diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index c832d9f9e..84cdb0485 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2003-10-13  Micha Nelissen  <M.Nelissen@student.tue.nl>
+
+	* fhandler_console.cc (char_command): Add escape sequence for codepage
+	ansi <-> oem switching for ncurses frame drawing capabilities.
+	* dcrt0.cc: Add local variable alternate_charset_active.
+	* winsup.h: Add global external variable alternate_charset_active.
+
 2003-10-14  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
 
 	* exceptions.cc (ctrl_c_handler): Don't send SIGHUP on
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/dcrt0.cc b/winsup/cygwin/dcrt0.cc
index b862ee150..e03c3affd 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/dcrt0.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/dcrt0.cc
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ bool display_title;
 bool strip_title_path;
 bool allow_glob = TRUE;
 codepage_type current_codepage = ansi_cp;
+bool alternate_charset_active;
 
 int cygwin_finished_initializing;
 
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_console.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_console.cc
index e80e47be4..24c59c7d6 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_console.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_console.cc
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ con_to_str (char *d, const char *s, DWORD sz)
 inline BOOL
 str_to_con (char *d, const char *s, DWORD sz)
 {
+  if (alternate_charset_active)
+    {
+      /* no translation when alternate charset is active */
+      memcpy(d, s, sz);
+      return TRUE;
+    }
   return cp_convert (GetConsoleOutputCP (), d, get_cp (), s, sz);
 }
 
@@ -1111,6 +1117,12 @@ fhandler_console::char_command (char c)
 	     case 9:    /* dim */
 	       dev_state->intensity = INTENSITY_DIM;
 	       break;
+             case 10:   /* end alternate charset */
+               alternate_charset_active = FALSE;
+	       break;
+             case 11:   /* start alternate charset */
+               alternate_charset_active = TRUE;
+	       break;
 	     case 24:
 	       dev_state->underline = FALSE;
 	       break;
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/winsup.h b/winsup/cygwin/winsup.h
index 745519ea1..a58e35671 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/winsup.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/winsup.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ extern "C" DWORD WINAPI GetLastError (void);
 
 enum codepage_type {ansi_cp, oem_cp};
 extern codepage_type current_codepage;
+extern bool alternate_charset_active;
 
 UINT get_cp ();