diff --git a/neercs/term/pty.cpp b/neercs/term/pty.cpp
index 6adb8cd..fb73936 100644
--- a/neercs/term/pty.cpp
+++ b/neercs/term/pty.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,16 @@ void Pty::UnreadData(char *data, size_t len)
 #endif
 }
 
+size_t Pty::WriteData(char const *data, size_t len)
+{
+#if defined HAVE_PTY_H || defined HAVE_UTIL_H || defined HAVE_LIBUTIL_H
+    /* FIXME: can we be more naive than that? */
+    return write((int)m_fd, data, len);
+#endif
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 void Pty::SetWindowSize(ivec2 size, int64_t fd /* = -1 */)
 {
 #if defined HAVE_PTY_H || defined HAVE_UTIL_H || defined HAVE_LIBUTIL_H
diff --git a/neercs/term/pty.h b/neercs/term/pty.h
index 7215f10..9add5ac 100644
--- a/neercs/term/pty.h
+++ b/neercs/term/pty.h
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ public:
     ~Pty();
 
     void Run(char const *command, ivec2 size);
+
     size_t ReadData(char *data, size_t maxlen);
     void UnreadData(char *data, size_t len);
+    size_t WriteData(char const *data, size_t len);
+
     void SetWindowSize(ivec2 size, int64_t fd = -1);
 
 private: