diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/buffers.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/buffers.vim
index 88ebe5c8..a59025ee 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/buffers.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/buffers.vim
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@ function! airline#extensions#tabline#buffers#off()
 endfunction
 
 function! airline#extensions#tabline#buffers#on()
+  let terminal_event = has("nvim") ? 'TermOpen' : 'TerminalOpen'
   augroup airline_tabline_buffers
     autocmd!
     autocmd BufDelete * call airline#extensions#tabline#buflist#clean()
+    exe 'autocmd '. terminal_event. ' * call airline#extensions#tabline#buflist#clean()'
     autocmd User BufMRUChange call airline#extensions#tabline#buflist#clean()
   augroup END
 endfunction