diff --git a/util/helper-cairo.hh b/util/helper-cairo.hh
index 5fbaf9e41..6df92e560 100644
--- a/util/helper-cairo.hh
+++ b/util/helper-cairo.hh
@@ -410,6 +410,12 @@ helper_cairo_create_context (double w, double h,
 	extension = "png";
 	protocol = image_protocol_t::ITERM2;
       }
+      else if ((name = getenv ("TERM_PROGRAM")) != nullptr &&
+	  0 == g_ascii_strcasecmp (name, "WezTerm"))
+      {
+	extension = "png";
+	protocol = image_protocol_t::ITERM2;
+      }
       else if ((name = getenv ("TERM")) != nullptr &&
 	       0 == g_ascii_strcasecmp (name, "xterm-kitty"))
       {