diff --git a/lib/git.zsh b/lib/git.zsh
index df0fcedbb..305a77aff 100644
--- a/lib/git.zsh
+++ b/lib/git.zsh
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 # get the name of the branch we are on
 function git_prompt_info() {
-  ref=$(command git symbolic-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null) || \
-  ref=$(command git rev-parse --short HEAD 2> /dev/null) || return
-  echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX${ref#refs/heads/}$(parse_git_dirty)$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX"
+  if [[ "$(git config --get oh-my-zsh.hide-status)" != "1" ]]; then
+    ref=$(command git symbolic-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null) || \
+    ref=$(command git rev-parse --short HEAD 2> /dev/null) || return
+    echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX${ref#refs/heads/}$(parse_git_dirty)$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX"
+  fi
 }