diff --git a/src/libvterm/include/vterm.h b/src/libvterm/include/vterm.h
index 0238226..b069521 100644
--- a/src/libvterm/include/vterm.h
+++ b/src/libvterm/include/vterm.h
@@ -194,10 +194,17 @@
 
 size_t vterm_input_write(VTerm *vt, const char *bytes, size_t len);
 
+/* Setting output callback will override the buffer logic */
+typedef void VTermOutputCallback(const char *s, size_t len, void *user);
+void vterm_output_set_callback(VTerm *vt, VTermOutputCallback *func, void *user);
+
+/* These buffer functions only work if output callback is NOT set
+ * These are deprecated and will be removed in a later version */
 size_t vterm_output_get_buffer_size(const VTerm *vt);
 size_t vterm_output_get_buffer_current(const VTerm *vt);
 size_t vterm_output_get_buffer_remaining(const VTerm *vt);
 
+/* This too */
 size_t vterm_output_read(VTerm *vt, char *buffer, size_t len);
 
 int vterm_is_modify_other_keys(VTerm *vt);
diff --git a/src/libvterm/src/state.c b/src/libvterm/src/state.c
index 8980301..add75ac 100644
--- a/src/libvterm/src/state.c
+++ b/src/libvterm/src/state.c
@@ -1617,6 +1617,8 @@
 
 static void request_status_string(VTermState *state, const char *command, size_t cmdlen)
 {
+  VTerm *vt = state->vt;
+
   if(cmdlen == 1)
     switch(command[0]) {
       case 'm': // Query SGR
@@ -1624,22 +1626,37 @@
           long args[20];
           int argc = vterm_state_getpen(state, args, sizeof(args)/sizeof(args[0]));
 	  int argi;
-          vterm_push_output_sprintf_ctrl(state->vt, C1_DCS, "1$r");
-          for(argi = 0; argi < argc; argi++)
-            vterm_push_output_sprintf(state->vt,
-                argi == argc - 1             ? "%d" :
-                CSI_ARG_HAS_MORE(args[argi]) ? "%d:" :
-                                               "%d;",
-                CSI_ARG(args[argi]));
-          vterm_push_output_sprintf(state->vt, "m");
-          vterm_push_output_sprintf_ctrl(state->vt, C1_ST, "");
+          size_t cur = 0;
+
+          cur += SNPRINTF(vt->tmpbuffer + cur, vt->tmpbuffer_len - cur,
+              vt->mode.ctrl8bit ? "\x90" "1$r" : ESC_S "P" "1$r"); // DCS 1$r ...
+          if(cur >= vt->tmpbuffer_len)
+            return;
+
+          for(argi = 0; argi < argc; argi++) {
+            cur += SNPRINTF(vt->tmpbuffer + cur, vt->tmpbuffer_len - cur,
+                argi == argc - 1             ? "%ld" :
+                CSI_ARG_HAS_MORE(args[argi]) ? "%ld:" :
+                                               "%ld;",
+                 CSI_ARG(args[argi]));
+
+            if(cur >= vt->tmpbuffer_len)
+              return;
+          }
+
+          cur += SNPRINTF(vt->tmpbuffer + cur, vt->tmpbuffer_len - cur,
+              vt->mode.ctrl8bit ? "m" "\x9C" : "m" ESC_S "\\"); // ... m ST
+          if(cur >= vt->tmpbuffer_len)
+            return;
+
+          vterm_push_output_bytes(vt, vt->tmpbuffer, cur);
         }
         return;
       case 'r': // Query DECSTBM
-        vterm_push_output_sprintf_dcs(state->vt, "1$r%d;%dr", state->scrollregion_top+1, SCROLLREGION_BOTTOM(state));
+        vterm_push_output_sprintf_dcs(vt, "1$r%d;%dr", state->scrollregion_top+1, SCROLLREGION_BOTTOM(state));
         return;
       case 's': // Query DECSLRM
-        vterm_push_output_sprintf_dcs(state->vt, "1$r%d;%ds", SCROLLREGION_LEFT(state)+1, SCROLLREGION_RIGHT(state));
+        vterm_push_output_sprintf_dcs(vt, "1$r%d;%ds", SCROLLREGION_LEFT(state)+1, SCROLLREGION_RIGHT(state));
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1653,11 +1670,11 @@
       }
       if(state->mode.cursor_blink)
         reply--;
-      vterm_push_output_sprintf_dcs(state->vt, "1$r%d q", reply);
+      vterm_push_output_sprintf_dcs(vt, "1$r%d q", reply);
       return;
     }
     else if(strneq(command, "\"q", 2)) {
-      vterm_push_output_sprintf_dcs(state->vt, "1$r%d\"q", state->protected_cell ? 1 : 2);
+      vterm_push_output_sprintf_dcs(vt, "1$r%d\"q", state->protected_cell ? 1 : 2);
       return;
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/libvterm/src/vterm.c b/src/libvterm/src/vterm.c
index 56c4e28..c5b6652 100644
--- a/src/libvterm/src/vterm.c
+++ b/src/libvterm/src/vterm.c
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@
     return NULL;
   }
 
