diff --git a/src/components/SiteHeader.tsx b/src/components/SiteHeader.tsx
index 18f273b..38752c2 100644
--- a/src/components/SiteHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SiteHeader.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import Image from "next/image";
 import Link from "next/link";
 
+import { TerminalNavLink } from "~/components/TerminalNavLink";
+
 export function SiteHeader() {
   return (
     <header className="sticky top-0 z-20 border-b border-[#f8c27a] bg-white/95 shadow-sm backdrop-blur">
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ export function SiteHeader() {
           <Link href="/labs" className="hover:text-[#F89C27]">
             Labs
           </Link>
+          <TerminalNavLink />
           <Link
             href="https://discord.gg/Ma9UZNBxvh"
             className="rounded-md border border-[#F89C27] px-3 py-1.5 text-[#004E78] hover:bg-[#F89C27] hover:text-white"
diff --git a/src/components/TerminalNavLink.test.tsx b/src/components/TerminalNavLink.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a397d16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/TerminalNavLink.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { TerminalNavLink } from "~/components/TerminalNavLink";
+import {
+  COURSEWARE_RUNTIME_CONFIG_PATH,
+  LAB3_DEFAULT_TERMINAL_PATH,
+} from "~/lib/courseware-runtime";
+
+describe("TerminalNavLink", () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("defaults to the same-origin WeTTY path", () => {
+    vi.spyOn(globalThis, "fetch").mockRejectedValue(new Error("not found"));
+
+    render(<TerminalNavLink />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole("link", { name: "Terminal" })).toHaveAttribute(
+      "href",
+      LAB3_DEFAULT_TERMINAL_PATH,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("loads the terminal link from runtime config", async () => {
+    const fetchMock = vi.spyOn(globalThis, "fetch").mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          lab3TerminalUrl: "http://127.0.0.1:7681/wetty",
+        }),
+        { status: 200 },
+      ),
+    );
+
+    render(<TerminalNavLink />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByRole("link", { name: "Terminal" })).toHaveAttribute(
+        "href",
+        "http://localhost:7681/wetty",
+      );
+    });
+    expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(COURSEWARE_RUNTIME_CONFIG_PATH, {
+      cache: "no-store",
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/components/TerminalNavLink.tsx b/src/components/TerminalNavLink.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..605b3cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/TerminalNavLink.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+import {
+  LAB3_DEFAULT_TERMINAL_PATH,
+  fetchCoursewareRuntimeConfig,
+} from "~/lib/courseware-runtime";
+
+export function TerminalNavLink() {
+  const [terminalPath, setTerminalPath] = useState(LAB3_DEFAULT_TERMINAL_PATH);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let isCancelled = false;
+
+    void fetchCoursewareRuntimeConfig()
+      .then((runtimeConfig) => {
+        if (isCancelled) return;
+        setTerminalPath(runtimeConfig.lab3TerminalUrl);
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        if (isCancelled) return;
+        setTerminalPath(LAB3_DEFAULT_TERMINAL_PATH);
+      });
+
+    return () => {
+      isCancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <a
+      className="hover:text-[#F89C27]"
+      href={terminalPath}
+      rel="noreferrer"
+      target="_blank"
+    >
+      Terminal
+    </a>
+  );
+}