLUSH, &term_mode_raw);
+    return FL_T;
+}
+
+value_t builtin_term_exit(value_t *args, uint32_t nargs)
+{
+    (void)args;
+    argcount("term-exit", nargs, 0);
+    term_mode_init();
+    tcsetattr(0, TCSAFLUSH, &term_mode_orig);
+    return FL_T;
+}