diff --git a/templates/zshrc-linux.zsh b/templates/zshrc-linux.zsh
index 016335e72..8f144b888 100644
--- a/templates/zshrc-linux.zsh
+++ b/templates/zshrc-linux.zsh
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
 export EDITOR='vim'
 export LESS='-RX'
 
+[ "$TERM" = "xterm-256color" ] && export EDITOR='code'
+
 unsetopt correctall
 
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