diff --git a/powerline/bindings/zsh/__init__.py b/powerline/bindings/zsh/__init__.py
index 1037bba2..44f5c697 100644
--- a/powerline/bindings/zsh/__init__.py
+++ b/powerline/bindings/zsh/__init__.py
@@ -101,10 +101,7 @@ class Environment(object):
 			return False
 
 
-if hasattr(getattr(zsh, 'environ', None), '__contains__'):
-	environ = zsh.environ
-else:
-	environ = Environment()
+environ = Environment()
 
 
 if hasattr(zsh, 'expand') and zsh.expand('${:-}') == '':
diff --git a/powerline/segments/common/env.py b/powerline/segments/common/env.py
index 61f516e2..bbfe3e25 100644
--- a/powerline/segments/common/env.py
+++ b/powerline/segments/common/env.py
@@ -19,20 +19,24 @@ def environment(pl, segment_info, variable=None):
 
 
 @requires_segment_info
-def virtualenv(pl, segment_info, ignore_venv=False, ignore_conda=False):
+def virtualenv(pl, segment_info, ignore_venv=False, ignore_conda=False, ignored_names=("venv", ".venv")):
 	'''Return the name of the current Python or conda virtualenv.
-
+	:param list ignored_names:
+		Names of venvs to ignore. Will then get the name of the venv by ascending to the parent directory
 	:param bool ignore_venv:
 		Whether to ignore virtual environments. Default is False.
 	:param bool ignore_conda:
 		Whether to ignore conda environments. Default is False.
 	'''
-	return (
-		(not ignore_venv and
-		 os.path.basename(segment_info['environ'].get('VIRTUAL_ENV', ''))) or
-		(not ignore_conda and
-		 segment_info['environ'].get('CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV', '')) or
-		None)
+	if not ignore_venv:
+		for candidate in reversed(segment_info['environ'].get('VIRTUAL_ENV', '').split("/")):
+			if candidate and candidate not in ignored_names:
+				return candidate
+	if not ignore_conda:
+		for candidate in reversed(segment_info['environ'].get('CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV', '').split("/")):
+			if candidate and candidate not in ignored_names:
+				return candidate
+	return None
 
 
 @requires_segment_info
diff --git a/tests/test_python/test_segments.py b/tests/test_python/test_segments.py
index 7564bff0..6c441143 100644
--- a/tests/test_python/test_segments.py
+++ b/tests/test_python/test_segments.py
@@ -687,6 +687,10 @@ class TestEnv(TestCommon):
 			self.assertEqual(self.module.virtualenv(pl=pl, segment_info=segment_info, ignore_conda=True), 'ghi')
 			self.assertEqual(self.module.virtualenv(pl=pl, segment_info=segment_info, ignore_venv=True), None)
 			self.assertEqual(self.module.virtualenv(pl=pl, segment_info=segment_info, ignore_venv=True, ignore_conda=True), None)
+			self.assertEqual(self.module.virtualenv(pl=pl, segment_info=segment_info, ignored_names=["aaa"]), "ghi")
+			self.assertEqual(self.module.virtualenv(pl=pl, segment_info=segment_info, ignored_names=["ghi"]), "def")
+			self.assertEqual(self.module.virtualenv(pl=pl, segment_info=segment_info, ignored_names=["def", "ghi"]), "abc")
+			self.assertEqual(self.module.virtualenv(pl=pl, segment_info=segment_info, ignored_names=["abc", "def", "ghi"]), None)
 
 			segment_info['environ'].pop('VIRTUAL_ENV')
 			self.assertEqual(self.module.virtualenv(pl=pl, segment_info=segment_info), None)
@@ -696,6 +700,7 @@ class TestEnv(TestCommon):
 
 		with replace_env('CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV', 'foo') as segment_info:
 			self.assertEqual(self.module.virtualenv(pl=pl, segment_info=segment_info), 'foo')
+			self.assertEqual(self.module.virtualenv(pl=pl, segment_info=segment_info, ignored_names=["foo"]), None)
 			self.assertEqual(self.module.virtualenv(pl=pl, segment_info=segment_info, ignore_conda=True), None)
 			self.assertEqual(self.module.virtualenv(pl=pl, segment_info=segment_info, ignore_venv=True), 'foo')
 			self.assertEqual(self.module.virtualenv(pl=pl, segment_info=segment_info, ignore_venv=True, ignore_conda=True), None)
@@ -718,6 +723,9 @@ class TestEnv(TestCommon):
 			self.assertEqual(self.module.virtualenv(pl=pl, segment_info=segment_info, ignore_venv=True), None)
 			self.assertEqual(self.module.virtualenv(pl=pl, segment_info=segment_info, ignore_venv=True, ignore_conda=True), None)
 
+		with replace_env('VIRTUAL_ENV', '/abc/def/venv') as segment_info:
+			self.assertEqual(self.module.virtualenv(pl=pl, segment_info=segment_info), 'def')
+
 	def test_environment(self):
 		pl = Pl()
 		variable = 'FOO'