diff --git a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/Emulation.cpp b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/Emulation.cpp
index ee301a7dae..39b0b8d922 100644
--- a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/Emulation.cpp
+++ b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/Emulation.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ Emulation::Emulation() :
   _codec(nullptr),
   _decoder(nullptr),
   _keyTranslator(nullptr),
-  _usesMouse(false)
+  _usesMouse(false),
+  _bracketedPasteMode(false)
 {
 
   // create screens with a default size
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ Emulation::Emulation() :
   // listen for mouse status changes
   connect( this , SIGNAL(programUsesMouseChanged(bool)) ,
            SLOT(usesMouseChanged(bool)) );
+  connect(this , SIGNAL(programBracketedPasteModeChanged(bool)) ,
+           SLOT(bracketedPasteModeChanged(bool)));
 }
 
 bool Emulation::programUsesMouse() const
@@ -80,6 +83,16 @@ void Emulation::usesMouseChanged(bool usesMouse)
     _usesMouse = usesMouse;
 }
 
+bool Emulation::programBracketedPasteMode() const
+{
+    return _bracketedPasteMode;
+}
+
+void Emulation::bracketedPasteModeChanged(bool bracketedPasteMode)
+{
+    _bracketedPasteMode = bracketedPasteMode;
+}
+
 ScreenWindow* Emulation::createWindow()
 {
     ScreenWindow* window = new ScreenWindow();
diff --git a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/Emulation.h b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/Emulation.h
index 549a5916f4..4cc62fd46c 100644
--- a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/Emulation.h
+++ b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/Emulation.h
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ public:
    */
   bool programUsesMouse() const;
 
+  bool programBracketedPasteMode() const;
+
 public slots:
 
   /** Change the size of the emulation's image */
@@ -317,6 +319,8 @@ signals:
    */
   void programUsesMouseChanged(bool usesMouse);
 
+  void programBracketedPasteModeChanged(bool bracketedPasteMode);
+
   /**
    * Emitted when the contents of the screen image change.
    * The emulation buffers the updates from successive image changes,
@@ -445,9 +449,12 @@ private slots:
 
   void usesMouseChanged(bool usesMouse);
 
+  void bracketedPasteModeChanged(bool bracketedPasteMode);
+
 private:
 
   bool _usesMouse;
+  bool _bracketedPasteMode;
   QTimer _bulkTimer1;
   QTimer _bulkTimer2;
 
diff --git a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/TerminalModel.cpp b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/TerminalModel.cpp
index d5371d2af2..16be0c5eb8 100644
--- a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/TerminalModel.cpp
+++ b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/TerminalModel.cpp
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ void TerminalModel::addView(TerminalView* widget)
 
         widget->setUsesMouse( _emulation->programUsesMouse() );
 
+        connect( _emulation , SIGNAL(programBracketedPasteModeChanged(bool)) ,
+                 widget , SLOT(setBracketedPasteMode(bool)) );
+
+        widget->setBracketedPasteMode(_emulation->programBracketedPasteMode());
+
         widget->setScreenWindow(_emulation->createWindow());
     }
 
diff --git a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/TerminalView.cpp b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/TerminalView.cpp
index 17338abb7e..ac3183ae29 100644
--- a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/TerminalView.cpp
+++ b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/TerminalView.cpp
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ TerminalView::TerminalView(QWidget *parent)
   ,_resizing(false)
   ,_terminalSizeHint(false)
   ,_terminalSizeStartup(true)
+  ,_disabledBracketedPasteMode(false)
   ,_actSel(0)
   ,_wordSelectionMode(false)
   ,_lineSelectionMode(false)
@@ -312,6 +313,7 @@ TerminalView::TerminalView(QWidget *parent)
   //  QCursor::setAutoHideCursor( this, true );
 
   setUsesMouse(true);
+  setBracketedPasteMode(false);
   setColorTable(base_color_table);
   setMouseTracking(true);
 
@@ -2312,6 +2314,16 @@ bool TerminalView::usesMouse() const
   return _mouseMarks;
 }
 
+void TerminalView::setBracketedPasteMode(bool on)
+{
+  _bracketedPasteMode = on;
+}
+bool TerminalView::bracketedPasteMode() const
+{
+    return _bracketedPasteMode;
+}
+
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /*                                                                           */
 /*                               Clipboard                                   */
@@ -2333,6 +2345,13 @@ void TerminalView::emitSelection(bool useXselection,bool appendReturn)
   if ( ! text.isEmpty() )
     {
       text.replace("\n", "\r");
+      if (bracketedPasteMode() && !_disabledBracketedPasteMode)
+        bracketText(text);
+      else if (text.contains ("\t"))
+        {
+          qWarning ("converting TAB to SPC in pasted text before processing");
+          text.replace ("\t", " ");
+        }
       QKeyEvent e(QEvent::KeyPress, 0, Qt::NoModifier, text);
       emit keyPressedSignal(&e); // expose as a big fat keypress event
 
