diff --git a/lib/git.zsh b/lib/git.zsh
index fb4ad8ca6..258b1df8f 100644
--- a/lib/git.zsh
+++ b/lib/git.zsh
@@ -18,6 +18,25 @@ parse_git_dirty() {
   fi
 }
 
+# get the difference between the local and remote branches
+git_remote_status() {
+    remote=${$(git rev-parse --verify ${hook_com[branch]}@{upstream} --symbolic-full-name 2>/dev/null)/refs\/remotes\/}
+    if [[ -n ${remote} ]] ; then
+        ahead=$(git rev-list ${hook_com[branch]}@{upstream}..HEAD 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+        behind=$(git rev-list HEAD..${hook_com[branch]}@{upstream} 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+
+        if [ $ahead -eq 0 ] && [ $behind -gt 0 ]
+        then
+            echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_BEHIND_REMOTE"
+        elif [ $ahead -gt 0 ] && [ $behind -eq 0 ]
+        then
+            echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_AHEAD_REMOTE"
+        elif [ $ahead -gt 0 ] && [ $behind -gt 0 ]
+        then
+            echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DIVERGED_REMOTE"
+        fi
+    fi
+}
 
 # Checks if there are commits ahead from remote
 function git_prompt_ahead() {
diff --git a/themes/intheloop.zsh-theme b/themes/intheloop.zsh-theme
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85b4a4d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/intheloop.zsh-theme
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# ZSH theme by James Smith (http://loopj.com)
+# A multiline prompt with username, hostname, full path, return status, git branch, git dirty status, git remote status
+
+local return_status="%{$fg[red]%}%(?..⏎)%{$reset_color%}"
+
+local host_color="green"
+if [ -n "$SSH_CLIENT" ]; then
+  local host_color="red"
+fi
+
+PROMPT='
+%{$fg_bold[grey]%}[%{$reset_color%}%{$fg_bold[${host_color}]%}%n@%m%{$reset_color%}%{$fg_bold[grey]%}]%{$reset_color%} %{$fg_bold[blue]%}%10c%{$reset_color%} $(git_prompt_info) $(git_remote_status)
+%{$fg_bold[cyan]%}❯%{$reset_color%} '
+
+
+RPROMPT='${return_status}%{$reset_color%}'
+
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX="%{$fg[grey]%}(%{$fg[red]%}"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX="%{$reset_color%}"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DIRTY="%{$fg[grey]%}) %{$fg[yellow]%}⚡%{$reset_color%}"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN="%{$fg[grey]%})"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_BEHIND_REMOTE="%{$fg_bold[magenta]%}↓%{$reset_color%}"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_AHEAD_REMOTE="%{$fg_bold[magenta]%}↑%{$reset_color%}"
+ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DIVERGED_REMOTE="%{$fg_bold[magenta]%}↕%{$reset_color%}"
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