diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 54b5c519..ac0f86f4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ The segments that are currently available are:
 * [`dir`](#dir) - Your current working directory.
 * `history` - The command number for the current line.
 * [`ip`](#ip) - Shows the current IP address.
+* [`public_ip`](#public_ip) - Shows your public IP address.
 * `load` - Your machine's load averages.
 * `os_icon` - Display a nice little icon, depending on your operating system.
 * `ram` - Show free RAM.
@@ -315,6 +316,29 @@ specify the correct network interface by setting:
 |----------|---------------|-------------|
 |`POWERLEVEL9K_IP_INTERFACE`|None|The NIC for which you wish to display the IP address. Example: `eth0`.|
 
+##### public_ip
+
+This segment will display your public IP address. There are several methods of obtaining this
+information and by default it will try all of them starting with the most efficient. You can
+also specify which method you would like it to use. The methods available are dig using opendns,
+curl, or wget. The host used for wget and curl is http://ident.me by default but can be set to
+another host if you prefer.
+
+The public_ip segment will attempt to update your public IP address every 5 minutes by default(also
+configurable by the user). If you lose connection your cached IP address will be displayed until
+your timeout expires at which point every time your prompt is generated a new attempt will be made.
+Until an IP is successfully pulled the value of $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_NONE will be displayed for
+this segment. If this value is empty(the default)and $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE is empty the
+segment will not be displayed.
+
+| Variable | Default Value | Description |
+|----------|---------------|-------------|
+|`POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE`|'/tmp/p8k_public_ip'|This is the file your public IP is cached in.|
+|`POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_HOST`|'http://ident.me'|This is the default host to get your public IP.|
+|`POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_TIMEOUT`|300|The amount of time in seconds between refreshing your cached IP.|
+|`POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_METHOD`|None|You can set this to any of 'dig', 'curl', or 'wget' to only use that method to refresh your IP.|
+|`POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_NONE`|None|The string displayed when an IP was not obtained|
+
 ##### rbenv
 
 This segment shows the version of Ruby being used when using `rbenv` to change your current Ruby stack.
diff --git a/functions/icons.zsh b/functions/icons.zsh
index 06d6ab20..77015f0b 100644
--- a/functions/icons.zsh
+++ b/functions/icons.zsh
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ case $POWERLEVEL9K_MODE in
       RUST_ICON                      ''
       PYTHON_ICON                    $'\U1F40D'             # 🐍
       SWIFT_ICON                     ''
+      PUBLIC_IP_ICON                 ''
     )
   ;;
   'awesome-fontconfig')
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ case $POWERLEVEL9K_MODE in
       RUST_ICON                      $'\uE6A8'              #  
       PYTHON_ICON                    $'\U1F40D'             # 🐍
       SWIFT_ICON                     ''
+      PUBLIC_IP_ICON                 ''
     )
   ;;
   *)
@@ -192,6 +194,7 @@ case $POWERLEVEL9K_MODE in
       RUST_ICON                      ''
       PYTHON_ICON                    ''
       SWIFT_ICON                     'Swift'
+      PUBLIC_IP_ICON                 ''
     )
   ;;
 esac
diff --git a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
index 9e89f68d..95a2a5ea 100755
--- a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
+++ b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
@@ -426,6 +426,79 @@ prompt_battery() {
   fi
 }
 
+prompt_public_ip() {
+  # set default values for segment
+  set_default POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_TIMEOUT "300"
+  set_default POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_NONE ""
+  set_default POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE "/tmp/p9k_public_ip"
+  set_default POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_HOST "http://ident.me"
+
+  # Do we need a fresh IP?
+  local refresh_ip=false
+  if [[ -f $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE ]]; then
+    typeset -i timediff
+    # if saved IP is more than
+    timediff=$(($(date +%s) - $(date -r $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE +%s)))
+    [[ $timediff -gt $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_TIMEOUT ]] && refresh_ip=true
+    # If tmp file is empty get a fresh IP
+    [[ -z $(cat $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE) ]] && refresh_ip=true
+    [[ -n $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_NONE ]] && [[ $(cat $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE) =~ "$POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_NONE" ]] && refresh_ip=true
+  else
+    touch $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE && refresh_ip=true
+  fi
+
+  # grab a fresh IP if needed
+  if [[ $refresh_ip =~ true && -w $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE ]]; then
+    # if method specified, don't use fallback methods
+    if [[ -n $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_METHOD ]] && [[ $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_METHOD =~ 'wget|curl|dig' ]]; then
+      local method=$POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_METHOD
+    fi
+    if [[ -n $method ]]; then
+      case $method in
+        'dig')
+          if type -p dig >/dev/null; then
+              fresh_ip="$(dig +time=1 +tries=1 +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com 2> /dev/null)"
+              [[ "$fresh_ip" =~ ^\; ]] && unset fresh_ip
+          fi
+          ;;
+        'curl')
+          if [[ -z "$fresh_ip" ]] && type -p curl >/dev/null; then
+              fresh_ip="$(curl --max-time 10 -w '\n' "$POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_HOST" 2> /dev/null)"
+          fi
+          ;;
+        'wget')
+          if [[ -z "$fresh_ip" ]] && type -p wget >/dev/null; then
+              fresh_ip="$(wget -T 10 -qO- "$POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_HOST" 2> /dev/null)"
+          fi
+          ;;
+      esac
+    else
+      if type -p dig >/dev/null; then
+          fresh_ip="$(dig +time=1 +tries=1 +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com 2> /dev/null)"
+          [[ "$fresh_ip" =~ ^\; ]] && unset fresh_ip
+      fi
+
+      if [[ -z "$fresh_ip" ]] && type -p curl >/dev/null; then
+          fresh_ip="$(curl --max-time 10 -w '\n' "$POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_HOST" 2> /dev/null)"
+      fi
+
+      if [[ -z "$fresh_ip" ]] && type -p wget >/dev/null; then
+          fresh_ip="$(wget -T 10 -qO- "$POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_HOST" 2> /dev/null)"
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    # write IP to tmp file or clear tmp file if an IP was not retrieved
+    [[ -n $fresh_ip ]] && echo $fresh_ip > $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE || echo $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_NONE > $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE
+  fi
+
+  # read public IP saved to tmp file
+  local public_ip=$(cat $POWERLEVEL9K_PUBLIC_IP_FILE)
+
+  if [[ -n $public_ip ]]; then
+    $1_prompt_segment "$0" "$2" "$DEFAULT_COLOR" "$DEFAULT_COLOR_INVERTED" "${public_ip}" 'PUBLIC_IP_ICON'
+  fi
+}
+
 # Context: user@hostname (who am I and where am I)
 # Note that if $DEFAULT_USER is not set, this prompt segment will always print
 prompt_context() {