diff --git a/autoload/airline/init.vim b/autoload/airline/init.vim
index c239ffc2..43405bfb 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/init.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/init.vim
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ endfunction
 
 function! airline#init#gui_mode()
   return ((has('nvim') && exists('$NVIM_TUI_ENABLE_TRUE_COLOR'))
-        \ || has('gui_running') || (has("termtruecolor") && &guicolors == 1)) ?
+        \ || has('gui_running') || (has("termtruecolor") && &guicolors == 1) || (has("termguicolors") && &termguicolors == 1)) ?
         \ 'gui' : 'cterm'
 endfunction