diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index d1c9abe6f..d911e23ed 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2003-04-19  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@redhat.com>
+
+	* wincap.h (wincaps:pty_needs_alloc_console): New element.
+	(wincapc:pty_needs_alloc_console): New function.
+	* wincap.cc: Add pty_needs_alloc_console throughout.
+	* fhandler_tty.cc (fhandler_tty_slave::open): Open an "invisible"
+	console on first pty allocation.
+
 2003-04-18  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@redhat.com>
 
 	* fhandler_tty.cc (fhandler_tty_slave::open): Allocate a console
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
index 00147103a..6285b24bd 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Cygwin license.  Please consult the file "CYGWIN_LICENSE" for
 details. */
 
 #include "winsup.h"
+#include <wingdi.h>
+#include <winuser.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -554,9 +556,19 @@ fhandler_tty_slave::open (path_conv *, int flags, mode_t)
   set_open_status ();
   if (!output_done_event)
     {
-      if (fhandler_console::open_fhs++ == 0)
+      if (fhandler_console::open_fhs++ == 0
+	  && wincap.pty_needs_alloc_console ())
 	{
-	  BOOL b = AllocConsole ();
+	  BOOL b;
+	  HWINSTA h = CreateWindowStation (NULL, 0, GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE, &sec_none_nih);
+	  termios_printf ("CreateWindowStation %p, %E", h);
+	  if (h)
+	    {
+	      b = SetProcessWindowStation (h);
+	      termios_printf ("SetProcessWindowStation %d, %E", b);
+	    }
+	  b = AllocConsole ();	// will cause flashing if workstation
+	  			// stuff fails
 	  termios_printf ("%d = AllocConsole ()", b);
 	}
       termios_printf ("incremented open_fhs %d", fhandler_console::open_fhs);
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/wincap.cc b/winsup/cygwin/wincap.cc
index e70a362da..b5385f29c 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/wincap.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/wincap.cc
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_unknown = {
   has_64bit_file_access:false,
   has_process_io_counters:false,
   supports_reading_modem_output_lines:false,
-  needs_memory_protection:false
+  needs_memory_protection:false,
+  pty_needs_alloc_console:false
 };
 
 static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_95 = {
@@ -86,7 +87,8 @@ static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_95 = {
   has_64bit_file_access:false,
   has_process_io_counters:false,
   supports_reading_modem_output_lines:false,
-  needs_memory_protection:false
+  needs_memory_protection:false,
+  pty_needs_alloc_console:false
 };
 
 static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_95osr2 = {
@@ -125,7 +127,8 @@ static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_95osr2 = {
   has_64bit_file_access:false,
   has_process_io_counters:false,
   supports_reading_modem_output_lines:false,
-  needs_memory_protection:false
+  needs_memory_protection:false,
+  pty_needs_alloc_console:false
 };
 
 static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_98 = {
@@ -164,7 +167,8 @@ static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_98 = {
   has_64bit_file_access:false,
   has_process_io_counters:false,
   supports_reading_modem_output_lines:false,
-  needs_memory_protection:false
+  needs_memory_protection:false,
+  pty_needs_alloc_console:false
 };
 
 static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_98se = {
@@ -203,7 +207,8 @@ static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_98se = {
   has_64bit_file_access:false,
   has_process_io_counters:false,
   supports_reading_modem_output_lines:false,
-  needs_memory_protection:false
+  needs_memory_protection:false,
+  pty_needs_alloc_console:false
 };
 
 static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_me = {
@@ -242,7 +247,8 @@ static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_me = {
   has_64bit_file_access:false,
   has_process_io_counters:false,
   supports_reading_modem_output_lines:false,
-  needs_memory_protection:false
+  needs_memory_protection:false,
+  pty_needs_alloc_console:false
 };
 
 static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_nt3 = {
@@ -281,7 +287,8 @@ static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_nt3 = {
   has_64bit_file_access:true,
   has_process_io_counters:false,
   supports_reading_modem_output_lines:true,
-  needs_memory_protection:true
+  needs_memory_protection:true,
+  pty_needs_alloc_console:true
 };
 
 static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_nt4 = {
@@ -320,7 +327,8 @@ static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_nt4 = {
   has_64bit_file_access:true,
   has_process_io_counters:false,
   supports_reading_modem_output_lines:true,
-  needs_memory_protection:true
+  needs_memory_protection:true,
+  pty_needs_alloc_console:true
 };
 
 static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_nt4sp4 = {
@@ -359,7 +367,8 @@ static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_nt4sp4 = {
   has_64bit_file_access:true,
   has_process_io_counters:false,
   supports_reading_modem_output_lines:true,
-  needs_memory_protection:true
+  needs_memory_protection:true,
+  pty_needs_alloc_console:true
 };
 
 static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_2000 = {
@@ -398,7 +407,8 @@ static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_2000 = {
   has_64bit_file_access:true,
   has_process_io_counters:true,
   supports_reading_modem_output_lines:true,
-  needs_memory_protection:true
+  needs_memory_protection:true,
+  pty_needs_alloc_console:true
 };
 
 static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_xp = {
@@ -437,7 +447,8 @@ static NO_COPY wincaps wincap_xp = {
   has_64bit_file_access:true,
   has_process_io_counters:true,
   supports_reading_modem_output_lines:true,
-  needs_memory_protection:true
+  needs_memory_protection:true,
+  pty_needs_alloc_console:true
 };
 
 wincapc wincap;
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/wincap.h b/winsup/cygwin/wincap.h
index a89f0a5ad..066374fd8 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/wincap.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/wincap.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct wincaps
   unsigned has_process_io_counters                      : 1;
   unsigned supports_reading_modem_output_lines          : 1;
   unsigned needs_memory_protection			: 1;
+  unsigned pty_needs_alloc_console			: 1;
 };
 
 class wincapc
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ public:
   bool  IMPLEMENT (has_process_io_counters)
   bool  IMPLEMENT (supports_reading_modem_output_lines)
   bool  IMPLEMENT (needs_memory_protection)
+  bool  IMPLEMENT (pty_needs_alloc_console)
 
 #undef IMPLEMENT
 };