diff --git a/share/termcap/termcap.src b/share/termcap/termcap.src
index 0183f947abe9..5e49bf89523c 100644
--- a/share/termcap/termcap.src
+++ b/share/termcap/termcap.src
@@ -4547,6 +4547,12 @@ rxvt-mono|rxvt terminal emulator (monochrome) (X Window System):\
 	:te=\E[?47l\E8:ti=\E7\E[?47h:ue=\E[24m:up=\E[A:us=\E[4m:\
 	:vb=\E[?5h\E[?5l:ve=\E[?25h:vi=\E[?25l:vs=\E[?25h:
 
+# Termcap entry for rxvt-unicode, taken from http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html#I_need_a_termcap_file_entry
+rxvt-unicode|rxvt-unicode terminal (X Window System):\
+	:SF=\E[%dS:SR=\E[%dT:bw:ec=\E[%dX:kb=\177:kd=\EOB:ke=\E[?1l\E>:\
+	:kl=\EOD:kr=\EOC:ks=\E[?1h\E=:ku=\EOA:lm#0:te=\E[r\E[?1049l:\
+	:ti=\E[?1049h:tc=rxvt-mono:
+
 rxvt|rxvt terminal emulator (X Window System):\
 	:pa#64:Co#8:AF=\E[3%dm:AB=\E[4%dm:op=\E[39;49m:tc=rxvt-mono: