diff --git a/.Xdefaults b/.Xdefaults
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f33d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.Xdefaults
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+! $OpenBSD: dot.Xdefaults,v 1.3 2014/07/10 10:22:59 jasper Exp $
+XTerm*loginShell:true
+XTerm*jumpScroll:true
+XTerm*scrollBar:false
+XTerm*faceSize:18
+XTerm*font:courier
+XTerm*faceName:courier