diff --git a/src/client/cl_console.c b/src/client/cl_console.c
index 827ad6db..23bf2115 100644
--- a/src/client/cl_console.c
+++ b/src/client/cl_console.c
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ DrawAltStringScaled(int x, int y, char *s, float factor)
 void
 Key_ClearTyping(void)
 {
-	key_lines[edit_line][1] = 0; /* clear any typing */
-	key_linepos = 1;
+	key_lines[edit_line][0] = '\0';
+	key_linepos = 0;
 }
 
 void
@@ -471,6 +471,10 @@ Con_DrawInput(void)
 	int i;
 	float scale;
 	char *text;
+	char ch;
+	int txtlen;
+	int linepos;
+	int draw_icon;
 
 	if (cls.key_dest == key_menu)
 	{
@@ -485,29 +489,50 @@ Con_DrawInput(void)
 
 	scale = SCR_GetConsoleScale();
 	text = key_lines[edit_line];
-
-	/* add the cursor frame */
-	text[key_linepos] = 10 + ((int)(cls.realtime >> 8) & 1);
-
-	/* fill out remainder with spaces */
-	for (i = key_linepos + 1; i < con.linewidth; i++)
-	{
-		text[i] = ' ';
-	}
+	linepos = key_linepos;
 
 	/* prestep if horizontally scrolling */
-	if (key_linepos >= con.linewidth)
+	if (linepos >= (con.linewidth - 1))
 	{
-		text += 1 + key_linepos - con.linewidth;
+		int ofs = 1 + linepos - con.linewidth;
+
+		text += ofs;
+		linepos -= ofs;
+
+		draw_icon = 0;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		Draw_CharScaled(8 * scale, con.vislines - 22 * scale, CON_INPUT_INDICATOR, scale);
+		draw_icon = 1;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < con.linewidth; i++)
-	{
-		Draw_CharScaled(((i + 1) << 3) * scale, con.vislines - 22 * scale, text[i], scale);
-	}
+	txtlen = strlen(text);
 
-	/* remove cursor */
-	key_lines[edit_line][key_linepos] = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < (con.linewidth - draw_icon); i++)
+	{
+		if (i == linepos)
+		{
+			if (cls.realtime & 8)
+			{
+				ch = CON_INPUT_CURSOR;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				ch = (text[i] == '\0') ? 10 : text[i];
+			}
+		}
+		else if (i >= txtlen)
+		{
+			ch = ' ';
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			ch = text[i];
+		}
+
+		Draw_CharScaled(((i + 1 + draw_icon) << 3) * scale, con.vislines - 22 * scale, ch, scale);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/client/cl_keyboard.c b/src/client/cl_keyboard.c
index 5b00a0a3..fc05b228 100644
--- a/src/client/cl_keyboard.c
+++ b/src/client/cl_keyboard.c
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 
 #include "header/client.h"
 
+void Key_ClearTyping(void);
+void IN_GetClipboardText(char *out, size_t n);
+int IN_SetClipboardText(const char *s);
+
 static cvar_t *cfg_unbindall;
 
 /*
@@ -268,9 +272,10 @@ keyname_t keynames[] = {
 void
 CompleteCommand(void)
 {
-	char *cmd, *s;
+	char *cmd;
+	char *s;
 
-	s = key_lines[edit_line] + 1;
+	s = key_lines[edit_line];
 
 	if ((*s == '\\') || (*s == '/'))
 	{
@@ -278,74 +283,68 @@ CompleteCommand(void)
 	}
 
 	cmd = Cmd_CompleteCommand(s);
-
-	if (cmd)
+	if (!cmd)
 	{
-		key_lines[edit_line][1] = '/';
-		strcpy(key_lines[edit_line] + 2, cmd);
-		key_linepos = strlen(cmd) + 2;
-
-		if (Cmd_IsComplete(cmd))
-		{
-			key_lines[edit_line][key_linepos] = ' ';
-			key_linepos++;
-			key_lines[edit_line][key_linepos] = 0;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			key_lines[edit_line][key_linepos] = 0;
-		}
+		return;
 	}
 
