diff --git a/packages/tui/src/component/terminal-pane.tsx b/packages/tui/src/component/terminal-pane.tsx
index 51ce39e5c1e..c5e0be34151 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/component/terminal-pane.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/component/terminal-pane.tsx
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ export function TerminalPane(props: {
       <Show when={!failure()} fallback={<text fg={theme.text.feedback.error.base}>{failure()}</text>}>
         <>
           <embeddedTerminal
+            transparentBackground={themes.currentTokens().background.raised.base.a === 0}
             ref={(value) => {
               terminal = value
               props.onFocusRequest?.(() => {