diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalConfigHelper.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalConfigHelper.ts
index 4d4f6645ad04db61e848109ba1d334d7475a5e7a..978e8fe5ea59b65e41e046592d03a09b1d725c45 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalConfigHelper.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalConfigHelper.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { IWorkspaceConfigurationService } from 'vs/workbench/services/configurat
 import { IStorageService, StorageScope } from 'vs/platform/storage/common/storage';
 import { ITerminalConfiguration, ITerminalConfigHelper, ITerminalFont, IShellLaunchConfig, IS_WORKSPACE_SHELL_ALLOWED_STORAGE_KEY, TERMINAL_CONFIG_SECTION, DEFAULT_LETTER_SPACING, DEFAULT_LINE_HEIGHT, MINIMUM_LETTER_SPACING } from 'vs/workbench/parts/terminal/common/terminal';
 import Severity from 'vs/base/common/severity';
-import { isFedora } from 'vs/workbench/parts/terminal/node/terminal';
+import { isFedora, isUbuntu } from 'vs/workbench/parts/terminal/node/terminal';
 import { Terminal as XTermTerminal } from 'vscode-xterm';
 import { INotificationService } from 'vs/platform/notification/common/notification';
 
@@ -114,15 +114,21 @@ export class TerminalConfigHelper implements ITerminalConfigHelper {
 		const editorConfig = this._configurationService.getValue<IEditorOptions>('editor');
 
 		let fontFamily = this.config.fontFamily || editorConfig.fontFamily;
+		let fontSize = this._toInteger(this.config.fontSize, MINIMUM_FONT_SIZE, MAXIMUM_FONT_SIZE, EDITOR_FONT_DEFAULTS.fontSize);
 
-		// Work around bad font on Fedora
+		// Work around bad font on Fedora/Ubuntu
 		if (!this.config.fontFamily) {
 			if (isFedora) {
 				fontFamily = '\'DejaVu Sans Mono\'';
 			}
+			if (isUbuntu) {
+				fontFamily = '\'Ubuntu Mono\'';
+
+				// Ubuntu mono is somehow smaller, so set fontSize a bit larger to get the same perceived size.
+				fontSize = this._toInteger(fontSize + 2, MINIMUM_FONT_SIZE, MAXIMUM_FONT_SIZE, EDITOR_FONT_DEFAULTS.fontSize);
+			}
 		}
 
-		const fontSize = this._toInteger(this.config.fontSize, MINIMUM_FONT_SIZE, MAXIMUM_FONT_SIZE, EDITOR_FONT_DEFAULTS.fontSize);
 		const letterSpacing = this.config.letterSpacing ? Math.max(Math.floor(this.config.letterSpacing), MINIMUM_LETTER_SPACING) : DEFAULT_LETTER_SPACING;
 		const lineHeight = this.config.lineHeight ? Math.max(this.config.lineHeight, 1) : DEFAULT_LINE_HEIGHT;
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/node/terminal.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/node/terminal.ts
index 7eaadc133aadc7b088bb5ab4b13955fd48d1aba1..be193bf65f47d14967544b4dde895dd5fdaddca4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/node/terminal.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/node/terminal.ts
@@ -65,11 +65,14 @@ if (platform.isLinux) {
 		}
 		readFile(file).then(b => {
 			const contents = b.toString();
-			if (contents.indexOf('NAME=Fedora') >= 0) {
+			if (/NAME="?Fedora"?/.test(contents)) {
 				isFedora = true;
+			} else if (/NAME="?Ubuntu"?/.test(contents)) {
+				isUbuntu = true;
 			}
 		});
 	});
 }
 
-export let isFedora = false;
\ No newline at end of file
+export let isFedora = false;
+export let isUbuntu = false;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/test/electron-browser/terminalConfigHelper.test.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/test/electron-browser/terminalConfigHelper.test.ts
index 27cc89f26cc653bbb099e6fb1795f5e59b7912a3..1cee237241281b7eac26adc32ab4a2fc07084aa9 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/test/electron-browser/terminalConfigHelper.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/test/electron-browser/terminalConfigHelper.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import * as assert from 'assert';
 import { TerminalConfigHelper } from 'vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalConfigHelper';
 import { EDITOR_FONT_DEFAULTS } from 'vs/editor/common/config/editorOptions';
-import { isFedora } from 'vs/workbench/parts/terminal/node/terminal';
+import { isFedora, isUbuntu } from 'vs/workbench/parts/terminal/node/terminal';
 import { TestConfigurationService } from 'vs/platform/configuration/test/common/testConfigurationService';
 
 suite('Workbench - TerminalConfigHelper', () => {
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ suite('Workbench - TerminalConfigHelper', () => {
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
 		if (isFedora) {
 			assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().fontFamily, '\'DejaVu Sans Mono\'', 'Fedora should have its font overridden when terminal.integrated.fontFamily not set');
+		} if (isUbuntu) {
+			assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().fontFamily, '\'Ubuntu Mono\'', 'Ubuntu should have its font overridden when terminal.integrated.fontFamily not set');
 		} else {
 			assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().fontFamily, 'foo', 'editor.fontFamily should be the fallback when terminal.integrated.fontFamily not set');
 		}
@@ -65,8 +67,11 @@ suite('Workbench - TerminalConfigHelper', () => {
 		});
 		configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(configurationService, null, null, null);
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
-		assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().fontSize, 6, 'The minimum terminal font size should be used when terminal.integrated.fontSize less than it');
-
+		if (isUbuntu) {
+			assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().fontSize, 8, 'The minimum terminal font size (with adjustment) should be used when terminal.integrated.fontSize less than it');
+		} else {
+			assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().fontSize, 6, 'The minimum terminal font size should be used when terminal.integrated.fontSize less than it');
+		}
 		configurationService.setUserConfiguration('editor', {
 			fontFamily: 'foo'
 		});
@@ -91,7 +96,11 @@ suite('Workbench - TerminalConfigHelper', () => {
 		});
 		configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(configurationService, null, null, null);
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
-		assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().fontSize, EDITOR_FONT_DEFAULTS.fontSize, 'The default editor font size should be used when terminal.integrated.fontSize is not set');
+		if (isUbuntu) {
+			assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().fontSize, EDITOR_FONT_DEFAULTS.fontSize + 2, 'The default editor font size (with adjustment) should be used when terminal.integrated.fontSize is not set');
+		} else {
+			assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().fontSize, EDITOR_FONT_DEFAULTS.fontSize, 'The default editor font size should be used when terminal.integrated.fontSize is not set');
+		}
 	});
 
 	test('TerminalConfigHelper - getFont lineHeight', function () {