diff --git a/powerline/renderers/vim.py b/powerline/renderers/vim.py
index fdb0bcf8..145e180e 100644
--- a/powerline/renderers/vim.py
+++ b/powerline/renderers/vim.py
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ import vim
 vim_mode = vim_get_func('mode')
 vim_getwinvar = vim_get_func('getwinvar')
 vim_setwinvar = vim_get_func('setwinvar')
+mode_translations = {
+	chr(ord('V') - 0x40): '^V',
+	chr(ord('S') - 0x40): '^S',
+}
 
 
 class VimRenderer(Renderer):
@@ -29,6 +33,7 @@ class VimRenderer(Renderer):
 		'''
 		if current:
 			mode = vim_mode()
+			mode = mode_translations.get(mode, mode)
 		else:
 			mode = 'nc'
 		segment_info = {
diff --git a/powerline/segments/vim.py b/powerline/segments/vim.py
index d9c7f68c..f7dfa1d1 100644
--- a/powerline/segments/vim.py
+++ b/powerline/segments/vim.py
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ vim_modes = {
 	'!': u'SHELL',
 }
 
-mode_translations = {
-	chr(ord('V') - 0x40): '^V',
-	chr(ord('S') - 0x40): '^S',
-}
-
 
 eventcaches = defaultdict(lambda: [])
 bufeventcaches = defaultdict(lambda: [])
@@ -111,7 +106,6 @@ def mode(segment_info, override=None):
 	mode = segment_info['mode']
 	if mode == 'nc':
 		return None
-	mode = mode_translations.get(mode, mode)
 	if not override:
 		return vim_modes[mode]
 	try: