diff --git a/share/config.fish b/share/config.fish
index 01cf84a35..902719378 100644
--- a/share/config.fish
+++ b/share/config.fish
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ if status --is-interactive
 		# Remove this code when we've made it safer to upgrade fish.
 	else
 		# Enable truecolor/24-bit support for select terminals
-		if not set -q NVIM_LISTEN_ADDRESS # (Neovim will swallow the 24bit sequences, rendering text white)
+		# Ignore Neovim (in 0.1.4 at least), Screen and emacs' ansi-term as they swallow the sequences, rendering the text white.
+		if not set -q NVIM_LISTEN_ADDRESS
+			and not set -q STY
+			and not string match -q -- 'eterm*' $TERM
 			and begin
 				set -q KONSOLE_PROFILE_NAME # KDE's konsole
 				or string match -q -- "*:*" $ITERM_SESSION_ID # Supporting versions of iTerm2 will include a colon here