diff --git a/recipes/core/ion/initrc b/recipes/core/ion/initrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff6eb7d85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/core/ion/initrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# set orbital screen resolution to avoid x11 or wayland fallback for applications in a orbital session and workaround shell quirks
+export DISPLAY=/scheme/orbital/99.0
+export ORBITAL_DISPLAY=/scheme/orbital
+# optional alias for the "clear" command
+#alias cl = "clear"
diff --git a/recipes/core/ion/recipe.toml b/recipes/core/ion/recipe.toml
index 80c82e33e..ad62bc089 100644
--- a/recipes/core/ion/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/core/ion/recipe.toml
@@ -2,4 +2,10 @@
 git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/ion.git"
 
 [build]
-template = "cargo"
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_cargo
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/home/user/.config/ion"
+cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_RECIPE}"/initrc "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/home/user/.config/ion"
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/terminal/bash/etc/skel/.bashrc b/recipes/terminal/bash/etc/skel/.bashrc
index 437837411..37de902ba 100644
--- a/recipes/terminal/bash/etc/skel/.bashrc
+++ b/recipes/terminal/bash/etc/skel/.bashrc
@@ -97,3 +97,7 @@ if ! shopt -oq posix; then
    . /etc/bash_completion
  fi
 fi
+
+# set orbital screen resolution to workaround shell quirks and avoid x11 or wayland fallback for applications in a orbital session
+export DISPLAY=/scheme/orbital/99.0
+export ORBITAL_DISPLAY=/scheme/orbital