diff --git a/bind.c b/bind.c

--- a/bind.c

+++ b/bind.c

@@ -1428,6 +1428,7 @@ static const struct {

   { "convert-meta",		&_rl_convert_meta_chars_to_ascii, 0 },

   { "disable-completion",	&rl_inhibit_completion,		0 },

   { "echo-control-characters",	&_rl_echo_control_chars,	0 },

+  { "enable-bracketed-paste",  &_rl_enable_bracketed_paste,    0 },

   { "enable-keypad",		&_rl_enable_keypad,		0 },

   { "enable-meta-key",		&_rl_enable_meta,		0 },

   { "expand-tilde",		&rl_complete_with_tilde_expansion, 0 },

diff --git a/funmap.c b/funmap.c

--- a/funmap.c

+++ b/funmap.c

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static const FUNMAP default_funmap[] = {

   { "backward-word", rl_backward_word },

   { "beginning-of-history", rl_beginning_of_history },

   { "beginning-of-line", rl_beg_of_line },

+  { "bracketed-paste-begin", rl_bracketed_paste_begin },

   { "call-last-kbd-macro", rl_call_last_kbd_macro },

   { "capitalize-word", rl_capitalize_word },

   { "character-search", rl_char_search },

diff --git a/kill.c b/kill.c

--- a/kill.c

+++ b/kill.c

@@ -656,6 +656,55 @@ rl_yank_last_arg (count, key)

   return retval;

 }

+/* Having read the special escape sequence denoting the beginning of a

+   `bracketed paste' sequence, read the rest of the pasted input until the

+   closing sequence and insert the pasted text as a single unit without

+   interpretation. */

+int

+rl_bracketed_paste_begin (int count, int key)

+{

+  int retval, c;

+  size_t len, cap;

+  char *buf;

+

+  retval = 1;

+  len = 0;

+  buf = xmalloc (cap = 64);

+

+  RL_SETSTATE (RL_STATE_MOREINPUT);

+  while ((c = rl_read_key ()) >= 0)

+    {

+      if (RL_ISSTATE (RL_STATE_MACRODEF))

+	_rl_add_macro_char (c);

+

+      if (c == '\r')		/* XXX */

+	c = '\n';

+

+      if (len == cap)

+	buf = xrealloc (buf, cap *= 2);

+

+      buf[len++] = c;

+      if (len >= BRACK_PASTE_SLEN && c == BRACK_PASTE_LAST &&

+	  STREQN (buf + len - BRACK_PASTE_SLEN, BRACK_PASTE_SUFF, BRACK_PASTE_SLEN))

+	{

+	  len -= BRACK_PASTE_SLEN;

+	  break;

+	}

+    }

+  RL_UNSETSTATE (RL_STATE_MOREINPUT);

+

+  if (c >= 0)

+    {

+      if (len == cap)

+	buf = xrealloc (buf, cap + 1);

+      buf[len] = '\0';

+      retval = rl_insert_text (buf);

+    }

+

+  xfree (buf);

+  return (retval);

+}

+

 /* A special paste command for users of Cygnus's cygwin32. */

 #if defined (__CYGWIN__)

 #include <windows.h>

diff --git a/readline.c b/readline.c

--- a/readline.c

+++ b/readline.c

@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ static void readline_initialize_everything PARAMS((void));

 static void bind_arrow_keys_internal PARAMS((Keymap));

 static void bind_arrow_keys PARAMS((void));

+static void bind_bracketed_paste_prefix PARAMS((void));

+

 static void readline_default_bindings PARAMS((void));

 static void reset_default_bindings PARAMS((void));

@@ -285,6 +287,11 @@ int _rl_revert_all_at_newline = 0;

    characters corresponding to keyboard-generated signals. */

 int _rl_echo_control_chars = 1;

+/* Non-zero means to attempt to put the terminal in `bracketed paste mode',

+   where it will prefix pasted text with an escape sequence and send

+   another to mark the end of the paste. */

+int _rl_enable_bracketed_paste = 0;

+

 /* **************************************************************** */

 /*								    */

 /*			Top Level Functions			    */

@@ -1143,6 +1150,10 @@ readline_initialize_everything ()

   /* Try to bind a common arrow key prefix, if not already bound. */

   bind_arrow_keys ();

+  /* Bind the bracketed paste prefix assuming that the user will enable

+     it on terminals that support it. */

+  bind_bracketed_paste_prefix ();