-	return;
+	*key_lines[edit_line] = '/';
+	strcpy(key_lines[edit_line] + 1, cmd);
+	key_linepos = strlen(cmd) + 1;
+
+	if (Cmd_IsComplete(cmd))
+	{
+		key_lines[edit_line][key_linepos] = ' ';
+		key_linepos++;
+	}
+
+	key_lines[edit_line][key_linepos] = '\0';
 }
 
 void
 CompleteMapNameCommand(void)
 {
-	int i;
-	char *s, *t, *cmdArg;
+	char *s, *cmdArg;
 	const char *mapCmdString = "map ";
 
-	s = key_lines[edit_line] + 1;
+	s = key_lines[edit_line];
 
 	if ((*s == '\\') || (*s == '/'))
 	{
 		s++;
 	}
 
-	t = s;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < strlen(mapCmdString); i++)
+	if (strncmp(mapCmdString, s, strlen(mapCmdString)) != 0)
 	{
-		if (t[i] == mapCmdString[i])
-		{
-			s++;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			return;
-		}
+		return;
 	}
 
-	cmdArg = Cmd_CompleteMapCommand(s);
+	cmdArg = Cmd_CompleteMapCommand(s + strlen(mapCmdString));
 
 	if (cmdArg)
 	{
-		key_lines[edit_line][1] = '/';
-		strcpy(key_lines[edit_line] + 2, mapCmdString);
+		snprintf(key_lines[edit_line], MAXCMDLINE, "/%s%s", mapCmdString, cmdArg);
 		key_linepos = strlen(key_lines[edit_line]);
-		strcpy(key_lines[edit_line] + key_linepos, cmdArg);
-		key_linepos = key_linepos + strlen(cmdArg);
 	}
 }
 
 /*
  * Interactive line editing and console scrollback
  */
+static int
+IsInConsole(void)
+{
+	return cls.key_dest == key_console ||
+		(cls.key_dest == key_game &&
+		(cls.state == ca_disconnected || cls.state == ca_connecting));
+}
+
 void
 Key_Console(int key)
 {
+	char txt[2];
+	char cliptext[256];
+
 	/*
 	 * Ignore keypad in console to prevent duplicate
 	 * entries through key presses processed as a
@@ -375,35 +374,63 @@ Key_Console(int key)
 			break;
 	}
 
-	if (key == 'l')
+	if (keydown[K_CTRL])
 	{
-		if (keydown[K_CTRL])
+		if (key == 'l')
 		{
 			Cbuf_AddText("clear\n");
 			return;
 		}
+
+		if (key == 'c' || key == 'x')
+		{
+			if (*key_lines[edit_line] != '\0')
+			{
+				if (IN_SetClipboardText(key_lines[edit_line]))
+				{
+					Com_Printf("Copy to clipboard failed.\n");
+				}
+				else if (key == 'x')
+				{
+					Key_ClearTyping();
+				}
+			}
+
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (key == 'v')
+		{
+			IN_GetClipboardText(cliptext, sizeof(cliptext));
+
+			if (*cliptext != '\0')
+			{
+				key_linepos += Q_strins(key_lines[edit_line], cliptext, key_linepos, MAXCMDLINE);
+			}
+
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if ((key == K_ENTER) || (key == K_KP_ENTER))
 	{
 		/* slash text are commands, else chat */
-		if ((key_lines[edit_line][1] == '\\') ||
-			(key_lines[edit_line][1] == '/'))
+		if ((*key_lines[edit_line] == '\\') || (*key_lines[edit_line] == '/'))
 		{
-			Cbuf_AddText(key_lines[edit_line] + 2); /* skip the > */
+			Cbuf_AddText(key_lines[edit_line] + 1); /* skip the > */
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			Cbuf_AddText(key_lines[edit_line] + 1); /* valid command */
+			Cbuf_AddText(key_lines[edit_line]); /* valid command */
 		}
 
