diff --git a/_bashrc b/_bashrc
index fd1b4a9..e11f353 100644
--- a/_bashrc
+++ b/_bashrc
@@ -39,19 +39,6 @@ WHITE='\[\033[0;37m\]'
 WHITEB='\[\033[1;37m\]'
 RESET='\[\033[0;00m\]'
 
-##### FUNCTIONS #####
-
-# status indicator
-prompt_status()
-{
-  if [[ "$?" == "0" ]]
-  then
-    echo -n "${GREENB}-"
-  else
-    echo -n "${REDB}X"
-  fi
-}
-
 ##### INCLUDES #####
 
 # Alias definitions.
@@ -98,6 +85,26 @@ export SSH_AUTH_SOCK=~/.ssh/ssh_auth_sock
 
 ##### PROMPT #####
 
+# status indicator
+prompt_status()
+{
+  if [[ "$?" == "0" ]]
+  then
+    echo -n "${GREENB}-"
+  else
+    echo -n "${REDB}X"
+  fi
+}
+prompt_root()
+{
+  if [[ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]]
+  then
+    echo -n "${REDB}#"
+  else
+    echo -n "${WHITEB}$"
+  fi
+}
+
 __ps1()
 {
   ps1pre="$1"
@@ -105,7 +112,7 @@ __ps1()
   PS1="$ps1pre$ps1post"
 }
 PS1pre='"${REDB}>> ${WHITEB}(${WHITE}\u@${GREEN}\h${WHITEB}) ${BLUEB}\w${RESET}"'
-PS1post='"\n$(prompt_status)${REDB}>${WHITE} "'
+PS1post='"\n$(prompt_status)$(prompt_root)${RESET} "'
 PROMPT_COMMAND="__ps1 $PS1pre $PS1post"
 
 ##### GIT #####