diff --git a/lib/command.c b/lib/command.c
index 8025ab534fcf..b09af640a3d9 100644
--- a/lib/command.c
+++ b/lib/command.c
@@ -1335,8 +1335,8 @@ DEFUN (config_terminal,
        config_terminal_cmd,
        "configure [terminal [file-lock]]",
        "Configuration from vty interface\n"
-       "Configuration with locked datastores\n"
-       "Configuration terminal\n")
+       "Configuration terminal\n"
+       "Configuration with locked datastores\n")
 {
 	return vty_config_enter(vty, false, false, argc == 3);
 }
diff --git a/lib/vty.c b/lib/vty.c
index 23aa2d1f38d0..6217cfe73c93 100644
--- a/lib/vty.c
+++ b/lib/vty.c
@@ -2884,6 +2884,12 @@ int vty_config_enter(struct vty *vty, bool private_config, bool exclusive,
 		}
 		assert(vty->mgmt_locked_candidate_ds);
 		assert(vty->mgmt_locked_running_ds);
+
+		/*
+		 * As datastores are locked explicitly, we don't need implicit
+		 * commits and should allow pending changes.
+		 */
+		vty->pending_allowed = true;
 	}
 
 	vty->node = CONFIG_NODE;
@@ -2940,6 +2946,8 @@ int vty_config_node_exit(struct vty *vty)
 
 	/* TODO: could we check for un-commited changes here? */
 
+	vty->pending_allowed = false;
+
 	if (vty->mgmt_locked_running_ds)
 		vty_mgmt_unlock_running_inline(vty);
 
diff --git a/vtysh/vtysh.c b/vtysh/vtysh.c
index 8b223d1aa482..2f1109a544a8 100644
--- a/vtysh/vtysh.c
+++ b/vtysh/vtysh.c
@@ -2333,15 +2333,26 @@ DEFUNSH(VTYSH_REALLYALL, vtysh_disable, vtysh_disable_cmd, "disable",
 }
 
 DEFUNSH(VTYSH_REALLYALL, vtysh_config_terminal, vtysh_config_terminal_cmd,
-	"configure [terminal [file-lock]]",
+	"configure [terminal]",
 	"Configuration from vty interface\n"
-	"Configuration with locked datastores\n"
 	"Configuration terminal\n")
 {
 	vty->node = CONFIG_NODE;
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+DEFUNSH(VTYSH_REALLYALL, vtysh_config_terminal_file_lock,
+	vtysh_config_terminal_file_lock_cmd,
+	"configure terminal file-lock",
+	"Configuration from vty interface\n"
+	"Configuration terminal\n"
+	"Configuration with locked datastores\n")
+{
+	vty->node = CONFIG_NODE;
+	vty->vtysh_file_locked = true;
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 static int vtysh_exit(struct vty *vty)
 {
 	struct cmd_node *cnode = vector_lookup(cmdvec, vty->node);
@@ -4930,6 +4941,7 @@ void vtysh_init_vty(void)
 	if (!user_mode)
 		install_element(VIEW_NODE, &vtysh_enable_cmd);
 	install_element(ENABLE_NODE, &vtysh_config_terminal_cmd);
+	install_element(ENABLE_NODE, &vtysh_config_terminal_file_lock_cmd);
 	install_element(ENABLE_NODE, &vtysh_disable_cmd);
 
 	/* "exit" command. */