diff --git a/.tmux.conf b/.tmux.conf
index 82b2329..728c4b0 100644
--- a/.tmux.conf
+++ b/.tmux.conf
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ set -g pane-base-index 1
 # set -g @plugin 'git@github.com:user/plugin'
 # set -g @plugin 'git@bitbucket.com:user/plugin'
 
+# workaround for 24bit colors for vim in tmux
+# tip from https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/3608
+set -ag terminal-overrides ",xterm-256color:Tc"
+
 
 # tpm install:  git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm
 # Initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the very bottom of tmux.conf)
diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 3d114be..1e095d3 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ let g:syntastic_auto_loc_list = 1
 let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 1
 let g:syntastic_check_on_wq = 0
 
+" 24bits color fix for tmux
+" inspiration from https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/3608
+let &t_8f = "\<Esc>[38;2;%lu;%lu;%lum"
+let &t_8b = "\<Esc>[48;2;%lu;%lu;%lum"
 
 " solarized config
 set termguicolors