diff --git a/include/ui/console.h b/include/ui/console.h
index 91d8bbc9dc..1ccd432b4d 100644
--- a/include/ui/console.h
+++ b/include/ui/console.h
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ bool qemu_mouse_set(int index, Error **errp);
 #define QEMU_KEY_CTRL_PAGEUP     0xe406
 #define QEMU_KEY_CTRL_PAGEDOWN   0xe407
 
-void kbd_put_keysym_console(QemuConsole *s, int keysym);
-bool kbd_put_qcode_console(QemuConsole *s, int qcode, bool ctrl);
-void kbd_put_string_console(QemuConsole *s, const char *str, int len);
+void kbd_put_keysym_console(QemuTextConsole *s, int keysym);
+bool kbd_put_qcode_console(QemuTextConsole *s, int qcode, bool ctrl);
+void kbd_put_string_console(QemuTextConsole *s, const char *str, int len);
 void kbd_put_keysym(int keysym);
 
 /* Touch devices */
diff --git a/ui/console.c b/ui/console.c
index 9fccecafd7..a98adbb1b2 100644
--- a/ui/console.c
+++ b/ui/console.c
@@ -1135,16 +1135,12 @@ static void kbd_send_chars(QemuTextConsole *s)
 }
 
 /* called when an ascii key is pressed */
-void kbd_put_keysym_console(QemuConsole *con, int keysym)
+void kbd_put_keysym_console(QemuTextConsole *s, int keysym)
 {
-    QemuTextConsole *s = (QemuTextConsole *)object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(con), TYPE_QEMU_TEXT_CONSOLE);
     uint8_t buf[16], *q;
     int c;
     uint32_t num_free;
 
-    if (!s)
-        return;
-
     switch(keysym) {
     case QEMU_KEY_CTRL_UP:
         console_scroll(s, -1);
@@ -1214,7 +1210,7 @@ static const int ctrl_qcode_to_keysym[Q_KEY_CODE__MAX] = {
     [Q_KEY_CODE_PGDN]   = QEMU_KEY_CTRL_PAGEDOWN,
 };
 
-bool kbd_put_qcode_console(QemuConsole *s, int qcode, bool ctrl)
+bool kbd_put_qcode_console(QemuTextConsole *s, int qcode, bool ctrl)
 {
     int keysym;
 
@@ -1226,7 +1222,7 @@ bool kbd_put_qcode_console(QemuConsole *s, int qcode, bool ctrl)
     return true;
 }
 
-void kbd_put_string_console(QemuConsole *s, const char *str, int len)
+void kbd_put_string_console(QemuTextConsole *s, const char *str, int len)
 {
     int i;
 
@@ -1237,7 +1233,9 @@ void kbd_put_string_console(QemuConsole *s, const char *str, int len)
 
 void kbd_put_keysym(int keysym)
 {
-    kbd_put_keysym_console(active_console, keysym);
+    if (QEMU_IS_TEXT_CONSOLE(active_console)) {
+        kbd_put_keysym_console(QEMU_TEXT_CONSOLE(active_console), keysym);
+    }
 }
 
 static void text_console_invalidate(void *opaque)
diff --git a/ui/gtk.c b/ui/gtk.c
index ef98bb0648..c34c133550 100644
--- a/ui/gtk.c
+++ b/ui/gtk.c
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ static gboolean gd_text_key_down(GtkWidget *widget,
                                  GdkEventKey *key, void *opaque)
 {
     VirtualConsole *vc = opaque;
-    QemuConsole *con = vc->gfx.dcl.con;
+    QemuTextConsole *con = QEMU_TEXT_CONSOLE(vc->gfx.dcl.con);
 
     if (key->keyval == GDK_KEY_Delete) {
         kbd_put_qcode_console(con, Q_KEY_CODE_DELETE, false);
diff --git a/ui/sdl2-input.c b/ui/sdl2-input.c
index f068382209..efc0e76e8c 100644
--- a/ui/sdl2-input.c
+++ b/ui/sdl2-input.c
@@ -44,14 +44,15 @@ void sdl2_process_key(struct sdl2_console *scon,
     qkbd_state_key_event(scon->kbd, qcode, ev->type == SDL_KEYDOWN);
 
     if (!qemu_console_is_graphic(con)) {
+        QemuTextConsole *s = QEMU_TEXT_CONSOLE(con);
         bool ctrl = qkbd_state_modifier_get(scon->kbd, QKBD_MOD_CTRL);
         if (ev->type == SDL_KEYDOWN) {
             switch (qcode) {
             case Q_KEY_CODE_RET:
-                kbd_put_keysym_console(con, '\n');
+                kbd_put_keysym_console(s, '\n');
                 break;
             default:
-                kbd_put_qcode_console(con, qcode, ctrl);
+                kbd_put_qcode_console(s, qcode, ctrl);
                 break;
             }
         }
diff --git a/ui/sdl2.c b/ui/sdl2.c
index 0d91b555e3..16b515fcf9 100644
--- a/ui/sdl2.c
+++ b/ui/sdl2.c
@@ -483,10 +483,9 @@ static void handle_textinput(SDL_Event *ev)
         return;
     }
 
-    if (qemu_console_is_graphic(con)) {
-        return;
+    if (QEMU_IS_TEXT_CONSOLE(con)) {
+        kbd_put_string_console(QEMU_TEXT_CONSOLE(con), ev->text.text, strlen(ev->text.text));
     }
-    kbd_put_string_console(con, ev->text.text, strlen(ev->text.text));
 }
 
 static void handle_mousemotion(SDL_Event *ev)
