diff --git a/repos/os/src/monitor/main.cc b/repos/os/src/monitor/main.cc
index d21241d82c..c73ccfb78f 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/monitor/main.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/monitor/main.cc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <region_map/client.h>
 #include <sandbox/sandbox.h>
 #include <os/reporter.h>
-#include <terminal_session/connection.h>
+#include <terminal_connection.h>
 
 /* local includes */
 #include <pd_intrinsics.h>
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ struct Monitor::Main : Sandbox::State_handler,
 	{
 		Env &_env;
 
-		Terminal::Connection _terminal { _env };
+		Terminal_connection _terminal  { _env };
 
 		Signal_handler<Gdb_stub> _terminal_read_avail_handler {
 			_env.ep(), *this, &Gdb_stub::_handle_terminal_read_avail };
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ struct Monitor::Main : Sandbox::State_handler,
 		{
 			struct Write_fn
 			{
-				Terminal::Connection &_terminal;
+				Terminal_connection &_terminal;
 				void operator () (char const *str)
 				{
 					size_t const num_bytes = strlen(str);
diff --git a/repos/os/src/monitor/terminal_connection.h b/repos/os/src/monitor/terminal_connection.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6638d45f65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/os/src/monitor/terminal_connection.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * \brief  Connection to Terminal service without waiting
+ * \author Norman Feske
+ * \date   2024-07-05
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Genode Labs GmbH
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
+ * under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _TERMINAL_CONNECTION_H_
+#define _TERMINAL_CONNECTION_H_
+
+#include <terminal_session/client.h>
+#include <base/connection.h>
+
+namespace Monitor { struct Terminal_connection; }
+
+
+struct Monitor::Terminal_connection : Genode::Connection<Terminal::Session>, Terminal::Session_client
+{
+	Terminal_connection(Genode::Env &env, Label const &label = Label())
+	:
+		Genode::Connection<Terminal::Session>(env, label, Ram_quota { 10*1024 }, Args()),
+		Terminal::Session_client(env.rm(), cap())
+	{ }
+};
+
+#endif /* _TERMINAL_CONNECTION_H_ */