diff --git a/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp b/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
index eb89b34fc..aa499ed3c 100644
--- a/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ TerminalDisplay::TerminalDisplay(QWidget *parent)
 ,_image(0)
 ,_randomSeed(0)
 ,_resizing(false)
-,_showTerminalSizeHint(false)
+,_showTerminalSizeHint(true)
 ,_bidiEnabled(false)
 ,_actSel(0)
 ,_wordSelectionMode(false)