diff --git a/docs/source/configuration.rst b/docs/source/configuration.rst
index 51a20595..73c9943a 100644
--- a/docs/source/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/source/configuration.rst
@@ -546,8 +546,28 @@ specific powerline implementation. This is mostly useful for putting powerline
 into different directory or replacing ``powerline`` script with 
 ``powerline-client`` for performance reasons.
 
-Note: ``$POWERLINE_COMMAND`` appears in shell scripts without quotes thus you 
-can specify additional parameters in bash. In zsh you will have to make 
-``$POWERLINE_COMMAND`` an array parameter to achieve the same result. In tmux it 
-is passed to ``eval`` and depends on the shell used. POSIX-compatible shells, 
-zsh, bash and fish will split this variable in this case.
+.. note::
+
+    ``$POWERLINE_COMMAND`` appears in shell scripts without quotes thus you can 
+    specify additional parameters in bash. In zsh you will have to make 
+    ``$POWERLINE_COMMAND`` an array parameter to achieve the same result. In 
+    tmux it is passed to ``eval`` and depends on the shell used. 
+    POSIX-compatible shells, zsh, bash and fish will split this variable in this 
+    case.
+
+If you want to disable prompt in shell, but still have tmux support or if you 
+want to disable tmux support you can use variables 
+``$POWERLINE_NO_{SHELL}_PROMPT``/``$POWERLINE_NO_SHELL_PROMPT`` and 
+``$POWERLINE_NO_{SHELL}_TMUX_SUPPORT``/``$POWERLINE_NO_SHELL_TMUX_SUPPORT`` 
+(substitute ``{SHELL}`` with the name of the shell (all-caps) you want to 
+disable support for (e.g. ``BASH``) or use all-inclusive ``SHELL`` that will 
+disable support for all shells). These variables have no effect after 
+configuration script was sourced (in fish case: after ``powerline-setup`` 
+function was run). To disable specific feature support set one of these 
+variables to some non-empty value.
+
+.. note::
+
+    Most supported shells’ configuration scripts check for additional 
+    configuration variables being empty. But tcsh configuration script checks 
+    for variables being *defined*, not empty.
diff --git a/powerline/bindings/bash/powerline.sh b/powerline/bindings/bash/powerline.sh
index 6f1de23b..9271e9bd 100644
--- a/powerline/bindings/bash/powerline.sh
+++ b/powerline/bindings/bash/powerline.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
-if test -z "${POWERLINE_COMMAND}" ; then
-	if which powerline-client &>/dev/null ; then
-		export POWERLINE_COMMAND=powerline-client
-	elif which powerline &>/dev/null ; then
-		export POWERLINE_COMMAND=powerline
-	else
-		# `$0` is set to `-bash` when using SSH so that won't work
-		export POWERLINE_COMMAND="$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/../../../scripts/powerline"
-	fi
-fi
-
 _powerline_init_tmux_support() {
 	if test -n "$TMUX" && tmux refresh -S &>/dev/null ; then
 		# TMUX variable may be unset to create new tmux session inside this one
@@ -46,7 +35,24 @@ _powerline_prompt() {
 	return $last_exit_code
 }
 
-test "x$PROMPT_COMMAND" != "x${PROMPT_COMMAND%_powerline_prompt*}" ||
-	export PROMPT_COMMAND=$'_powerline_prompt\n'"${PROMPT_COMMAND}"
+_powerline_setup_prompt() {
+	if test -z "${POWERLINE_COMMAND}" ; then
+		if which powerline-client &>/dev/null ; then
+			export POWERLINE_COMMAND=powerline-client
+		elif which powerline &>/dev/null ; then
+			export POWERLINE_COMMAND=powerline
+		else
+			# `$0` is set to `-bash` when using SSH so that won't work
+			export POWERLINE_COMMAND="$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/../../../scripts/powerline"
+		fi
+	fi
+	test "x$PROMPT_COMMAND" != "x${PROMPT_COMMAND%_powerline_prompt*}" ||
+		export PROMPT_COMMAND=$'_powerline_prompt\n'"${PROMPT_COMMAND}"
+}
 
