diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ddd26f1..4eec13f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ This theme is based loosely on [agnoster][btf-agnoster].
 
 ### Configuration
 
-You can override some of the following default options in your `config.fish`:
+You can override some of the following default options in your `config.fish` or `.conf/omf/init.fish`:
 
 ```fish
 set -g theme_display_git no
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ set -g theme_display_docker_machine no
 set -g theme_display_k8s_context yes
 set -g theme_display_hg yes
 set -g theme_display_virtualenv no
+set -g theme_hide_python_version yes
 set -g theme_display_nix no
 set -g theme_display_ruby no
 set -g theme_display_node yes
diff --git a/functions/fish_prompt.fish b/functions/fish_prompt.fish
index 1ec90fd..3fa5b8f 100644
--- a/functions/fish_prompt.fish
+++ b/functions/fish_prompt.fish
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #     set -g fish_prompt_pwd_dir_length 0
 #     set -g theme_project_dir_length 1
 #     set -g theme_newline_cursor yes
+#     set -g theme_hide_python_version yes
 
 
 # ==============================
@@ -869,7 +870,11 @@ function __bobthefish_prompt_virtualfish -S -d "Display current Python virtual e
 
     if [ "$version_glyph" ]
         __bobthefish_start_segment $color_virtualfish
-        echo -ns $virtualenv_glyph $version_glyph ' '
+        if [ "$theme_hide_python_version" = yes ]
+            echo -ns $virtualenv_glyph
+        else
+            echo -ns $virtualenv_glyph $version_glyph ' '
+        end
     end
 
     if [ "$VIRTUAL_ENV" ]