diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 678cf0b9..b03bee48 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ The segments that are currently available are:
 * `history` - The command number for the current line.
 * [`host`](#host) - Your current host name
 * [`ip`](#ip) - Shows the current IP address.
+* [`vpn`](#vpn) - Shows the current VPN 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.
@@ -445,6 +446,14 @@ specify the correct network interface by setting:
 |----------|---------------|-------------|
 |`POWERLEVEL9K_IP_INTERFACE`|None|The NIC for which you wish to display the IP address. Example: `eth0`.|
 
+##### vpn
+
+This segment tries to extract the VPN related IP addresses from nmcli, based on the NIC type:
+
+| Variable | Default Value | Description |
+|----------|---------------|-------------|
+|`POWERLEVEL9K_VPN_IP_INTERFACE`|tun|The VPN NIC type|
+
 ##### public_ip
 
 This segment will display your public IP address. There are several methods of obtaining this
diff --git a/functions/icons.zsh b/functions/icons.zsh
index e38d66a2..ea9d959b 100644
--- a/functions/icons.zsh
+++ b/functions/icons.zsh
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ case $POWERLEVEL9K_MODE in
       LOCK_ICON                      $'\UE138'              # 
       EXECUTION_TIME_ICON            $'\UE89C'              # 
       SSH_ICON                       '(ssh)'
+      VPN_ICON                       '(vpn)'
       KUBERNETES_ICON                $'\U2388'              # ⎈
     )
   ;;
@@ -146,13 +147,14 @@ case $POWERLEVEL9K_MODE in
       VCS_GIT_GITLAB_ICON            $'\uF296 '             # 
       VCS_HG_ICON                    $'\uF0C3 '             # 
       VCS_SVN_ICON                   '(svn) '
-      RUST_ICON                      $'\uE6A8'              #  
+      RUST_ICON                      $'\uE6A8'              # 
       PYTHON_ICON                    $'\U1F40D'             # 🐍
       SWIFT_ICON                     ''
       PUBLIC_IP_ICON                 ''
       LOCK_ICON                      $'\UE138'              # 
       EXECUTION_TIME_ICON            $'\uF253'
       SSH_ICON                       '(ssh)'
+      VPN_ICON                       $'\uF023'
       KUBERNETES_ICON                $'\U2388'              # ⎈
     )
   ;;
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ case $POWERLEVEL9K_MODE in
       TEST_ICON                      $'\uF188'              # 
       TODO_ICON                      $'\uF133'              # 
       BATTERY_ICON                   $'\UF240 '             # 
-      DISK_ICON                      $'\uF0A0'              #  
+      DISK_ICON                      $'\uF0A0'              # 
       OK_ICON                        $'\uF00C'              # 
       FAIL_ICON                      $'\uF00D'              # 
       SYMFONY_ICON                   $'\uE757'              # 
@@ -212,16 +214,17 @@ case $POWERLEVEL9K_MODE in
       VCS_GIT_ICON                   $'\uF113 '             # 
       VCS_GIT_GITHUB_ICON            $'\uE709 '             # 
       VCS_GIT_BITBUCKET_ICON         $'\uE703 '             # 
-      VCS_GIT_GITLAB_ICON            $'\uF296 '             #  
+      VCS_GIT_GITLAB_ICON            $'\uF296 '             # 
       VCS_HG_ICON                    $'\uF0C3 '             # 
       VCS_SVN_ICON                   $'\uE72D '             # 
       RUST_ICON                      $'\uE7A8 '             # 
       PYTHON_ICON                    $'\UE73C '             # 
       SWIFT_ICON                     $'\uE755'              # 
       PUBLIC_IP_ICON                 $'\UF0AC'              # 
-      LOCK_ICON                      $'\UF023'              #  
-      EXECUTION_TIME_ICON            $'\uF252'              #  
-      SSH_ICON                       $'\uF489'              #  
+      LOCK_ICON                      $'\UF023'              # 
+      EXECUTION_TIME_ICON            $'\uF252'              # 
+      SSH_ICON                       $'\uF489'              # 
+      VPN_ICON                       '(vpn)'
       KUBERNETES_ICON                $'\U2388'              # ⎈
     )
   ;;
@@ -291,6 +294,7 @@ case $POWERLEVEL9K_MODE in
       LOCK_ICON                      $'\UE0A2'
       EXECUTION_TIME_ICON            'Dur'
       SSH_ICON                       '(ssh)'
+      VPN_ICON                       '(vpn)'
       KUBERNETES_ICON                $'\U2388'              # ⎈
     )
   ;;
diff --git a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
index 668748d2..dc7f0388 100755
--- a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
+++ b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
@@ -914,6 +914,17 @@ prompt_ip() {
   "$1_prompt_segment" "$0" "$2" "cyan" "$DEFAULT_COLOR" "$ip" 'NETWORK_ICON'
 }
 
+set_default POWERLEVEL9K_VPN_IP_INTERFACE "tun"
+# prompt if vpn active
+prompt_vpn_ip() {
+  for vpn_iface in $(ip tuntap | grep -e ^"$POWERLEVEL9K_VPN_IP_INTERFACE" | cut -d":" -f1)
+  do
+    ip=$(ip -4 a show "$vpn_iface" | grep -o "inet\s*[0-9.]*" | grep -o "[0-9.]*")
+    "$1_prompt_segment" "$0" "$2" "cyan" "$DEFAULT_COLOR" "$ip" 'VPN_ICON'
+  done
+}
+
+
 prompt_load() {
   # The load segment can have three different states
   local current_state="unknown"