diff --git a/themes/gentoo.zsh-theme b/themes/gentoo.zsh-theme
index cba143d4..ee205d24 100644
--- a/themes/gentoo.zsh-theme
+++ b/themes/gentoo.zsh-theme
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-PROMPT='%(!.%{$fg_bold[red]%}.%{$fg_bold[green]%}%n@)%m %{$fg_bold[blue]%}%(!.%1~.%~) $(git_prompt_info)%#%{$reset_color%} '
+function prompt_char {
+	if [ $UID -eq 0 ]; then echo "#"; else echo $; fi
+}
+
+PROMPT='%(!.%{$fg_bold[red]%}.%{$fg_bold[green]%}%n@)%m %{$fg_bold[blue]%}%(!.%1~.%~) $(git_prompt_info)%_$(prompt_char)%{$reset_color%} '
 
 ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX="("
 ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX=") "