diff --git a/meta/recipes-sato/matchbox-terminal/matchbox-terminal_0.2.bb b/meta/recipes-sato/matchbox-terminal/matchbox-terminal_0.2.bb
index f91c593f784..c9b01b3cfd9 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-sato/matchbox-terminal/matchbox-terminal_0.2.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-sato/matchbox-terminal/matchbox-terminal_0.2.bb
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ PV = "0.2+git"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-inherit autotools pkgconfig features_check
+inherit autotools pkgconfig features_check update-alternatives
 
 ANY_OF_DISTRO_FEATURES = "${GTK3DISTROFEATURES}"
+
+RPROVIDES:${PN} = "virtual-x-terminal-emulator"
+ALTERNATIVE:${PN} = "x-terminal-emulator"
+ALTERNATIVE_TARGET[x-terminal-emulator] = "${bindir}/matchbox-terminal"
+ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY[x-terminal-emulator] = "20"