diff --git a/include/ui/console.h b/include/ui/console.h
index 6d2c052068..37a8d68d29 100644
--- a/include/ui/console.h
+++ b/include/ui/console.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void hmp_mouse_set(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 #define QEMU_KEY_CTRL_PAGEDOWN   0xe407
 
 void kbd_put_keysym_console(QemuConsole *s, int keysym);
-bool kbd_put_qcode_console(QemuConsole *s, int qcode);
+bool kbd_put_qcode_console(QemuConsole *s, int qcode, bool ctrl);
 void kbd_put_string_console(QemuConsole *s, const char *str, int len);
 void kbd_put_keysym(int keysym);
 
diff --git a/ui/console.c b/ui/console.c
index 530a491987..3fb2f4e09f 100644
--- a/ui/console.c
+++ b/ui/console.c
@@ -1191,11 +1191,22 @@ static const int qcode_to_keysym[Q_KEY_CODE__MAX] = {
     [Q_KEY_CODE_BACKSPACE] = QEMU_KEY_BACKSPACE,
 };
 
-bool kbd_put_qcode_console(QemuConsole *s, int qcode)
+static const int ctrl_qcode_to_keysym[Q_KEY_CODE__MAX] = {
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_UP]     = QEMU_KEY_CTRL_UP,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_DOWN]   = QEMU_KEY_CTRL_DOWN,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_RIGHT]  = QEMU_KEY_CTRL_RIGHT,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_LEFT]   = QEMU_KEY_CTRL_LEFT,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_HOME]   = QEMU_KEY_CTRL_HOME,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_END]    = QEMU_KEY_CTRL_END,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_PGUP]   = QEMU_KEY_CTRL_PAGEUP,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_PGDN]   = QEMU_KEY_CTRL_PAGEDOWN,
+};
+
+bool kbd_put_qcode_console(QemuConsole *s, int qcode, bool ctrl)
 {
     int keysym;
 
-    keysym = qcode_to_keysym[qcode];
+    keysym = ctrl ? ctrl_qcode_to_keysym[qcode] : qcode_to_keysym[qcode];
     if (keysym == 0) {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/ui/gtk.c b/ui/gtk.c
index ef5bc42094..e98ac4d2fc 100644
--- a/ui/gtk.c
+++ b/ui/gtk.c
@@ -1197,12 +1197,12 @@ static gboolean gd_text_key_down(GtkWidget *widget,
     QemuConsole *con = vc->gfx.dcl.con;
 
     if (key->keyval == GDK_KEY_Delete) {
-        kbd_put_qcode_console(con, Q_KEY_CODE_DELETE);
+        kbd_put_qcode_console(con, Q_KEY_CODE_DELETE, false);
     } else if (key->length) {
         kbd_put_string_console(con, key->string, key->length);
     } else {
         int qcode = gd_map_keycode(key->hardware_keycode);
-        kbd_put_qcode_console(con, qcode);
+        kbd_put_qcode_console(con, qcode, false);
     }
     return TRUE;
 }
diff --git a/ui/sdl2-gl.c b/ui/sdl2-gl.c
index 5e1073a084..c3683e6b65 100644
--- a/ui/sdl2-gl.c
+++ b/ui/sdl2-gl.c
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 #include "ui/sdl2.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 
-#include <epoxy/gl.h>
-
 static void sdl2_set_scanout_mode(struct sdl2_console *scon, bool scanout)
 {
     if (scon->scanout_mode == scanout) {
diff --git a/ui/sdl2-input.c b/ui/sdl2-input.c
index 605d781971..1378b63dd9 100644
--- a/ui/sdl2-input.c
+++ b/ui/sdl2-input.c
@@ -60,32 +60,8 @@ void sdl2_process_key(struct sdl2_console *scon,
 
     qcode = qemu_input_map_usb_to_qcode[ev->keysym.scancode];
 
-    if (!qemu_console_is_graphic(con)) {
-        if (ev->type == SDL_KEYDOWN) {
-            switch (ev->keysym.scancode) {
-            case SDL_SCANCODE_RETURN:
-                kbd_put_keysym_console(con, '\n');
-                break;
-            case SDL_SCANCODE_BACKSPACE:
-                kbd_put_keysym_console(con, QEMU_KEY_BACKSPACE);
-                break;
-            default:
-                kbd_put_qcode_console(con, qcode);
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        return;
-    }
-
+    /* modifier state tracking */
     switch (ev->keysym.scancode) {
-#if 0
-    case SDL_SCANCODE_NUMLOCKCLEAR:
-    case SDL_SCANCODE_CAPSLOCK:
-        /* SDL does not send the key up event, so we generate it */
-        qemu_input_event_send_key_qcode(con, qcode, true);
-        qemu_input_event_send_key_qcode(con, qcode, false);
-        return;
-#endif
     case SDL_SCANCODE_LCTRL:
     case SDL_SCANCODE_LSHIFT:
     case SDL_SCANCODE_LALT:
@@ -99,8 +75,26 @@ void sdl2_process_key(struct sdl2_console *scon,
         } else {
             modifiers_state[ev->keysym.scancode] = 1;
         }
-        /* fall though */
+        break;
     default:
+        /* nothing */
+        break;
+    }
+
+    if (!qemu_console_is_graphic(con)) {
+        bool ctrl = (modifiers_state[SDL_SCANCODE_LCTRL] ||
+                     modifiers_state[SDL_SCANCODE_RCTRL]);
+        if (ev->type == SDL_KEYDOWN) {
+            switch (ev->keysym.scancode) {
+            case SDL_SCANCODE_RETURN:
+                kbd_put_keysym_console(con, '\n');
+                break;
+            default:
+                kbd_put_qcode_console(con, qcode, ctrl);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
         qemu_input_event_send_key_qcode(con, qcode,
                                         ev->type == SDL_KEYDOWN);
     }