diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/console/power.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/console/power.go
index e3be80cb..1f984934 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/console/power.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/console/power.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			Password:  node.Ipmi.Password.Get(),
 			AuthType:  "MD5",
 			Interface: node.Ipmi.Interface.Get(),
+			EscapeChar: node.Ipmi.EscapeChar.Get(),
 		}
 
 		err := ipmiCmd.Console()
diff --git a/internal/pkg/api/node/list.go b/internal/pkg/api/node/list.go
index 7f79f10c..4f8b27a0 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/api/node/list.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/api/node/list.go
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ func NodeList(nodeGet *wwapiv1.GetNodeList) (nodeList wwapiv1.NodeList, err erro
 					n.Ipmi.Ipaddr.Print(),
 					n.Ipmi.Port.Print(),
 					n.Ipmi.UserName.Print(),
-					n.Ipmi.Interface.Print()))
+					n.Ipmi.Interface.Print(),
+					n.Ipmi.EscapeChar.Print()))
 		}
 	} else if nodeGet.Type == wwapiv1.GetNodeList_Long {
 		nodeList.Output = append(nodeList.Output,
diff --git a/internal/pkg/node/constructors.go b/internal/pkg/node/constructors.go
index 3b4109a4..3512154a 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/node/constructors.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/node/constructors.go
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ func (config *NodeYaml) FindAllProfiles() ([]NodeInfo, error) {
 		p.Ipmi.Password.Set(profile.IpmiPassword)
 		p.Ipmi.Interface.Set(profile.IpmiInterface)
 		p.Ipmi.Write.Set(profile.IpmiWrite)
+		p.Ipmi.EscapeChar.Set(profile.IpmiEscapeChar)
 		p.Kernel.Args.Set(profile.KernelArgs)
 		p.Kernel.Override.Set(profile.KernelOverride)
 		p.Kernel.Override.Set(profile.KernelVersion)
diff --git a/internal/pkg/node/datastructure.go b/internal/pkg/node/datastructure.go
index 6eb674a8..9e5faec7 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/node/datastructure.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/node/datastructure.go
@@ -54,16 +54,17 @@ type NodeConf struct {
 }
 
 type IpmiConf struct {
-	UserName  string            `yaml:"username,omitempty" lopt:"ipmiuser" comment:"Set the IPMI username"`
-	Password  string            `yaml:"password,omitempty" lopt:"ipmipass" comment:"Set the IPMI password"`
-	Ipaddr    string            `yaml:"ipaddr,omitempty" lopt:"ipmiaddr" comment:"Set the IPMI IP address" type:"IP"`
-	Netmask   string            `yaml:"netmask,omitempty" lopt:"ipminetmask" comment:"Set the IPMI netmask" type:"IP"`
-	Port      string            `yaml:"port,omitempty" lopt:"ipmiport" comment:"Set the IPMI port"`
-	Gateway   string            `yaml:"gateway,omitempty" lopt:"ipmigateway" comment:"Set the IPMI gateway" type:"IP"`
-	Interface string            `yaml:"interface,omitempty" lopt:"ipmiinterface" comment:"Set the node's IPMI interface (defaults: 'lan')"`
-	Write     string            `yaml:"write,omitempty" lopt:"ipmiwrite" comment:"Enable the write of impi configuration (true/false)" type:"bool"`
-	Tags      map[string]string `yaml:"tags,omitempty" lopt:"ipmitagadd" comment:"add ipmitags"`
-	TagsDel   []string          `yaml:"tagsdel,omitempty" lopt:"ipmitagdel" comment:"remove ipmitags"` // should not go to disk only to wire
+	UserName   string            `yaml:"username,omitempty" lopt:"ipmiuser" comment:"Set the IPMI username"`
+	Password   string            `yaml:"password,omitempty" lopt:"ipmipass" comment:"Set the IPMI password"`
+	Ipaddr     string            `yaml:"ipaddr,omitempty" lopt:"ipmiaddr" comment:"Set the IPMI IP address" type:"IP"`
+	Netmask    string            `yaml:"netmask,omitempty" lopt:"ipminetmask" comment:"Set the IPMI netmask" type:"IP"`
+	Port       string            `yaml:"port,omitempty" lopt:"ipmiport" comment:"Set the IPMI port"`
+	Gateway    string            `yaml:"gateway,omitempty" lopt:"ipmigateway" comment:"Set the IPMI gateway" type:"IP"`
+	Interface  string            `yaml:"interface,omitempty" lopt:"ipmiinterface" comment:"Set the node's IPMI interface (defaults: 'lan')"`
+	EscapeChar string           `yaml:"escapechar,omitempty" lopt:"ipmiescapechar" comment:"Set the IPMI escape character (defaults: '~')"`
+	Write      string            `yaml:"write,omitempty" lopt:"ipmiwrite" comment:"Enable the write of impi configuration (true/false)" type:"bool"`
+	Tags       map[string]string `yaml:"tags,omitempty" lopt:"ipmitagadd" comment:"add ipmitags"`
+	TagsDel    []string          `yaml:"tagsdel,omitempty" lopt:"ipmitagdel" comment:"remove ipmitags"` // should not go to disk only to wire
 }
 type KernelConf struct {
 	Version  string `yaml:"version,omitempty"`
@@ -169,15 +170,16 @@ type NodeInfo struct {
 }
 
