diff --git a/e2e/src/content/tutorial/tests/terminal/disabled/content.md b/e2e/src/content/tutorial/tests/terminal/disabled/content.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0b1f48a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/src/content/tutorial/tests/terminal/disabled/content.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+type: lesson
+title: Disabled
+terminal: false
+mainCommand: 'node ./index.mjs'
+previews:
+  - title: Example
+    port: 8000
+---
+
+# Terminal test - Disabled
diff --git a/e2e/test/terminal.test.ts b/e2e/test/terminal.test.ts
index 375048592..7e6b6761f 100644
--- a/e2e/test/terminal.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/test/terminal.test.ts
@@ -34,3 +34,15 @@ test('user can see terminal open by default', async ({ page }) => {
   await expect(page.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Terminal', selected: true })).toBeVisible();
   await expect(page.getByRole('tabpanel', { name: 'Terminal' })).toContainText('~/tutorial', { useInnerText: true });
 });
+
+test('user should not see "Toggle terminal" button when terminal is disabled', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto(`${BASE_URL}/disabled`);
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { level: 1, name: 'Terminal test - Disabled' })).toBeVisible();
+
+  // wait for webcontainer to boot by checking preview
+  const preview = page.frameLocator('[title="Example"]');
+  await expect(preview.getByText('Index page')).toBeVisible();
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Toggle Terminal' })).not.toBeVisible();
+});