diff --git a/themes/powerline-plain/README.md b/themes/powerline-plain/README.md
index 049c12f1..0a8a75ad 100644
--- a/themes/powerline-plain/README.md
+++ b/themes/powerline-plain/README.md
@@ -85,5 +85,6 @@ You can configure various aspects of the prompt to use less whitespace. Supporte
 |POWERLINE_COMPACT_AFTER_LAST_SEGMENT  | Removes the trailing space on the last segment
 |POWERLINE_COMPACT_PROMPT              | Removes the space after the prompt character
 |POWERLINE_COMPACT                     | Enable all Compact settings (you can still override individual settings)
+|POWERLINE_PROMPT_AFTER                | Adds characters after the prompt
 
 The default value for all settings is `0` (disabled). Use `1` to enable.
diff --git a/themes/powerline-plain/powerline-plain.base.bash b/themes/powerline-plain/powerline-plain.base.bash
index 37b4ff50..ce91ef89 100644
--- a/themes/powerline-plain/powerline-plain.base.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline-plain/powerline-plain.base.bash
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ function __powerline_prompt_command {
   LEFT_PROMPT=""
   SEGMENTS_AT_LEFT=0
   LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR=""
+  PROMPT_AFTER="${POWERLINE_PROMPT_AFTER}"
 
   _save-and-reload-history "${HISTORY_AUTOSAVE:-0}"
 
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ function __powerline_prompt_command {
     LEFT_PROMPT+=" "
   fi
 
-  PS1="${LEFT_PROMPT}"
+  PS1="${LEFT_PROMPT}${PROMPT_AFTER}"
 
   ## cleanup ##
   unset LAST_SEGMENT_COLOR \
diff --git a/themes/powerline-plain/powerline-plain.theme.bash b/themes/powerline-plain/powerline-plain.theme.bash
index 942c411c..709fe341 100644
--- a/themes/powerline-plain/powerline-plain.theme.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline-plain/powerline-plain.theme.bash
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ POWERLINE_COMPACT_AFTER_SEPARATOR=${POWERLINE_COMPACT_AFTER_SEPARATOR:=${POWERLI
 POWERLINE_COMPACT_BEFOR_FIRST_SEGMENT=${POWERLINE_COMPACT_BEFORE_FIRST_SEGMENT:=${POWERLINE_COMPACT}}
 POWERLINE_COMPACT_AFTER_LAST_SEGMENT=${POWERLINE_COMPACT_AFTER_LAST_SEGMENT:=${POWERLINE_COMPACT}}
 POWERLINE_COMPACT_PROMPT=${POWERLINE_COMPACT_PROMPT:=${POWERLINE_COMPACT}}
+POWERLINE_PROMPT_AFTER="${POWERLINE_PROMPT_AFTER:-''}"
 
 PYTHON_VENV_CHAR=${POWERLINE_PYTHON_VENV_CHAR:="ⓔ "}
 CONDA_PYTHON_VENV_CHAR=${POWERLINE_CONDA_PYTHON_VENV_CHAR:="ⓔ "}