diff --git a/powerline/bindings/tcsh/powerline.tcsh b/powerline/bindings/tcsh/powerline.tcsh
index 502e95e3..bba34280 100644
--- a/powerline/bindings/tcsh/powerline.tcsh
+++ b/powerline/bindings/tcsh/powerline.tcsh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ if ( { $POWERLINE_CONFIG_COMMAND shell --shell=tcsh uses prompt } ) then
 	endif
 
 	alias _powerline_set_prompt 'set prompt="`$POWERLINE_COMMAND:q $POWERLINE_COMMAND_ARGS shell left -r .tcsh --renderer-arg=client_id=$$ --last-exit-code=$POWERLINE_STATUS --width=$POWERLINE_COLUMNS`"'
-	alias _powerline_set_rprompt 'set rprompt="`$POWERLINE_COMMAND:q $POWERLINE_COMMAND_ARGS shell right -r .tcsh --renderer-arg=client_id=$$ --last-exit-code=$POWERLINE_STATUS --width=$POWERLINE_COLUMNS` "'
+	alias _powerline_set_rprompt 'set rprompt="`$POWERLINE_COMMAND:q $POWERLINE_COMMAND_ARGS shell right -r .tcsh --renderer-arg=client_id=$$ --last-exit-code=$POWERLINE_STATUS --width=$POWERLINE_COLUMNS`"'
 	alias _powerline_set_columns 'set POWERLINE_COLUMNS=`stty size|cut -d" " -f2` ; set POWERLINE_COLUMNS=`expr $POWERLINE_COLUMNS - 2`'
 
 	alias precmd 'set POWERLINE_STATUS=$? ; '"`alias precmd`"' ; _powerline_set_columns ; _powerline_above ; _powerline_set_prompt ; _powerline_set_rprompt'
diff --git a/powerline/bindings/zsh/__init__.py b/powerline/bindings/zsh/__init__.py
index cbe5f957..1f93d272 100644
--- a/powerline/bindings/zsh/__init__.py
+++ b/powerline/bindings/zsh/__init__.py
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ class Prompt(object):
 				width=zsh.columns() - zle_rprompt_indent,
 				segment_info=segment_info,
 			):
-				r += line + '\n'
+				if line:
+					r += line + '\n'
 		r += self.powerline.render(
 			width=zsh.columns(),
 			side=self.side,
diff --git a/powerline/commands/main.py b/powerline/commands/main.py
index 8c41b476..7a4751dc 100644
--- a/powerline/commands/main.py
+++ b/powerline/commands/main.py
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ def write_output(args, powerline, segment_info, write):
 			segment_info=segment_info,
 			mode=segment_info.get('mode', None),
 		):
-			write(line + '\n')
+			if line:
+				write(line + '\n')
 		args.side = args.side[len('above'):]
 
 	if args.side:
diff --git a/powerline/renderer.py b/powerline/renderer.py
index c03c42e8..13c7a04f 100644
--- a/powerline/renderer.py
+++ b/powerline/renderer.py
@@ -378,7 +378,9 @@ class Renderer(object):
 		elif output_width:
 			current_width = self._render_length(theme, segments, divider_widths)
 
-		rendered_highlighted = ''.join([segment['_rendered_hl'] for segment in self._render_segments(theme, segments)]) + self.hlstyle()
+		rendered_highlighted = ''.join([segment['_rendered_hl'] for segment in self._render_segments(theme, segments)])
+		if rendered_highlighted:
+			rendered_highlighted += self.hlstyle()
 
 		return construct_returned_value(rendered_highlighted, segments, current_width, output_raw, output_width)
 
diff --git a/powerline/renderers/shell/tcsh.py b/powerline/renderers/shell/tcsh.py
index d0d1d277..bf0697d1 100644
--- a/powerline/renderers/shell/tcsh.py
+++ b/powerline/renderers/shell/tcsh.py
@@ -12,5 +12,20 @@ class TcshPromptRenderer(ZshPromptRenderer):
 	character_translations[ord('^')] = '\\^'
 	character_translations[ord('!')] = '\\!'
 
