diff --git a/cobalt2.zsh-theme b/cobalt2.zsh-theme
index 28f5430..c43c0cc 100644
--- a/cobalt2.zsh-theme
+++ b/cobalt2.zsh-theme
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 CURRENT_BG='NONE'
 SEGMENT_SEPARATOR=''
+USER_ICON=${COBALT_2_ICON:-'λ'}
 
 # Begin a segment
 # Takes two arguments, background and foreground. Both can be omitted,
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ prompt_context() {
   local user=`whoami`
 
   if [[ "$user" != "$DEFAULT_USER" || -n "$SSH_CLIENT" ]]; then
-    prompt_segment black default "%(!.%{%F{yellow}%}.)✝"
+    prompt_segment black default "%(!.%{%F{yellow}%}.)$USER_ICON"
   fi
 }
 
@@ -71,7 +72,14 @@ prompt_git() {
 
 # Dir: current working directory
 prompt_dir() {
-  prompt_segment blue black '%3~'
+  if $(git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree >/dev/null 2>&1); then
+    git_root=${$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)##*/}
+    skipped_folders=${$(git rev-parse --show-cdup)%../*}
+    current_folder=${${$(git rev-parse --show-prefix)%/*}##*/}
+    prompt_segment magenta black "$git_root/$skipped_folders$current_folder"
+  else
+    prompt_segment blue black '%3~'
+  fi
   # prompt_segment blue black "…${PWD: -30}"
 }
 
@@ -89,12 +97,22 @@ prompt_status() {
   [[ -n "$symbols" ]] && prompt_segment black default "$symbols"
 }
 
+
+prompt_kube() {
+  KUBE_SYMBOL="⎈"
+  # replace "-pegasus-aks" with empty string
+  kube_ctx=${$(kubectx -c)##*-}
+  kube_ns=$(kubens -c)
+  prompt_segment yellow black "$KUBE_SYMBOL $kube_ctx:$kube_ns"
+}
+
 ## Main prompt
 build_prompt() {
   RETVAL=$?
   prompt_status
   prompt_context
   prompt_dir
+  prompt_kube
   prompt_git
   prompt_end
 }
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index d066cca..2b1a7c7 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ Two things for lovers of the [Sublime Text Theme](https://github.com/wesbos/coba
 
 They work well together! You will need to install the patched powerline font as well: <https://github.com/powerline/fonts>
 
+## Customizing the Icon
+
+By default the `✝`-icon will be displayed in the prompt. However, you can customize this by exporting a symbol in `COBALT_2_ICON` like so:
+
+```bash
+export COBALT_2_ICON=🦊
+```
+
 #### Step-by-step installation
 1. Drop the `cobalt2.zsh-theme` file in to the `~/.oh-my-zsh/themes/` directory.
 2. Open up your ZSH preferences at `~/.zshrc` and change the theme variable to `ZSH_THEME=cobalt2`.