diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermApp.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/TermApp.cpp
index 1a5b5341a4..05175fe36c 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermApp.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermApp.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct standard_args {
 
 struct standard_args standard_args[] = {
 	{ "-h", "--help", 90, 0, NULL },
+	{ "-f", "--fullscreen", 30, 0, NULL },
 	{ "-p", "--preference", 80, 1, NULL },
 	{ "-t", "--title", 70, 1, NULL },
 	{ "-geom", "--geometry", 50, 1, NULL },
@@ -152,6 +153,9 @@ TermApp::ReadyToRun()
 	}
 
 	MakeTermWindow(fTermFrame);
+	// using BScreen::Frame isn't enough
+	if (fStartFullscreen)
+		BMessenger(fTermWindow).SendMessage(FULLSCREEN);
 }
 
 
@@ -243,6 +247,10 @@ TermApp::ArgvReceived(int32 argc, char **argv)
 		PostMessage(B_QUIT_REQUESTED);
 	}
 
+	// Start fullscreen
+	if (argmatch(argv, argc, "-f", "--fullscreen", 4, NULL, &skip_args))
+		fStartFullscreen = true;
+
 	// Load preference file
 	if (argmatch(argv, argc, "-p", "--preference", 4, &value, &skip_args))
 		gTermPref->Open(value);
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermApp.h b/src/apps/terminal/TermApp.h
index dc312ddd2a..2b9d258153 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermApp.h
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermApp.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ private:
   bool          IsMinimize (team_id);
 
   int		fRows, fCols, fXpos, fYpos;
+  bool		fStartFullscreen;
   BString	fWindowTitle;
   int		fWindowNumber;
   rgb_color	fFg, fBg, fCurFg, fCurBg, fSelFg, fSelbg;