diff --git a/src/vte.c b/src/vte.c
index 7ebf164..e09677e 100644
--- a/src/vte.c
+++ b/src/vte.c
@@ -115,11 +115,75 @@ void kmscon_vte_bind(struct kmscon_vte *vte, struct kmscon_console *con)
 	kmscon_console_ref(vte->con);
 }
 
+static void parse_control(struct kmscon_vte *vte, uint32_t ctrl)
+{
+	switch (ctrl) {
+		case 0x00: /* NUL */
+			/* Ignore on input */
+			break;
+		case 0x05: /* ENQ */
+			/* Transmit answerback message */
+			break;
+		case 0x07: /* BEL */
+			/* Sound bell tone */
+			break;
+		case 0x08: /* BS */
+			/* Move cursor one position left */
+			break;
+		case 0x09: /* HT */
+			/* Move to next tab stop or end of line */
+			break;
+		case 0x0a: /* LF */
+		case 0x0b: /* VT */
+		case 0x0c: /* FF */
+			/* Line feed or newline (CR/NL mode) */
+			kmscon_console_newline(vte->con);
+			break;
+		case 0x0d: /* CR */
+			/* Move cursor to left margin */
+			break;
+		case 0x0e: /* SO */
+			/* Invoke G1 character set */
+			break;
+		case 0x0f: /* SI */
+			/* Select G0 character set */
+			break;
+		case 0x11: /* XON */
+			/* Resume transmission */
+			break;
+		case 0x13: /* XOFF */
+			/* Stop transmission */
+			break;
+		case 0x18: /* CAN */
+		case 0x1a: /* SUB */
+			/* Discard current escape sequence and show err-sym */
+			break;
+		case 0x1b: /* ESC */
+			/* Invokes an escape sequence */
+			break;
+		case 0x7f: /* DEL */
+			/* Ignored on input */
+			break;
+	}
+}
+
+static void parse_input(struct kmscon_vte *vte, uint32_t val)
+{
+	kmscon_symbol_t sym;
+
+	if (val < 0x20) {
+		parse_control(vte, val);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	sym = kmscon_symbol_make(val);
+	kmscon_console_write(vte->con, sym);
+}
+
 void kmscon_vte_input(struct kmscon_vte *vte, const char *u8, size_t len)
 {
 	int state, i;
 	uint32_t ucs4;
-	kmscon_symbol_t sym;
 
 	if (!vte || !vte->con)
 		return;
@@ -129,12 +193,7 @@ void kmscon_vte_input(struct kmscon_vte *vte, const char *u8, size_t len)
 		if (state == KMSCON_UTF8_ACCEPT ||
 				state == KMSCON_UTF8_REJECT) {
 			ucs4 = kmscon_utf8_mach_get(vte->mach);
-			if (ucs4 == '\n') {
-				kmscon_console_newline(vte->con);
-			} else {
-				sym = kmscon_symbol_make(ucs4);
-				kmscon_console_write(vte->con, sym);
-			}
+			parse_input(vte, ucs4);
 		}
 	}
 }