diff -up konsole-16.07.80/src/Profile.cpp.xterm-256color konsole-16.07.80/src/Profile.cpp
--- konsole-16.07.80/src/Profile.cpp.xterm-256color	2016-07-21 08:27:24.000000000 -0500
+++ konsole-16.07.80/src/Profile.cpp	2016-07-29 15:22:04.885631847 -0500
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ FallbackProfile::FallbackProfile()
     // See Pty.cpp on why Arguments is populated
     setProperty(Arguments, QStringList() << qgetenv("SHELL"));
     setProperty(Icon, "utilities-terminal");
-    setProperty(Environment, QStringList() << QStringLiteral("TERM=xterm"));
+    setProperty(Environment, QStringList() << QStringLiteral("TERM=xterm-256color"));
     setProperty(LocalTabTitleFormat, "%d : %n");
     setProperty(RemoteTabTitleFormat, "(%u) %H");
     setProperty(ShowTerminalSizeHint, true);
diff -up konsole-16.07.80/src/Pty.cpp.xterm-256color konsole-16.07.80/src/Pty.cpp
--- konsole-16.07.80/src/Pty.cpp.xterm-256color	2016-07-21 08:27:24.000000000 -0500
+++ konsole-16.07.80/src/Pty.cpp	2016-07-29 15:22:04.885631847 -0500
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void Pty::addEnvironmentVariables(const
 
     // extra safeguard to make sure $TERM is always set
     if (!isTermEnvAdded) {
-        setEnv("TERM", "xterm");
+        setEnv("TERM", "xterm-256color");
     }
 }