diff --git a/lib/git.zsh b/lib/git.zsh
index 118841f06..ab09719da 100644
--- a/lib/git.zsh
+++ b/lib/git.zsh
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ function git_prompt_info() {
   fi
 }
 
+function git_cygwin_prompt_info_quick() {
+  ref=$(command git symbolic-ref -q --short HEAD 2> /dev/null)
+  if [[ "${ref}" != "" ]]; then
+    echo "git:${ref}"
+  fi
+}
+
 
 # Checks if working tree is dirty
 parse_git_dirty() {