diff --git a/Lib/pty.py b/Lib/pty.py
index fae162dc487..889113c3dd5 100644
--- a/Lib/pty.py
+++ b/Lib/pty.py
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ def fork():
         if (slave_fd > STDERR_FILENO):
             os.close (slave_fd)
 
+        # Explicitly open the tty to make it become a controlling tty.
+        tmp_fd = os.open(os.ttyname(STDOUT_FILENO), os.O_RDWR)
+        os.close(tmp_fd)
+
     # Parent and child process.
     return pid, master_fd
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 3409c8dd71c..9f6d782e240 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ Core and builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Patch #838546: Make terminal become controlling in pty.fork()
+
 - Patch #1351744: Add askyesnocancel helper for tkMessageBox.
 
 - Patch #1060577: Extract list of RPM files from spec file in