diff --git a/app/terminal/term.js b/app/terminal/term.js
index 300fe6e128..6792b16601 100644
--- a/app/terminal/term.js
+++ b/app/terminal/term.js
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ window.onload = async function() {
     // Creating and preloading the <audio> element for this sometimes hangs WebKit on iOS 16 for some reason. Can be most easily reproduced by resetting a simulator and starting the app. System logs show Fig hanging while trying to do work.
     term.getPrefs().set('audible-bell-sound', '');
 
+    // hterm supports iTerm's inline image protocol,
+    // enabeling by default avoids an odd confirmation dialog
+    term.getPrefs().set('allow-inline-images', true);
+
     term.onTerminalReady = onTerminalReady;
     term.decorate(document.getElementById('terminal'));
 };