diff --git a/themes/agnoster.zsh-theme b/themes/agnoster.zsh-theme
index 07546fd34..dc909e353 100644
--- a/themes/agnoster.zsh-theme
+++ b/themes/agnoster.zsh-theme
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ prompt_virtualenv() {
 # - was there an error
 # - am I root
 # - are there background jobs?
+# - is there a vagrant box - if yes, is it running?
 prompt_status() {
   local symbols
   symbols=()
@@ -209,6 +210,14 @@ prompt_status() {
   [[ $UID -eq 0 ]] && symbols+="%{%F{yellow}%}⚡"
   [[ $(jobs -l | wc -l) -gt 0 ]] && symbols+="%{%F{cyan}%}⚙"
 
+  if [[ -d ./.vagrant/machines ]]; then
+    if [[ $(VBoxManage list runningvms | grep -c $(/bin/cat .vagrant/machines/*/*/id)) -gt 0 ]]; then
+      symbols+="%{%F{green}%}▶"
+    else
+      symbols+="%{%F{red}%}◾"
+    fi
+  fi
+
   [[ -n "$symbols" ]] && prompt_segment black default "$symbols"
 }