diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2bbc0c2..60802cc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@
 /bootupd-0.2.16-vendor.tar.zstd
 /bootupd-0.2.17.crate
 /bootupd-0.2.17-vendor.tar.zstd
+/bootupd-0.2.18.crate
+/bootupd-0.2.18-vendor.tar.zstd
diff --git a/0001-grub2-source-in-a-console.cfg-file-if-exists.patch b/0001-grub2-source-in-a-console.cfg-file-if-exists.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d6681b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-grub2-source-in-a-console.cfg-file-if-exists.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+From 38b971647d126f9c51545553d2a55cc77ff01d08 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Dusty Mabe <dusty@dustymabe.com>
+Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:33:17 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] grub2: source in a console.cfg file if exists
+
+This will allow users or distro builders place console settings
+here that will get picked up on boot. This was discussed as part
+of https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1671
+---
+ src/grub2/grub-static-pre.cfg | 5 +++++
+ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/src/grub2/grub-static-pre.cfg b/src/grub2/grub-static-pre.cfg
+index 7784834..9717cfb 100644
+--- a/src/grub2/grub-static-pre.cfg
++++ b/src/grub2/grub-static-pre.cfg
+@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ elif [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
+   load_env
+ fi
+ 
++if [ -f $prefix/console.cfg ]; then
++  # Source in any GRUB console settings if provided by the user/platform
++  source $prefix/console.cfg
++fi
++
+ if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
+   menuentry_id_option="--id"
+ else
+-- 
+2.43.0
+
diff --git a/rust-bootupd.spec b/rust-bootupd.spec
index 0d4bc2f..69f0028 100644
--- a/rust-bootupd.spec
+++ b/rust-bootupd.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 %global crate bootupd
 
 Name:           rust-%{crate}
-Version:        0.2.17
+Version:        0.2.18
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Bootloader updater
 
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ URL:            https://crates.io/crates/bootupd
 Source0:        https://github.com/coreos/bootupd/releases/download/v%{version}/bootupd-%{version}.crate
 Source1:        https://github.com/coreos/%{crate}/releases/download/v%{version}/%{crate}-%{version}-vendor.tar.zstd
 
+Patch0: 0001-grub2-source-in-a-console.cfg-file-if-exists.patch
+
 BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  openssl-devel
 %if 0%{?rhel} && !0%{?eln}
@@ -70,6 +72,11 @@ make install-grub-static DESTDIR=%{?buildroot} INSTALL="%{__install} -p"
 %systemd_postun bootupd.service bootupd.socket
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Feb 22 2024 Joseph Marrero <jmarrero@fedoraproject.org> - 0.2.18-1
+- https://github.com/coreos/bootupd/releases/tag/v0.2.18
+  backport patch to support GRUB console.cfg
+  Resolves: RHEL-26439
+
 * Tue Dec 19 2023 Joseph Marrero <jmarrero@fedoraproject.org> - 0.2.17-1
 - https://github.com/coreos/bootupd/releases/tag/v0.2.17
   Resolves: RHEL-14388
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 5559168..4166d14 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA512 (bootupd-0.2.17.crate) = b99130fab8db52318a4bae9bba4b32b6193a4308c7341828b00b135dbf9736fbdcb11aa4769220d5b62a29c8f9da2ae4e89752753b6da5e096ee6d3140f096b5
-SHA512 (bootupd-0.2.17-vendor.tar.zstd) = 1e8d895d59457cb014bd4c375aeae8b35222371e6885bc367e5881408578c804c281a353c74bee1290aa800a3062a36e98dfaab311b38c83f5ae9e898f3d7579
+SHA512 (bootupd-0.2.18.crate) = 867579ca1978453c14761023abb3ab5fd6d5fffc721e1544d55d5b4e14d5ba374fcf5ed7a53b45d176c3853fb1c0dd715fbd6e7d3652e6ad24ee0de6376a634b
+SHA512 (bootupd-0.2.18-vendor.tar.zstd) = c194054b14d8038dc06d4cfa7f4138a0b1a1b5f45aab09df402e55d3fe912fd91f43306dae44878edcfab03196acf3b4d656c66cb8aaa4638a6269b922d3dca7