diff --git a/themes/amer.zsh-theme b/themes/amer.zsh-theme
index b2f769693..c0f397574 100644
--- a/themes/amer.zsh-theme
+++ b/themes/amer.zsh-theme
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 MODE_INDICATOR="%{$fg_bold[red]%}❮%{$reset_color%}%{$fg[red]%}❮❮%{$reset_color%}"
 local return_status="%{$fg[red]%}%(?..⏎)%{$reset_color%}"
 
-PROMPT='%{$fg[blue]%}[%n@%m%{$reset_color%}%{$fg_bold[white]%}:%{$reset_color%}%{$fg[cyan]%}%~]:%{$reset_color%}%{$fg[red]%}[$(git_prompt_short_sha)%{$reset_color|$(git_prompt_info)%{$fg[red]%}]%{$reset_color
+PROMPT='%{$fg[blue]%}[%n@%m%{$reset_color%}%{$fg_bold[white]%}:%{$reset_color%}%{$fg[cyan]%}$(fish_like_pwd)]:%{$reset_color%}%{$fg[red]%}[$(git_prompt_short_sha)%{$reset_color|$(git_prompt_info)%{$fg[red]%}]%{$reset_color
  $(prompt_char) '
 
 ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX="%{$fg_bold[green]%}git%{$reset_color%}@%{$bg[white]%}%{$fg[black]%}"
@@ -24,3 +24,106 @@ function prompt_char() {
   git branch >/dev/null 2>/dev/null && echo "%{$fg[green]%}±%{$reset_color%}" && return
   echo "%{$fg[cyan]%}◯ %{$reset_color%}"
 }
+
+function fish_like_pwd() {
+  ## vim:ft=zsh
+  ## reverse tabbing, useful in the prompt
+  ## Copyright (C) 2008 by Daniel Friesel <derf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
+  ## License: WTFPL <http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl>
+
+  ## CAVEAT: directory-names containing two or more consecutive spaces
+  ## are not yet supported
+
+  setopt localoptions
+  setopt rc_quotes null_glob
+
+  typeset -i lastfull=0
+  typeset -i short=0
+  typeset -i tilde=0
+  typeset -i named=0
+
+  if zstyle -t ':prompt:rtab' fish; then
+    lastfull=1
+    short=1
+    tilde=1
+  fi
+  if zstyle -t ':prompt:rtab' nameddirs; then
+    tilde=1
+    named=1
+  fi
+  zstyle -t ':prompt:rtab' last && lastfull=1
+  zstyle -t ':prompt:rtab' short && short=1
+  zstyle -t ':prompt:rtab' tilde && tilde=1
+
+  while [[ $1 == -* ]]; do
+    case $1 in
+      -f|--fish)
+        lastfull=1
+        short=1
+        tilde=1
+      ;;
+      -h|--help)
+        print 'Usage: rtab [-f -l -s -t] [directory]'
+        print ' -f, --fish      fish-simulation, like -l -s -t'
+        print ' -l, --last      Print the last directory''s full name'
+        print ' -s, --short     Truncate directory names to the first character'
+        print ' -t, --tilde     Substitute ~ for the home directory'
+        print ' -T, --nameddirs Substitute named directories as well'
+        print 'The long options can also be set via zstyle, like'
+        print '  zstyle :prompt:rtab fish yes'
+        return 0
+      ;;
+      -l|--last) lastfull=1 ;;
+      -s|--short) short=1 ;;
+      -t|--tilde) tilde=1 ;;
+      -T|--nameddirs)
+        tilde=1
+        named=1
+      ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+  done
+
+  typeset -a tree expn
+  typeset result part dir=${1-$PWD}
+  typeset -i i
+
+  [[ -d $dir ]] || return 0
+
+  if (( named )) {
+    for part in ${(k)nameddirs}; {
+      [[ $dir == ${nameddirs[$part]}(/*|) ]] && dir=${dir/${nameddirs[$part]}/\~$part}
+    }
+  }
+  (( tilde )) && dir=${dir/$HOME/\~}
+  tree=(${(s:/:)dir})
+  (
+    unfunction chpwd 2> /dev/null
+    if [[ $tree[1] == \~* ]] {
+      cd ${~tree[1]}
+      result=$tree[1]
+      shift tree
+    } else {
+      cd /
+    }
+    for dir in $tree; {
+      if (( lastfull && $#tree == 1 )) {
+        result+="/$tree"
+        break
+      }
+      expn=(a b)
+      part=''
+      i=0
+      until [[ (( ${#expn} == 1 )) || $dir = $expn || $i -gt 99 ]]  do
+        (( i++ ))
+        part+=$dir[$i]
+        expn=($(echo ${part}*(/)))
+        (( short )) && break
+      done
+      result+="/$part"
+      cd $dir
+      shift tree
+    }
+    echo ${result:-/}
+  )
+}