diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/terminal.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/terminal.tsx
index 57e91d6d33..bf87e67c2a 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/terminal.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/terminal.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { useLanguage } from "@/context/language"
 import { usePlatform } from "@/context/platform"
 import { useSDK } from "@/context/sdk"
 import { useServer } from "@/context/server"
-import { monoFontFamily, useSettings } from "@/context/settings"
+import { terminalFontFamily, useSettings } from "@/context/settings"
 import type { LocalPTY } from "@/context/terminal"
 import { disposeIfDisposable, getHoveredLinkText, setOptionIfSupported } from "@/utils/runtime-adapters"
 import { terminalWriter } from "@/utils/terminal-writer"
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ export const Terminal = (props: TerminalProps) => {
   })
 
   createEffect(() => {
-    const font = monoFontFamily(settings.appearance.font())
+    const font = terminalFontFamily(settings.appearance.font())
     if (!term) return
     setOptionIfSupported(term, "fontFamily", font)
     scheduleFit()
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ export const Terminal = (props: TerminalProps) => {
         cols: restoreSize?.cols,
         rows: restoreSize?.rows,
         fontSize: 14,
-        fontFamily: monoFontFamily(settings.appearance.font()),
+        fontFamily: terminalFontFamily(settings.appearance.font()),
         allowTransparency: false,
         convertEol: false,
         theme: terminalColors(),
diff --git a/packages/app/src/context/settings.tsx b/packages/app/src/context/settings.tsx
index a585789ce4..1534b173eb 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/context/settings.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/context/settings.tsx
@@ -53,9 +53,13 @@ export const sansDefault = "System Sans"
 
 const monoFallback =
   'ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospace'
+const terminalMonoFallback =
+  '"Symbols Nerd Font Mono", "Symbols Nerd Font", "JetBrainsMono NFM", "JetBrainsMono NF", "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font Mono", "Hack Nerd Font Mono", "Hack Nerd Font", "MesloLGM Nerd Font Mono", "MesloLGM Nerd Font", "CaskaydiaCove NFM", "CaskaydiaCove Nerd Font Mono", "CaskaydiaMono Nerd Font Mono", ' +
+  monoFallback
 const sansFallback = 'ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif'
 
 const monoBase = monoFallback
+const terminalMonoBase = terminalMonoFallback
 const sansBase = sansFallback
 
 function input(font: string | undefined) {
@@ -85,6 +89,10 @@ export function monoFontFamily(font: string | undefined) {
   return stack(font, monoBase)
 }
 
+export function terminalFontFamily(font: string | undefined) {
+  return stack(font, terminalMonoBase)
+}
+
 export function sansFontFamily(font: string | undefined) {
   return stack(font, sansBase)
 }