diff --git a/src/terminal/Screen.zig b/src/terminal/Screen.zig
index 4dde25f65..64b9b72cf 100644
--- a/src/terminal/Screen.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/Screen.zig
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ pub const Cell = struct {
         has_fg: bool = false,
 
         bold: bool = false,
+        italic: bool = false,
         faint: bool = false,
         underline: bool = false,
         inverse: bool = false,
diff --git a/src/terminal/Terminal.zig b/src/terminal/Terminal.zig
index 4c0c765bb..7de7f7e56 100644
--- a/src/terminal/Terminal.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/Terminal.zig
@@ -351,6 +351,10 @@ pub fn setAttribute(self: *Terminal, attr: sgr.Attribute) !void {
             self.screen.cursor.pen.attrs.bold = true;
         },
 
+        .italic => {
+            self.screen.cursor.pen.attrs.italic = true;
+        },
+
         .faint => {
             self.screen.cursor.pen.attrs.faint = true;
         },
diff --git a/src/terminal/sgr.zig b/src/terminal/sgr.zig
index 950cbf328..38f0d1391 100644
--- a/src/terminal/sgr.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/sgr.zig
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ pub const Attribute = union(enum) {
     /// Bold the text.
     bold: void,
 
+    /// Italic text.
+    italic: void,
+
     /// Faint/dim text.
     faint: void,
 
@@ -97,6 +100,8 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
 
             2 => return Attribute{ .faint = {} },
 
+            3 => return Attribute{ .italic = {} },
+
             4 => return Attribute{ .underline = {} },
 
             5 => return Attribute{ .blink = {} },
@@ -224,6 +229,11 @@ test "sgr: bold" {
     try testing.expect(v == .bold);
 }
 
+test "sgr: italic" {
+    const v = testParse(&[_]u16{3});
+    try testing.expect(v == .italic);
+}
+
 test "sgr: inverse" {
     {
         const v = testParse(&[_]u16{7});