-_powerline_init_tmux_support
+if test -z "$POWERLINE_NO_BASH_PROMPT$POWERLINE_NO_SHELL_PROMPT" ; then
+	_powerline_setup_prompt
+fi
+if test -z "$POWERLINE_NO_BASH_TMUX_SUPPORT$POWERLINE_NO_SHELL_TMUX_SUPPORT" ; then
+	_powerline_init_tmux_support
+fi
diff --git a/powerline/bindings/fish/powerline-setup.fish b/powerline/bindings/fish/powerline-setup.fish
index d925a6fc..50eb5302 100644
--- a/powerline/bindings/fish/powerline-setup.fish
+++ b/powerline/bindings/fish/powerline-setup.fish
@@ -1,39 +1,43 @@
 function powerline-setup
-	if test -z "$POWERLINE_COMMAND"
-		if which powerline-client >/dev/null
-			set -g -x POWERLINE_COMMAND powerline-client
-		else if which powerline >/dev/null
-			set -g -x POWERLINE_COMMAND powerline
-		else
-			set -g -x POWERLINE_COMMAND (dirname (status -f))/../../../scripts/powerline
+	if test -z "$POWERLINE_NO_FISH_PROMPT$POWERLINE_NO_SHELL_PROMPT"
+		if test -z "$POWERLINE_COMMAND"
+			if which powerline-client >/dev/null
+				set -g -x POWERLINE_COMMAND powerline-client
+			else if which powerline >/dev/null
+				set -g -x POWERLINE_COMMAND powerline
+			else
+				set -g -x POWERLINE_COMMAND (dirname (status -f))/../../../scripts/powerline
+			end
 		end
+		function --on-variable POWERLINE_COMMAND _powerline_update
+			set -l addargs "--last_exit_code=\$status --last_pipe_status=\$status --jobnum=(jobs -p | wc -l)"
+			eval "
+			function fish_prompt
+				$POWERLINE_COMMAND shell left $addargs
+			end
+			function fish_right_prompt
+				$POWERLINE_COMMAND shell right $addargs
+			end
+			"
+		end
+		_powerline_update
 	end
-	function --on-variable POWERLINE_COMMAND _powerline_update
-		set -l addargs "--last_exit_code=\$status --last_pipe_status=\$status --jobnum=(jobs -p | wc -l)"
-		eval "
-		function fish_prompt
-			$POWERLINE_COMMAND shell left $addargs
-		end
-		function fish_right_prompt
-			$POWERLINE_COMMAND shell right $addargs
-		end
-		"
-	end
-	_powerline_update
-	if test -n "$TMUX"
-		if tmux refresh -S ^/dev/null
-			function _powerline_tmux_setenv
-				tmux setenv -g TMUX_$argv[1]_(tmux display -p "#D" | tr -d "%") "$argv[2]"
-				tmux refresh -S
+	if test -z "$POWERLINE_NO_FISH_TMUX_SUPPORT$POWERLINE_NO_SHELL_TMUX_SUPPORT"
+		if test -n "$TMUX"
+			if tmux refresh -S ^/dev/null
+				function _powerline_tmux_setenv
+					tmux setenv -g TMUX_$argv[1]_(tmux display -p "#D" | tr -d "%") "$argv[2]"
+					tmux refresh -S
+				end
+				function --on-variable PWD _powerline_tmux_set_pwd
+					_powerline_tmux_setenv PWD "$PWD"
+				end
+				function --on-signal WINCH _powerline_tmux_set_columns
+					_powerline_tmux_setenv COLUMNS "$COLUMNS"
+				end
+				_powerline_tmux_set_columns
+				_powerline_tmux_set_pwd
 			end
-			function --on-variable PWD _powerline_tmux_set_pwd
-				_powerline_tmux_setenv PWD "$PWD"
-			end
-			function --on-signal WINCH _powerline_tmux_set_columns
-				_powerline_tmux_setenv COLUMNS "$COLUMNS"
-			end
-			_powerline_tmux_set_columns
-			_powerline_tmux_set_pwd
 		end
 	end
 end
diff --git a/powerline/bindings/tcsh/powerline.tcsh b/powerline/bindings/tcsh/powerline.tcsh
index 68e031e8..eb6acac1 100644
--- a/powerline/bindings/tcsh/powerline.tcsh
+++ b/powerline/bindings/tcsh/powerline.tcsh
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@ if ! $?POWERLINE_COMMAND then
 		setenv POWERLINE_COMMAND $POWERLINE_SOURCED:h:h:h:h:q/scripts/powerline
 	endif
 endif
-alias _powerline_tmux_set_pwd 'if ( $?TMUX && { tmux refresh -S >&/dev/null } ) tmux setenv -g TMUX_PWD_`tmux display -p "#D" | tr -d %` $PWD:q ; if ( $?TMUX ) tmux refresh -S >&/dev/null'
-alias _powerline_set_prompt 'set prompt="`$POWERLINE_COMMAND shell left -r tcsh_prompt --last_exit_code=$?`"'
-alias _powerline_set_rprompt 'set rprompt="`$POWERLINE_COMMAND shell right -r tcsh_prompt --last_exit_code=$?` "'
-alias cwdcmd "`alias cwdcmd` ; _powerline_tmux_set_pwd"
-alias precmd "`alias precmd` ; _powerline_set_prompt ; _powerline_set_rprompt"
+if ! ( $?POWERLINE_NO_TCSH_TMUX_SUPPORT || $?POWERLINE_NO_SHELL_TMUX_SUPPORT ) then
+	alias _powerline_tmux_set_pwd 'if ( $?TMUX && { tmux refresh -S >&/dev/null } ) tmux setenv -g TMUX_PWD_`tmux display -p "#D" | tr -d %` $PWD:q ; if ( $?TMUX ) tmux refresh -S >&/dev/null'
+	alias cwdcmd "`alias cwdcmd` ; _powerline_tmux_set_pwd"
+endif
+if ! ( $?POWERLINE_NO_TCSH_PROMPT || $?POWERLINE_NO_SHELL_PROMPT ) then
+	alias _powerline_set_prompt 'set prompt="`$POWERLINE_COMMAND shell left -r tcsh_prompt --last_exit_code=$?`"'
+	alias _powerline_set_rprompt 'set rprompt="`$POWERLINE_COMMAND shell right -r tcsh_prompt --last_exit_code=$?` "'
+	alias precmd "`alias precmd` ; _powerline_set_prompt ; _powerline_set_rprompt"
+endif
diff --git a/powerline/bindings/zsh/powerline.zsh b/powerline/bindings/zsh/powerline.zsh
index 976190c1..47673f0f 100644
--- a/powerline/bindings/zsh/powerline.zsh
+++ b/powerline/bindings/zsh/powerline.zsh
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ _powerline_add_widget() {
 
 setopt promptpercent
 setopt promptsubst
-_powerline_setup_prompt
-_powerline_init_tmux_support
-_powerline_init_modes_support
+if test -z "$POWERLINE_NO_ZSH_PROMPT$POWERLINE_NO_SHELL_PROMPT" ; then
+	_powerline_setup_prompt
+	_powerline_init_modes_support
+fi
+if test -z "$POWERLINE_NO_ZSH_TMUX_SUPPORT$POWERLINE_NO_SHELL_TMUX_SUPPORT" ; then
+	_powerline_init_tmux_support
+fi