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
@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@
 
 #include "panels/panel.h"
 
+#include <KPluginFactory>
+
 #include <QQueue>
 
 class TerminalInterface;
+class KMessageWidget;
 class QVBoxLayout;
 class QWidget;
 
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@
     bool urlChanged() override;
 
     void showEvent(QShowEvent* event) override;
+    void hideEvent(QHideEvent *event) override;
 
 private slots:
     void slotMostLocalUrlResult(KJob* job);
@@ -96,6 +100,10 @@
     KParts::ReadOnlyPart* m_konsolePart;
     QString m_konsolePartCurrentDirectory;
     QQueue<QString> m_sendCdToTerminalHistory;
+    KMessageWidget* m_konsolePartMissingMessage;
+    QTimer* m_isKonsoleInstalledTimer;
+
+    KPluginFactory* konsolePartFactory();
 };
 
 #endif // TERMINALPANEL_H
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
@@ -19,18 +19,25 @@
 
 #include "terminalpanel.h"
 
+#include <KIO/DesktopExecParser>
 #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 <QAction>
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QDesktopServices>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QShowEvent>
+#include <QTimer>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
 TerminalPanel::TerminalPanel(QWidget* parent) :
@@ -42,7 +49,9 @@
     m_terminalWidget(nullptr),
     m_konsolePart(nullptr),
     m_konsolePartCurrentDirectory(),
-    m_sendCdToTerminalHistory()
+    m_sendCdToTerminalHistory(),
+    m_konsolePartMissingMessage(nullptr),
+    m_isKonsoleInstalledTimer(nullptr)
 {
     m_layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
     m_layout->setMargin(0);
@@ -113,6 +122,21 @@
     return true;
 }
 
+KPluginFactory* TerminalPanel::konsolePartFactory()
+{
+    KService::Ptr service = KService::serviceByDesktopName(QStringLiteral("konsolepart"));
+    return service ? KPluginLoader(service->library()).factory() : nullptr;
+}
+
+void TerminalPanel::hideEvent(QHideEvent *event)
+{
+    Panel::hideEvent(event);
+
+    if (m_isKonsoleInstalledTimer) {
+        m_isKonsoleInstalledTimer->stop();
+    }
+}
+
 void TerminalPanel::showEvent(QShowEvent* event)
 {
     if (event->spontaneous()) {
@@ -122,17 +146,53 @@
 
     if (!m_terminal) {
         m_clearTerminal = true;
-        KPluginFactory* factory = nullptr;
-        KService::Ptr service = KService::serviceByDesktopName(QStringLiteral("konsolepart"));
-        if (service) {
-            factory = KPluginLoader(service->library()).factory();
-        }
+        auto factory = konsolePartFactory();
         m_konsolePart = factory ? (factory->create<KParts::ReadOnlyPart>(this)) : nullptr;
         if (m_konsolePart) {
             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_isKonsoleInstalledTimer) {
+                m_isKonsoleInstalledTimer = new QTimer(this);
+                connect(m_isKonsoleInstalledTimer, &QTimer::timeout, [this]() {
+                    if (konsolePartFactory()) {
+                        m_isKonsoleInstalledTimer->stop();
+                        QApplication::sendEvent(this, new QShowEvent{});
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+            if (!m_isKonsoleInstalledTimer->isActive()) {
+                constexpr auto isKonsoleInstalledPollingTime = 1000;
+                m_isKonsoleInstalledTimer->start(isKonsoleInstalledPollingTime);
+            }
+            if (!m_konsolePartMissingMessage) {
+                const auto konsoleInstallUrl = QUrl("appstream://org.kde.konsole.desktop");
+                auto konsoleNotInstalledText = i18n("Terminal cannot be shown because Konsole is not installed.");
+                const auto doesOsHandleAppstream = KIO::DesktopExecParser::hasSchemeHandler(konsoleInstallUrl);
+                if (!doesOsHandleAppstream) {
+                    konsoleNotInstalledText += i18n("\nTry installing the 'konsole' package with your package manager.");
+                }
+                m_konsolePartMissingMessage = new KMessageWidget(konsoleNotInstalledText);
+                m_konsolePartMissingMessage->setCloseButtonVisible(false);
+                m_konsolePartMissingMessage->hide();
+                if (doesOsHandleAppstream) {
+                    auto installKonsoleAction = new QAction(i18n("Install Konsole"));
+                    connect(installKonsoleAction, &QAction::triggered, [konsoleInstallUrl]() {
+                        QDesktopServices::openUrl(konsoleInstallUrl);
+                    });
+                    m_konsolePartMissingMessage->addAction(installKonsoleAction);
+                }
+                m_layout->addWidget(m_konsolePartMissingMessage);
+                m_layout->addStretch();
+                QTimer::singleShot(0, m_konsolePartMissingMessage, &KMessageWidget::animatedShow);
+            } else if (!m_konsolePartMissingMessage->isVisible()) {
+                m_konsolePartMissingMessage->animatedShow();
+            }
         }
     }
     if (m_terminal) {