diff --git a/src/main/java/com/loomcom/symon/devices/Acia6551.java b/src/main/java/com/loomcom/symon/devices/Acia6551.java
index 8977103..c596bf7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/loomcom/symon/devices/Acia6551.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/loomcom/symon/devices/Acia6551.java
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ public class Acia6551 extends Acia {
 
     public Acia6551(int address) throws MemoryRangeException {
         super(address, ACIA_SIZE, "ACIA");
+
+        // Figure 6 in the 6551 ACIA data sheet says the "hardware reset"
+        // state of the Control Register is all zeros.
+        setControlRegister(0b00000000);
+        // Figure 7 of the 6551 ACIA data sheet says the "hardware reset"
+        // state of the Command Register is zeros, but Transmitter Control
+        // is set to "interrupt disabled, ready to send".
+        setCommandRegister(0b00000010);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/loomcom/symon/AciaTest.java b/src/test/java/com/loomcom/symon/AciaTest.java
index ba29b27..309ce89 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/loomcom/symon/AciaTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/loomcom/symon/AciaTest.java
@@ -254,4 +254,25 @@ public class AciaTest {
 
         assertEquals(0x08, acia.read(0x0001, true));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void statusRegisterInitializedAtHardwareReset() throws Exception {
+        Acia6551 acia = new Acia6551(0x0000);
+
+        assertEquals(0x10, acia.read(0x0001, false));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void commandRegisterInitializedAtHardwareReset() throws Exception {
+        Acia6551 acia = new Acia6551(0x0000);
+
+        assertEquals(0x02, acia.read(0x0002, false));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void controlRegisterInitializedAtHardwareReset() throws Exception {
+        Acia6551 acia = new Acia6551(0x0000);
+
+        assertEquals(0x00, acia.read(0x0003, false));
+    }
 }