diff --git a/man/systemd.exec.xml b/man/systemd.exec.xml
index c1088a3013..3f3ed77f46 100644
--- a/man/systemd.exec.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.exec.xml
@@ -70,8 +70,12 @@
 
       <listitem><para>Units whose standard output or error output is connected to <option>journal</option> or
       <option>kmsg</option> (or their combinations with console output, see below) automatically acquire
-      dependencies of type <varname>After=</varname> on
-      <filename>systemd-journald.socket</filename>.</para></listitem>
+      dependencies of type <varname>After=</varname> on <filename>systemd-journald.socket</filename>.
+      </para></listitem>
+
+      <listitem><para>Units using the terminal (standard input, output, or error are connected to a terminal
+      or <varname>TTYPath=</varname> is used) automatically acquire an <varname>After=</varname> dependency
+      on <filename>systemd-vconsole-setup.service</filename>.</para></listitem>
 
       <listitem><para>Units using <varname>LogNamespace=</varname> will automatically gain ordering and
       requirement dependencies on the two socket units associated with
diff --git a/src/basic/special.h b/src/basic/special.h
index 0e4342eb40..ed3852a450 100644
--- a/src/basic/special.h
+++ b/src/basic/special.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 #define SPECIAL_QUOTACHECK_SERVICE "systemd-quotacheck.service"
 #define SPECIAL_QUOTAON_SERVICE "quotaon.service"
 #define SPECIAL_REMOUNT_FS_SERVICE "systemd-remount-fs.service"
+#define SPECIAL_VCONSOLE_SETUP_SERVICE "systemd-vconsole-setup.service"
 #define SPECIAL_VOLATILE_ROOT_SERVICE "systemd-volatile-root.service"
 #define SPECIAL_UDEVD_SERVICE "systemd-udevd.service"
 #define SPECIAL_GROWFS_SERVICE "systemd-growfs@.service"
diff --git a/src/core/execute.c b/src/core/execute.c
index 8ddd7362a3..ca89e3b003 100644
--- a/src/core/execute.c
+++ b/src/core/execute.c
@@ -6870,6 +6870,16 @@ bool exec_context_has_encrypted_credentials(ExecContext *c) {
         return false;
 }
 
+int exec_context_add_default_dependencies(Unit *u, const ExecContext *c) {
+        assert(u);
+        assert(u->default_dependencies);
+
+        if (c && exec_context_needs_term(c))
+                return unit_add_dependency_by_name(u, UNIT_AFTER, SPECIAL_VCONSOLE_SETUP_SERVICE,
+                                                   /* add_reference= */ true, UNIT_DEPENDENCY_DEFAULT);
+        return 0;
+}
+
 void exec_status_start(ExecStatus *s, pid_t pid) {
         assert(s);
 
diff --git a/src/core/execute.h b/src/core/execute.h
index d2f5507405..c2c983d0c3 100644
--- a/src/core/execute.h
+++ b/src/core/execute.h
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ void exec_context_revert_tty(ExecContext *c);
 
 int exec_context_get_clean_directories(ExecContext *c, char **prefix, ExecCleanMask mask, char ***ret);
 int exec_context_get_clean_mask(ExecContext *c, ExecCleanMask *ret);
+int exec_context_add_default_dependencies(Unit *u, const ExecContext *c);
 
 void exec_status_start(ExecStatus *s, pid_t pid);
 void exec_status_exit(ExecStatus *s, const ExecContext *context, pid_t pid, int code, int status);
diff --git a/src/core/mount.c b/src/core/mount.c
index 549d7dbf98..f25188681d 100644
--- a/src/core/mount.c
+++ b/src/core/mount.c
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ static int mount_add_default_dependencies(Mount *m) {
                         return r;
         }
 
-        return 0;
+        return exec_context_add_default_dependencies(UNIT(m), &m->exec_context);
 }
 
 static int mount_verify(Mount *m) {
diff --git a/src/core/service.c b/src/core/service.c
index 5c16a39309..7e3a8ee082 100644
--- a/src/core/service.c
+++ b/src/core/service.c
@@ -740,7 +740,12 @@ static int service_add_default_dependencies(Service *s) {
                 return r;
 
         /* Third, add us in for normal shutdown. */
-        return unit_add_two_dependencies_by_name(UNIT(s), UNIT_BEFORE, UNIT_CONFLICTS, SPECIAL_SHUTDOWN_TARGET, true, UNIT_DEPENDENCY_DEFAULT);
+        r = unit_add_two_dependencies_by_name(UNIT(s), UNIT_BEFORE, UNIT_CONFLICTS, SPECIAL_SHUTDOWN_TARGET, true, UNIT_DEPENDENCY_DEFAULT);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        /* Fourth, add generic dependencies */
+        return exec_context_add_default_dependencies(UNIT(s), &s->exec_context);
 }
 
 static void service_fix_stdio(Service *s) {
diff --git a/src/core/socket.c b/src/core/socket.c
index 0fd1ad144b..a932ddf821 100644
--- a/src/core/socket.c
+++ b/src/core/socket.c
@@ -276,7 +276,11 @@ static int socket_add_default_dependencies(Socket *s) {
                         return r;
         }
 
-        return unit_add_two_dependencies_by_name(UNIT(s), UNIT_BEFORE, UNIT_CONFLICTS, SPECIAL_SHUTDOWN_TARGET, true, UNIT_DEPENDENCY_DEFAULT);
+        r = unit_add_two_dependencies_by_name(UNIT(s), UNIT_BEFORE, UNIT_CONFLICTS, SPECIAL_SHUTDOWN_TARGET, true, UNIT_DEPENDENCY_DEFAULT);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        return exec_context_add_default_dependencies(UNIT(s), &s->exec_context);
 }
 
 _pure_ static bool socket_has_exec(Socket *s) {
diff --git a/src/core/swap.c b/src/core/swap.c
index c6e2c8b1bd..26a950b058 100644
--- a/src/core/swap.c
+++ b/src/core/swap.c
@@ -270,7 +270,11 @@ static int swap_add_default_dependencies(Swap *s) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        return unit_add_two_dependencies_by_name(UNIT(s), UNIT_BEFORE, UNIT_CONFLICTS, SPECIAL_UMOUNT_TARGET, true, UNIT_DEPENDENCY_DEFAULT);
+        r = unit_add_two_dependencies_by_name(UNIT(s), UNIT_BEFORE, UNIT_CONFLICTS, SPECIAL_UMOUNT_TARGET, true, UNIT_DEPENDENCY_DEFAULT);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
+        return exec_context_add_default_dependencies(UNIT(s), &s->exec_context);
 }
 
 static int swap_verify(Swap *s) {