diff --git a/scripts/sensible-terminal b/scripts/sensible-terminal
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..84adeb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/sensible-terminal
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    /sbin/xfce4-terminal
+else
+    /sbin/xfce4-terminal -e "ssh $1"
+fi