diff --git a/config/.Xdefaults b/config/.Xdefaults
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5dea5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/.Xdefaults
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+!xterm*reverseVideo: true
+xterm*termName: xterm-256color
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 2a0c869..c9be54c 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ fc-cache -fv # just in case
 
 cp -a config/.xinitrc ~/.xinitrc
 cp -a config/.xsession ~/.xsession
+cp -a config/.Xdefaults ~/.Xdefaults
 cp -a config/xstartup ~/.vnc/
 cp config/99-fbdev.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/
 cp config/fbtft.conf /etc/modprobe.d/