 		Cbuf_AddText("\n");
-		Com_Printf("%s\n", key_lines[edit_line]);
+		Com_Printf("%c%s\n", CON_INPUT_INDICATOR, key_lines[edit_line]);
+
 		edit_line = (edit_line + 1) & (NUM_KEY_LINES - 1);
 		history_line = edit_line;
-		key_lines[edit_line][0] = ']';
-		key_lines[edit_line][1] = '\0';
-		key_linepos = 1;
+
+		Key_ClearTyping();
 
 		if (cls.state == ca_disconnected)
 		{
@@ -423,12 +450,32 @@ Key_Console(int key)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if ((key == K_BACKSPACE) || (key == K_LEFTARROW) ||
-		(key == K_KP_LEFTARROW) ||
+	if (key == K_LEFTARROW)
+	{
+		if (key_linepos > 0)
+		{
+			key_linepos--;
+		}
+
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (key == K_RIGHTARROW)
+	{
+		if (key_lines[edit_line][key_linepos] != '\0')
+		{
+			key_linepos++;
+		}
+
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if ((key == K_BACKSPACE) ||
 		((key == 'h') && (keydown[K_CTRL])))
 	{
-		if (key_linepos > 1)
+		if (key_linepos > 0)
 		{
+			Q_strdel(key_lines[edit_line], key_linepos - 1, 1);
 			key_linepos--;
 		}
 
@@ -437,9 +484,11 @@ Key_Console(int key)
 
 	if (key == K_DEL)
 	{
-		memmove(key_lines[edit_line] + key_linepos,
-				key_lines[edit_line] + key_linepos + 1,
-				sizeof(key_lines[edit_line]) - key_linepos - 1);
+		if (key_lines[edit_line][key_linepos] != '\0')
+		{
+			Q_strdel(key_lines[edit_line], key_linepos, 1);
+		}
+
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -451,7 +500,7 @@ Key_Console(int key)
 			history_line = (history_line - 1) & (NUM_KEY_LINES-1);
 		}
 		while (history_line != edit_line &&
-			   !key_lines[history_line][1]);
+			   key_lines[history_line][0] == '\0');
 
 		if (history_line == edit_line)
 		{
@@ -459,7 +508,8 @@ Key_Console(int key)
 		}
 
 		memmove(key_lines[edit_line], key_lines[history_line], sizeof(key_lines[edit_line]));
-		key_linepos = (int)strlen(key_lines[edit_line]);
+		key_linepos = strlen(key_lines[edit_line]);
+
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -476,17 +526,16 @@ Key_Console(int key)
 			history_line = (history_line + 1) & (NUM_KEY_LINES-1);
 		}
 		while (history_line != edit_line &&
-			   !key_lines[history_line][1]);
+			   key_lines[history_line][0] == '\0');
 
 		if (history_line == edit_line)
 		{
-			key_lines[edit_line][0] = ']';
-			key_linepos = 1;
+			Key_ClearTyping();
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			memmove(key_lines[edit_line], key_lines[history_line], sizeof(key_lines[edit_line]));
-			key_linepos = (int)strlen(key_lines[edit_line]);
+			key_linepos = strlen(key_lines[edit_line]);
 		}
 
 		return;
@@ -521,7 +570,7 @@ Key_Console(int key)
 
 		else
 		{
-			key_linepos = 1;
+			key_linepos = 0;
 		}
 
 		return;
@@ -536,7 +585,7 @@ Key_Console(int key)
 
 		else
 		{
-			key_linepos = (int)strlen(key_lines[edit_line]);
+			key_linepos = strlen(key_lines[edit_line]);
 		}
 
 		return;
@@ -547,32 +596,10 @@ Key_Console(int key)
 		return; /* non printable character */
 	}
 
-	if (key_linepos < MAXCMDLINE - 1)
-	{
-		int last;
-		int length;
+	*txt = key;
+	*(txt + 1) = '\0';
 
