diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index caeeccbb..b52edeb7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ The segments that are currently available are:
 * [`command_execution_time`](#command_execution_time) - Display the time the current command took to execute.
 * [`todo`](http://todotxt.com/) - Shows the number of tasks in your todo.txt tasks file.
 * `detect_virt` - Virtualization detection with systemd
+* `newline` - Continues the prompt on a new line.
 
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@@ -442,6 +443,13 @@ segment will not be displayed.
 |`POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_METHODS`|(dig curl wget)| These methods in that order are used to refresh your IP.|
 |`POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_NONE`|None|The string displayed when an IP was not obtained|
 
+##### newline
+
+Puts a newline in your prompt so you can continue using segments on the next line.
+
+This allows you to use segments on both lines, unlike `POWERLEVEL9K_PROMPT_ON_NEWLINE` and
+`POWERLEVEL9K_RPROMPT_ON_NEWLINE`.
+
 ##### rbenv
 
 This segment shows the version of Ruby being used when using `rbenv` to change your current Ruby stack.
diff --git a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
index 2d664911..83c5966e 100755
--- a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
+++ b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
@@ -337,6 +337,21 @@ prompt_background_jobs() {
   fi
 }
 
+# A newline in your prompt, so you can segments on multiple lines.
+prompt_newline() {
+  local lws rws
+  lws=$POWERLEVEL9K_WHITESPACE_BETWEEN_LEFT_SEGMENTS
+  rws=$POWERLEVEL9K_WHITESPACE_BETWEEN_RIGHT_SEGMENTS
+  POWERLEVEL9K_WHITESPACE_BETWEEN_LEFT_SEGMENTS=
+  POWERLEVEL9K_WHITESPACE_BETWEEN_RIGHT_SEGMENTS=
+  "$1_prompt_segment" \
+    "$0" \
+    "$2" \
+    "NONE" "NONE" $'\n'
+  POWERLEVEL9K_WHITESPACE_BETWEEN_LEFT_SEGMENTS=$lws
+  POWERLEVEL9K_WHITESPACE_BETWEEN_RIGHT_SEGMENTS=$rws
+}
+
 # Segment that indicates usage level of current partition.
 set_default POWERLEVEL9K_DISK_USAGE_ONLY_WARNING false
 set_default POWERLEVEL9K_DISK_USAGE_WARNING_LEVEL 90