diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
index 7e3fc6f24f..ef2807a46f 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
@@ -314,9 +314,9 @@ void
 TermView::GetPreferredSize(float *width, float *height)
 {
 	if (width)
-		*width = fTermColumns * fFontWidth - 1;
+		*width = fTermColumns * fFontWidth;
 	if (height)
-		*height = fTermRows * fFontHeight - 1;
+		*height = fTermRows * fFontHeight;
 }
 
 
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ TermView::SetTermSize(int rows, int cols, bool resize)
 	fScrTop = 0;
 	fScrBot = fTermRows - 1;
 
-	BRect rect(0, 0, fTermColumns * fFontWidth - 1, fTermRows * fFontHeight - 1);
+	BRect rect(0, 0, fTermColumns * fFontWidth, fTermRows * fFontHeight);
 
 	if (resize)
 		ResizeTo(rect.Width(), rect.Height());
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermWindow.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/TermWindow.cpp
index 5d73658bbb..f512f03397 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermWindow.cpp
@@ -698,7 +698,8 @@ TermWindow::_ResizeView(TermView *view)
 	float width, height;
 	view->GetPreferredSize(&width, &height);
 	width += B_V_SCROLL_BAR_WIDTH;
-	height += fMenubar->Bounds().Height();
+	height += fMenubar->Bounds().Height() + 2;
+
 	ResizeTo(width, height);
 	
 	view->Invalidate();