diff --git a/drivers/video/console_truetype.c b/drivers/video/console_truetype.c
index 8ed79c37676..1ce01a96bb6 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console_truetype.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console_truetype.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <abuf.h>
 #include <dm.h>
 #include <log.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
@@ -175,6 +176,17 @@ struct console_tt_priv {
 	int pos_ptr;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct console_tt_store - Format used for save/restore of entry information
+ *
+ * @priv: Private data
+ * @cur: Current cursor position
+ */
+struct console_tt_store {
+	struct console_tt_priv priv;
+	struct pos_info cur;
+};
+
 static int console_truetype_set_row(struct udevice *dev, uint row, int clr)
 {
 	struct video_priv *vid_priv = dev_get_uclass_priv(dev->parent);
@@ -780,6 +792,45 @@ static int truetype_nominal(struct udevice *dev, const char *name, uint size,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int truetype_entry_save(struct udevice *dev, struct abuf *buf)
+{
+	struct vidconsole_priv *vc_priv = dev_get_uclass_priv(dev);
+	struct console_tt_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
+	struct console_tt_store store;
+	const uint size = sizeof(store);
+
+	/*
+	 * store the whole priv structure as it is simpler that picking out
+	 * what we need
+	 */
+	if (!abuf_realloc(buf, size))
+		return log_msg_ret("sav", -ENOMEM);
+
+	store.priv = *priv;
+	store.cur.xpos_frac = vc_priv->xcur_frac;
+	store.cur.ypos  = vc_priv->ycur;
+	memcpy(abuf_data(buf), &store, size);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int truetype_entry_restore(struct udevice *dev, struct abuf *buf)
+{
+	struct vidconsole_priv *vc_priv = dev_get_uclass_priv(dev);
+	struct console_tt_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
+	struct console_tt_store store;
+
+	memcpy(&store, abuf_data(buf), sizeof(store));
+
+	vc_priv->xcur_frac = store.cur.xpos_frac;
+	vc_priv->ycur = store.cur.ypos;
+	priv->pos_ptr = store.priv.pos_ptr;
+	memcpy(priv->pos, store.priv.pos,
+	       store.priv.pos_ptr * sizeof(struct pos_info));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 const char *console_truetype_get_font_size(struct udevice *dev, uint *sizep)
 {
 	struct console_tt_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
@@ -833,6 +884,8 @@ struct vidconsole_ops console_truetype_ops = {
 	.select_font	= truetype_select_font,
 	.measure	= truetype_measure,
 	.nominal	= truetype_nominal,
+	.entry_save	= truetype_entry_save,
+	.entry_restore	= truetype_entry_restore,
 };
 
 U_BOOT_DRIVER(vidconsole_truetype) = {
diff --git a/drivers/video/vidconsole-uclass.c b/drivers/video/vidconsole-uclass.c
index 23b1b81731b..07427ba346b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/vidconsole-uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/video/vidconsole-uclass.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #define LOG_CATEGORY UCLASS_VIDEO_CONSOLE
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <abuf.h>
 #include <command.h>
 #include <console.h>
 #include <log.h>
@@ -640,6 +641,37 @@ int vidconsole_nominal(struct udevice *dev, const char *name, uint size,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int vidconsole_entry_save(struct udevice *dev, struct abuf *buf)
+{
+	struct vidconsole_ops *ops = vidconsole_get_ops(dev);
+	int ret;
+
+	if (ops->measure) {
+		ret = ops->entry_save(dev, buf);
+		if (ret != -ENOSYS)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* no data so make sure the buffer is empty */
+	abuf_realloc(buf, 0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int vidconsole_entry_restore(struct udevice *dev, struct abuf *buf)
+{
+	struct vidconsole_ops *ops = vidconsole_get_ops(dev);
+	int ret;
+
+	if (ops->measure) {
+		ret = ops->entry_restore(dev, buf);
+		if (ret != -ENOSYS)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void vidconsole_push_colour(struct udevice *dev, enum colour_idx fg,
 			    enum colour_idx bg, struct vidconsole_colour *old)
 {
diff --git a/include/video_console.h b/include/video_console.h
index 5234c85efd6..28d65451889 100644
--- a/include/video_console.h
+++ b/include/video_console.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <video.h>
 
+struct abuf;
 struct video_priv;
 
 #define VID_FRAC_DIV	256
@@ -239,6 +240,30 @@ struct vidconsole_ops {
 	 */
 	int (*nominal)(struct udevice *dev, const char *name, uint size,
 		       uint num_chars, struct vidconsole_bbox *bbox);
+
+	/**
+	 * entry_save() - Save any text-entry information for later use
+	 *
+	 * Saves text-entry context such as a list of positions for each
+	 * character in the string.
+	 *
+	 * @dev: Console device to use
+	 * @buf: Buffer to hold saved data
+	 * Return: 0 if OK, -ENOMEM if out of memory
+	 */
+	int (*entry_save)(struct udevice *dev, struct abuf *buf);
+
+	/**
+	 * entry_restore() - Restore text-entry information for current use
+	 *
+	 * Restores text-entry context such as a list of positions for each
+	 * character in the string.
+	 *
+	 * @dev: Console device to use
+	 * @buf: Buffer containing data to restore
+	 * Return: 0 if OK, -ve on error
+	 */
+	int (*entry_restore)(struct udevice *dev, struct abuf *buf);
 };
 
 /* Get a pointer to the driver operations for a video console device */
@@ -293,6 +318,30 @@ int vidconsole_measure(struct udevice *dev, const char *name, uint size,
 int vidconsole_nominal(struct udevice *dev, const char *name, uint size,
 		       uint num_chars, struct vidconsole_bbox *bbox);
 
+/**
+ * vidconsole_entry_save() - Save any text-entry information for later use
+ *
+ * Saves text-entry context such as a list of positions for each
+ * character in the string.
+ *
+ * @dev: Console device to use
+ * @buf: Buffer to hold saved data
+ * Return: 0 if OK, -ENOMEM if out of memory
+ */
+int vidconsole_entry_save(struct udevice *dev, struct abuf *buf);
+
+/**
+ * entry_restore() - Restore text-entry information for current use
+ *
+ * Restores text-entry context such as a list of positions for each
+ * character in the string.
+ *
+ * @dev: Console device to use
+ * @buf: Buffer containing data to restore
+ * Return: 0 if OK, -ve on error
+ */
+int vidconsole_entry_restore(struct udevice *dev, struct abuf *buf);
+
 /**
  * vidconsole_push_colour() - Temporarily change the font colour
  *