+	def do_render(self, **kwargs):
+		ret = super(TcshPromptRenderer, self).do_render(**kwargs)
+		nbsp = self.character_translations.get(ord(' '), ' ')
+		end = self.hlstyle()
+		assert not ret or ret.endswith(end)
+		if ret.endswith(nbsp + end):
+			# Exchange nbsp and highlight end because tcsh removes trailing 
+			# %{%} part of the prompt for whatever reason
+			ret = ret[:-(len(nbsp) + len(end))] + end + nbsp
+		else:
+			# We *must* end prompt with non-%{%} sequence for the reasons 
+			# explained above. So add nbsp if it is not already there.
+			ret += nbsp
+		return ret
+
 
 renderer = TcshPromptRenderer
diff --git a/tests/test_shells/bash.daemon.ok b/tests/test_shells/bash.daemon.ok
index e4535b1e..4f25eb13 100644
--- a/tests/test_shells/bash.daemon.ok
+++ b/tests/test_shells/bash.daemon.ok
@@ -26,5 +26,16 @@ def
   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  (echo)  cd ../'$(echo)'
   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  $(echo)  cd ../'`echo`'
   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  `echo`  cd ../'«Unicode!»'
+  BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  set_theme_option default_leftonly.segments.above "$ABOVE_LEFT"
+  BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  export DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR=foo
+ foo  
+  BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  unset DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR
+  BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  set_theme_option default_leftonly.segments.above "$ABOVE_FULL"
+                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
+  BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  export DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR=foo
+                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       foo 
+  BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  unset DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR
+                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
+  BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  set_theme_option default_leftonly.segments.above
   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  set_theme_option default_leftonly.dividers.left.hard \$ABC
   BRANCH $ABC⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!» $ABCfalse
diff --git a/tests/test_shells/bash.nodaemon.ok b/tests/test_shells/bash.nodaemon.ok
index 56dd1fc5..9bfc9cfe 100644
--- a/tests/test_shells/bash.nodaemon.ok
+++ b/tests/test_shells/bash.nodaemon.ok
@@ -26,5 +26,16 @@ def
   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  (echo)  cd ../'$(echo)'
   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  $(echo)  cd ../'`echo`'
   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  `echo`  cd ../'«Unicode!»'
+  BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  set_theme_option default_leftonly.segments.above "$ABOVE_LEFT"
+  BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  export DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR=foo
+ foo  
+  BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  unset DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR
+  BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  set_theme_option default_leftonly.segments.above "$ABOVE_FULL"
+                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
+  BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  export DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR=foo
+                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       foo 
+  BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  unset DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR
+                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
+  BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  set_theme_option default_leftonly.segments.above
   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  set_theme_option default_leftonly.dividers.left.hard \$ABC
   BRANCH $ABC⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!» $ABCfalse
diff --git a/tests/test_shells/fish.ok b/tests/test_shells/fish.ok
index c69abfc5..e1044450 100644
--- a/tests/test_shells/fish.ok
+++ b/tests/test_shells/fish.ok
@@ -19,6 +19,22 @@
    BRANCH 
    BRANCH 
    BRANCH 
+ USER  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  
+   BRANCH 
+   BRANCH 
+   BRANCH 
+ foo  
+ USER  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  
+   BRANCH 
+   BRANCH 
+   BRANCH 
+                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
+                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      foo 
+                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
+ USER  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  
+   BRANCH 
+   BRANCH 
+   BRANCH 
  INSERT  USER  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  
    BRANCH 
  DEFAULT  USER  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  
diff --git a/tests/test_shells/input.bash b/tests/test_shells/input.bash
index 0a1c0165..bbd8d0bb 100644
--- a/tests/test_shells/input.bash
+++ b/tests/test_shells/input.bash
@@ -5,6 +5,30 @@ set_theme() {
 	export POWERLINE_CONFIG_OVERRIDES="ext.shell.theme=$1"
 }
 set_theme_option default_leftonly.segment_data.hostname.args.only_if_ssh false
