diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions/term.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions/term.vim
index b4d1d1b..5e562e2 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions/term.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions/term.vim
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ function! airline#extensions#term#apply(...)
   if &buftype == 'terminal'
     let spc = g:airline_symbols.space
 
-    call a:1.add_section('airline_a', spc.'TERMINAL'.spc)
+    let name=get(g:airline_mode_map, 't', 't')
+    call a:1.add_section('airline_a', spc.name.spc)
     call a:1.add_section('airline_b', '')
-    call a:1.add_section('airline_c', spc.'%f')
+    call a:1.add_section('airline_term', spc.'%f')
     call a:1.split()
     call a:1.add_section('airline_y', '')
     call a:1.add_section('airline_z', spc.airline#section#create_right(['linenr', 'maxlinenr']))
diff --git a/autoload/airline/themes.vim b/autoload/airline/themes.vim
index f6dd10f..5379c02 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/themes.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/themes.vim
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ function! airline#themes#patch(palette)
       let a:palette[mode]['airline_error'] = [ '#000000', '#990000', 232, 160 ]
     endif
     if !has_key(a:palette[mode], 'airline_term')
-      "let a:palette[mode]['airline_term'] = [ '#9cffd3', '#202020', 85, 232]
-      let a:palette[mode]['airline_term'] = airline#highlighter#get_highlight('airline_c')
+      let a:palette[mode]['airline_term'] = [ '#9cffd3', '#202020', 85, 232]
     endif
   endfor
 
diff --git a/doc/airline.txt b/doc/airline.txt
index 1531046..ec3f37e 100644
--- a/doc/airline.txt
+++ b/doc/airline.txt
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ values):
       \ 's'  : 'S',
       \ 'S'  : 'S',
       \ '' : 'S',
+      \ 't'  : 'T',
       \ }
 <
 * define the set of filename match queries which excludes a window from having
diff --git a/plugin/airline.vim b/plugin/airline.vim
index 34870c4..20efa26 100644
--- a/plugin/airline.vim
+++ b/plugin/airline.vim
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ function! s:airline_toggle()
         " Make sure that g_airline_gui_mode is refreshed
         autocmd OptionSet termguicolors call <sid>on_colorscheme_changed()
       endif
+      if exists("##TerminalOpen")
+        " Make sure that g_airline_gui_mode is refreshed
+        autocmd TerminalOpen * call <sid>on_colorscheme_changed()
+      endif
       " Refresh airline for :syntax off
       autocmd SourcePre */syntax/syntax.vim
             \ call airline#extensions#tabline#buffers#invalidate()