diff --git a/src/InputHandler.ts b/src/InputHandler.ts
index 4df3e695..7696324e 100644
--- a/src/InputHandler.ts
+++ b/src/InputHandler.ts
@@ -1263,6 +1263,9 @@ export class InputHandler implements IInputHandler {
       } else if (p === 1) {
         // bold text
         flags |= FLAGS.BOLD;
+      } else if (p === 3) {
+        // italic text
+        flags |= FLAGS.ITALIC;
       } else if (p === 4) {
         // underlined text
         flags |= FLAGS.UNDERLINE;
diff --git a/src/renderer/BaseRenderLayer.ts b/src/renderer/BaseRenderLayer.ts
index fbffd547..7a655163 100644
--- a/src/renderer/BaseRenderLayer.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/BaseRenderLayer.ts
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export abstract class BaseRenderLayer implements IRenderLayer {
    * @param color The color of the character.
    */
   protected fillCharTrueColor(terminal: ITerminal, charData: CharData, x: number, y: number): void {
-    this._ctx.font = this._getFont(terminal, false);
+    this._ctx.font = this._getFont(terminal, false, false);
     this._ctx.textBaseline = 'top';
     this._clipRow(terminal, y);
     this._ctx.fillText(
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export abstract class BaseRenderLayer implements IRenderLayer {
    * This is used to validate whether a cached image can be used.
    * @param bold Whether the text is bold.
    */
-  protected drawChar(terminal: ITerminal, char: string, code: number, width: number, x: number, y: number, fg: number, bg: number, bold: boolean, dim: boolean): void {
+  protected drawChar(terminal: ITerminal, char: string, code: number, width: number, x: number, y: number, fg: number, bg: number, bold: boolean, dim: boolean, italic: boolean): void {
     let colorIndex = 0;
     if (fg < 256) {
       colorIndex = fg + 2;
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ export abstract class BaseRenderLayer implements IRenderLayer {
     const isBasicColor = (colorIndex > 1 && fg < 16) && (fg < 8 || bold);
     const isDefaultColor = fg >= 256;
     const isDefaultBackground = bg >= 256;
-    if (this._charAtlas && isAscii && (isBasicColor || isDefaultColor) && isDefaultBackground) {
+    if (this._charAtlas && isAscii && (isBasicColor || isDefaultColor) && isDefaultBackground && !italic) {
       // ImageBitmap's draw about twice as fast as from a canvas
       const charAtlasCellWidth = this._scaledCharWidth + CHAR_ATLAS_CELL_SPACING;
       const charAtlasCellHeight = this._scaledCharHeight + CHAR_ATLAS_CELL_SPACING;
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ export abstract class BaseRenderLayer implements IRenderLayer {
           charAtlasCellWidth,
           this._scaledCharHeight);
     } else {
-      this._drawUncachedChar(terminal, char, width, fg, x, y, bold && terminal.options.enableBold, dim);
+      this._drawUncachedChar(terminal, char, width, fg, x, y, bold && terminal.options.enableBold, dim, italic);
     }
     // This draws the atlas (for debugging purposes)
     // this._ctx.clearRect(0, 0, this._canvas.width, this._canvas.height);
@@ -305,9 +305,9 @@ export abstract class BaseRenderLayer implements IRenderLayer {
    * @param x The column to draw at.
    * @param y The row to draw at.
    */
-  private _drawUncachedChar(terminal: ITerminal, char: string, width: number, fg: number, x: number, y: number, bold: boolean, dim: boolean): void {
+  private _drawUncachedChar(terminal: ITerminal, char: string, width: number, fg: number, x: number, y: number, bold: boolean, dim: boolean, italic: boolean): void {
     this._ctx.save();
-    this._ctx.font = this._getFont(terminal, bold);
+    this._ctx.font = this._getFont(terminal, bold, italic);
     this._ctx.textBaseline = 'top';
 
     if (fg === INVERTED_DEFAULT_COLOR) {
@@ -353,10 +353,11 @@ export abstract class BaseRenderLayer implements IRenderLayer {
    * @param terminal The terminal.
    * @param isBold If we should use the bold fontWeight.
    */
-  protected _getFont(terminal: ITerminal, isBold: boolean): string {
+  protected _getFont(terminal: ITerminal, isBold: boolean, isItalic: boolean): string {
     const fontWeight = isBold ? terminal.options.fontWeightBold : terminal.options.fontWeight;
+    const fontStyle = isItalic ? 'italic' : '';
 
-    return `${fontWeight} ${terminal.options.fontSize * window.devicePixelRatio}px ${terminal.options.fontFamily}`;
+    return `${fontStyle} ${fontWeight} ${terminal.options.fontSize * window.devicePixelRatio}px ${terminal.options.fontFamily}`;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/TextRenderLayer.ts b/src/renderer/TextRenderLayer.ts
index 6c9a72c5..8d8d6d4d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/TextRenderLayer.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/TextRenderLayer.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export class TextRenderLayer extends BaseRenderLayer {
     super.resize(terminal, dim);
 
     // Clear the character width cache if the font or width has changed
-    const terminalFont = this._getFont(terminal, false);
+    const terminalFont = this._getFont(terminal, false, false);
     if (this._characterWidth !== dim.scaledCharWidth || this._characterFont !== terminalFont) {
       this._characterWidth = dim.scaledCharWidth;
       this._characterFont = terminalFont;
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export class TextRenderLayer extends BaseRenderLayer {
         terminal, char, code,
         width, x, y,
         fg, bg,
-        !!(flags & FLAGS.BOLD), !!(flags & FLAGS.DIM)
+        !!(flags & FLAGS.BOLD), !!(flags & FLAGS.DIM), !!(flags & FLAGS.ITALIC)
       );
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/renderer/Types.ts b/src/renderer/Types.ts
index bd5b13eb..edecf8b0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/Types.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/Types.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ export const enum FLAGS {
   BLINK = 4,
   INVERSE = 8,
   INVISIBLE = 16,
-  DIM = 32
+  DIM = 32,
+  ITALIC = 64
 }
 
 export interface IRenderer extends IEventEmitter {