diff --git a/docs/console.rst b/docs/console.rst
index 3d773cf..35126e8 100644
--- a/docs/console.rst
+++ b/docs/console.rst
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 Console
 -------
 
-.. py:function:: pydu.console.console_size()
+.. py:function:: pydu.console.console_size(fallback=(80, 25))
 
-    For Windows, return (width, height) of available window area, (80, 25)
+    For Windows, return (width, height) of available window area, fallback
     if no console is allocated.
-    For POSIX system, return (width, height) of console terminal. (80, 25)
+    For POSIX system, return (width, height) of console terminal, fallback
     on IOError, i.e. when no console is allocated.
-    For other system, return (80, 25).
+    For other system, return fallback.
+    Fallback defaults to (80, 25) which is the default size used by many
+    terminal emulators.
 
     >>> from pydu.console import console_size
     >>> console_size()
diff --git a/pydu/console.py b/pydu/console.py
index 30ea446..b817806 100644
--- a/pydu/console.py
+++ b/pydu/console.py
@@ -1,74 +1,82 @@
 import sys
+import shutil
 
 from .platform import WINDOWS, POSIX
 
 
-# http://bitbucket.org/techtonik/python-pager
-def console_size():
-    """
-    For Windows, return (width, height) of available window area, (80, 25)
-    if no console is allocated.
-    For POSIX system, return (width, height) of console terminal. (80, 25)
-    on IOError, i.e. when no console is allocated.
-    For other system, return (80, 25).
-    """
-
-    if WINDOWS:
-        STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE = -11
-
-        # get console handle
-        from ctypes import windll, Structure, byref
-        try:
-            from ctypes.wintypes import SHORT, WORD, DWORD
-        except ImportError:
-            from ctypes import (
-                c_short as SHORT, c_ushort as WORD, c_ulong as DWORD)
-        console_handle = windll.kernel32.GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE)
-
-        # CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO Structure
-        class COORD(Structure):
-            _fields_ = [("X", SHORT), ("Y", SHORT)]
-
-        class SMALL_RECT(Structure):
-            _fields_ = [("Left", SHORT), ("Top", SHORT),
-                        ("Right", SHORT), ("Bottom", SHORT)]
-
-        class CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO(Structure):
-            _fields_ = [("dwSize", COORD),
-                        ("dwCursorPosition", COORD),
-                        ("wAttributes", WORD),
-                        ("srWindow", SMALL_RECT),
-                        ("dwMaximumWindowSize", DWORD)]
-
-        sbi = CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO()
-        ret = windll.kernel32.GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(
-            console_handle, byref(sbi))
-        if ret == 0:
-            return 80, 25
-        return ((sbi.srWindow.Right - sbi.srWindow.Left + 1) or 80,
-                (sbi.srWindow.Bottom - sbi.srWindow.Top + 1) or 25)
-
-    elif POSIX:
-        # http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/online/pages/man4/tty_ioctl.4.html
-        from fcntl import ioctl
-        from termios import TIOCGWINSZ
-        from array import array
-
+if hasattr(shutil, 'get_terminal_size'):
+    # Actually (80, 25) is the default size used by many terminal emulators
+    def console_size(fallback=(80, 25)):
+        return shutil.get_terminal_size(fallback=fallback)
+else:
+    # http://bitbucket.org/techtonik/python-pager
+    def console_size(fallback=(80, 25)):
         """
-        struct winsize {
-            unsigned short ws_row;
-            unsigned short ws_col;
-            unsigned short ws_xpixel;   /* unused */
-            unsigned short ws_ypixel;   /* unused */
-        };
+        For Windows, return (width, height) of available window area, fallback
+        if no console is allocated.
+        For POSIX system, return (width, height) of console terminal, fallback
+        on IOError, i.e. when no console is allocated.
+        For other system, return fallback.
+        Fallback defaults to (80, 25) which is the default size used by many
+        terminal emulators.
         """
-        winsize = array("H", [0] * 4)
-        try:
-            ioctl(sys.stdout.fileno(), TIOCGWINSZ, winsize)
-        except IOError:
-            # for example IOError: [Errno 25] Inappropriate ioctl for device
-            # when output is redirected
-            pass
-        return winsize[1] or 80, winsize[0] or 25
 
-    return 80, 25
+        if WINDOWS:
+            STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE = -11
+
+            # get console handle
+            from ctypes import windll, Structure, byref
+            try:
+                from ctypes.wintypes import SHORT, WORD, DWORD
+            except ImportError:
+                from ctypes import (
+                    c_short as SHORT, c_ushort as WORD, c_ulong as DWORD)
+            console_handle = windll.kernel32.GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE)
+
+            # CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO Structure
+            class COORD(Structure):
+                _fields_ = [('X', SHORT), ('Y', SHORT)]
+
+            class SMALL_RECT(Structure):
+                _fields_ = [('Left', SHORT), ('Top', SHORT),
+                            ('Right', SHORT), ('Bottom', SHORT)]
+
+            class CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO(Structure):
+                _fields_ = [('dwSize', COORD),
+                            ('dwCursorPosition', COORD),
+                            ('wAttributes', WORD),
+                            ('srWindow', SMALL_RECT),
+                            ('dwMaximumWindowSize', DWORD)]
+
+            sbi = CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO()
+            ret = windll.kernel32.GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(
+                console_handle, byref(sbi))
+            if ret == 0:
+                return fallback
+            return ((sbi.srWindow.Right - sbi.srWindow.Left + 1) or fallback[0],
+                    (sbi.srWindow.Bottom - sbi.srWindow.Top + 1) or fallback[1])
+
+        elif POSIX:
+            # http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/online/pages/man4/tty_ioctl.4.html
+            from fcntl import ioctl
+            from termios import TIOCGWINSZ
+            from array import array
+
+            """
+            struct winsize {
+                unsigned short ws_row;
+                unsigned short ws_col;
+                unsigned short ws_xpixel;   /* unused */
+                unsigned short ws_ypixel;   /* unused */
+            };
+            """
+            winsize = array("H", [0] * 4)
+            try:
+                ioctl(sys.stdout.fileno(), TIOCGWINSZ, winsize)
+            except IOError:
+                # for example IOError: [Errno 25] Inappropriate ioctl for device
+                # when output is redirected
+                pass
+            return winsize[1] or fallback[0], winsize[0] or fallback[1]
+
+        return fallback