 type IpmiEntry struct {
-	Ipaddr    Entry
-	Netmask   Entry
-	Port      Entry
-	Gateway   Entry
-	UserName  Entry
-	Password  Entry
-	Interface Entry
-	Write     Entry
-	Tags      map[string]*Entry
+	Ipaddr     Entry
+	Netmask    Entry
+	Port       Entry
+	Gateway    Entry
+	UserName   Entry
+	Password   Entry
+	Interface  Entry
+	EscapeChar Entry
+	Write      Entry
+	Tags       map[string]*Entry
 }
 
 type KernelEntry struct {
diff --git a/internal/pkg/power/ipmitool.go b/internal/pkg/power/ipmitool.go
index ae647d50..73a5b913 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/power/ipmitool.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/power/ipmitool.go
@@ -12,14 +12,15 @@ type IPMIResult struct {
 }
 
 type IPMI struct {
-	NodeName  string
-	HostName  string
-	Port      string
-	User      string
-	Password  string
-	AuthType  string
-	Interface string
-	result    IPMIResult
+	NodeName   string
+	HostName   string
+	Port       string
+	User       string
+	Password   string
+	AuthType   string
+	Interface  string
+	EscapeChar string
+	result     IPMIResult
 }
 
 func (ipmi *IPMI) Result() (string, error) {
@@ -36,7 +37,10 @@ func (ipmi *IPMI) Command(ipmiArgs []string) ([]byte, error) {
 	if ipmi.Port == "" {
 		ipmi.Port = "623"
 	}
-	args = append(args, "-I", ipmi.Interface, "-H", ipmi.HostName, "-p", ipmi.Port, "-U", ipmi.User, "-P", ipmi.Password)
+	if ipmi.EscapeChar == "" {
+		ipmi.EscapeChar = "~"
+	}
+	args = append(args, "-I", ipmi.Interface, "-H", ipmi.HostName, "-p", ipmi.Port, "-U", ipmi.User, "-P", ipmi.Password, "-e", ipmi.EscapeChar)
 	args = append(args, ipmiArgs...)
 	ipmiCmd := exec.Command("ipmitool", args...)
 	return ipmiCmd.CombinedOutput()
@@ -52,7 +56,10 @@ func (ipmi *IPMI) InteractiveCommand(ipmiArgs []string) error {
 	if ipmi.Port == "" {
 		ipmi.Port = "623"
 	}
-	args = append(args, "-I", ipmi.Interface, "-H", ipmi.HostName, "-p", ipmi.Port, "-U", ipmi.User, "-P", ipmi.Password)
+	if ipmi.EscapeChar == "" {
+		ipmi.EscapeChar = "~"
+	}
+	args = append(args, "-I", ipmi.Interface, "-H", ipmi.HostName, "-p", ipmi.Port, "-U", ipmi.User, "-P", ipmi.Password, "-e", ipmi.EscapeChar)
 	args = append(args, ipmiArgs...)
 	ipmiCmd := exec.Command("ipmitool", args...)
 	ipmiCmd.Stdout = os.Stdout