diff --git a/rc/bashrc b/rc/bashrc
index 95dd4806..bc05e537 100755
--- a/rc/bashrc
+++ b/rc/bashrc
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ alias rscp='rsync -h --progress -avz '
 alias rscpr='rsync -h --progress -azvv '
 
 # TMUX specific
-alias tmux="tmux -2u"
+alias tmux="TERM=tmux-256color \tmux -2u"
 alias attach="tmux attach-session"
 alias detach="tmux detach"
 
diff --git a/rc/zshrc b/rc/zshrc
index 0e3f4c9a..3e0277f8 100755
--- a/rc/zshrc
+++ b/rc/zshrc
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ alias rscp='rsync -h --progress -avz '
 alias rscpr='rsync -h --progress -azvv '
 
 # TMUX specific
-alias tmux="tmux -2u"
+alias tmux="TERM=tmux-256color \tmux -2u"
 alias attach="tmux attach-session"
 alias detach="tmux detach"