diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 91e4a29..49f26ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ If you want git info on right instead of left :
 POWERLINE_SHOW_GIT_ON_RIGHT="true"
 ```
 
+If you want to tell if you are in a remote SSH session :
+
+```
+POWERLINE_DETECT_SSH="true"
+```
+
 Requirements
 ------------
 
diff --git a/powerline.zsh-theme b/powerline.zsh-theme
index ca58806..8c644c6 100644
--- a/powerline.zsh-theme
+++ b/powerline.zsh-theme
@@ -45,7 +45,17 @@ ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_RENAMED="%F{220]➜%f"
 ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_UNMERGED="%F{082]═%f"
 ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_UNTRACKED="%F{190]✭%f"
 
-PROMPT="%K{green}%F{black} %n %k%f%F{green}%K{blue}"$'\u2b80'"%k%f%F{white}%K{blue} "$POWERLINE_CURRENT_PATH" "$POWERLINE_GIT_INFO_LEFT"%k%f%F{blue}"$'\u2b80'"%f "
+POWERLINE_SEC1_BG=%K{green}
+POWERLINE_SEC1_FG=%F{green}
+POWERLINE_SEC1_TXT=%F{black}
+if [ "$POWERLINE_DETECT_SSH" != "" ]; then
+  if [ -n "$SSH_CLIENT" ]; then
+    POWERLINE_SEC1_BG=%K{red}
+    POWERLINE_SEC1_FG=%F{red}
+    POWERLINE_SEC1_TXT=%F{white}
+  fi
+fi
+PROMPT="$POWERLINE_SEC1_BG$POWERLINE_SEC1_TXT %n %k%f$POWERLINE_SEC1_FG%K{blue}"$'\u2b80'"%k%f%F{white}%K{blue} "$POWERLINE_CURRENT_PATH" "$POWERLINE_GIT_INFO_LEFT"%k%f%F{blue}"$'\u2b80'"%f "
 
 if [ "$POWERLINE_NO_BLANK_LINE" = "" ]; then
     PROMPT="