diff --git a/login-utils/sulogin.c b/login-utils/sulogin.c
index 37d006dde..1e227a863 100644
--- a/login-utils/sulogin.c
+++ b/login-utils/sulogin.c
@@ -76,6 +76,37 @@ static volatile sig_atomic_t sigchild;
 # define IUCLC		0
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * For the case plymouth is found on this system
+ */
+static int plymouth_command(const char* arg)
+{
+	const char *cmd = "/usr/bin/plymouth";
+	static int has_plymouth = 1;
+	pid_t pid;
+
+	if (!has_plymouth)
+		return 127;
+
+	pid = fork();
+	if (!pid) {
+		int fd = open("/dev/null", O_RDWR);
+		dup2(fd, 0);
+		dup2(fd, 1);
+		dup2(fd, 2);
+		close(fd);
+		execl(cmd, cmd, arg, (char *) NULL);
+		exit(127);
+	} else if (pid > 0) {
+		int status;
+		waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+		if (status == 127)
+			has_plymouth = 0;
+		return status;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /*
  * Fix the tty modes and set reasonable defaults.
  */
@@ -83,7 +114,25 @@ static void tcinit(struct console *con)
 {
 	int mode = 0, flags = 0;
 	struct termios *tio = &con->tio;
-	int fd = con->fd;
+	struct termios lock;
+	int fd = con->fd, i = (plymouth_command("--ping")) ? 20 : 0;
+
+	while (i-- > 0) {
+		/*
+		 * With plymouth the termios flags become changed after this
+		 * function had changed the termios.
+		 */
+		memset(&lock, 0, sizeof(struct termios));
+		if (ioctl(fd, TIOCGLCKTRMIOS, &lock) < 0)
+			break;
+		if (!lock.c_iflag && !lock.c_oflag && !lock.c_cflag && !lock.c_lflag)
+			break;
+		if (i == 15 && plymouth_command("quit") != 0)
+			break;
+		sleep(1);
+	}
+	memset(&lock, 0, sizeof(struct termios));
+	ioctl(fd, TIOCSLCKTRMIOS, &lock);
 
 	errno = 0;
 
diff --git a/term-utils/agetty.c b/term-utils/agetty.c
index 7c0579c63..fe671a99f 100644
--- a/term-utils/agetty.c
+++ b/term-utils/agetty.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
@@ -276,13 +277,15 @@ static void log_warn (const char *, ...)
 static ssize_t append(char *dest, size_t len, const char  *sep, const char *src);
 static void check_username (const char* nm);
 static void login_options_to_argv(char *argv[], int *argc, char *str, char *username);
+static int plymouth_command(const char* arg);
 
 /* Fake hostname for ut_host specified on command line. */
 static char *fakehost;
 
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
+# include "closestream.h"
 # ifndef DEBUG_OUTPUT
-#  define DEBUG_OUTPUT "/dev/ttyp0"
+#  define DEBUG_OUTPUT "/dev/tty10"
 # endif
 # define debug(s) do { fprintf(dbf,s); fflush(dbf); } while (0)
 FILE *dbf;
@@ -320,8 +323,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
 	dbf = fopen(DEBUG_OUTPUT, "w");
-	for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++)
+	for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+		if (i > 1)
+			debug(" ");
 		debug(argv[i]);
+	}
+	debug("\n");
 #endif				/* DEBUGGING */
 
 	/* Parse command-line arguments. */
@@ -472,7 +479,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 	free(options.osrelease);
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
-	fprintf(dbf, "read %c\n", ch);
 	if (close_stream(dbf) != 0)
 		log_err("write failed: %s", DEBUG_OUTPUT);
 #endif
@@ -1089,6 +1095,27 @@ static void termio_init(struct options *op, struct termios *tp)
 {
 	speed_t ispeed, ospeed;
 	struct winsize ws;
+	struct termios lock;
+	int i =  (plymouth_command("--ping") == 0) ? 30 : 0;
+
+	while (i-- > 0) {
+		/*
+		 * Even with TTYReset=no it seems with systemd or plymouth
+		 * the termios flags become changed from under the first
+		 * agetty on a serial system console as the flags are locked.
+		 */
+		memset(&lock, 0, sizeof(struct termios));
+		if (ioctl(STDIN_FILENO, TIOCGLCKTRMIOS, &lock) < 0)
+			break;
+		if (!lock.c_iflag && !lock.c_oflag && !lock.c_cflag && !lock.c_lflag)
+			break;
+		debug("termios locked\n");
+		if (i == 15 && plymouth_command("quit") != 0)
+			break;
+		sleep(1);
+	}
+	memset(&lock, 0, sizeof(struct termios));
+	ioctl(STDIN_FILENO, TIOCSLCKTRMIOS, &lock);
 
 	if (op->flags & F_VCONSOLE) {
 #if defined(IUTF8) && defined(KDGKBMODE)
@@ -1153,9 +1180,6 @@ static void termio_init(struct options *op, struct termios *tp)
 	 * later on.
 	 */
 
-	 /* Flush input and output queues, important for modems! */
-	tcflush(STDIN_FILENO, TCIOFLUSH);
-
 #ifdef IUTF8
 	tp->c_iflag = tp->c_iflag & IUTF8;
 	if (tp->c_iflag & IUTF8)
@@ -1215,8 +1239,11 @@ static void termio_init(struct options *op, struct termios *tp)
 	if (op->flags & F_RTSCTS)
 		tp->c_cflag |= CRTSCTS;
 #endif
+	 /* Flush input and output queues, important for modems! */
+	tcflush(STDIN_FILENO, TCIOFLUSH);
 
-	tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, tp);
+	if (tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, tp))
+		log_warn(_("setting terminal attributes failed: %m"));
 
 	/* Go to blocking input even in local mode. */
 	fcntl(STDIN_FILENO, F_SETFL,
@@ -1237,6 +1264,10 @@ static void reset_vc(const struct options *op, struct termios *tp)
 
 	if (tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSADRAIN, tp))
 		log_warn(_("setting terminal attributes failed: %m"));
+
+	/* Go to blocking input even in local mode. */
+	fcntl(STDIN_FILENO, F_SETFL,
+	      fcntl(STDIN_FILENO, F_GETFL, 0) & ~O_NONBLOCK);
 }
 
 /* Extract baud rate from modem status message. */
@@ -2257,3 +2288,33 @@ err:
 	log_err(_("checkname failed: %m"));
 }
 
+/*
+ * For the case plymouth is found on this system
+ */
+static int plymouth_command(const char* arg)
+{
+	const char *cmd = "/usr/bin/plymouth";
+	static int has_plymouth = 1;
+	pid_t pid;
+
+	if (!has_plymouth)
+		return 127;
+
+	pid = fork();
+	if (!pid) {
+		int fd = open("/dev/null", O_RDWR);
+		dup2(fd, 0);
+		dup2(fd, 1);
+		dup2(fd, 2);
+		close(fd);
+		execl(cmd, cmd, arg, (char *) NULL);
+		exit(127);
+	} else if (pid > 0) {
+		int status;
+		waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+		if (status == 127)
+			has_plymouth = 0;
+		return status;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}