diff --git a/plugins/pyenv/README.md b/plugins/pyenv/README.md
index 95d79cb52..2476bbd95 100644
--- a/plugins/pyenv/README.md
+++ b/plugins/pyenv/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ eval "$(pyenv init --path)"
 - `ZSH_PYENV_VIRTUALENV`: if set to `false`, the plugin will not load pyenv-virtualenv
   when it finds it.
 
+- `ZSH_THEME_PYENV_NO_SYSTEM`: if set to `true`, the plugin will not show the system or
+  default Python version when it finds it.
+- `ZSH_THEME_PYENV_PREFIX`: the prefix to display before the Python version in
+  the prompt.
+
+- `ZSH_THEME_PYENV_SUFFIX`: the prefix to display after the Python version in
+  the prompt.
+
 ## Functions
 
 - `pyenv_prompt_info`: displays the Python version in use by pyenv; or the global Python
diff --git a/plugins/pyenv/pyenv.plugin.zsh b/plugins/pyenv/pyenv.plugin.zsh
index b5c9a7bd3..cd2a9e0ac 100644
--- a/plugins/pyenv/pyenv.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/pyenv/pyenv.plugin.zsh
@@ -88,13 +88,19 @@ if [[ $FOUND_PYENV -eq 1 ]]; then
 
   function pyenv_prompt_info() {
     local version="$(pyenv version-name)"
-    echo "${version:gs/%/%%}"
+    if [[ "$ZSH_THEME_PYENV_NO_SYSTEM" == "true" ]] && [[ "${version}" == "system" ]]; then
+      return
+    fi
+    echo "${ZSH_THEME_PYENV_PREFIX=}${version:gs/%/%%}${ZSH_THEME_PYENV_SUFFIX=}"
   }
 else
   # Fall back to system python
   function pyenv_prompt_info() {
+    if [[ "$ZSH_THEME_PYENV_NO_SYSTEM" == "true" ]]; then
+      return
+    fi
     local version="$(python3 -V 2>&1 | cut -d' ' -f2)"
-    echo "system: ${version:gs/%/%%}"
+    echo "${ZSH_THEME_PYENV_PREFIX=}system: ${version:gs/%/%%}${ZSH_THEME_PYENV_SUFFIX=}"
   }
 fi