diff --git a/debian/terminator.postinst b/debian/terminator.postinst
index b2afe8d7..53e10bcb 100755
--- a/debian/terminator.postinst
+++ b/debian/terminator.postinst
@@ -3,3 +3,12 @@
 gtk-update-icon-cache -q -f /usr/share/icons/hicolor/
 pycentral pkginstall terminator
 
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+if [ "$1" = "configure" ]; then
+	update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator \
+	   x-terminal-emulator /usr/bin/terminator 50 \
+	   --slave /usr/share/man/man1/x-terminal-emulator.1.gz \
+	   x-terminal-emulator.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/terminator.1.gz
+fi
+
diff --git a/debian/terminator.prerm b/debian/terminator.prerm
index f23d652d..2dacb005 100644
--- a/debian/terminator.prerm
+++ b/debian/terminator.prerm
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 pycentral pkgremove terminator
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+if [ "$1" = "remove" ]; then
+	update-alternatives --remove x-terminal-emulator /usr/bin/terminator
+fi
+