diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 240e5878..0b194643 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,5 +21,8 @@ appveyor = { repository = "Stebalien/term" }
 winapi = "0.2"
 kernel32-sys = "0.2"
 
+[target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
+libc = "0.2"
+
 [features]
 default=[]
diff --git a/examples/kitchen_sink.rs b/examples/kitchen_sink.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b87d2e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/kitchen_sink.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// An example of the avaiable functionality in term
+
+extern crate term;
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut t = term::stdout().unwrap();
+
+    print!("Dims: ");
+    t.fg(term::color::GREEN).unwrap();
+    print!("{:?}", t.dims().unwrap());
+    t.reset().unwrap();
+    println!();
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a5824d4b..4db18dfb 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 //!
 //! and this to your crate root:
 //!
-//! ```rust
+//! ```
+//! # #[allow(unused_extern_crates)]
 //! extern crate term;
 //! ```
 //!
@@ -75,6 +76,8 @@ pub mod terminfo;
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
 mod win;
+#[cfg(unix)]
+mod unix;
 
 /// Alias for stdout terminals.
 pub type StdoutTerminal = Terminal<Output = Stdout> + Send;
@@ -168,6 +171,20 @@ pub enum Attr {
     BackgroundColor(color::Color),
 }
 
+/// A struct representing the number of columns and rows of the terminal, and, if available, the
+/// width and height of the terminal in pixels
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Hash, Eq, Copy, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct Dims {
+    /// The number of rows in the terminal
+    pub rows: u16,
+    /// The number of columns in the terminal
+    pub columns: u16,
+    /// If available, the pixel width of the terminal
+    pub pixel_width: Option<u32>,
+    /// If available, the pixel height of the terminal
+    pub pixel_height: Option<u32>,
+}
+
 /// An error arising from interacting with the terminal.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
@@ -390,6 +407,9 @@ pub trait Terminal: Write {
     /// Returns `Ok(true)` if the deletion code was printed, or `Err(e)` if there was an error.
     fn carriage_return(&mut self) -> Result<()>;
 
+    /// Gets the size of the terminal window, if available
+    fn dims(&self) -> Result<Dims>;
+
     /// Gets an immutable reference to the stream inside
     fn get_ref(&self) -> &Self::Output;
 
diff --git a/src/terminfo/mod.rs b/src/terminfo/mod.rs
index 71cdd644..e50cb8a2 100644
--- a/src/terminfo/mod.rs
+++ b/src/terminfo/mod.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use std::io::BufReader;
 use std::path::Path;
 
 use Attr;
+use Dims;
 use color;
 use Terminal;
 use Result;
@@ -27,6 +28,11 @@ use self::parser::compiled::parse;
 use self::parm::{expand, Variables, Param};
 use self::Error::*;
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use unix::win_size;
+
 
 /// Returns true if the named terminal supports basic ANSI escape codes.
 fn is_ansi(name: &str) -> bool {
@@ -283,6 +289,87 @@ pub struct TerminfoTerminal<T> {
     ti: TermInfo,
 }
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
+impl<T: Write + AsRawFd> Terminal for TerminfoTerminal<T> {
+    type Output = T;
+    fn fg(&mut self, color: color::Color) -> Result<()> {
+        let color = self.dim_if_necessary(color);
+        if self.num_colors > color {
+            return self.ti.apply_cap("setaf", &[Param::Number(color as i32)], &mut self.out);
+        }
+        Err(::Error::ColorOutOfRange)
+    }
+
+    fn bg(&mut self, color: color::Color) -> Result<()> {
+        let color = self.dim_if_necessary(color);
+        if self.num_colors > color {
+            return self.ti.apply_cap("setab", &[Param::Number(color as i32)], &mut self.out);
+        }
+        Err(::Error::ColorOutOfRange)
+    }
+
+    fn attr(&mut self, attr: Attr) -> Result<()> {
+        match attr {
+            Attr::ForegroundColor(c) => self.fg(c),
+            Attr::BackgroundColor(c) => self.bg(c),
+            _ => self.ti.apply_cap(cap_for_attr(attr), &[], &mut self.out),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn supports_attr(&self, attr: Attr) -> bool {
+        match attr {
+            Attr::ForegroundColor(_) | Attr::BackgroundColor(_) => self.num_colors > 0,
+            _ => {
+                let cap = cap_for_attr(attr);
+                self.ti.strings.get(cap).is_some()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn reset(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.ti.reset(&mut self.out)
+    }
+
+    fn supports_reset(&self) -> bool {
+        ["sgr0", "sgr", "op"].iter().any(|&cap| self.ti.strings.get(cap).is_some())
+    }
+
+    fn supports_color(&self) -> bool {
+        self.num_colors > 0 && self.supports_reset()
+    }
+
+    fn cursor_up(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.ti.apply_cap("cuu1", &[], &mut self.out)
+    }
+
+    fn delete_line(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.ti.apply_cap("el", &[], &mut self.out)
+    }
+
+    fn carriage_return(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.ti.apply_cap("cr", &[], &mut self.out)
+    }
+
+    fn dims(&self) -> Result<Dims> {
+        win_size(self.out.as_raw_fd()).map(|s| s.into())
+    }
+
+    fn get_ref(&self) -> &T {
+        &self.out
+    }
+
+    fn get_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
+        &mut self.out
+    }
+
+    fn into_inner(self) -> T
+        where Self: Sized
+    {
+        self.out
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
 impl<T: Write> Terminal for TerminfoTerminal<T> {
     type Output = T;
     fn fg(&mut self, color: color::Color) -> Result<()> {
@@ -343,6 +430,10 @@ impl<T: Write> Terminal for TerminfoTerminal<T> {
         self.ti.apply_cap("cr", &[], &mut self.out)
     }
 
+    fn dims(&self) -> Result<Dims> {
+        Err(::Error::NotSupported)
+    }
+
     fn get_ref(&self) -> &T {
         &self.out
     }
diff --git a/src/unix.rs b/src/unix.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bf2acd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/unix.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+extern crate libc;
+
+use std::os::unix::io::RawFd;
+use std::io;
+use std::mem;
+use Dims;
+use Result;
+
+/// Get the window size from a file descriptor (0 for stdout)
+///
+/// Option is returned as there is no distinction between errors (all ENOSYS)
+pub fn win_size(fd: RawFd) -> Result<libc::winsize> {
+    unsafe {
+        let ws: libc::winsize = mem::uninitialized();
+        if libc::ioctl(fd, libc::TIOCGWINSZ, &ws) == 0 {
+            Ok(ws)
+        } else {
+            Err(io::Error::last_os_error().into())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<libc::winsize> for Dims {
+    fn from(sz: libc::winsize) -> Dims {
+        Dims {
+            rows: sz.ws_row as u16,
+            columns: sz.ws_col as u16,
+            pixel_width: Some(sz.ws_xpixel as u32),
+            pixel_height: Some(sz.ws_ypixel as u32),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/win.rs b/src/win.rs
index 3d571d50..b30b417c 100644
--- a/src/win.rs
+++ b/src/win.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use Error;
 use Result;
 use Terminal;
 use color;
+use Dims;
 
 /// A Terminal implementation which uses the Win32 Console API.
 pub struct WinConsole<T> {
@@ -285,6 +286,22 @@ impl<T: Write + Send> Terminal for WinConsole<T> {
         }
     }
 
+    fn dims(&self) -> Result<Dims> {
+        let handle = try!(conout());
+        unsafe {
+            let mut buffer_info = ::std::mem::uninitialized();
+            if kernel32::GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(handle, &mut buffer_info) != 0 {
+                Ok(Dims {
+                    rows: (buffer_info.srWindow.Bottom - buffer_info.srWindow.Top + 1) as u16,
+                    columns: (buffer_info.srWindow.Right - buffer_info.srWindow.Left + 1) as u16,
+                    ..Default::default()
+                })
+            } else {
+                Err(io::Error::last_os_error().into())
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     fn get_ref<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a T {
         &self.buf
     }
diff --git a/tests/winsize.rs b/tests/winsize.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6846a82e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/winsize.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+extern crate term;
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[test]
+fn test_winsize() {
+    let t = term::stdout().unwrap();
+    // This makes sure we don't try to provide dims on an incorrect platform, it also may trigger
+    // any memory errors.
+    let _dims = t.dims().unwrap();
+}