@@ -2340,6 +2359,12 @@ void TerminalView::emitSelection(bool useXselection,bool appendReturn)
     }
 }
 
+void TerminalView::bracketText(QString& text)
+{
+    text.prepend("\033[200~");
+    text.append("\033[201~");
+}
+
 void TerminalView::setSelection(const QString& t)
 {
   QApplication::clipboard()->setText(t, QClipboard::Selection);
diff --git a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/TerminalView.h b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/TerminalView.h
index 84488d6b22..158fd0c641 100644
--- a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/TerminalView.h
+++ b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/TerminalView.h
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ public:
 
     void emitSelection(bool useXselection,bool appendReturn);
 
+    /** change and wrap text corresponding to paste mode **/
+    void bracketText(QString& text);
+
     /**
      * This enum describes the available shapes for the keyboard cursor.
      * See setKeyboardCursorShape()
@@ -379,6 +382,9 @@ public:
      */
     void visibility_changed (bool visible);
 
+    void disableBracketedPasteMode(bool disable) { _disabledBracketedPasteMode = disable; }
+    bool bracketedPasteModeIsDisabled() const { return _disabledBracketedPasteMode; }
+
 public slots:
 
     /**
@@ -455,6 +461,9 @@ public slots:
     /** See setUsesMouse() */
     bool usesMouse() const;
 
+    void setBracketedPasteMode(bool bracketedPasteMode);
+    bool bracketedPasteMode() const;
+
 signals:
 
     void interrupt_signal (void);
@@ -666,6 +675,8 @@ private:
     bool _terminalSizeHint;
     bool _terminalSizeStartup;
     bool _mouseMarks;
+    bool _bracketedPasteMode;
+    bool _disabledBracketedPasteMode;
 
     QPoint  _iPntSel; // initial selection point
     QPoint  _pntSel; // current selection point
diff --git a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/Vt102Emulation.cpp b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/Vt102Emulation.cpp
index 9ff26930aa..a9d248e5ef 100644
--- a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/Vt102Emulation.cpp
+++ b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/Vt102Emulation.cpp
@@ -752,6 +752,11 @@ switch( N )
     case TY_CSI_PR('h', 1049) : saveCursor(); _screen[1]->clearEntireScreen(); setMode(MODE_AppScreen); break; //XTERM
     case TY_CSI_PR('l', 1049) : resetMode(MODE_AppScreen); restoreCursor(); break; //XTERM
 
+    case TY_CSI_PR('h', 2004) :          setMode      (MODE_BracketedPaste); break; //XTERM
+    case TY_CSI_PR('l', 2004) :        resetMode      (MODE_BracketedPaste); break; //XTERM
+    case TY_CSI_PR('s', 2004) :         saveMode      (MODE_BracketedPaste); break; //XTERM
+    case TY_CSI_PR('r', 2004) :      restoreMode      (MODE_BracketedPaste); break; //XTERM
+
     //FIXME: weird DEC reset sequence
     case TY_CSI_PE('p'      ) : /* IGNORED: reset         (        ) */ break;
 
@@ -1137,6 +1142,7 @@ void Vt102Emulation::resetModes()
   resetMode(MODE_Mouse1001); saveMode(MODE_Mouse1001);
   resetMode(MODE_Mouse1002); saveMode(MODE_Mouse1002);
   resetMode(MODE_Mouse1003); saveMode(MODE_Mouse1003);
+  resetMode(MODE_BracketedPaste);  saveMode(MODE_BracketedPaste);
 
   resetMode(MODE_AppScreen); saveMode(MODE_AppScreen);
   // here come obsolete modes
@@ -1157,6 +1163,10 @@ void Vt102Emulation::setMode(int m)
         emit programUsesMouseChanged(false);
     break;
 
+    case MODE_BracketedPaste:
+        emit programBracketedPasteModeChanged(true);
+    break;
+
     case MODE_AppScreen : _screen[1]->clearSelection();
                           setScreen(1);
     break;
@@ -1180,6 +1190,10 @@ void Vt102Emulation::resetMode(int m)
         emit programUsesMouseChanged(true);
     break;
 
