diff --git a/package/readline/Config.in b/package/readline/Config.in
index 7021472623..fd21cfeaf8 100644
--- a/package/readline/Config.in
+++ b/package/readline/Config.in
@@ -7,3 +7,21 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_READLINE
 	  as they are typed in.
 
 	  https://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_READLINE_BRACKETED_PASTE
+	bool "Enable bracketed paste"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_READLINE
+	help
+	  Enable the "bracketed paste" feature in libreadline.
+
+	  Bracketed paste is helpful for interactive sessions when
+	  one wants to prevent pasted text from being interpreted
+	  as typed-in commands. However, it also causes control
+	  characters to show up in the raw output of a (telnet)
+	  session. This can cause issues and throw off pattern
+	  matching if the session output is being captured for
+	  automated processing.
+
+	  For further information on this feature and whether you
+	  may want it, see:
+	      https://cirw.in/blog/bracketed-paste
diff --git a/package/readline/readline.mk b/package/readline/readline.mk
index 326cffab18..06a96b67a8 100644
--- a/package/readline/readline.mk
+++ b/package/readline/readline.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ READLINE_LICENSE = GPL-3.0+
 READLINE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 READLINE_CPE_ID_VENDOR = gnu
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_READLINE_BRACKETED_PASTE),y)
+READLINE_CONF_OPTS += --enable-bracketed-paste-default
+else
+READLINE_CONF_OPTS += --disable-bracketed-paste-default
+endif
+
 define READLINE_INSTALL_INPUTRC
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 644 package/readline/inputrc $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/inputrc
 endef