diff --git a/dot_config/sway/config b/dot_config/sway/config
index 2e469bf..d3ca2fa 100644
--- a/dot_config/sway/config
+++ b/dot_config/sway/config
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ set $left h
 set $down j
 set $up k
 set $right l
+
 # Your preferred terminal emulator
-set $term alacritty
+set $term $HOME/.config/sway/scripts/foot.sh
+set $term_cwd $term -D "$(swaycwd 2>/dev/null || echo $HOME)"
+set $term_float footclient -a floating_shell
+
 # Your preferred application launcher
 # Note: pass the final command to swaymsg so that the resulting window can be opened
 # on the original workspace that the command was run on.
diff --git a/dot_config/sway/scripts/executable_foot.sh b/dot_config/sway/scripts/executable_foot.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b4a52b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dot_config/sway/scripts/executable_foot.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+# wrapper script for foot
+
+USER_CONFIG_PATH="${HOME}/.config/foot/foot.ini"
+
+if [ -f "$USER_CONFIG_PATH" ]; then
+    USER_CONFIG=$USER_CONFIG_PATH
+fi
+
+foot -c "${USER_CONFIG:-"/usr/share/sway/templates/foot.ini"}" "$@" &