diff --git a/dotfiles/zshrc b/dotfiles/zshrc
index 8d8fae4..41428ef 100644
--- a/dotfiles/zshrc
+++ b/dotfiles/zshrc
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ export VISUAL=vim
 export EDITOR="$VISUAL"
 export TERM=xterm-256color
 
+alias irssi='TERM=screen-256color irssi'
+
 parse_git_branch() {
     git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/(\1)/'
 }