diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7f8131b..3fa86df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -113,7 +113,15 @@ function prompt_callback {
 - You can show an additional indicator at the start of the prompt, which shows
   the result of the last executed command by setting
   ``GIT_PROMPT_SHOW_LAST_COMMAND_INDICATOR=1`` before sourcing the gitprompt
-  script
+  script. 
+  If you want to display the exit code too, you can use the placeholder
+  ``_LAST_COMMAND_STATE_`` in ``GIT_PROMPT_COMMAND_OK`` or ``GIT_PROMPT_COMMAND_FAIL``
+  in your ``.git-prompt-colors.sh``:
+
+```sh
+GIT_PROMPT_COMMAND_OK="${Green}✔-_LAST_COMMAND_STATE_ " # displays as ✔-0
+GIT_PROMPT_COMMAND_FAIL="${Red}✘-_LAST_COMMAND_STATE_ " # displays as ✘-1 for exit code 1
+``` 
 
 - It is now possible to disable the fetching of the remote repository either
   globally by setting ``GIT_PROMPT_FETCH_REMOTE_STATUS=0`` in your .bashrc or
diff --git a/git-prompt-colors.sh b/git-prompt-colors.sh
index 654fb1e..bd3b5ac 100644
--- a/git-prompt-colors.sh
+++ b/git-prompt-colors.sh
@@ -37,4 +37,3 @@ define_git_prompt_colors() {
 if [[ -z "$GIT_PROMPT_SEPARATOR" || -z "$GIT_PROMPT_COMMAND_OK" ]]; then
   define_git_prompt_colors
 fi
-
diff --git a/gitprompt.sh b/gitprompt.sh
index 5a1dd93..4d57920 100755
--- a/gitprompt.sh
+++ b/gitprompt.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ function gp_maybe_set_envar_to_path(){
 
 function git_prompt_config()
 {
-
   #Checking if root to change output
   _isroot=false
   [[ $UID -eq 0 ]] && _isroot=true
@@ -94,6 +93,17 @@ function git_prompt_config()
     echo 1>&2 "Cannot find git-prompt-colors.sh!"
   fi
 
+  if [ "$GIT_PROMPT_SHOW_LAST_COMMAND_INDICATOR" = 1 ]; then
+    if [ $GIT_PROMPT_LAST_COMMAND_STATE = 0 ]; then
+      LAST_COMMAND_INDICATOR="${GIT_PROMPT_COMMAND_OK}";
+    else
+      LAST_COMMAND_INDICATOR="${GIT_PROMPT_COMMAND_FAIL}";
+    fi
+
+    # replace _LAST_COMMAND_STATE_ token with the actual state
+    LAST_COMMAND_INDICATOR="${LAST_COMMAND_INDICATOR/_LAST_COMMAND_STATE_/${GIT_PROMPT_LAST_COMMAND_STATE}}"
+  fi
+
   # Do this only once to define PROMPT_START and PROMPT_END
 
   if [[ -z "$PROMPT_START" || -z "$PROMPT_END" ]]; then
@@ -155,9 +165,11 @@ function git_prompt_config()
   fi
 }
 
-function setGitPrompt() {
-  LAST_COMMAND_STATE=$?
+function setLastCommandState() {
+  GIT_PROMPT_LAST_COMMAND_STATE=$?
+}
 
+function setGitPrompt() {
   local EMPTY_PROMPT
   local __GIT_STATUS_CMD
 
@@ -288,7 +300,7 @@ function prompt_callback_default {
     return
 }
 
-function run {
+function gp_install_prompt {
   if [ "`type -t prompt_callback`" = 'function' ]; then
       prompt_callback="prompt_callback"
   else
@@ -317,8 +329,21 @@ function run {
     esac
   fi
 
+  if [ "x${GIT_PROMPT_SHOW_LAST_COMMAND_INDICATOR}" == "x1" ]; then
+    local setLastCommandStateEntry="setLastCommandState"
+    case ";$PROMPT_COMMAND;" in
+      *";$setLastCommandStateEntry;"*)
+        # echo "PROMPT_COMMAND already contains: $setLastCommandStateEntry"
+        :;;
+      *)
+        PROMPT_COMMAND="$setLastCommandStateEntry;$PROMPT_COMMAND"
+        # echo "PROMPT_COMMAND does not contain: $setLastCommandStateEntry"
+        ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+
   git_prompt_dir
   source "$__GIT_PROMPT_DIR/git-prompt-help.sh"
 }
 
-run
+gp_install_prompt