diff --git a/include/grub/term.h b/include/grub/term.h
index 143aabe1e..9500e1c99 100644
--- a/include/grub/term.h
+++ b/include/grub/term.h
@@ -213,6 +213,14 @@ grub_term_register_input (const char *name __attribute__ ((unused)),
     }
 }
 
+static inline void
+grub_term_register_input_active (const char *name __attribute__ ((unused)),
+				 grub_term_input_t term)
+{
+  if (! term->init || term->init () == GRUB_ERR_NONE)
+    grub_list_push (GRUB_AS_LIST_P (&grub_term_inputs), GRUB_AS_LIST (term));
+}
+
 static inline void
 grub_term_register_output (const char *name __attribute__ ((unused)),
 			   grub_term_output_t term)
@@ -229,6 +237,15 @@ grub_term_register_output (const char *name __attribute__ ((unused)),
     }
 }
 
+static inline void
+grub_term_register_output_active (const char *name __attribute__ ((unused)),
+				  grub_term_output_t term)
+{
+  if (! term->init || term->init () == GRUB_ERR_NONE)
+    grub_list_push (GRUB_AS_LIST_P (&grub_term_outputs),
+		    GRUB_AS_LIST (term));
+}
+
 static inline void
 grub_term_unregister_input (grub_term_input_t term)
 {