diff --git a/man/kernel-command-line.xml b/man/kernel-command-line.xml
index 09f8ace4de..211ae5ac57 100644
--- a/man/kernel-command-line.xml
+++ b/man/kernel-command-line.xml
@@ -590,8 +590,10 @@
 
         <listitem><para>These arguments allow configuring default values for <varname>$TERM</varname>,
         <varname>TTYRows=</varname>, and <varname>TTYColumns=</varname> for tty
-        <replaceable>tty</replaceable>. The tty name should be specified without the
-        <filename>/dev/</filename> prefix (e.g. <literal>systemd.tty.rows.ttyS0=80</literal>).
+        <replaceable>tty</replaceable>. Additionally, <varname>systemd.tty.term.console</varname> will
+        configure the <varname>$TERM</varname> value used by <command>systemd</command> if not set explicitly
+        using <varname>TERM</varname> on the kernel command line. The tty name should be specified without
+        the <filename>/dev/</filename> prefix (e.g. <literal>systemd.tty.rows.ttyS0=80</literal>).
         </para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/src/core/main.c b/src/core/main.c
index 5347372c81..86385d6465 100644
--- a/src/core/main.c
+++ b/src/core/main.c
@@ -1425,6 +1425,12 @@ static int fixup_environment(void) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
+        if (r == 0) {
+                r = proc_cmdline_get_key("systemd.tty.term.console", 0, &term);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+        }
+
         t = term ?: default_term_for_tty("/dev/console");
 
         if (setenv("TERM", t, 1) < 0)