diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
index 12999ec6d980..e1084b0053cc 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/mate.nix
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ in
       ];
 
     programs.dconf.enable = true;
+    # Shell integration for VTE terminals
+    programs.bash.vteIntegration = mkDefault true;
+    programs.zsh.vteIntegration = mkDefault true;
+
     services.gnome3.at-spi2-core.enable = true;
     services.gnome3.gnome-keyring.enable = true;
     services.gnome3.gnome-settings-daemon.enable = true;