diff --git a/docs/source/overview.rst b/docs/source/overview.rst
index 397cbd2f..58850b48 100644
--- a/docs/source/overview.rst
+++ b/docs/source/overview.rst
@@ -134,3 +134,26 @@ Add the following line to your :file:`tmux.conf`, where ``{path}`` is the
 absolute path to your Powerline installation directory::
 
    source '{path}/powerline/bindings/tmux/powerline.conf'
+
+IPython prompt
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+For IPython<0.11 add the following lines to your 
+:file:`.ipython/ipy_user_conf.py`::
+
+    # top
+    from powerline.bindings.ipython.pre_0_11 import setup as powerline_setup
+
+    # main() function (assuming you launched ipython without configuration to 
+    # create skeleton ipy_user_conf.py file):
+    powerline_setup()
+
+For IPython>=0.11 add the following line to your :file:`ipython_config.py` 
+file in the profile you are using::
+
+    c.InteractiveShellApp.extensions = [
+        'powerline.bindings.ipython.post_0_11'
+    ]
+
+IPython=0.11* is not supported and does not work. IPython<0.10 was not 
+tested (not installable by pip).
diff --git a/powerline/bindings/ipython/__init__.py b/powerline/bindings/ipython/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/powerline/bindings/ipython/post_0_11.py b/powerline/bindings/ipython/post_0_11.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5901c63e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/powerline/bindings/ipython/post_0_11.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from powerline.core import Powerline
+
+from IPython.core.prompts import PromptManager
+
+
+class PowerlinePromptManager(PromptManager):
+	powerline = None
+
+	def __init__(self, powerline, **kwargs):
+		self.powerline = powerline
+		super(PowerlinePromptManager, self).__init__(**kwargs)
+
+	def _render(self, name, color=True, *args, **kwargs):
+		if name != 'in':
+			return super(PowerlinePromptManager, self)._render(name, color, *args, **kwargs)
+		return self.powerline.renderer.render(color=color)
+
+
+def load_ipython_extension(ip):
+	powerline = Powerline('ipython')
+
+	ip.prompt_manager = PowerlinePromptManager(powerline=powerline,
+		shell=ip.prompt_manager.shell, config=ip.prompt_manager.config)
diff --git a/powerline/bindings/ipython/pre_0_11.py b/powerline/bindings/ipython/pre_0_11.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6bede602
--- /dev/null
+++ b/powerline/bindings/ipython/pre_0_11.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from powerline.core import Powerline
+from IPython.Prompts import BasePrompt
+from IPython.ipapi import get as get_ipython
+
+
+class PowerlinePrompt(BasePrompt):
+	def __init__(self, powerline, *args, **kwargs):
+		self.powerline = powerline
+		super(PowerlinePrompt, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+	def set_p_str(self):
+		self.p_str = self.powerline.renderer.render()
+		self.p_str_nocolor = self.powerline.renderer.render(color=False)
+
+
+def setup(prompt='1'):
+	ip = get_ipython()
+
+	powerline = Powerline('ipython')
+
+	attr = 'prompt' + prompt
+
+	def late_startup_hook():
+		old_prompt = getattr(ip.IP.outputcache, attr)
+		setattr(ip.IP.outputcache, attr, PowerlinePrompt(powerline,
+			old_prompt.cache, old_prompt.sep, '', old_prompt.pad_left))
+	ip.IP.hooks.late_startup_hook.add(late_startup_hook)
diff --git a/powerline/config_files/colorschemes/ipython/default.json b/powerline/config_files/colorschemes/ipython/default.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a9f7355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/powerline/config_files/colorschemes/ipython/default.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+	"name": "Default color scheme for IPython prompt",
+	"colors": {
+		"black": 16,
+		"white": 231,
+
+		"darkcyan": 74,
+
+		"gray0": 233,
+		"gray1": 235,
+		"gray2": 236,
+		"gray3": 239,
+		"gray4": 240,
+		"gray5": 241,
+		"gray6": 244,
+		"gray7": 245,
+		"gray8": 247,
+		"gray9": 250,
+		"gray10": 252
+	},
+	"groups": {
+		"virtualenv": { "fg": "white", "bg": "darkcyan" },
+		"prompt": { "fg": "gray9", "bg": "gray4" }
+	}
+}
diff --git a/powerline/config_files/config.json b/powerline/config_files/config.json
index 131ffc20..6b9873f9 100644
--- a/powerline/config_files/config.json
+++ b/powerline/config_files/config.json
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 			"local_themes": {
 				"help": "help"
 			}
+		},
+		"ipython": {
+			"colorscheme": "default",
+			"theme": "default"
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/powerline/config_files/themes/ipython/default.json b/powerline/config_files/themes/ipython/default.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95d82566
--- /dev/null
+++ b/powerline/config_files/themes/ipython/default.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+	"default_module": "powerline.segments.common",
+	"segments": {
+		"left": [
+			{
+				"name": "virtualenv"
+			},
+			{
+				"type": "string",
+				"contents": "In:",
+				"highlight_group": ["prompt"],
+				"draw_divider": false
+			}
+		]
+	}
+}
diff --git a/powerline/renderers/ipython.py b/powerline/renderers/ipython.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d32bdf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/powerline/renderers/ipython.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from powerline.renderers.shell import ShellRenderer
+
+
+class IpythonRenderer(ShellRenderer):
+	'''Powerline ipython segment renderer.'''
+	def render(self, color=True, *args, **kwargs):
+		self.color = color
+		return super(IpythonRenderer, self).render(*args, **kwargs)
+
+	def hl(self, *args, **kwargs):
+		if not self.color:
+			return ''
+		else:
+			return '\x01' + super(IpythonRenderer, self).hl(*args, **kwargs) + '\x02'