diff --git a/core/lib/defuns-ui.el b/core/lib/defuns-ui.el
index cebd9a1fe..1fba278ef 100644
--- a/core/lib/defuns-ui.el
+++ b/core/lib/defuns-ui.el
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun narf/reset-theme ()
   (interactive)
-  (load-theme narf-theme t))
+  (load-theme (if window-system narf-theme narf-term-theme) t))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun narf/default-font ()
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index db6a18946..4b976f3a3 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 ;;; License: GPLv3
 
 (defconst narf-theme        'narf-dark)
+(defconst narf-term-theme   'wombat)
 (defconst narf-default-font (font-spec :family "DejaVu Sans Mono" :size 12))
 (defconst narf-big-font     (font-spec :family "Ubuntu Mono"      :size 18))
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@
 ;; prematurely optimize for faster startup
 (let (file-name-handler-alist)
   (load (concat user-emacs-directory "init-load-path.el"))
-  (load-theme narf-theme t)
+  (load-theme (if window-system narf-theme narf-term-theme) t)
 
   (mapc 'require
         `(core ; core/core.el