diff --git a/dlls/kernelbase/console.c b/dlls/kernelbase/console.c
index 59285f75e18..f5612de4075 100644
--- a/dlls/kernelbase/console.c
+++ b/dlls/kernelbase/console.c
@@ -1501,9 +1501,6 @@ BOOL WINAPI DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH WriteConsoleInputA( HANDLE handle, const INPUT_REC
 BOOL WINAPI DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH WriteConsoleInputW( HANDLE handle, const INPUT_RECORD *buffer,
                                                   DWORD count, DWORD *written )
 {
-    DWORD events_written = 0;
-    BOOL ret;
-
     TRACE( "(%p,%p,%d,%p)\n", handle, buffer, count, written );
 
     if (count > 0 && !buffer)
@@ -1511,21 +1508,17 @@ BOOL WINAPI DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH WriteConsoleInputW( HANDLE handle, const INPUT_REC
         SetLastError( ERROR_INVALID_ACCESS );
         return FALSE;
     }
-    SERVER_START_REQ( write_console_input )
-    {
-        req->handle = console_handle_unmap( handle );
-        wine_server_add_data( req, buffer, count * sizeof(INPUT_RECORD) );
-        if ((ret = !wine_server_call_err( req ))) events_written = reply->written;
-    }
-    SERVER_END_REQ;
 
-    if (written) *written = events_written;
-    else
+    if (!DeviceIoControl( handle, IOCTL_CONDRV_WRITE_INPUT, (void *)buffer, count * sizeof(*buffer), NULL, 0, NULL, NULL ))
+        return FALSE;
+
+    if (!written)
     {
         SetLastError( ERROR_INVALID_ACCESS );
-        ret = FALSE;
+        return FALSE;
     }
-    return ret;
+    *written = count;
+    return TRUE;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/include/wine/condrv.h b/include/wine/condrv.h
index 3dc6e9714ee..f0f6d2ea585 100644
--- a/include/wine/condrv.h
+++ b/include/wine/condrv.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /* console input ioctls */
 #define IOCTL_CONDRV_READ_INPUT            CTL_CODE(FILE_DEVICE_CONSOLE, 10, METHOD_BUFFERED, FILE_READ_ACCESS)
+#define IOCTL_CONDRV_WRITE_INPUT           CTL_CODE(FILE_DEVICE_CONSOLE, 11, METHOD_BUFFERED, FILE_WRITE_PROPERTIES)
 #define IOCTL_CONDRV_PEEK                  CTL_CODE(FILE_DEVICE_CONSOLE, 12, METHOD_BUFFERED, FILE_READ_ACCESS)
 #define IOCTL_CONDRV_GET_INPUT_INFO        CTL_CODE(FILE_DEVICE_CONSOLE, 13, METHOD_BUFFERED, FILE_READ_PROPERTIES)
 
diff --git a/server/console.c b/server/console.c
index 658ce97311c..57234d3b408 100644
--- a/server/console.c
+++ b/server/console.c
@@ -1537,6 +1537,9 @@ static int console_ioctl( struct fd *fd, ioctl_code_t code, struct async *async
             return read_console_input( console, async, 1 );
         }
 
+    case IOCTL_CONDRV_WRITE_INPUT:
+        return write_console_input( console, get_req_data_size() / sizeof(INPUT_RECORD), get_req_data() ) != -1;
+
     case IOCTL_CONDRV_PEEK:
         if (get_reply_max_size() % sizeof(INPUT_RECORD))
         {