diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal.ts
index 4601182e9a7081958e32f2d0edcff502be83876c..e91d9b86fda1f2b0b0451392c12bc0b9081ac835 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import * as cp from 'child_process';
 import * as os from 'os';
 import * as platform from 'vs/base/common/platform';
 import * as processes from 'vs/base/node/processes';
+import { readFile, fileExists } from 'vs/base/node/pfs';
 
 export const TERMINAL_DEFAULT_SHELL_LINUX = !platform.isWindows ? (process.env.SHELL || 'sh') : 'sh';
 export const TERMINAL_DEFAULT_SHELL_OSX = !platform.isWindows ? (process.env.SHELL || 'sh') : 'sh';
@@ -21,3 +22,20 @@ export const TERMINAL_DEFAULT_SHELL_WINDOWS = isAtLeastWindows10 ? powerShellPat
 export interface ITerminalProcessFactory {
 	create(env: { [key: string]: string }): cp.ChildProcess;
 }
+
+if (platform.isLinux) {
+	const file = '/etc/os-release';
+	fileExists(file).then(exists => {
+		if (!exists) {
+			return;
+		}
+		readFile(file).then(b => {
+			const contents = b.toString();
+			if (contents.indexOf('NAME=Fedora') >= 0) {
+				isFedora = true;
+			}
+		});
+	});
+}
+
+export let isFedora = false;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalConfigHelper.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalConfigHelper.ts
index 6507587aa97883fb602326ae3bbbe528ed3e9557..b1793339026f8f89e56b79bd229f8a6be0e4cfb2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalConfigHelper.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalConfigHelper.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { IStorageService, StorageScope } from 'vs/platform/storage/common/storag
 import { ITerminalConfiguration, ITerminalConfigHelper, ITerminalFont, IShellLaunchConfig, IS_WORKSPACE_SHELL_ALLOWED_STORAGE_KEY } from 'vs/workbench/parts/terminal/common/terminal';
 import { TPromise } from 'vs/base/common/winjs.base';
 import Severity from 'vs/base/common/severity';
+import { isFedora } from 'vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal';
 
 interface IEditorConfiguration {
 	editor: IEditorOptions;
@@ -89,7 +90,15 @@ export class TerminalConfigHelper implements ITerminalConfigHelper {
 		const editorConfig = (<IEditorConfiguration>config).editor;
 		const terminalConfig = this.config;
 
-		const fontFamily = terminalConfig.fontFamily || editorConfig.fontFamily;
+		let fontFamily = terminalConfig.fontFamily || editorConfig.fontFamily;
+
+		// Work around bad font on Fedora
+		if (!terminalConfig.fontFamily) {
+			if (isFedora) {
+				fontFamily = '\'DejaVu Sans Mono\'';
+			}
+		}
+
 		let fontSize = this._toInteger(terminalConfig.fontSize, 0);
 		if (fontSize <= 0) {
 			fontSize = EDITOR_FONT_DEFAULTS.fontSize;
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 e95533d078f2975f33b6cb243c65dee85edcbe4d..3eecd534b8c32d92f7dcad3d7a56c524102d8fd4 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
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { Platform } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
 import { TPromise } from 'vs/base/common/winjs.base';
 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/electron-browser/terminal';
 
 class MockConfigurationService implements IConfigurationService {
 	public _serviceBrand: any;
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ suite('Workbench - TerminalConfigHelper', () => {
 		});
 		configHelper = new TerminalConfigHelper(Platform.Linux, configurationService, null, null, null);
 		configHelper.panelContainer = fixture;
-		assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().fontFamily, 'foo', 'editor.fontFamily should be the fallback when terminal.integrated.fontFamily not set');
+		if (isFedora) {
+			assert.equal(configHelper.getFont().fontFamily, '\'DejaVu Sans Mono\'', 'Fedora 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');
+		}
 	});
 
 	test('TerminalConfigHelper - getFont fontSize', function () {