diff --git a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
index eed524ae..7f578223 100755
--- a/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
+++ b/powerlevel9k.zsh-theme
@@ -407,18 +407,23 @@ prompt_dir() {
   local current_path='%~'
   if [[ -n "$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH" ]]; then
 
+    if [ -z "$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER" ]
+    then
+      POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER=".."
+    elif [ "$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER" = false ]
+    then
+      POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER=""
+    fi
+
     case "$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_STRATEGY" in
       truncate_middle)
-        current_path=$(pwd | sed -e "s,^$HOME,~," | sed $SED_EXTENDED_REGEX_PARAMETER "s/([^/]{$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH})[^/]+([^/]{$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH})\//\1\.\.\2\//g")
+        current_path=$(pwd | sed -e "s,^$HOME,~," | sed $SED_EXTENDED_REGEX_PARAMETER "s/([^/]{$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH})[^/]+([^/]{$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH})\//\1$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER\2\//g")
       ;;
       truncate_from_right)
-        current_path=$(pwd | sed -e "s,^$HOME,~," | sed $SED_EXTENDED_REGEX_PARAMETER "s/([^/]{$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH})[^/]+\//\1..\//g")
-      ;;
-      truncate_fish_like)
-        current_path=$(pwd | sed -e "s,^$HOME,~," | sed $SED_EXTENDED_REGEX_PARAMETER "s/([^/]{$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH})[^/]+\//\1\//g")
+        current_path=$(pwd | sed -e "s,^$HOME,~," | sed $SED_EXTENDED_REGEX_PARAMETER "s/([^/]{$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH})[^/]+\//\1$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER\//g")
       ;;
       *)
-        current_path="%$((POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH+1))(c:.../:)%${POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH}c"
+        current_path="%$((POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH+1))(c:$POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER/:)%${POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH}c"
       ;;
     esac