diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index c433ad02..6d234264 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ static bool
 parse_section_main(const char *key, const char *value, struct config *conf,
                    const char *path, unsigned lineno)
 {
-    if (strcmp(key, "font") == 0) {
-        free(conf->font);
-        conf->font = strdup(value);
+    if (strcmp(key, "term") == 0) {
+        free(conf->term);
+        conf->term = strdup(value);
     }
 
     else if (strcmp(key, "shell") == 0) {
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ parse_section_main(const char *key, const char *value, struct config *conf,
         conf->shell = strdup(value);
     }
 
+    else if (strcmp(key, "font") == 0) {
+        free(conf->font);
+        conf->font = strdup(value);
+    }
+
     else {
         LOG_WARN("%s:%u: invalid key: %s", path, lineno, key);
         return false;
@@ -211,6 +216,7 @@ config_load(struct config *conf)
     bool ret = false;
 
     *conf = (struct config) {
+        .term = strdup("foot"),
         .shell = get_shell(),
         .font = strdup("monospace"),
     };
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index aa96a49b..fdca3c34 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
 struct config {
+    char *term;
     char *shell;
     char *font;
 };
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 2c8f0451..70ca3d48 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)
     argv += optind;
 
     setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
-    setenv("TERM", "foot", 1); /* TODO: configurable */
+    setenv("TERM", conf.term, 1);
 
     int repeat_pipe_fds[2] = {-1, -1};
     if (pipe2(repeat_pipe_fds, O_CLOEXEC) == -1) {