diff --git a/Applications/Terminal/main.cpp b/Applications/Terminal/main.cpp
index 325652a402..836b8bc1ec 100644
--- a/Applications/Terminal/main.cpp
+++ b/Applications/Terminal/main.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     window->set_double_buffering_enabled(false);
 
     RefPtr<CConfigFile> config = CConfigFile::get_for_app("Terminal");
-    auto terminal = TerminalWidget::construct(ptm_fd, config);
+    auto terminal = TerminalWidget::construct(ptm_fd, true, config);
     window->set_main_widget(terminal);
     window->move_to(300, 300);
     terminal->apply_size_increments_to_window(*window);
diff --git a/DevTools/HackStudio/TerminalWrapper.cpp b/DevTools/HackStudio/TerminalWrapper.cpp
index d1f20bf8bb..9500b518dd 100644
--- a/DevTools/HackStudio/TerminalWrapper.cpp
+++ b/DevTools/HackStudio/TerminalWrapper.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ TerminalWrapper::TerminalWrapper(GWidget* parent)
     run_command(ptm_fd, "/bin/Shell");
 
     RefPtr<CConfigFile> config = CConfigFile::get_for_app("Terminal");
-    m_terminal_widget = TerminalWidget::construct(ptm_fd, config);
+    m_terminal_widget = TerminalWidget::construct(ptm_fd, false, config);
     add_child(*m_terminal_widget);
 }
 
diff --git a/Libraries/LibVT/TerminalWidget.cpp b/Libraries/LibVT/TerminalWidget.cpp
index 579af2e25d..1b08fa2989 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibVT/TerminalWidget.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibVT/TerminalWidget.cpp
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@
 
 //#define TERMINAL_DEBUG
 
-TerminalWidget::TerminalWidget(int ptm_fd, RefPtr<CConfigFile> config)
+TerminalWidget::TerminalWidget(int ptm_fd, bool automatic_size_policy, RefPtr<CConfigFile> config)
     : m_terminal(*this)
     , m_ptm_fd(ptm_fd)
     , m_notifier(CNotifier::construct(ptm_fd, CNotifier::Read))
+    , m_automatic_size_policy(automatic_size_policy)
     , m_config(move(config))
 {
     m_cursor_blink_timer = CTimer::construct();
@@ -572,8 +573,10 @@ void TerminalWidget::terminal_did_resize(u16 columns, u16 rows)
     m_pixel_width = (frame_thickness() * 2) + (m_inset * 2) + (columns * font().glyph_width('x'));
     m_pixel_height = (frame_thickness() * 2) + (m_inset * 2) + (rows * (font().glyph_height() + m_line_spacing)) - m_line_spacing;
 
-    set_size_policy(SizePolicy::Fixed, SizePolicy::Fixed);
-    set_preferred_size(m_pixel_width, m_pixel_height);
+    if (m_automatic_size_policy) {
+        set_size_policy(SizePolicy::Fixed, SizePolicy::Fixed);
+        set_preferred_size(m_pixel_width, m_pixel_height);
+    }
 
     m_needs_background_fill = true;
     force_repaint();
diff --git a/Libraries/LibVT/TerminalWidget.h b/Libraries/LibVT/TerminalWidget.h
index 053775483f..68d77fbb59 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibVT/TerminalWidget.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibVT/TerminalWidget.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class TerminalWidget final : public GFrame
     , public VT::TerminalClient {
     C_OBJECT(TerminalWidget)
 public:
-    explicit TerminalWidget(int ptm_fd, RefPtr<CConfigFile> config);
+    TerminalWidget(int ptm_fd, bool automatic_size_policy, RefPtr<CConfigFile> config);
     virtual ~TerminalWidget() override;
 
     void create_window();
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ private:
     u8 m_opacity { 255 };
     bool m_needs_background_fill { true };
     bool m_cursor_blink_state { true };
+    bool m_automatic_size_policy { false };
 
     int m_glyph_width { 0 };