diff --git a/prompt.sh b/prompt.sh
index f23aedb..8561862 100644
--- a/prompt.sh
+++ b/prompt.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Charles Danesi, 2022.
 # parts taken from https://gist.github.com/loudambiance/a41b42a4295bce6e7304
 
+# TODO add uptime to prompt
 # TODO git merge status
 # TODO git isLocalOnly to check if there are remotes or if this is only a local repo)
 # TODO number of pushes pending
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ clrDefaultBrackets=$clrBrackets # default color
 clrGitBranch=$LIGHTGREEN
 clrGitHash=$CDNET1
 clrCmdRunTime=$CYAN
+clrUptime=$CYAN
 GITBG1="\[\e[47m\]"
 GITBG2="\[\e[100m\]"
 
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ fShowUserHost=1 # Show user and host  #### NOTE: CURRENTLY UNUSED ####
 fWorkingDirectory=1 # Show current directory
 fPathShortening=1 # Enable directory shortening (configurable)
 fLastCmdRunTime=1 # Display last cmd wall time
+fShowUptime=1 # Display system uptime on the prompt
 
 fShowTaskCount=1 # Show task count from todo.txt, if installed
 
@@ -191,6 +194,12 @@ function promptcmd() {
         PS1="${PS1}${clrBrackets}[${clrClock}\t${clrBrackets}]${clrLines}\342\224\200"
     fi
 
+    # system uptime
+    if [ $fShowUptime -eq 1 ] ; then
+        sysUptime=$(uptime| cut -d "," -f 1-2 | cut -d " " -f 4-5,7)
+        PS1="${PS1}${clrBrackets}[${clrUptime}${sysUptime}${clrBrackets}]${clrLines}\342\224\200"
+    fi
+
     # detached screen sessions
     if [ $fScreenTracker -eq 1 ] ; then
         hTMUX=0