+ABOVE_LEFT='[{
+    "left": [
+        {
+            "function": "powerline.segments.common.env.environment",
+            "args": {"variable": "DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR"}
+        }
+    ]
+}]'
+ABOVE_FULL='[{
+    "left": [
+        {
+            "type": "string",
+            "name": "background",
+            "draw_hard_divider": false,
+            "width": "auto"
+        }
+    ],
+    "right": [
+        {
+            "function": "powerline.segments.common.env.environment",
+            "args": {"variable": "DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR"}
+        }
+    ]
+}]'
 set_theme default_leftonly
 export VIRTUAL_ENV=
 source powerline/bindings/bash/powerline.sh
@@ -31,6 +55,13 @@ cd ../'(echo)'
 cd ../'$(echo)'
 cd ../'`echo`'
 cd ../'«Unicode!»'
+set_theme_option default_leftonly.segments.above "$ABOVE_LEFT"
+export DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR=foo
+unset DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR
+set_theme_option default_leftonly.segments.above "$ABOVE_FULL"
+export DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR=foo
+unset DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR
+set_theme_option default_leftonly.segments.above
 set_theme_option default_leftonly.dividers.left.hard \$ABC
 false
 true is the last line
diff --git a/tests/test_shells/input.fish b/tests/test_shells/input.fish
index 968248f1..4be37c31 100644
--- a/tests/test_shells/input.fish
+++ b/tests/test_shells/input.fish
@@ -4,6 +4,31 @@ end
 function set_theme
 	set -g -x POWERLINE_CONFIG_OVERRIDES "ext.shell.theme=$argv"
 end
+set -g -x POWERLINE_
+set -g ABOVE_LEFT '[{
+	"left": [
+		{
+			"function": "powerline.segments.common.env.environment",
+			"args": {"variable": "DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR"}
+		}
+	]
+}]'
+set -g ABOVE_FULL '[{
+	"left": [
+		{
+			"type": "string",
+			"name": "background",
+			"draw_hard_divider": false,
+			"width": "auto"
+		}
+	],
+	"right": [
+		{
+			"function": "powerline.segments.common.env.environment",
+			"args": {"variable": "DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR"}
+		}
+	]
+}]'
 set_theme_option default_leftonly.segment_data.hostname.args.only_if_ssh false
 set_theme default_leftonly
 set fish_function_path "$PWD/powerline/bindings/fish" $fish_function_path
@@ -30,6 +55,13 @@ cd ../'$(echo)'
 cd ../'`echo`'
 cd ../'«Unicode!»'
 set_theme default
+set_theme_option default.segments.above "$ABOVE_LEFT"
+set -g -x DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR foo
+set -g -x -e DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR
+set_theme_option default.segments.above "$ABOVE_FULL"
+set -g -x DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR foo
+set -g -x -e DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR
+set_theme_option default.segments.above ''
 set -g fish_key_bindings fish_vi_key_bindings
 ii
 false
diff --git a/tests/test_shells/input.zsh b/tests/test_shells/input.zsh
index 7775ba97..ab71ee6c 100644
--- a/tests/test_shells/input.zsh
+++ b/tests/test_shells/input.zsh
@@ -16,6 +16,30 @@ fi
 source powerline/bindings/zsh/powerline.zsh
 set_theme_option default_leftonly.segment_data.hostname.args.only_if_ssh false
 set_theme_option default.segment_data.hostname.args.only_if_ssh false
+ABOVE_LEFT='[{
+	"left": [
+		{
+			"function": "powerline.segments.common.env.environment",
+			"args": {"variable": "DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR"}
+		}
+	]
+}]'
+ABOVE_FULL='[{
+	"left": [
+		{
+			"type": "string",
+			"name": "background",
+			"draw_hard_divider": false,
+			"width": "auto"
+		}
+	],
+	"right": [
+		{
+			"function": "powerline.segments.common.env.environment",
+			"args": {"variable": "DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR"}
+		}
+	]
+}]'
 set_theme default_leftonly
 export VIRTUAL_ENV=
 cd tests/shell/3rd
@@ -51,6 +75,13 @@ done
 1
 cd .
 cd .
+set_theme_option default.segments.above "$ABOVE_LEFT"
+export DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR=foo
+unset DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR
+set_theme_option default.segments.above "$ABOVE_FULL"
+export DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR=foo
+unset DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR
+set_theme_option default.segments.above
 hash -d foo=$PWD:h ; cd .
 set_theme_option default.dividers.left.hard \$ABC
 true
diff --git a/tests/test_shells/postproc.py b/tests/test_shells/postproc.py
index 0646684e..0e7f0923 100755
--- a/tests/test_shells/postproc.py
+++ b/tests/test_shells/postproc.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ with codecs.open(fname, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as R:
 				try:
 					start = line.index('\033[0;')
 					end = line.index(' ', start)
-					line = line[start:end] + '\033[0m\n'
+					line = line[start:end] + '\n'
 				except ValueError:
 					line = ''
 			elif shell == 'mksh':
diff --git a/tests/test_shells/tcsh.ok b/tests/test_shells/tcsh.ok
index 03c2527c..fd5d5914 100644
--- a/tests/test_shells/tcsh.ok
+++ b/tests/test_shells/tcsh.ok
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  
-  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  .git  
-  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  
