diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4a146c5e4f3..51176c67d93 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "vscode-debugprotocol": "1.25.0",
     "vscode-ripgrep": "^0.7.1-patch.0",
     "vscode-textmate": "^3.2.0",
-    "vscode-xterm": "3.1.0-beta12",
+    "vscode-xterm": "3.1.0-beta13",
     "yauzl": "2.8.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/typings/vscode-xterm.d.ts b/src/typings/vscode-xterm.d.ts
index ef8b12e39e6..877af9e1f0f 100644
--- a/src/typings/vscode-xterm.d.ts
+++ b/src/typings/vscode-xterm.d.ts
@@ -199,6 +199,26 @@ declare module 'vscode-xterm' {
 		priority?: number;
 	}
 
+	export interface IEventEmitter {
+	  on(type: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): void;
+	  off(type: string, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): void;
+	  emit(type: string, data?: any): void;
+	  addDisposableListener(type: string, handler: (...args: any[]) => void): IDisposable;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * An object that can be disposed via a dispose function.
+	 */
+	export interface IDisposable {
+	  dispose(): void;
+	}
+
+	export interface ILocalizableStrings {
+	  blankLine: string;
+	  promptLabel: string;
+	  tooMuchOutput: string;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * The class that represents an xterm.js terminal.
 	 */
@@ -223,6 +243,11 @@ declare module 'vscode-xterm' {
 		 */
 		cols: number;
 
+		/**
+		 * Natural language strings that can be localized.
+		 */
+		static strings: ILocalizableStrings;
+
 		/**
 		 * Creates a new `Terminal` object.
 		 *
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalInstance.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalInstance.ts
index dc173d09f15..01d3979bd42 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalInstance.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalInstance.ts
@@ -271,6 +271,10 @@ export class TerminalInstance implements ITerminalInstance {
 			Terminal.applyAddon(require.__$__nodeRequire('vscode-xterm/lib/addons/search/search'));
 			// Enable the winpty compatibility addon which will simulate wraparound mode
 			Terminal.applyAddon(require.__$__nodeRequire('vscode-xterm/lib/addons/winptyCompat/winptyCompat'));
+			// Localize strings
+			Terminal.strings.blankLine = nls.localize('terminal.integrated.a11yBlankLine', 'Blank line');
+			Terminal.strings.promptLabel = nls.localize('terminal.integrated.a11yPromptLabel', 'Terminal input');
+			Terminal.strings.tooMuchOutput = nls.localize('terminal.integrated.a11yTooMuchOutput', 'Too much output to announce,navigate to rows manually to read');
 		}
 		const accessibilitySupport = this._configurationService.getValue<IEditorOptions>('editor').accessibilitySupport;
 		const font = this._configHelper.getFont(true);
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a84428f255c..babc32c7983 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5915,9 +5915,9 @@ vscode-textmate@^3.2.0:
     fast-plist "^0.1.2"
     oniguruma "^6.0.1"
 
-vscode-xterm@3.1.0-beta12:
-  version "3.1.0-beta12"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-xterm/-/vscode-xterm-3.1.0-beta12.tgz#79e56664c8f360adc48855f2047e6f386f4634bc"
+vscode-xterm@3.1.0-beta13:
+  version "3.1.0-beta13"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-xterm/-/vscode-xterm-3.1.0-beta13.tgz#6f32cd108c2fac59a0e48a859c51101266d8ce97"
 
 vso-node-api@^6.1.2-preview:
   version "6.1.2-preview"