diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 784b7a8f2dfecf918f8d09f5bec87752b96f6b79..14bd4c852c7b7433ec9f94bb4d2d221804595bcd 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -430,9 +430,9 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/winreg/-/winreg-1.2.0.tgz"
     },
     "xterm": {
-      "version": "2.1.0",
-      "from": "git+https://github.com/Tyriar/xterm.js.git#vscode-release/1.8",
-      "resolved": "git+https://github.com/Tyriar/xterm.js.git#81f0516e1098439116ac1344ae3074f51c5bcf52"
+      "version": "2.2.0",
+      "from": "git+https://github.com/Tyriar/xterm.js.git#vscode-release/1.9",
+      "resolved": "git+https://github.com/Tyriar/xterm.js.git#618e6bbd0a0ebaabc4b06ab10bea89768ded62b5"
     },
     "yauzl": {
       "version": "2.3.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7b167fac9a639aba8bba38b7648c158f78bc08e6..d099f65135a30a9026276c465de277331f30b0fd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "vscode-debugprotocol": "1.15.0",
     "vscode-textmate": "2.3.2",
     "winreg": "1.2.0",
-    "xterm": "git+https://github.com/Tyriar/xterm.js.git#vscode-release/1.8",
+    "xterm": "git+https://github.com/Tyriar/xterm.js.git#vscode-release/1.9",
     "yauzl": "2.3.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {