diff --git a/commands/timeout.c b/commands/timeout.c
index d197ced..db88900 100644
--- a/commands/timeout.c
+++ b/commands/timeout.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 		return COMMAND_ERROR_USAGE;
 
 	timeout = simple_strtoul(argv[optind], NULL, 0);
-	ret = console_countdown(timeout, flags, str);
+	ret = console_countdown(timeout, flags, NULL, str);
 
 	if (varname && str[0])
 		setenv(varname, str);
diff --git a/common/console_countdown.c b/common/console_countdown.c
index 36da1ce..8d09894 100644
--- a/common/console_countdown.c
+++ b/common/console_countdown.c
@@ -30,7 +30,22 @@
 	console_countdown_timeout_abort = true;
 }
 
-int console_countdown(int timeout_s, unsigned flags, char *out_key)
+static int key_in_list(char key, const char *keys)
+{
+	if (!keys)
+		return false;
+
+	while (*keys) {
+		if (key == *keys)
+			return true;
+		keys++;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+int console_countdown(int timeout_s, unsigned flags, const char *keys,
+		      char *out_key)
 {
 	uint64_t start, second;
 	int countdown, ret = -EINTR;
@@ -48,6 +63,8 @@
 		if (tstc()) {
 			key = getchar();
 			if (key >= 0) {
+				if (key_in_list(key, keys))
+					goto out;
 				if (flags & CONSOLE_COUNTDOWN_ANYKEY)
 					goto out;
 				if (flags & CONSOLE_COUNTDOWN_RETURN && key == '\n')
diff --git a/include/console_countdown.h b/include/console_countdown.h
index c6c2d5c..88cadf1 100644
--- a/include/console_countdown.h
+++ b/include/console_countdown.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #define CONSOLE_COUNTDOWN_CTRLC (1 << 4)
 #define CONSOLE_COUNTDOWN_EXTERN (1 << 5)
 
-int console_countdown(int timeout_s, unsigned flags, char *out_key);
+int console_countdown(int timeout_s, unsigned flags, const char *keys, char *out_key);
 void console_countdown_abort(void);
 
 #endif /* __CONSOLE_COUNTDOWN_H */