diff --git a/themes/powerline-multiline/README.md b/themes/powerline-multiline/README.md
index 49ccb9f6..604d66aa 100644
--- a/themes/powerline-multiline/README.md
+++ b/themes/powerline-multiline/README.md
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ export THEME_CLOCK_FORMAT="%H:%M:%S"
 
 The time/date is printed by the `date` command, so refer to its man page to change the format.
 
+### Soft Separators
+
+Adjacent segments having the same background color will use a less-pronouced (i.e. soft) separator between them.
+
 ### Segment Order
 
 The contents of both prompt sides can be "reordered", all the "segments" (every piece of information) can take any place. The currently available segments are:
diff --git a/themes/powerline-multiline/powerline-multiline.base.bash b/themes/powerline-multiline/powerline-multiline.base.bash
index ac442f73..ea8b2624 100644
--- a/themes/powerline-multiline/powerline-multiline.base.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline-multiline/powerline-multiline.base.bash
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ function __powerline_right_segment {
   local params=( $1 )
   IFS="${OLD_IFS}"
   local separator_char="${POWERLINE_RIGHT_SEPARATOR}"
+  local separator_char_soft="${POWERLINE_RIGHT_SEPARATOR_SOFT}"
   local padding="${POWERLINE_PADDING}"
   local separator_color=""
 
@@ -16,7 +17,12 @@ function __powerline_right_segment {
     separator_char="${POWERLINE_RIGHT_END}"
     separator_color="$(set_color ${params[1]} -)"
   else
-    separator_color="$(set_color ${params[1]} ${LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR})"
+      if [[ "${LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR}" -eq "${params[1]}" ]]; then
+        separator_color="$(set_color - ${LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR})"
+        separator_char=${separator_char_soft}
+      else
+        separator_color="$(set_color ${params[1]} ${LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR})"
+      fi
     (( padding += 1 ))
   fi
   RIGHT_PROMPT+="${separator_color}${separator_char}${normal}$(set_color - ${params[1]}) ${params[0]} ${normal}$(set_color - ${COLOR})${normal}"
diff --git a/themes/powerline-multiline/powerline-multiline.theme.bash b/themes/powerline-multiline/powerline-multiline.theme.bash
index a70a2025..a726c8df 100644
--- a/themes/powerline-multiline/powerline-multiline.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline-multiline/powerline-multiline.theme.bash
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 PROMPT_CHAR=${POWERLINE_PROMPT_CHAR:="❯"}
 POWERLINE_LEFT_SEPARATOR=${POWERLINE_LEFT_SEPARATOR:=""}
+POWERLINE_LEFT_SEPARATOR_SOFT=${POWERLINE_LEFT_SEPARATOR_SOFT:=""}
 POWERLINE_RIGHT_SEPARATOR=${POWERLINE_RIGHT_SEPARATOR:=""}
+POWERLINE_RIGHT_SEPARATOR_SOFT=${POWERLINE_RIGHT_SEPARATOR_SOFT:=""}
 POWERLINE_LEFT_END=${POWERLINE_LEFT_END:=""}
 POWERLINE_RIGHT_END=${POWERLINE_RIGHT_END:=""}
 POWERLINE_PADDING=${POWERLINE_PADDING:=2}
diff --git a/themes/powerline/README.md b/themes/powerline/README.md
index 55efa655..20d0bdd9 100644
--- a/themes/powerline/README.md
+++ b/themes/powerline/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ You can change the format using the following variable:
 
 The time/date is printed by the `date` command, so refer to its man page to change the format.
 
+### Soft Separators
+
+Adjacent segments having the same background color will use a less-pronouced (i.e. soft) separator between them.
+
 ### Segment Order
 
 The contents of the prompt can be "reordered", all the "segments" (every piece of information) can take any place. The currently available segments are:
diff --git a/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash b/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
index f5cf4f3e..058569c2 100644
--- a/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
@@ -175,10 +175,15 @@ function __powerline_left_segment {
   local params=( $1 )
   IFS="${OLD_IFS}"
   local separator_char="${POWERLINE_LEFT_SEPARATOR}"
+  local separator_char_soft="${POWERLINE_LEFT_SEPARATOR_SOFT}"
   local separator=""
 
   if [[ "${SEGMENTS_AT_LEFT}" -gt 0 ]]; then
-    separator="$(set_color ${LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR} ${params[1]})${separator_char}${normal}"
+    if [[ "${LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR}" -eq "${params[1]}" ]]; then
+      separator="$(set_color - ${LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR})${separator_char_soft}${normal}"
+    else
+      separator="$(set_color ${LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR} ${params[1]})${separator_char}${normal}"
+    fi
   fi
   LEFT_PROMPT+="${separator}$(set_color - ${params[1]}) ${params[0]} ${normal}"
   LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR=${params[1]}
diff --git a/themes/powerline/powerline.theme.bash b/themes/powerline/powerline.theme.bash
index d4bb387d..38e1ef1b 100644
--- a/themes/powerline/powerline.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline/powerline.theme.bash
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 PROMPT_CHAR=${POWERLINE_PROMPT_CHAR:=""}
 POWERLINE_LEFT_SEPARATOR=${POWERLINE_LEFT_SEPARATOR:=""}
+POWERLINE_LEFT_SEPARATOR_SOFT=${POWERLINE_LEFT_SEPARATOR_SOFT:=""}
 
 USER_INFO_SSH_CHAR=${POWERLINE_USER_INFO_SSH_CHAR:=" "}
 USER_INFO_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR=${POWERLINE_USER_INFO_COLOR:=32}