diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b9a49ca..91064a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ Edit your  `~/.profile` or `~/.bash_profile` and add the following to the top:
 
     export GITAWAREPROMPT=~/.bash/git-aware-prompt
     source $GITAWAREPROMPT/main.sh
+    export PS1="\u@\h \w\[$txtcyn\]\$git_branch\[$txtylw\]\$git_dirty\[$txtrst\]\$ "
+
 
 Optionally, if you want a nice pretty prompt when using `sudo -s`, also add this line:
 
diff --git a/prompt.sh b/prompt.sh
index 6664936..4a0b062 100644
--- a/prompt.sh
+++ b/prompt.sh
@@ -16,11 +16,19 @@ function find_git_branch {
    done
    git_branch=''
 }
+function find_git_dirty {
+    st=$(git status 2>/dev/null | tail -n 1)
+    if [[ $st != "nothing to commit (working directory clean)" ]]
+        git_dirty=''
+    then
+        git_dirty='*'
+    fi
+}
 
-PROMPT_COMMAND="find_git_branch; $PROMPT_COMMAND"
+PROMPT_COMMAND="find_git_branch; find_git_dirty; $PROMPT_COMMAND"
 
-# Default Git enabled prompt
-# export PS1="\u@\h \w\[$txtcyn\]\$git_branch\[$txtrst\]\$ "
+# Default Git enabled prompt with dirty state
+# export PS1="\u@\h \w\[$txtcyn\]\$git_branch\[$txtylw\]\$git_dirty\[$txtrst\]\$ "
 
 # Default Git enabled root prompt (for use with "sudo -s")
 # export SUDO_PS1="\[$bakred\]\u@\h\[$txtrst\] \w\$ "
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