diff --git a/term/term.go b/term/term.go
index 8503fab3..8f9d2818 100644
--- a/term/term.go
+++ b/term/term.go
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 package term
 
+// Flag represents a terminal state flag.
+type Flag interface {
+	flag()
+}
+
+// These represents the state flag types.
+type (
+	I uint64 // Input flags
+	O uint64 // Output flags
+	C uint64 // Control flags, not supported on Windows
+	L uint64 // Local flags, not supported on Windows
+)
+
+func (I) flag() {}
+func (O) flag() {}
+func (C) flag() {}
+func (L) flag() {}
+
 // State contains platform-specific state of a terminal.
 type State struct {
 	state
@@ -42,3 +60,19 @@ func GetSize(fd int) (width, height int, err error) {
 func ReadPassword(fd int) ([]byte, error) {
 	return readPassword(fd)
 }
+
+// EnableMode enables terminal modes.
+func EnableMode(fd int, flags ...Flag) (*State, error) {
+	if len(flags) == 0 {
+		return GetState(fd)
+	}
+	return enableMode(fd, flags...)
+}
+
+// DisableMode disables terminal modes.
+func DisableMode(fd int, flags ...Flag) (*State, error) {
+	if len(flags) == 0 {
+		return GetState(fd)
+	}
+	return disableMode(fd, flags...)
+}
diff --git a/term/term_other.go b/term/term_other.go
index aae14549..8a303fde 100644
--- a/term/term_other.go
+++ b/term/term_other.go
@@ -33,3 +33,11 @@ func getSize(fd int) (width, height int, err error) {
 func readPassword(fd int) ([]byte, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("terminal: ReadPassword not implemented on %s/%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
 }
+
+func enableMode(fd int, flags ...Flag) (*State, error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("terminal: EnableMode not implemented on %s/%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+}
+
+func disableMode(fd int, flags ...Flag) (*State, error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("terminal: DisableMode not implemented on %s/%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+}
diff --git a/term/term_unix.go b/term/term_unix.go
index b0ac6785..5537b522 100644
--- a/term/term_unix.go
+++ b/term/term_unix.go
@@ -86,3 +86,51 @@ func readPassword(fd int) ([]byte, error) {
 
 	return readPasswordLine(passwordReader(fd))
 }
+
+func change(fd int, enable bool, flags ...Flag) (*State, error) {
+	termios, err := unix.IoctlGetTermios(fd, ioctlReadTermios)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var iflags, oflags, lflags, cflags uint64
+	for _, f := range flags {
+		switch f := f.(type) {
+		case I:
+			iflags |= uint64(f)
+		case O:
+			oflags |= uint64(f)
+		case L:
+			lflags |= uint64(f)
+		case C:
+			cflags |= uint64(f)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// TODO: support termios.Cc and termios.[I|o]speed
+	if enable {
+		termios.Iflag |= iflags
+		termios.Oflag |= oflags
+		termios.Lflag |= lflags
+		termios.Cflag |= cflags
+	} else {
+		termios.Iflag &^= iflags
+		termios.Oflag &^= oflags
+		termios.Lflag &^= lflags
+		termios.Cflag &^= cflags
+	}
+
+	if err := unix.IoctlSetTermios(fd, ioctlWriteTermios, termios); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &State{state{Termios: *termios}}, nil
+}
+
+func enableMode(fd int, flags ...Flag) (*State, error) {
+	return change(fd, true, flags...)
+}
+
+func disableMode(fd int, flags ...Flag) (*State, error) {
+	return change(fd, false, flags...)
+}