diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/PrefHandler.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/PrefHandler.cpp
index 4013e56c76..c9e159c838 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/PrefHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/PrefHandler.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static const pref_defaults kTermDefaults[] = {
 	{ PREF_BLINK_CURSOR,		PREF_TRUE },
 	{ PREF_WARN_ON_EXIT,		PREF_TRUE },
 	{ PREF_CURSOR_STYLE,		PREF_BLOCK_CURSOR },
+	{ PREF_EMULATE_BOLD,		PREF_FALSE },
 
 	{ NULL, NULL},
 };
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.h b/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.h
index 22e4a54cc0..34b57ed1ea 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.h
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.h
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ static const char* const PREF_TEXT_ENCODING = "Text encoding";
 static const char* const PREF_BLINK_CURSOR = "Blinking cursor";
 static const char* const PREF_WARN_ON_EXIT = "Warn on exit";
 static const char* const PREF_CURSOR_STYLE = "Cursor style";
+static const char* const PREF_EMULATE_BOLD = "Emulate bold";
 
 static const char* const PREF_TAB_TITLE = "Tab title";
 static const char* const PREF_WINDOW_TITLE = "Window title";
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
index 5c9d37d55d..33ae11c571 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ TermView::_InitObject(const ShellParameters& shellParameters)
 	fFontWidth = 0;
 	fFontHeight = 0;
 	fFontAscent = 0;
+	fEmulateBold = false;
 	fFrameResized = false;
 	fResizeViewDisableCount = 0;
 	fLastActivityTime = 0;
@@ -722,6 +723,9 @@ TermView::SetTermFont(const BFont *font)
 	int halfWidth = 0;
 
 	fHalfFont = font;
+	fBoldFont = font;
+	uint16 face = fBoldFont.Face();
+	fBoldFont.SetFace(B_BOLD_FACE | (face & ~B_REGULAR_FACE));
 
 	fHalfFont.SetSpacing(B_FIXED_SPACING);
 
@@ -754,6 +758,9 @@ TermView::SetTermFont(const BFont *font)
 		: PrefHandler::Default()->getCursor(PREF_CURSOR_STYLE);
 	fCursorBlinking = PrefHandler::Default()->getBool(PREF_BLINK_CURSOR);
 
+	fEmulateBold = PrefHandler::Default() == NULL ? false
+		: PrefHandler::Default()->getBool(PREF_EMULATE_BOLD);
+
 	_ScrollTo(0, false);
 	if (fScrollBar != NULL)
 		fScrollBar->SetSteps(fFontHeight, fFontHeight * fRows);
@@ -930,7 +937,7 @@ void
 TermView::_DrawLinePart(int32 x1, int32 y1, uint32 attr, char *buf,
 	int32 width, bool mouse, bool cursor, BView *inView)
 {
-	inView->SetFont(&fHalfFont);
+	inView->SetFont(IS_BOLD(attr) && !fEmulateBold ? &fBoldFont : &fHalfFont);
 
 	// Set pen point
 	int x2 = x1 + fFontWidth * width;
@@ -971,22 +978,19 @@ TermView::_DrawLinePart(int32 x1, int32 y1, uint32 attr, char *buf,
 	inView->SetHighColor(rgb_back);
 	inView->FillRect(BRect(x1, y1, x2 - 1, y2 - 1));
 	inView->SetLowColor(rgb_back);
-
 	inView->SetHighColor(rgb_fore);
 
 	// Draw character.
-	inView->MovePenTo(x1, y1 + fFontAscent);
-	inView->DrawString((char *) buf);
-
-	// bold attribute.
-	if (IS_BOLD(attr)) {
-		inView->MovePenTo(x1 + 1, y1 + fFontAscent);
-
-		inView->SetDrawingMode(B_OP_OVER);
+	if (IS_BOLD(attr) && fEmulateBold) {
+		inView->MovePenTo(x1 - 1, y1 + fFontAscent - 1);
 		inView->DrawString((char *)buf);
-		inView->SetDrawingMode(B_OP_COPY);
+		inView->SetDrawingMode(B_OP_BLEND);
 	}
 
+	inView->MovePenTo(x1, y1 + fFontAscent);
+	inView->DrawString((char *)buf);
+	inView->SetDrawingMode(B_OP_COPY);
+
 	// underline attribute
 	if (IS_UNDER(attr)) {
 		inView->MovePenTo(x1, y1 + fFontAscent);
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.h b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.h
index f0707e3888..c47e5cd2c5 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.h
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.h
@@ -230,10 +230,12 @@ private:
 
 			// Font and Width
 			BFont				fHalfFont;
+			BFont				fBoldFont;
 			int					fFontWidth;
 			int					fFontHeight;
 			int					fFontAscent;
 			struct escapement_delta fEscapement;
+			bool				fEmulateBold;
 
 			// frame resized flag.
 			bool				fFrameResized;