diff --git a/plugins/virtualenv/virtualenv.plugin.zsh b/plugins/virtualenv/virtualenv.plugin.zsh
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+++ b/plugins/virtualenv/virtualenv.plugin.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+function virtualenv_prompt_info(){
+  local virtualenv_path="$VIRTUAL_ENV"
+  if [[ -n $virtualenv_path ]]; then
+    local virtualenv_name=`basename $virtualenv_path`
+    printf "%s[%s] " "%{${fg[yellow]}%}" $virtualenv_name
+  fi
+}
+
+export VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT=1