+  vt->outfunc = NULL;
+  vt->outdata = NULL;
+
   vt->outbuffer_len = 200;
   vt->outbuffer_cur = 0;
   vt->outbuffer = vterm_allocator_malloc(vt, vt->outbuffer_len);
@@ -135,8 +138,19 @@
   vt->mode.utf8 = is_utf8;
 }
 
+void vterm_output_set_callback(VTerm *vt, VTermOutputCallback *func, void *user)
+{
+  vt->outfunc = func;
+  vt->outdata = user;
+}
+
 INTERNAL void vterm_push_output_bytes(VTerm *vt, const char *bytes, size_t len)
 {
+  if(vt->outfunc) {
+    (vt->outfunc)(bytes, len, vt->outdata);
+    return;
+  }
+
   if(len > vt->outbuffer_len - vt->outbuffer_cur) {
     DEBUG_LOG("vterm_push_output_bytes(): buffer overflow; dropping output\n");
     return;
@@ -146,24 +160,6 @@
   vt->outbuffer_cur += len;
 }
 
-#if (defined(_XOPEN_SOURCE) && _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 500) \
-	|| defined(_ISOC99_SOURCE) || defined(_BSD_SOURCE)
-# undef VSNPRINTF
-# define VSNPRINTF vsnprintf
-# undef SNPRINTF
-# define SNPRINTF snprintf
-#else
-# ifdef VSNPRINTF
-// Use a provided vsnprintf() function.
-int VSNPRINTF(char *str, size_t str_m, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
-# endif
-# ifdef SNPRINTF
-// Use a provided snprintf() function.
-int SNPRINTF(char *str, size_t str_m, const char *fmt, ...);
-# endif
-#endif
-
-
 INTERNAL void vterm_push_output_vsprintf(VTerm *vt, const char *format, va_list args)
 {
   size_t len;
@@ -214,12 +210,9 @@
   size_t cur;
   va_list args;
 
-  if(!vt->mode.ctrl8bit)
-    cur = SNPRINTF(vt->tmpbuffer, vt->tmpbuffer_len,
-        ESC_S "%c", C1_DCS - 0x40);
-  else
-    cur = SNPRINTF(vt->tmpbuffer, vt->tmpbuffer_len,
-        "%c", C1_DCS);
+  cur = SNPRINTF(vt->tmpbuffer, vt->tmpbuffer_len,
+      vt->mode.ctrl8bit ? "\x90" : ESC_S "P"); // DCS
+
   if(cur >= vt->tmpbuffer_len)
     return;
   vterm_push_output_bytes(vt, vt->tmpbuffer, cur);
@@ -228,12 +221,8 @@
   vterm_push_output_vsprintf(vt, fmt, args);
   va_end(args);
 
-  if(!vt->mode.ctrl8bit)
-    cur = SNPRINTF(vt->tmpbuffer, vt->tmpbuffer_len,
-        ESC_S "%c", C1_ST - 0x40);
-  else
-    cur = SNPRINTF(vt->tmpbuffer, vt->tmpbuffer_len,
-        "%c", C1_ST);
+  cur = SNPRINTF(vt->tmpbuffer, vt->tmpbuffer_len,
+      vt->mode.ctrl8bit ? "\x9C" : ESC_S "\\"); // ST
   if(cur >= vt->tmpbuffer_len)
     return;
   vterm_push_output_bytes(vt, vt->tmpbuffer, cur);
diff --git a/src/libvterm/src/vterm_internal.h b/src/libvterm/src/vterm_internal.h
index 6aa1e9c..38e4235 100644
--- a/src/libvterm/src/vterm_internal.h
+++ b/src/libvterm/src/vterm_internal.h
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@
 
   // len == malloc()ed size; cur == number of valid bytes
 
+  VTermOutputCallback *outfunc;
+  void                *outdata;
+
   char  *outbuffer;
   size_t outbuffer_len;
   size_t outbuffer_cur;
@@ -268,4 +271,24 @@
 int vterm_unicode_is_ambiguous(uint32_t codepoint);
 int vterm_get_special_pty_type(void);
 
+#if (defined(_XOPEN_SOURCE) && _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 500) \
+	|| defined(_ISOC99_SOURCE) || defined(_BSD_SOURCE)
+# undef VSNPRINTF
+# define VSNPRINTF vsnprintf
+# undef SNPRINTF
+#else
+# ifdef VSNPRINTF
+// Use a provided vsnprintf() function.
+int VSNPRINTF(char *str, size_t str_m, const char *fmt, va_list ap);
+# endif
+# ifdef SNPRINTF
+// Use a provided snprintf() function.
+int SNPRINTF(char *str, size_t str_m, const char *fmt, ...);
+# endif
+#endif
+#ifndef SNPRINTF
+# define SNPRINTF snprintf
+#endif
+
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/libvterm/t/harness.c b/src/libvterm/t/harness.c
index e28bb7d..8bbd8cf 100644
--- a/src/libvterm/t/harness.c
+++ b/src/libvterm/t/harness.c
@@ -483,6 +483,9 @@
     if(streq(line, "INIT")) {
       if(!vt)
         vt = vterm_new(25, 80);
+
+      // Somehow this makes tests fail
+      // vterm_output_set_callback(vt, term_output, NULL);
     }
 
     else if(streq(line, "WANTPARSER")) {
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index ee9a393..f3f4d14 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -747,6 +747,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    784,
+/**/
     783,
 /**/
     782,