diff --git a/docs/docs/segment-os.md b/docs/docs/segment-os.md
index 18a29394ed0f..25e43b64013f 100644
--- a/docs/docs/segment-os.md
+++ b/docs/docs/segment-os.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Display OS specific info. Defaults to Icon.
 - windows: `string` - the icon to use for Windows - defaults to Windows icon - defaults to `\uE62A`
 - wsl: `string` - the string/icon to use for WSL - defaults to `WSL`
 - wsl_separator: `string` - the string to use for separating WSL from Linux - defaults to ` - `
+- display_distro_name: `boolean` - display the distro name or icon (for WSL and Linux) - defaults to `false`
 - alpine: `string` - the icon to use for Alpine - defaults to Alpine icon - defaults to `\uF300`
 - aosc: `string` - the icon to use for Aosc - defaults to Aosc icon - defaults to `\uF301`
 - arch: `string` - the icon to use for Arch - defaults to Arch icon - defaults to `\uF303`
diff --git a/src/segment_os.go b/src/segment_os.go
index 00afe790e552..eaeb822b3930 100644
--- a/src/segment_os.go
+++ b/src/segment_os.go
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ const (
 	Slackware Property = "slackware"
 	// Ubuntu the string/icon to use for Ubuntu
 	Ubuntu Property = "ubuntu"
+	// DisplayDistroName display the distro name or not
+	DisplayDistroName Property = "display_distro_name"
 )
 
 func (n *osInfo) enabled() bool {
@@ -74,20 +76,27 @@ func (n *osInfo) string() string {
 	case "linux":
 		wsl := n.env.getenv("WSL_DISTRO_NAME")
 		p := n.env.getPlatform()
-		if wsl != "" {
-			return fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s",
-				n.props.getString(WSL, "WSL"),
-				n.props.getString(WSLSeparator, " - "),
-				getLinuxIcon(n, p))
+		if len(wsl) == 0 {
+			return n.getDistroName(p, "")
 		}
-		return getLinuxIcon(n, p)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s",
+			n.props.getString(WSL, "WSL"),
+			n.props.getString(WSLSeparator, " - "),
+			n.getDistroName(p, wsl))
 	default:
-		return ""
+		return goos
 	}
 }
 
-func getLinuxIcon(n *osInfo, p string) string {
-	switch p {
+func (n *osInfo) getDistroName(distro, defaultName string) string {
+	displayDistroName := n.props.getBool(DisplayDistroName, false)
+	if displayDistroName && len(defaultName) > 0 {
+		return defaultName
+	}
+	if displayDistroName {
+		return distro
+	}
+	switch distro {
 	case "alpine":
 		return n.props.getString(Alpine, "\uF300")
 	case "aosc":
diff --git a/src/segment_os_test.go b/src/segment_os_test.go
index fe26546e0066..32a7d2ee1d48 100644
--- a/src/segment_os_test.go
+++ b/src/segment_os_test.go
@@ -6,39 +6,77 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
-func TestOsInfo(t *testing.T) {
-	env := new(MockedEnvironment)
-	env.On("getRuntimeGOOS", nil).Return("windows")
-	props := &properties{
-		values:     map[Property]interface{}{Windows: "win"},
-		foreground: "#fff",
-		background: "#000",
-	}
-	osInfo := &osInfo{
-		env:   env,
-		props: props,
-	}
-	want := "win"
-	got := osInfo.string()
-	assert.Equal(t, want, got)
-}
-
-func TestWSL(t *testing.T) {
-	env := new(MockedEnvironment)
-	env.On("getRuntimeGOOS", nil).Return("linux")
-	env.On("getenv", "WSL_DISTRO_NAME").Return("debian")
-	env.On("getPlatform", nil).Return("debian")
-	props := &properties{
-		values: map[Property]interface{}{
-			WSL:          "WSL TEST",
-			WSLSeparator: " @ ",
+func TestOSInfo(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		Case              string
+		ExpectedString    string
+		GOOS              string
+		WSLDistro         string
+		Platform          string
+		DisplayDistroName bool
+	}{
+		{
+			Case:           "WSL debian - icon",
+			ExpectedString: "WSL at \uf306",
+			GOOS:           "linux",
+			WSLDistro:      "debian",
+			Platform:       "debian",
+		},
+		{
+			Case:              "WSL debian - name",
+			ExpectedString:    "WSL at burps",
+			GOOS:              "linux",
+			WSLDistro:         "burps",
+			Platform:          "debian",
+			DisplayDistroName: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Case:           "plain linux - icon",
+			ExpectedString: "\uf306",
+			GOOS:           "linux",
+			Platform:       "debian",
+		},
+		{
+			Case:              "plain linux - name",
+			ExpectedString:    "debian",
+			GOOS:              "linux",
+			Platform:          "debian",
+			DisplayDistroName: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Case:           "windows",
+			ExpectedString: "windows",
+			GOOS:           "windows",
+		},
+		{
+			Case:           "darwin",
+			ExpectedString: "darwin",
+			GOOS:           "darwin",
+		},
+		{
+			Case:           "unknown",
+			ExpectedString: "unknown",
+			GOOS:           "unknown",
 		},
 	}
-	osInfo := &osInfo{
-		env:   env,
-		props: props,
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		env := new(MockedEnvironment)
+		env.On("getRuntimeGOOS", nil).Return(tc.GOOS)
+		env.On("getenv", "WSL_DISTRO_NAME").Return(tc.WSLDistro)
+		env.On("getPlatform", nil).Return(tc.Platform)
+		props := &properties{
+			values: map[Property]interface{}{
+				WSL:               "WSL",
+				WSLSeparator:      " at ",
+				DisplayDistroName: tc.DisplayDistroName,
+				Windows:           "windows",
+				MacOS:             "darwin",
+			},
+		}
+		osInfo := &osInfo{
+			env:   env,
+			props: props,
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, tc.ExpectedString, osInfo.string(), tc.Case)
 	}
-	want := "WSL TEST @ \uF306"
-	got := osInfo.string()
-	assert.Equal(t, want, got)
 }
diff --git a/themes/schema.json b/themes/schema.json
index c9891e1c41e5..8fa315ca2ac1 100644
--- a/themes/schema.json
+++ b/themes/schema.json
@@ -836,6 +836,12 @@
                     "description": "Icon/text to use for separating WSL from Linux",
                     "default": " - "
                   },
+                  "display_distro_name": {
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "title": "Display Distro Name",
+                    "description": "Display the distro name or icon or not",
+                    "default": false
+                  },
                   "alpine": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "title": "Alpine Icon",