diff -up konsole-4.14.3/src/Profile.cpp.than konsole-4.14.3/src/Profile.cpp
--- konsole-4.14.3/src/Profile.cpp.than	2015-02-26 13:48:16.696647133 +0100
+++ konsole-4.14.3/src/Profile.cpp	2015-02-26 13:48:27.637563502 +0100
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ FallbackProfile::FallbackProfile()
     setProperty(Arguments, QStringList() << qgetenv("SHELL"));
     setProperty(Icon, "utilities-terminal");
     setProperty(Environment, QStringList() << "TERM=xterm-256color");
+    setProperty(Environment, QStringList() << "COLORTERM=konsole");
     setProperty(LocalTabTitleFormat, "%d : %n");
     setProperty(RemoteTabTitleFormat, "(%u) %H");
     setProperty(ShowTerminalSizeHint, true);