diff --git a/assets/settings/default.json b/assets/settings/default.json
index f3ddba1e42..b12bd00efa 100644
--- a/assets/settings/default.json
+++ b/assets/settings/default.json
@@ -197,7 +197,20 @@
     // enviroment. Use `:` to seperate multiple values.
     "env": {
       // "KEY": "value1:value2"
-    }
+    },
+    // Set the terminal's line height.
+    // May take 3 values:
+    //  1. Use a line height that's comfortable for reading, 1.618
+    //         "line_height": "comfortable"
+    //  2. Use a standard line height, 1.3. This option is useful for TUIs,
+    //      particularly if they use box characters
+    //         "line_height": "standard",
+    //  3. Use a custom line height.
+    //         "line_height": {
+    //           "custom": 2
+    //         },
+    //
+    "line_height": "comfortable"
     // Set the terminal's font size. If this option is not included,
     // the terminal will default to matching the buffer's font size.
     // "font_size": "15"
diff --git a/crates/settings/src/settings.rs b/crates/settings/src/settings.rs
index 6942a6e57b..f2082be6bb 100644
--- a/crates/settings/src/settings.rs
+++ b/crates/settings/src/settings.rs
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ pub struct TerminalSettings {
     pub working_directory: Option<WorkingDirectory>,
     pub font_size: Option<f32>,
     pub font_family: Option<String>,
+    pub line_height: Option<TerminalLineHeight>,
     pub font_features: Option<fonts::Features>,
     pub env: Option<HashMap<String, String>>,
     pub blinking: Option<TerminalBlink>,
@@ -260,6 +261,25 @@ pub struct TerminalSettings {
     pub copy_on_select: Option<bool>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, JsonSchema, Default)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum TerminalLineHeight {
+    #[default]
+    Comfortable,
+    Standard,
+    Custom(f32),
+}
+
+impl TerminalLineHeight {
+    fn value(&self) -> f32 {
+        match self {
+            TerminalLineHeight::Comfortable => 1.618,
+            TerminalLineHeight::Standard => 1.3,
+            TerminalLineHeight::Custom(line_height) => *line_height,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, JsonSchema)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum TerminalBlink {
@@ -316,6 +336,14 @@ impl Default for WorkingDirectory {
     }
 }
 
+impl TerminalSettings {
+    fn line_height(&self) -> Option<f32> {
+        self.line_height
+            .to_owned()
+            .map(|line_height| line_height.value())
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Default, Copy, Clone, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum DockAnchor {
@@ -640,16 +668,6 @@ impl Settings {
         })
     }
 
-    fn terminal_setting<F, R: Default + Clone>(&self, f: F) -> R
-    where
-        F: Fn(&TerminalSettings) -> Option<&R>,
-    {
-        f(&self.terminal_overrides)
-            .or_else(|| f(&self.terminal_defaults))
-            .cloned()
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| R::default())
-    }
-
     pub fn telemetry(&self) -> TelemetrySettings {
         TelemetrySettings {
             diagnostics: Some(self.telemetry_diagnostics()),
@@ -671,20 +689,33 @@ impl Settings {
             .expect("missing default")
     }
 
+    fn terminal_setting<F, R>(&self, f: F) -> R
+    where
+        F: Fn(&TerminalSettings) -> Option<R>,
+    {
+        None.or_else(|| f(&self.terminal_overrides))
+            .or_else(|| f(&self.terminal_defaults))
+            .expect("missing default")
+    }
+
+    pub fn terminal_line_height(&self) -> f32 {
+        self.terminal_setting(|terminal_setting| terminal_setting.line_height())
+    }
+
     pub fn terminal_scroll(&self) -> AlternateScroll {
-        self.terminal_setting(|terminal_setting| terminal_setting.alternate_scroll.as_ref())
+        self.terminal_setting(|terminal_setting| terminal_setting.alternate_scroll.to_owned())
     }
 
     pub fn terminal_shell(&self) -> Shell {
-        self.terminal_setting(|terminal_setting| terminal_setting.shell.as_ref())
+        self.terminal_setting(|terminal_setting| terminal_setting.shell.to_owned())
     }
 
     pub fn terminal_env(&self) -> HashMap<String, String> {
-        self.terminal_setting(|terminal_setting| terminal_setting.env.as_ref())
+        self.terminal_setting(|terminal_setting| terminal_setting.env.to_owned())
     }
 
     pub fn terminal_strategy(&self) -> WorkingDirectory {
-        self.terminal_setting(|terminal_setting| terminal_setting.working_directory.as_ref())
+        self.terminal_setting(|terminal_setting| terminal_setting.working_directory.to_owned())
     }
 
     #[cfg(any(test, feature = "test-support"))]
diff --git a/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_element.rs b/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_element.rs
index 252ab128be..af8f303bbd 100644
--- a/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_element.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_element.rs
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ impl Element for TerminalElement {
         let selection_color = settings.theme.editor.selection.selection;
         let match_color = settings.theme.search.match_background;
         let dimensions = {
-            let line_height = font_cache.line_height(text_style.font_size);
+            let line_height = text_style.font_size * settings.terminal_line_height();
             let cell_width = font_cache.em_advance(text_style.font_id, text_style.font_size);
             TerminalSize::new(line_height, cell_width, constraint.max)
         };