diff --git a/docs/docs/segment-git.md b/docs/docs/segment-git.md
index 2c7b7386fcfd..6282df5ed66d 100644
--- a/docs/docs/segment-git.md
+++ b/docs/docs/segment-git.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Local changes can also shown by default using the following syntax for both the
 ### Status
 
 - display_status: `boolean` - display the local changes or not - defaults to `true`
+- display_status_detail: `boolean` - display the local changes in detail or not - defaults to `true`
 - display_stash_count: `boolean` show stash count or not - defaults to `false`
 - status_separator_icon: `string` icon/text to display between staging and working area changes - defaults to ` |`
 - local_working_icon: `string` - the icon to display in front of the working area changes - defaults to `\uF044`
diff --git a/segment_git.go b/segment_git.go
index 961a356300a8..c6db6a919fa7 100755
--- a/segment_git.go
+++ b/segment_git.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (s *gitStatus) string(prefix string, color string) string {
 	status += stringIfValue(s.untracked, "?")
 	status += stringIfValue(s.unmerged, "x")
 	if status != "" {
-		return fmt.Sprintf(" <%s>%s%s</>", color, prefix, status)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("<%s>%s%s</>", color, prefix, status)
 	}
 	return status
 }
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ const (
 	LocalStagingIcon Property = "local_staged_icon"
 	//DisplayStatus shows the status of the repository
 	DisplayStatus Property = "display_status"
+	//DisplayStatusDetail shows the detailed status of the repository
+	DisplayStatusDetail Property = "display_status_detail"
 	//RebaseIcon shows before the rebase context
 	RebaseIcon Property = "rebase_icon"
 	//CherryPickIcon shows before the cherry-pick context
@@ -125,7 +127,6 @@ func (g *git) string() string {
 	if g.props.getBool(StatusColorsEnabled, false) {
 		g.SetStatusColor()
 	}
-	// g.getGitColor()
 	buffer := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	// branchName
 	if g.repo.upstream != "" && g.props.getBool(DisplayUpstreamIcon, false) {
@@ -150,15 +151,13 @@ func (g *git) string() string {
 		fmt.Fprintf(buffer, " %s", g.props.getString(BranchGoneIcon, "\u2262"))
 	}
 	if g.repo.staging.changed {
-		staging := g.repo.staging.string(g.props.getString(LocalStagingIcon, "\uF046"), g.props.getColor(StagingColor, g.props.foreground))
-		fmt.Fprint(buffer, staging)
+		fmt.Fprint(buffer, g.getStatusDetailString(g.repo.staging, StagingColor, LocalStagingIcon, " \uF046"))
 	}
 	if g.repo.staging.changed && g.repo.working.changed {
 		fmt.Fprint(buffer, g.props.getString(StatusSeparatorIcon, " |"))
 	}
 	if g.repo.working.changed {
-		working := g.repo.working.string(g.props.getString(LocalWorkingIcon, "\uF044"), g.props.getColor(WorkingColor, g.props.foreground))
-		fmt.Fprint(buffer, working)
+		fmt.Fprint(buffer, g.getStatusDetailString(g.repo.working, WorkingColor, LocalWorkingIcon, " \uF044"))
 	}
 	if g.props.getBool(DisplayStashCount, false) && g.repo.stashCount != "" {
 		fmt.Fprintf(buffer, " %s%s", g.props.getString(StashCountIcon, "\uF692"), g.repo.stashCount)
@@ -171,6 +170,15 @@ func (g *git) init(props *properties, env environmentInfo) {
 	g.env = env
 }
 
+func (g *git) getStatusDetailString(status *gitStatus, color Property, icon Property, defaultIcon string) string {
+	prefix := g.props.getString(icon, defaultIcon)
+	foregroundColor := g.props.getColor(color, g.props.foreground)
+	if !g.props.getBool(DisplayStatusDetail, true) {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("<%s>%s</>", foregroundColor, prefix)
+	}
+	return status.string(prefix, foregroundColor)
+}
+
 func (g *git) getUpstreamSymbol() string {
 	upstreamRegex := regexp.MustCompile("/.*")
 	upstream := upstreamRegex.ReplaceAllString(g.repo.upstream, "")
diff --git a/segment_git_test.go b/segment_git_test.go
index fbe027467585..8a084a933c8c 100755
--- a/segment_git_test.go
+++ b/segment_git_test.go
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func TestParseGitBranchInfoNoRemote(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGitStatusUnmerged(t *testing.T) {
-	expected := " <#123456>working: x1</>"
+	expected := "<#123456>working: x1</>"
 	status := &gitStatus{
 		unmerged: 1,
 	}
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func TestGitStatusUnmerged(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGitStatusUnmergedModified(t *testing.T) {
-	expected := " <#123456>working: ~3 x1</>"
+	expected := "<#123456>working: ~3 x1</>"
 	status := &gitStatus{
 		unmerged: 1,
 		modified: 3,
@@ -558,3 +558,52 @@ func TestSetStatusColorForeground(t *testing.T) {
 	g.SetStatusColor()
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, g.props.background)
 }
+
+func TestGetStatusDetailStringDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	expected := "<#111111>icon +1</>"
+	status := &gitStatus{
+		changed: true,
+		added:   1,
+	}
+	g := &git{
+		props: &properties{
+			foreground: "#111111",
+		},
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, g.getStatusDetailString(status, WorkingColor, LocalWorkingIcon, "icon"))
+}
+
+func TestGetStatusDetailStringNoStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	expected := "<#111111>icon</>"
+	status := &gitStatus{
+		changed: true,
+		added:   1,
+	}
+	g := &git{
+		props: &properties{
+			values: map[Property]interface{}{
+				DisplayStatusDetail: false,
+			},
+			foreground: "#111111",
+		},
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, g.getStatusDetailString(status, WorkingColor, LocalWorkingIcon, "icon"))
+}
+
+func TestGetStatusDetailStringNoStatusColorOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	expected := "<#123456>icon</>"
+	status := &gitStatus{
+		changed: true,
+		added:   1,
+	}
+	g := &git{
+		props: &properties{
+			values: map[Property]interface{}{
+				DisplayStatusDetail: false,
+				WorkingColor:        "#123456",
+			},
+			foreground: "#111111",
+		},
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, g.getStatusDetailString(status, WorkingColor, LocalWorkingIcon, "icon"))
+}