-		length = strlen(key_lines[edit_line]);
-
-		if (length >= MAXCMDLINE - 1)
-		{
-			return;
-		}
-
-		last = key_lines[edit_line][key_linepos];
-
-		memmove(key_lines[edit_line] + key_linepos + 1,
-				key_lines[edit_line] + key_linepos,
-				length - key_linepos);
-
-		key_lines[edit_line][key_linepos] = key;
-		key_linepos++;
-
-		if (!last)
-		{
-			key_lines[edit_line][key_linepos] = 0;
-		}
-	}
+	key_linepos += Q_strins(key_lines[edit_line], txt, key_linepos, MAXCMDLINE);
 }
 
 qboolean chat_team;
@@ -953,7 +980,7 @@ Key_WriteConsoleHistory()
 		int lineIdx = (edit_line+i) & (NUM_KEY_LINES-1);
 		const char* line = key_lines[lineIdx];
 
-		if(line[1] != '\0' && strcmp(lastWrittenLine, line ) != 0)
+		if(*line != '\0' && strcmp(lastWrittenLine, line) != 0)
 		{
 			// if the line actually contains something besides the ] prompt,
 			// and is not identical to the last written line, write it to the file
@@ -1000,6 +1027,7 @@ Key_ReadConsoleHistory()
 			history_line = i;
 			break;
 		}
+
 		// remove trailing newlines
 		int lastCharIdx = strlen(key_lines[i])-1;
 		while((key_lines[i][lastCharIdx] == '\n' || key_lines[i][lastCharIdx] == '\r') && lastCharIdx >= 0)
@@ -1007,8 +1035,17 @@ Key_ReadConsoleHistory()
 			key_lines[i][lastCharIdx] = '\0';
 			--lastCharIdx;
 		}
+
+		/* backwards compatibility with old history files */
+		if(key_lines[i][0] == ']')
+		{
+			memmove(key_lines[i], key_lines[i] + 1, MAXCMDLINE - 1);
+		}
 	}
 
+	/* don't remember the input line */
+	Key_ClearTyping();
+
 	fclose(f);
 }
 
@@ -1032,12 +1069,11 @@ Key_Init(void)
 	int i;
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_KEY_LINES; i++)
 	{
-		key_lines[i][0] = ']';
-		key_lines[i][1] = 0;
+		key_lines[i][0] = '\0';
 	}
 	// can't call Key_ReadConsoleHistory() here because FS_Gamedir() isn't set yet
 
-	key_linepos = 1;
+	key_linepos = 0;
 
 	/* init 128 bit ascii characters in console mode */
 	for (i = 32; i < 128; i++)
@@ -1045,6 +1081,7 @@ Key_Init(void)
 		consolekeys[i] = true;
 	}
 
+	consolekeys[K_DEL] = true;
 	consolekeys[K_ENTER] = true;
 	consolekeys[K_KP_ENTER] = true;
 	consolekeys[K_TAB] = true;
@@ -1380,6 +1417,15 @@ Key_Event(int key, qboolean down, qboolean special)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/* FIXME: Better way to do CTRL+<key> actions in the console?
+	   special should be set to true in this case.
+	*/
+	if (keydown[K_CTRL] && IsInConsole() &&
+		key >= 'a' && key <= 'z')
+	{
+		special = true;
+	}
+
 	/* All input subsystems handled after this point only
 	   care for key down events (=> if(!down) returns above). */
 
diff --git a/src/client/header/console.h b/src/client/header/console.h
index 432b76ad..1ce0062f 100644
--- a/src/client/header/console.h
+++ b/src/client/header/console.h
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 #ifndef CL_HEADER_CONSOLE_H
 #define CL_HEADER_CONSOLE_H
 
+#define CON_INPUT_INDICATOR ']'
+#define CON_INPUT_CURSOR 11
+
 #define	NUM_CON_TIMES 4
 #define	CON_TEXTSIZE	32768
 
diff --git a/src/client/input/header/input.h b/src/client/input/header/input.h
index 7c9656f5..9fb73bc8 100644
--- a/src/client/input/header/input.h
+++ b/src/client/input/header/input.h
@@ -59,4 +59,12 @@ void IN_Update(void);
  */
 void In_FlushQueue(void);
 
