diff --git a/devel/readline/Makefile b/devel/readline/Makefile
index acefa2591840..4b2b9334e0f0 100644
--- a/devel/readline/Makefile
+++ b/devel/readline/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	readline
 PORTVERSION=	8.1.${PATCHLEVEL}
+PORTREVISION?=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	GNU
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION:R}
@@ -26,7 +27,11 @@ PORTDOCS=	CHANGES INSTALL README
 CPE_VENDOR=	gnu
 CPE_VERSION=	${PORTVERSION:R}
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS BRACKETEDPASTE
+BRACKETEDPASTE_DESC=	Enable Bracketed Paste by default
+OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	BRACKETEDPASTE
+
+BRACKETEDPASTE_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	bracketed-paste-default
 
 # https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/readline/readline-8.1-patches/
 PATCHES=	1