diff --git a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.h b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.h
--- a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.h
+++ b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <QQueue>
 
 class TerminalInterface;
+class KMessageWidget;
 class QVBoxLayout;
 class QWidget;
 
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@
     QVBoxLayout* m_layout;
     TerminalInterface* m_terminal;
     QWidget* m_terminalWidget;
+    KMessageWidget* m_konsolePartMissingMessage;
     KParts::ReadOnlyPart* m_konsolePart;
     QString m_konsolePartCurrentDirectory;
     QQueue<QString> m_sendCdToTerminalHistory;
diff --git a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
--- a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
@@ -22,14 +22,17 @@
 #include <KIO/Job>
 #include <KIO/JobUiDelegate>
 #include <KJobWidgets>
+#include <KLocalizedString>
+#include <KMessageWidget>
 #include <KParts/ReadOnlyPart>
 #include <KPluginFactory>
 #include <KPluginLoader>
 #include <KService>
 #include <KShell>
 #include <kde_terminal_interface.h>
 
 #include <QDir>
+#include <QLabel>
 #include <QShowEvent>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
@@ -132,7 +135,14 @@
             connect(m_konsolePart, &KParts::ReadOnlyPart::destroyed, this, &TerminalPanel::terminalExited);
             m_terminalWidget = m_konsolePart->widget();
             m_layout->addWidget(m_terminalWidget);
+            if (m_konsolePartMissingMessage) {
+                m_layout->removeWidget(m_konsolePartMissingMessage);
+            }
             m_terminal = qobject_cast<TerminalInterface*>(m_konsolePart);
+        } else if (!m_konsolePartMissingMessage) {
+            m_konsolePartMissingMessage = new KMessageWidget(i18n(
+                    "Terminal cannot be shown because Konsole part (package \"konsole-part\", \"konsole-kpart\" or just \"konsole\") is not installed."));
+            m_layout->addWidget(m_konsolePartMissingMessage);
         }
     }
     if (m_terminal) {