-  HOSTNAME  USER  ⓔ  some-virtual-environment   BRANCH  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  
-  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  
-  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  
-  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  1  
-  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  
-  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  ^[[32m  
-  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  ^H  
-  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  \[\]  
-  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  %%  
-  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  #[bold]  
-  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  (echo)  
-  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  $(echo)  
-  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  `echo`  
-  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  
+  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  
+  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  .git  
+  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  
+  HOSTNAME  USER  ⓔ  some-virtual-environment   BRANCH  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  
+  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  
+  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  
+  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  1  
+  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  
+  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  ^[[32m  
+  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  ^H  
+  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  \[\]  
+  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  %%  
+  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  #[bold]  
+  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  (echo)  
+  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  $(echo)  
+  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  `echo`  
+  HOSTNAME  USER   BRANCH  ⋯  shell  3rd  «Unicode!»  
diff --git a/tests/test_shells/zsh.daemon.ok b/tests/test_shells/zsh.daemon.ok
index 53ff5b4c..daf415dc 100644
--- a/tests/test_shells/zsh.daemon.ok
+++ b/tests/test_shells/zsh.daemon.ok
@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@ abc
 def
  INSERT  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  cd .
  INSERT  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  cd .
+ INSERT  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  set_theme_option default.segments.above "$ABOVE_LEFT"
+ INSERT  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  export DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR=foo
+ foo  
+ INSERT  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  unset DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR
+ INSERT  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  set_theme_option default.segments.above "$ABOVE_FULL"
+                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
+ INSERT  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  export DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR=foo
+                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      foo 
+ INSERT  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  unset DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR
+                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
+ INSERT  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  set_theme_option default.segments.above
  INSERT  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  hash -d foo=$PWD:h ; cd .
  INSERT  ~foo  3rd  set_theme_option default.dividers.left.hard \$ABC
  INSERT $ABC~foo  3rd $ABCtrue
diff --git a/tests/test_shells/zsh.nodaemon.ok b/tests/test_shells/zsh.nodaemon.ok
index 5883a780..6a813f93 100644
--- a/tests/test_shells/zsh.nodaemon.ok
+++ b/tests/test_shells/zsh.nodaemon.ok
@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@ abc
 def
  INSERT  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  cd .
  INSERT  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  cd .
+ INSERT  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  set_theme_option default.segments.above "$ABOVE_LEFT"
+ INSERT  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  export DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR=foo
+ foo  
+ INSERT  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  unset DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR
+ INSERT  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  set_theme_option default.segments.above "$ABOVE_FULL"
+                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
+ INSERT  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  export DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR=foo
+                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      foo 
+ INSERT  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  unset DISPLAYED_ENV_VAR
+                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
+ INSERT  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  set_theme_option default.segments.above
  INSERT  ⋯  tests  shell  3rd  hash -d foo=$PWD:h ; cd .
  INSERT  ~foo  3rd  set_theme_option default.dividers.left.hard \$ABC
  INSERT $ABC~foo  3rd $ABCtrue