diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eefd77d..fa585d7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 # Simple colored bash prompt
 
 The prompt color theme can be customized simply by setting
-the `PROMPT_COLOR` envvar.
+the `PROMPT_COLOR` envvar, and optionally `PROMPT_DIR_COLOR`.
 
 For example `PROMPT_COLOR='2;7'` is dim inverse-video
 and `PROMPT_COLOR='1;33;53'` is bright/bold yellow with overline.
 
+`PROMPT_DIR_COLOR` changes the color of the working directory,
+which otherwise defaults to `PROMPT_COLOR`.
+
 Set `prompt_color_force` (before source'ing) to force usage/updating of color PS1:
 by default it is only setup cautiously if `$TERM` ends in "color"
 *and* PS1 is the fedora default.
 
-Also set `PROMPT_ERROR` if you want to append red error exit codes to the prompt.
+Also you can set `PROMPT_ERROR` if you want to append red error exit code to the prompt.
 
 See `/etc/profile.d/bash-color-prompt.sh` for the actual script.
 
diff --git a/bash-color-prompt.sh b/bash-color-prompt.sh
index 1ee2f65..b95b8c5 100644
--- a/bash-color-prompt.sh
+++ b/bash-color-prompt.sh
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ if [ "$PS1" = "[\u@\h \W]\\$ " -a "${TERM: -5}" = "color" -o -n "${prompt_color_
     # PROMPT_COLOR='1;33;44' # bold yellow on blue
     # PROMPT_COLOR='1;32' # bold green
     # PROMPT_COLOR='' # unset defaults to green
-    PS1='\[\e[${PROMPT_COLOR:-32}m\]\u@\h\[\e[0m\]:\[\e[${PROMPT_COLOR:-32}m\]\w${PROMPT_ERROR:+\[\e[0;31m\]${?#0}}\[\e[0m\]\$ '
+    PS1='\[\e[${PROMPT_COLOR:-32}m\]\u@\h\[\e[0m\]:\[\e[${PROMPT_DIR_COLOR:-${PROMPT_COLOR:-32}}m\]\w${PROMPT_ERROR:+\[\e[0;31m\]${?#0}}\[\e[0m\]\$ '
 fi
diff --git a/shell-color-prompt.spec b/shell-color-prompt.spec
index 97e4152..ec37e00 100644
--- a/shell-color-prompt.spec
+++ b/shell-color-prompt.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           shell-color-prompt
-Version:        0.1.1
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Version:        0.2
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Color prompt for bash shell
 
 License:        GPL-2.0-or-later
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ install -m 644 -D -t %{buildroot}%{profiledir} bash-color-prompt.sh
 
 
 %changelog
-* Thu Nov  9 2023 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 0.1.1-2
-- fixup PROMPT_ERROR change to include the red color code
+* Fri Nov 10 2023 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 0.2-1
+- add PROMPT_DIR_COLOR to change the dir color (Thomas Steenholdt, #2239152)
 
 * Thu Nov  9 2023 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 0.1.1-1
 - only show error code if PROMPT_ERROR set