diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/i8042/keyboard.c b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/i8042/keyboard.c
index 1035bf2791..42431c3689 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/i8042/keyboard.c
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/i8042/keyboard.c
@@ -296,7 +296,8 @@ int keyboard_set_layout(char *country)
 
 static struct console_input_driver cons = {
 	.havekey = keyboard_havechar,
-	.getchar = keyboard_getchar
+	.getchar = keyboard_getchar,
+	.input_type = CONSOLE_INPUT_TYPE_EC,
 };
 
 void keyboard_init(void)
diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/serial/8250.c b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/serial/8250.c
index f503bdb124..9502d4b147 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/serial/8250.c
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/serial/8250.c
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ static void serial_hardware_init(int speed, int word_bits,
 
 static struct console_input_driver consin = {
 	.havekey = &serial_havechar,
-	.getchar = &serial_getchar
+	.getchar = &serial_getchar,
+	.input_type = CONSOLE_INPUT_TYPE_UART,
 };
 
 static struct console_output_driver consout = {
diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/serial/ipq40xx.c b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/serial/ipq40xx.c
index 52d71b8ac8..7656ad73e0 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/serial/ipq40xx.c
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/serial/ipq40xx.c
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@ void serial_console_init(void)
 
 	consin.havekey = serial_havechar;
 	consin.getchar = serial_getchar;
+	consin.input_type = CONSOLE_INPUT_TYPE_UART;
 
 	consout.putchar = serial_putchar;
 
diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/serial/ipq806x.c b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/serial/ipq806x.c
index 912893d7e2..183ada6563 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/serial/ipq806x.c
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/serial/ipq806x.c
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ void serial_console_init(void)
 
 	consin.havekey = serial_havechar;
 	consin.getchar = serial_getchar;
+	consin.input_type = CONSOLE_INPUT_TYPE_UART;
 
 	consout.putchar = serial_putchar;
 
diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/serial/s5p.c b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/serial/s5p.c
index 1d23352ec4..6ca5dc4717 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/serial/s5p.c
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/serial/s5p.c
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ static struct console_output_driver s5p_serial_output =
 static struct console_input_driver s5p_serial_input =
 {
 	.havekey = &serial_havechar,
-	.getchar = &serial_getchar
+	.getchar = &serial_getchar,
+	.input_type = CONSOLE_INPUT_TYPE_UART,
 };
 
 void serial_init(void)
diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/include/libpayload.h b/payloads/libpayload/include/libpayload.h
index 3a84b3b038..a578d41f28 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/include/libpayload.h
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/include/libpayload.h
@@ -350,6 +350,9 @@ int set_option_from_string(const struct nvram_accessor *nvram, struct cb_cmos_op
 typedef enum {
 	CONSOLE_INPUT_TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0,
 	CONSOLE_INPUT_TYPE_USB,
+	CONSOLE_INPUT_TYPE_EC,
+	CONSOLE_INPUT_TYPE_UART,
+	CONSOLE_INPUT_TYPE_GPIO,
 } console_input_type;
 
 void console_init(void);