diff --git a/src/components/TerminalPane.css b/src/components/TerminalPane.css
index b539bc8..7c46b33 100644
--- a/src/components/TerminalPane.css
+++ b/src/components/TerminalPane.css
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 .terminal-pane {
   flex: 1;
-  padding: 8px;
+  margin: 8px;
   box-sizing: border-box;
   overflow: hidden;
   min-height: 0;
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
   height: 100%;
 }
 
+.terminal-pane .xterm .xterm-viewport {
+  background-color: var(--tempest-bg-editor);
+}
+
 /* Hide the native browser scrollbar — xterm renders its own Monaco-style DOM scrollbar on top */
 .terminal-pane .xterm-viewport {
   scrollbar-width: none !important;