diff --git a/plugins/git-prompt/README.md b/plugins/git-prompt/README.md
index 05208d72f..8f42c6842 100644
--- a/plugins/git-prompt/README.md
+++ b/plugins/git-prompt/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ To use it, add `git-prompt` to the plugins array in your zshrc file:
 plugins=(... git-prompt)
 ```
 
+You may also need to [customize your theme](https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/issues/9395#issuecomment-1027130429) 
+to change the way the prompt is built. See the
+[OMZ wiki on customizing themes](https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/wiki/Customization#overriding-and-adding-themes).
+
 See the [original repository](https://github.com/olivierverdier/zsh-git-prompt).
 
 ## Requirements