diff --git a/plugins/screen/screen.plugin.zsh b/plugins/screen/screen.plugin.zsh
index 7009e7a91..5ecfee2f4 100644
--- a/plugins/screen/screen.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/screen/screen.plugin.zsh
@@ -51,4 +51,21 @@ if [[ "$TERM" == screen* ]]; then
     eval "tab_hardstatus=$TAB_HARDSTATUS_PREFIX:$TAB_HARDSTATUS_PROMPT"
     screen_set $tab_title $tab_hardstatus
   }
-fi
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+fi
+
+function screen_prompt_info() {
+  r=""
+  # I'm not thrilled about this method of testing
+  if [ x"$TERM" = x"screen" ] ;then
+    if [ x"$STY" != x"" ] ; then
+      r="$STY"
+    fi
+  fi
+  if [ x"$r" = x"" ] ; then
+    echo ""
+  else
+    pre=$1
+    post=$2
+    echo "$pre$r$post"
+  fi
+}
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