diff --git a/usr.bin/xargs/xargs.1 b/usr.bin/xargs/xargs.1
index 7c2f70bd395..a36edd129fc 100644
--- a/usr.bin/xargs/xargs.1
+++ b/usr.bin/xargs/xargs.1
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 .Nd "construct argument list(s) and execute utility"
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
-.Op Fl 0pt
+.Op Fl 0opt
 .Op Fl E Ar eofstr
 .Oo
 .Fl I Ar replstr
@@ -192,6 +192,13 @@ arguments remaining for the last invocation of
 The current default value for
 .Ar number
 is 5000.
+.It Fl o
+Reopen stdin as
+.Dq /dev/tty
+in the child process before executing the command.
+This is useful if you want
+.Nm
+to run an interactive application.
 .It Fl P Ar maxprocs
 Parallel mode: run at most
 .Ar maxprocs
@@ -287,7 +294,7 @@ utility is expected to be
 .St -p1003.2
 compliant.
 The
-.Fl J , P
+.Fl J , o , P
 and
 .Fl R
 options are non-standard
diff --git a/usr.bin/xargs/xargs.c b/usr.bin/xargs/xargs.c
index ec15af7555b..5e6c2b4f074 100644
--- a/usr.bin/xargs/xargs.c
+++ b/usr.bin/xargs/xargs.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
 #include <err.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #if (__FreeBSD_version >= 450002 && __FreeBSD_version < 500000) || \
     __FreeBSD_version >= 500017
 #include <langinfo.h>
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ static char echo[] = _PATH_ECHO;
 static char **av, **bxp, **ep, **exp, **xp;
 static char *argp, *bbp, *ebp, *inpline, *p, *replstr;
 static const char *eofstr;
-static int count, insingle, indouble, pflag, tflag, Rflag, rval, zflag;
+static int count, insingle, indouble, oflag, pflag, tflag, Rflag, rval, zflag;
 static int cnt, Iflag, jfound, Lflag, wasquoted, xflag;
 static int curprocs, maxprocs;
 
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		nline -= strlen(*ep++) + 1 + sizeof(*ep);
 	}
 	maxprocs = 1;
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "0E:I:J:L:n:P:pR:s:tx")) != -1)
+	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "0E:I:J:L:n:oP:pR:s:tx")) != -1)
 		switch(ch) {
 		case 'E':
 			eofstr = optarg;
@@ -151,6 +152,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			if ((nargs = atoi(optarg)) <= 0)
 				errx(1, "illegal argument count");
 			break;
+		case 'o':
+			oflag = 1;
+			break;
 		case 'P':
 			if ((maxprocs = atoi(optarg)) <= 0)
 				errx(1, "max. processes must be >0");
@@ -522,6 +526,11 @@ exec:
 	case -1:
 		err(1, "vfork");
 	case 0:
+		if (oflag) {
+			close(0);
+			if (open("/dev/tty", O_RDONLY) == -1)
+				err(1, "open");
+		}
 		execvp(argv[0], argv);
 		childerr = errno;
 		_exit(1);
@@ -595,7 +604,7 @@ static void
 usage(void)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr,
-"usage: xargs [-0pt] [-E eofstr] [-I replstr [-R replacements]] [-J replstr]\n"
+"usage: xargs [-0opt] [-E eofstr] [-I replstr [-R replacements]] [-J replstr]\n"
 "             [-L number] [-n number [-x]] [-P maxprocs] [-s size]\n"
 "             [utility [argument ...]]\n");
 	exit(1);