+

   /* Enable the meta key, if this terminal has one. */

   if (_rl_enable_meta)

     _rl_enable_meta_key ();

@@ -1234,6 +1245,22 @@ bind_arrow_keys ()

 #endif

 }

+static void

+bind_bracketed_paste_prefix (void)

+{

+  Keymap xkeymap;

+

+  xkeymap = _rl_keymap;

+

+  _rl_keymap = emacs_standard_keymap;

+  rl_bind_keyseq_if_unbound (BRACK_PASTE_PREF, rl_bracketed_paste_begin);

+

+  _rl_keymap = vi_insertion_keymap;

+  rl_bind_keyseq_if_unbound (BRACK_PASTE_PREF, rl_bracketed_paste_begin);

+

+  _rl_keymap = xkeymap;

+}

+

 /* **************************************************************** */

 /*								    */

 /*		Saving and Restoring Readline's state		    */

diff --git a/readline.h b/readline.h

--- a/readline.h

+++ b/readline.h

@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ extern int rl_yank PARAMS((int, int));

 extern int rl_yank_pop PARAMS((int, int));

 extern int rl_yank_nth_arg PARAMS((int, int));

 extern int rl_yank_last_arg PARAMS((int, int));

+extern int rl_bracketed_paste_begin PARAMS((int, int));

 /* Not available unless __CYGWIN__ is defined. */

 #ifdef __CYGWIN__

 extern int rl_paste_from_clipboard PARAMS((int, int));

diff --git a/rlprivate.h b/rlprivate.h

--- a/rlprivate.h

+++ b/rlprivate.h

@@ -195,6 +195,14 @@ extern int rl_blink_matching_paren;

 /* kill.c */

 extern int rl_set_retained_kills PARAMS((int));

+#define BRACK_PASTE_PREF	"\033[200~"

+#define BRACK_PASTE_SUFF	"\033[201~"

+

+#define BRACK_PASTE_LAST	'~'

+#define BRACK_PASTE_SLEN	6

+

+#define BRACK_PASTE_INIT	"\033[?2004h"

+#define BRACK_PASTE_FINI	"\033[?2004l\r"

 /* terminal.c */

 extern void _rl_set_screen_size PARAMS((int, int));

@@ -452,6 +460,7 @@ extern int _rl_output_meta_chars;

 extern int _rl_bind_stty_chars;

 extern int _rl_revert_all_at_newline;

 extern int _rl_echo_control_chars;

+extern int _rl_enable_bracketed_paste;

 extern char *_rl_comment_begin;

 extern unsigned char _rl_parsing_conditionalized_out;

 extern Keymap _rl_keymap;

diff --git a/rltty.c b/rltty.c

--- a/rltty.c

+++ b/rltty.c

@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ static void set_winsize PARAMS((int));

 /*								    */

 /* **************************************************************** */

+/* Non-zero means that the terminal is in a prepped state.  There are several

+   flags that are OR'd in to denote whether or not we have sent various

+   init strings to the terminal. */

+#define TPX_PREPPED	0x01

+#define TPX_BRACKPASTE	0x02

+

 /* Non-zero means that the terminal is in a prepped state. */

 static int terminal_prepped;

@@ -595,7 +601,7 @@ void

 rl_prep_terminal (meta_flag)

      int meta_flag;

 {

-  int tty;

+  int tty, nprep;

   TIOTYPE tio;

   if (terminal_prepped)

@@ -659,8 +665,16 @@ rl_prep_terminal (meta_flag)

   if (_rl_enable_keypad)

     _rl_control_keypad (1);

+  nprep = TPX_PREPPED;

+

+  if (_rl_enable_bracketed_paste)

+  {

+        fprintf (rl_outstream, BRACK_PASTE_INIT);

+        nprep |= TPX_BRACKPASTE;

+  }

+

   fflush (rl_outstream);

-  terminal_prepped = 1;

+  terminal_prepped = nprep;

   RL_SETSTATE(RL_STATE_TERMPREPPED);

   _rl_release_sigint ();

@@ -680,6 +694,9 @@ rl_deprep_terminal ()

   tty = rl_instream ? fileno (rl_instream) : fileno (stdout);

+  if (terminal_prepped & TPX_BRACKPASTE)

+    fprintf (rl_outstream, BRACK_PASTE_FINI);

+

   if (_rl_enable_keypad)

     _rl_control_keypad (0);