diff --git a/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash b/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
index 8c983a7b..09f8c9b5 100644
--- a/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
@@ -235,10 +235,16 @@ function __powerline_last_status_prompt {
   [[ "$1" -ne 0 ]] && echo "${1}|${LAST_STATUS_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR}"
 }
 
+function __powerline_duration_prompt {
+  [[ ${#command_duration} -gt 0 ]] && echo "${command_duration}|${LAST_STATUS_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR}"
+}
+
 function __powerline_prompt_command {
   local last_status="$?" ## always the first
   local separator_char="${POWERLINE_PROMPT_CHAR}"
 
+  command_duration=$(_command_duration)
+
   LEFT_PROMPT=""
   SEGMENTS_AT_LEFT=0
   LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR=""
diff --git a/themes/powerline/powerline.theme.bash b/themes/powerline/powerline.theme.bash
index d897c7c8..85aebb8f 100644
--- a/themes/powerline/powerline.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline/powerline.theme.bash
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ HISTORY_NUMBER_THEME_PROMPT_CHAR=${POWERLINE_HISTORY_NUMBER_CHAR:="#"}
 COMMAND_NUMBER_THEME_PROMPT_COLOR=${POWERLINE_COMMAND_NUMBER_COLOR:=0}
 COMMAND_NUMBER_THEME_PROMPT_CHAR=${POWERLINE_COMMAND_NUMBER_CHAR:="#"}
 
-POWERLINE_PROMPT=${POWERLINE_PROMPT:="user_info scm python_venv ruby node cwd"}
+COMMAND_DURATION_ICON=${POWERLINE_COMMAND_DURATION_ICON:-' '}
+
+POWERLINE_PROMPT=${POWERLINE_PROMPT:="user_info scm python_venv ruby node cwd duration"}
 
 safe_append_prompt_command __powerline_prompt_command