diff --git a/vt.c b/vt.c
index 4d04f4ba..92caea3f 100644
--- a/vt.c
+++ b/vt.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
 #define LOG_MODULE "vt"
@@ -973,3 +974,23 @@ vt_from_slave(struct terminal *term, const uint8_t *data, size_t len)
         }
     }
 }
+
+bool
+vt_to_slave(struct terminal *term, const void *_data, size_t len)
+{
+    const uint8_t *data = _data;
+    size_t left = len;
+
+    while (left > 0) {
+        ssize_t ret = write(term->ptmx, data, left);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            LOG_ERRNO("failed to write to client");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        data += ret;
+        left -= ret;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/vt.h b/vt.h
index 0e85a75b..302dc6dc 100644
--- a/vt.h
+++ b/vt.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "terminal.h"
 
 void vt_from_slave(struct terminal *term, const uint8_t *data, size_t len);
+bool vt_to_slave(struct terminal *term, const void *data, size_t len);
 
 static inline int
 vt_param_get(const struct terminal *term, size_t idx, int default_value)