diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4b368417..61a09f21 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ byobu (5.3) unreleased; urgency=low
     - support ip_address4 and ip_address6 in the status line
     - allows for users to see both ipv4 and ipv6 addresses simultaneously
       rather than one or the other
+  * etc/profile.d/Z97-byobu.sh:
+    - support LC_TERMTYPE=[byobu|byobu-screen|byobu-tmux]
 
   [ Dustin Kirkland and Ryan Thompson ]
   * usr/bin/byobu-reconnect-sockets, usr/bin/byobu-select-session: LP: #908944
diff --git a/etc/profile.d/Z97-byobu.sh b/etc/profile.d/Z97-byobu.sh
index dfd46f9e..fbd16698 100755
--- a/etc/profile.d/Z97-byobu.sh
+++ b/etc/profile.d/Z97-byobu.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@
 #  b) LC_* is sent and receieved by most /etc/ssh/ssh*_config
 if [ "$LC_BYOBU" = "1" ] && [ -r "/usr/bin/byobu-launch" ]; then
 	. /usr/bin/byobu-launch
+elif [ "$LC_TERMTYPE" = "byobu" ] && [ -r "/usr/bin/byobu-launch" ]; then
+	. /usr/bin/byobu-launch
+elif [ "$LC_TERMTYPE" = "byobu-screen" ] && [ -r "/usr/bin/byobu-launch" ]; then
+	export BYOBU_BACKEND="screen"
+	. /usr/bin/byobu-launch
+elif [ "$LC_TERMTYPE" = "byobu-tmux" ] && [ -r "/usr/bin/byobu-launch" ]; then
+	export BYOBU_BACKEND="tmux"
+	. /usr/bin/byobu-launch
 fi
 
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