+    case MODE_BracketedPaste:
+        emit programBracketedPasteModeChanged(false);
+    break;
+
     case MODE_AppScreen : _screen[0]->clearSelection();
                           setScreen(0);
     break;
diff --git a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/Vt102Emulation.h b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/Vt102Emulation.h
index a12853279f..c0c44f5146 100644
--- a/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/Vt102Emulation.h
+++ b/libgui/qterminal/libqterminal/unix/Vt102Emulation.h
@@ -37,15 +37,16 @@
 #include "unix/Emulation.h"
 #include "unix/Screen.h"
 
-#define MODE_AppScreen (MODES_SCREEN+0)
-#define MODE_AppCuKeys (MODES_SCREEN+1)
-#define MODE_AppKeyPad (MODES_SCREEN+2)
-#define MODE_Mouse1000 (MODES_SCREEN+3)
-#define MODE_Mouse1001 (MODES_SCREEN+4)
-#define MODE_Mouse1002 (MODES_SCREEN+5)
-#define MODE_Mouse1003 (MODES_SCREEN+6)
-#define MODE_Ansi      (MODES_SCREEN+7)
-#define MODE_total     (MODES_SCREEN+8)
+#define MODE_AppScreen      (MODES_SCREEN+0)
+#define MODE_AppCuKeys      (MODES_SCREEN+1)
+#define MODE_AppKeyPad      (MODES_SCREEN+2)
+#define MODE_Mouse1000      (MODES_SCREEN+3)
+#define MODE_Mouse1001      (MODES_SCREEN+4)
+#define MODE_Mouse1002      (MODES_SCREEN+5)
+#define MODE_Mouse1003      (MODES_SCREEN+6)
+#define MODE_Ansi           (MODES_SCREEN+7)
+#define MODE_BracketedPaste (MODES_SCREEN+8)
+#define MODE_total          (MODES_SCREEN+9)
 
 struct DECpar
 {
diff --git a/libinterp/corefcn/input.cc b/libinterp/corefcn/input.cc
index 35a6ac65b7..187f41da42 100644
--- a/libinterp/corefcn/input.cc
+++ b/libinterp/corefcn/input.cc
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, see
 #include <cassert>
 
 #include <iostream>
+#include <queue>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 
@@ -1000,7 +1001,7 @@ namespace octave
   public:
 
     terminal_reader (base_lexer *lxr = nullptr)
-      : base_reader (lxr)
+      : base_reader (lxr), m_eof (false), m_input_queue ()
     { }
 
     std::string get_input (bool& eof);
@@ -1011,6 +1012,9 @@ namespace octave
 
   private:
 
+    bool m_eof;
+    std::queue<std::string> m_input_queue;
+
     static const std::string s_in_src;
   };
 
@@ -1073,6 +1077,13 @@ namespace octave
 
   const std::string terminal_reader::s_in_src ("terminal");
 
+  // If octave_gets returns multiple lines, we cache the input and
+  // return it one line at a time.  Multiple input lines may happen when
+  // using readline and bracketed paste mode is enabled, for example.
+  // Instead of queueing lines here, it might be better to modify the
+  // grammar in the parser to handle multiple lines when working
+  // interactively.  See also bug #59938.
+
   std::string
   terminal_reader::get_input (bool& eof)
   {
@@ -1080,7 +1091,54 @@ namespace octave
 
     eof = false;
 
-    return octave_gets (eof);
+    if (m_input_queue.empty ())
+      {
+        std::string input = octave_gets (m_eof);
+
+        size_t len = input.size ();
+
+        if (len == 0)
+          {
+            if (m_eof)
+              {
+                eof = m_eof;
+                return input;
+              }
+            else
+              {
+                // Can this happen, or will the string returned from
+                // octave_gets always end in a newline character?
+
+                input = "\n";
+                len = 1;
+              }
+          }
+
+        size_t beg = 0;
+        while (beg < len)
+          {
+            size_t end = input.find ('\n', beg);
+
+            if (end == std::string::npos)
+              {
+                m_input_queue.push (input.substr (beg));
+                break;
+              }
+            else
+              {
+                m_input_queue.push (input.substr (beg, end-beg+1));
+                beg = end + 1;
+              }
+          }
+      }
+
+    std::string retval = m_input_queue.front ();
+    m_input_queue.pop ();
+
+    if (m_input_queue.empty ())
+      eof = m_eof;
+
+    return retval;
   }
 
   const std::string file_reader::s_in_src ("file");