diff --git a/Modules/readline.c b/Modules/readline.c
index cd93b62..224c77d 100644
--- a/Modules/readline.c
+++ b/Modules/readline.c
@@ -926,6 +926,26 @@ on_completion_display_matches_hook(char **matches,
 
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_RL_RESIZE_TERMINAL
+static volatile sig_atomic_t sigwinch_received;
+static sighandler_t sigwinch_ohandler;
+
+static void
+readline_sigwinch_handler(int signum)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_SIGACTION
+  /* If the handler was installed with signal() rather than sigaction(),
+     we need to reinstall it. */
+    PyOS_setsig(SIGWINCH, readline_sigwinch_handler);
+#endif
+
+    sigwinch_received = 1;
+    if (sigwinch_ohandler && sigwinch_ohandler != SIG_IGN
+        && sigwinch_ohandler != SIG_DFL)
+      sigwinch_ohandler(signum);
+}
+#endif
+
 /* C function to call the Python completer. */
 
 static char *
@@ -1031,6 +1051,10 @@ setup_readline(readlinestate *mod_state)
     /* Bind both ESC-TAB and ESC-ESC to the completion function */
     rl_bind_key_in_map ('\t', rl_complete, emacs_meta_keymap);
     rl_bind_key_in_map ('\033', rl_complete, emacs_meta_keymap);
+#ifdef HAVE_RL_RESIZE_TERMINAL
+    /* Set up signal handler for window resize */
+    sigwinch_ohandler = PyOS_setsig(SIGWINCH, readline_sigwinch_handler);
+#endif
     /* Set our hook functions */
     rl_startup_hook = on_startup_hook;
 #ifdef HAVE_RL_PRE_INPUT_HOOK
@@ -1116,6 +1140,13 @@ readline_until_enter_or_signal(const char *prompt, int *signal)
             struct timeval *timeoutp = NULL;
             if (PyOS_InputHook)
                 timeoutp = &timeout;
+#ifdef HAVE_RL_RESIZE_TERMINAL
+            /* Update readline's view of the window size after SIGWINCH */
+            if (sigwinch_received) {
+                sigwinch_received = 0;
+                rl_resize_terminal();
+            }
+#endif
             FD_SET(fileno(rl_instream), &selectset);
             /* select resets selectset if no input was available */
             has_input = select(fileno(rl_instream) + 1, &selectset,
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7bef2d3..5f456a2 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -14929,6 +14929,50 @@ $as_echo "#define HAVE_RL_COMPLETION_DISPLAY_MATCHES_HOOK 1" >>confdefs.h
 fi
 
 
+# also in 4.0, but not in editline
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for rl_resize_terminal in -lreadline" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for rl_resize_terminal in -lreadline... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_readline_rl_resize_terminal+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-lreadline $READLINE_LIBS $LIBS"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char rl_resize_terminal ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return rl_resize_terminal ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_lib_readline_rl_resize_terminal=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_lib_readline_rl_resize_terminal=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_readline_rl_resize_terminal" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_readline_rl_resize_terminal" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_readline_rl_resize_terminal" = xyes; then :
+
+$as_echo "#define HAVE_RL_RESIZE_TERMINAL 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+fi
+
+
 # check for readline 4.2
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for rl_completion_matches in -lreadline" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for rl_completion_matches in -lreadline... " >&6; }
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 98e9703..1aea63c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4527,6 +4527,11 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB(readline, rl_completion_display_matches_hook,
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RL_COMPLETION_DISPLAY_MATCHES_HOOK, 1,
         [Define if you have readline 4.0]), ,$READLINE_LIBS)
 
+# also in 4.0, but not in editline
+AC_CHECK_LIB(readline, rl_resize_terminal,
+	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RL_RESIZE_TERMINAL, 1,
+        [Define if you have readline 4.0]), ,$READLINE_LIBS)
+
 # check for readline 4.2
 AC_CHECK_LIB(readline, rl_completion_matches,
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RL_COMPLETION_MATCHES, 1,
diff --git a/pyconfig.h.in b/pyconfig.h.in
index e017d4e..d432a82 100644
--- a/pyconfig.h.in
+++ b/pyconfig.h.in
@@ -735,6 +735,9 @@
 /* Define if you have readline 4.0 */
 #undef HAVE_RL_PRE_INPUT_HOOK
 
+/* Define if you have readline 4.0 */
+#undef HAVE_RL_RESIZE_TERMINAL
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `round' function. */
 #undef HAVE_ROUND