diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
index 7e7468f0de..d0926d95f6 100644
--- a/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi-schema.json
@@ -3249,7 +3249,7 @@
 #
 # Send input event(s) to guest.
 #
-# @console: Which console to send event(s) to.
+# @console: #optional console to send event(s) to.
 #
 # @events: List of InputEvent union.
 #
@@ -3259,7 +3259,7 @@
 #
 ##
 { 'command': 'input-send-event',
-  'data': { 'console':'int', 'events': [ 'InputEvent' ] } }
+  'data': { '*console':'int', 'events': [ 'InputEvent' ] } }
 
 ##
 # @NumaOptions
diff --git a/qmp-commands.hx b/qmp-commands.hx
index 1abd61977b..8812401b67 100644
--- a/qmp-commands.hx
+++ b/qmp-commands.hx
@@ -3792,7 +3792,7 @@ EQMP
 
     {
         .name       = "input-send-event",
-        .args_type  = "console:i,events:q",
+        .args_type  = "console:i?,events:q",
         .mhandler.cmd_new = qmp_marshal_input_input_send_event,
     },
 
@@ -3804,7 +3804,7 @@ Send input event to guest.
 
 Arguments:
 
-- "console": console index.
+- "console": console index. (json-int, optional)
 - "events": list of input events.
 
 The consoles are visible in the qom tree, under
diff --git a/ui/input.c b/ui/input.c
index 002831ee72..37ff46fc55 100644
--- a/ui/input.c
+++ b/ui/input.c
@@ -122,16 +122,19 @@ qemu_input_find_handler(uint32_t mask, QemuConsole *con)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-void qmp_input_send_event(int64_t console, InputEventList *events,
-                          Error **errp)
+void qmp_input_send_event(bool has_console, int64_t console,
+                          InputEventList *events, Error **errp)
 {
     InputEventList *e;
     QemuConsole *con;
 
-    con = qemu_console_lookup_by_index(console);
-    if (!con) {
-        error_setg(errp, "console %" PRId64 " not found", console);
-        return;
+    con = NULL;
+    if (has_console) {
+        con = qemu_console_lookup_by_index(console);
+        if (!con) {
+            error_setg(errp, "console %" PRId64 " not found", console);
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     if (!runstate_is_running() && !runstate_check(RUN_STATE_SUSPENDED)) {