+/* Clipboard get/set */
+
+/* Copy clipboard to buffer of size n */
+void IN_GetClipboardText(char *out, size_t n);
+
+/* Copy text to clipboard */
+int IN_SetClipboardText(const char *s);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/client/input/sdl2.c b/src/client/input/sdl2.c
index 520c134a..050c8ae2 100644
--- a/src/client/input/sdl2.c
+++ b/src/client/input/sdl2.c
@@ -2412,3 +2412,25 @@ IN_Shutdown(void)
 }
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+void
+IN_GetClipboardText(char *out, size_t n)
+{
+	char *s = SDL_GetClipboardText();
+
+	if (!s || *s == '\0')
+	{
+		*out = '\0';
+		return;
+	}
+
+	Q_strlcpy(out, s, n - 1);
+
+	SDL_free(s);
+}
+
+int
+IN_SetClipboardText(const char *s)
+{
+	return SDL_SetClipboardText(s);
+}
diff --git a/src/client/input/sdl3.c b/src/client/input/sdl3.c
index 5972c708..40e778c0 100644
--- a/src/client/input/sdl3.c
+++ b/src/client/input/sdl3.c
@@ -2410,3 +2410,25 @@ IN_Shutdown(void)
 }
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+void
+IN_GetClipboardText(char *out, size_t n)
+{
+	char *s = SDL_GetClipboardText();
+
+	if (!s || *s == '\0')
+	{
+		*out = '\0';
+		return;
+	}
+
+	Q_strlcpy(out, s, n - 1);
+
+	SDL_free(s);
+}
+
+int
+IN_SetClipboardText(const char *s)
+{
+	return SDL_SetClipboardText(s);
+}
diff --git a/src/common/header/shared.h b/src/common/header/shared.h
index 109c9fd1..35939b90 100644
--- a/src/common/header/shared.h
+++ b/src/common/header/shared.h
@@ -329,6 +329,13 @@ char *Q_strlwr(char *s);
 int Q_strlcpy(char *dst, const char *src, int size);
 int Q_strlcat(char *dst, const char *src, int size);
 
+/* Delete n characters from s starting at index i */
+void Q_strdel(char *s, size_t i, size_t n);
+
+/* Insert src into dest starting at index i, total, n is the total size of the buffer */
+/* Returns length of src on success, 0 if there is not enough space in dest for src */
+size_t Q_strins(char *dest, const char *src, size_t i, size_t n);
+
 /* ============================================= */
 
 /* Unicode wrappers that also make sure it's a regular file around fopen(). */
diff --git a/src/common/shared/shared.c b/src/common/shared/shared.c
index 33a1e2e1..792ffde8 100644
--- a/src/common/shared/shared.c
+++ b/src/common/shared/shared.c
@@ -1144,6 +1144,52 @@ Q_strlcat(char *dst, const char *src, int size)
 	return (d - dst) + Q_strlcpy(d, src, size);
 }
 
+void
+Q_strdel(char *s, size_t i, size_t n)
+{
+	size_t len;
+
+	if (!n)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	len = strlen(s);
+
+	if (i >= len || n > (len - i))
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	memmove(s + i, s + i + n, len - i);
+	s[len - n] = '\0';
+}
+
+size_t
+Q_strins(char *dest, const char *src, size_t i, size_t n)
+{
+	size_t dlen;
+	size_t slen;
+
+	if (!src || *src == '\0')
+	{
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	slen = strlen(src);
+	dlen = strlen(dest);
+
+	if (i > dlen || (dlen + slen + 1) > n)
+	{
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	memmove(dest + i + slen, dest + i, dlen - i + 1);
+	memcpy(dest + i, src, slen);
+
+	return slen;
+}
+
 /*
  * An unicode compatible fopen() Wrapper for Windows.
  */