diff --git a/zsh/zshrc b/zsh/zshrc
index 7e3a477..b6cb6b7 100644
--- a/zsh/zshrc
+++ b/zsh/zshrc
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ antigen apply
 
 # custom functions for powerlevel9k
 POWERLEVEL9K_ELIXIR_ICON=$'🥃'
+POWERLEVEL9K_PYTHON_ICON=$'\U1F40D'
+
+prompt_custom_virtualenv() {
+    local virtualenv_path="$VIRTUAL_ENV"
+    if [[ -n "$virtualenv_path" && "$VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT" != true ]]; then
+        local python_version="$(python --version | cut -d ' ' -f 2)"
+        echo -n "$POWERLEVEL9K_PYTHON_ICON $(python --version) in $(basename $(dirname $virtualenv_path))"
+    fi
+}
+POWERLEVEL9K_CUSTOM_VIRTUALENV="prompt_custom_virtualenv"
+
+
 prompt_asdf_elixir() {
   if [ $commands[asdf] ]; then
     ELIXIR_ICON=$'🥃'
@@ -79,7 +91,7 @@ export POWERLEVEL9K_IGNORE_TERM_COLORS=true
 export POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_ON_NEWLINE=true
 export POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_ADD_NEWLINE=true
 export POWERLEVEL9K_LEFT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(dir dir_writable vcs custom_asdf_elixir)
-export POWERLEVEL9K_RIGHT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(virtualenv command_execution_time)
+export POWERLEVEL9K_RIGHT_PROMPT_ELEMENTS=(custom_virtualenv command_execution_time)
 export VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT=1