diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/chatAgentTools/browser/toolTerminalCreator.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/chatAgentTools/browser/toolTerminalCreator.ts
index d10b7c77235..4bdbd9b0990 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/chatAgentTools/browser/toolTerminalCreator.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/chatAgentTools/browser/toolTerminalCreator.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export class ToolTerminalCreator {
 		} else {
 			config.executable = shellOrProfile.path;
 			config.args = shellOrProfile.args;
-			config.icon = shellOrProfile.icon || config.icon;
+			config.icon = shellOrProfile.icon ?? config.icon;
 			config.color = shellOrProfile.color;
 			config.env = {
 				...config.env,