diff --git a/lib/interfaces.ts b/lib/interfaces.ts
index 5b2017d5..4c6fbe43 100644
--- a/lib/interfaces.ts
+++ b/lib/interfaces.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export interface ITerminalOptions {
   cursorBlink?: boolean; // Default: false
   cursorStyle?: 'block' | 'underline' | 'bar';
   theme?: ITheme;
-  scrollback?: number; // Default: 1000
+  scrollback?: number; // Default: 10000
   fontSize?: number; // Default: 15
   fontFamily?: string; // Default: 'monospace'
   allowTransparency?: boolean;
diff --git a/lib/terminal.test.ts b/lib/terminal.test.ts
index d56011ec..5cd44749 100644
--- a/lib/terminal.test.ts
+++ b/lib/terminal.test.ts
@@ -2332,6 +2332,18 @@ describe('Public Mutable Options', () => {
     expect(term.options.scrollback).toBe(5000);
   });
 
+  test('options expose default values when none are provided', async () => {
+    const term = await createIsolatedTerminal();
+    try {
+      expect(term.options).toBeDefined();
+      expect(term.options.cols).toBe(80);
+      expect(term.options.rows).toBe(24);
+      expect(term.options.scrollback).toBe(10000);
+    } finally {
+      term.dispose();
+    }
+  });
+
   test('options can be mutated at runtime', async () => {
     const term = await createIsolatedTerminal();
     expect(term.options.disableStdin).toBe(false);