diff --git a/src/fterm.cpp b/src/fterm.cpp
index 80a5f3f6..d34c65f6 100644
--- a/src/fterm.cpp
+++ b/src/fterm.cpp
@@ -1392,6 +1392,20 @@ void FTerm::init()
   // stop non-blocking stdin
   unsetNonBlockingInput();
 
+  // Test if the terminal is a xterm
+  if (  strncmp(termtype, const_cast<char*>("xterm"), 5) == 0
+     || strncmp(termtype, const_cast<char*>("Eterm"), 4) == 0 )
+    xterm = true;
+  else
+    xterm = false;
+    
+  // Test for Linux console
+  if (  strncmp(termtype, const_cast<char*>("linux"), 5) == 0
+     || strncmp(termtype, const_cast<char*>("con"), 3) == 0 )
+    linux_terminal = true;
+  else
+    linux_terminal = false;
+
   // set the new environment variable TERM
   if ( new_termtype )
   {
@@ -1399,18 +1413,6 @@ void FTerm::init()
     strncpy (termtype, new_termtype, strlen(new_termtype)+1);
   }
 
-  if (  strncmp(termtype, const_cast<char*>("xterm"), 5) == 0
-     || strncmp(termtype, const_cast<char*>("Eterm"), 4) == 0 )
-    xterm = true;
-  else
-    xterm = false;
-
-  if (  strncmp(termtype, const_cast<char*>("linux"), 5) == 0
-     || strncmp(termtype, const_cast<char*>("con"), 3) == 0 )
-    linux_terminal = true;
-  else
-    linux_terminal = false;
-
   // Initializes variables for the current terminal
   init_termcaps();
   init_vt100altChar();
@@ -1541,6 +1543,7 @@ void FTerm::init()
     resetColorMap();
     saveColorMap();
 
+    setPalette (fc::Black, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00);
     setPalette (fc::Blue, 0x22, 0x22, 0xb2);
     setPalette (fc::Cyan, 0x4a, 0x4a, 0xe4);
     setPalette (fc::Red, 0xb2, 0x18, 0x18);
@@ -1606,6 +1609,7 @@ void FTerm::finish()
     setPalette (fc::LightBlue, 0x54, 0x54, 0xff);
     setPalette (fc::LightGreen, 0x54, 0xff, 0x54);
 
+    resetXTermColors();
     resetColorMap();
   }
   if ( mintty_terminal )
@@ -2815,6 +2819,17 @@ void FTerm::setXTermHighlightBackground (const FString& hbg)
   }
 }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+void FTerm::resetXTermColors()
+{
+  // Reset the entire color table
+  if ( xterm )
+  {
+    putstringf ("\033]104\07");
+    fflush(stdout);
+  }
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 void FTerm::resetXTermForeground()
 {
diff --git a/src/fterm.h b/src/fterm.h
index 11cd14e2..c3d7d7d1 100644
--- a/src/fterm.h
+++ b/src/fterm.h
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ class FTerm
    static void    setXTermMouseForeground (const FString&);
    static void    setXTermMouseBackground (const FString&);
    static void    setXTermHighlightBackground (const FString&);
+   static void    resetXTermColors();
    static void    resetXTermForeground();
    static void    resetXTermBackground();
    static void    resetXTermCursorColor();