diff --git a/src/lib/elput/Elput.h b/src/lib/elput/Elput.h
index e098b138e8..44a861ce29 100644
--- a/src/lib/elput/Elput.h
+++ b/src/lib/elput/Elput.h
@@ -102,6 +102,31 @@ EAPI Elput_Manager *elput_manager_connect(const char *seat, unsigned int tty, Ei
  */
 EAPI void elput_manager_disconnect(Elput_Manager *manager);
 
+/**
+ * Request input manager to open a file
+ *
+ * @param manager
+ * @param path
+ * @param flags
+ *
+ * @return Filedescriptor of opened file or -1 on failure
+ *
+ * @ingroup Elput_Manager_Group
+ * @since 1.18
+ */
+EAPI int elput_manager_open(Elput_Manager *manager, const char *path, int flags);
+
+/**
+ * Request input manager to close a file
+ *
+ * @param manager
+ * @param fd
+ *
+ * @ingroup Elput_Manager_Group
+ * @since 1.18
+ */
+EAPI void elput_manager_close(Elput_Manager *manager, int fd);
+
 # endif
 
 # undef EAPI
diff --git a/src/lib/elput/elput_logind.c b/src/lib/elput/elput_logind.c
index d649bf34ea..ec3cb7ea75 100644
--- a/src/lib/elput/elput_logind.c
+++ b/src/lib/elput/elput_logind.c
@@ -302,6 +302,78 @@ end:
    eldbus_proxy_unref(proxy);
 }
 
+static int
+_logind_device_take(Elput_Manager *em, uint32_t major, uint32_t minor)
+{
+   Eldbus_Proxy *proxy;
+   Eldbus_Message *msg, *reply;
+   Eina_Bool p = EINA_FALSE;
+   const char *errname, *errmsg;
+   int fd = -1;
+
+   proxy =
+     eldbus_proxy_get(em->dbus.obj, "org.freedesktop.login1.Session");
+   if (!proxy)
+     {
+        ERR("Could not get dbus proxy");
+        return -1;
+     }
+
+   msg = eldbus_proxy_method_call_new(proxy, "TakeDevice");
+   if (!msg)
+     {
+        ERR("Could not create method call for proxy");
+        goto err;
+     }
+
+   eldbus_message_arguments_append(msg, "uu", major, minor);
+
+   reply = eldbus_proxy_send_and_block(proxy, msg, -1);
+   if (eldbus_message_error_get(reply, &errname, &errmsg))
+     {
+        ERR("Eldbus Message Error: %s %s", errname, errmsg);
+        goto err;
+     }
+
+   if (!eldbus_message_arguments_get(reply, "hb", &fd, &p))
+     ERR("Could not get UNIX_FD from dbus message");
+
+   eldbus_message_unref(reply);
+
+err:
+   eldbus_proxy_unref(proxy);
+   return fd;
+}
+
+static void
+_logind_device_release(Elput_Manager *em, uint32_t major, uint32_t minor)
+{
+   Eldbus_Proxy *proxy;
+   Eldbus_Message *msg;
+
+   proxy =
+     eldbus_proxy_get(em->dbus.obj, "org.freedesktop.login1.Session");
+   if (!proxy)
+     {
+        ERR("Could not get proxy for session");
+        return;
+     }
+
+   msg = eldbus_proxy_method_call_new(proxy, "ReleaseDevice");
+   if (!msg)
+     {
+        ERR("Could not create method call for proxy");
+        goto end;
+     }
+
+   eldbus_message_arguments_append(msg, "uu", major, minor);
+
+   eldbus_proxy_send(proxy, msg, NULL, NULL, -1);
+
+end:
+   eldbus_proxy_unref(proxy);
+}
+
 static Eina_Bool
 _logind_activate(Elput_Manager *em)
 {
@@ -437,12 +509,58 @@ _logind_disconnect(Elput_Manager *em)
    free(em);
 }
 
+static int
+_logind_open(Elput_Manager *em, const char *path, int flags)
+{
+   struct stat st;
+   int ret, fd = -1;
+   int fl;
+
+   ret = stat(path, &st);
+   if (ret < 0) return -1;
+
+   if (!S_ISCHR(st.st_mode)) return -1;
+
+   fd = _logind_device_take(em, major(st.st_rdev), minor(st.st_rdev));
+   if (fd < 0) return fd;
+
+   fl = fcntl(fd, F_GETFL);
+   if (fl < 0) goto err;
+
+   if (flags & O_NONBLOCK)
+     fl |= O_NONBLOCK;
+
+   ret = fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, fl);
+   if (ret < 0) goto err;
+
+   return fd;
+
+err:
+   close(fd);
+   _logind_device_release(em, major(st.st_rdev), minor(st.st_rdev));
+   return -1;
+}
+
+static void
+_logind_close(Elput_Manager *em, int fd)
+{
+   struct stat st;
+   int ret;
+
+   ret = fstat(fd, &st);
+   if (ret < 0) return;
+
+   if (!S_ISCHR(st.st_mode)) return;
+
+   _logind_device_release(em, major(st.st_rdev), minor(st.st_rdev));
+}
+
 Elput_Interface _logind_interface =
 {
    _logind_connect,
    _logind_disconnect,
-   NULL,
-   NULL,
+   _logind_open,
+   _logind_close,
    NULL,
    NULL,
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/elput/elput_manager.c b/src/lib/elput/elput_manager.c
index 2073ff78f9..3dc67d9594 100644
--- a/src/lib/elput/elput_manager.c
+++ b/src/lib/elput/elput_manager.c
@@ -37,3 +37,28 @@ elput_manager_disconnect(Elput_Manager *manager)
    if (manager->interface->disconnect)
      manager->interface->disconnect(manager);
 }
+
+EAPI int
+elput_manager_open(Elput_Manager *manager, const char *path, int flags)
+{
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(manager, -1);
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(manager->interface, -1);
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN_VAL(path, -1);
+
+   if (flags < 0) flags = O_RDWR;
+
+   if (manager->interface->open)
+     return manager->interface->open(manager, path, flags);
+
+   return -1;
+}
+
+EAPI void
+elput_manager_close(Elput_Manager *manager, int fd)
+{
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(manager);
+   EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(manager->interface);
+
+   if (manager->interface->close)
+     manager->interface->close(manager, fd);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/elput/elput_private.h b/src/lib/elput/elput_private.h
index 07e147bcf5..74532d57d9 100644
--- a/src/lib/elput/elput_private.h
+++ b/src/lib/elput/elput_private.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # include "Eldbus.h"
 # include <Elput.h>
 
+# include <fcntl.h>
 # include <unistd.h>
 # include <linux/vt.h>
 # include <linux/kd.h>