diff --git a/powerline/config_files/colorschemes/vim/default.json b/powerline/config_files/colorschemes/vim/default.json
index f87b233e..5e602bcb 100644
--- a/powerline/config_files/colorschemes/vim/default.json
+++ b/powerline/config_files/colorschemes/vim/default.json
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@
 		"line_percent_gradient6": { "fg": "gradient6", "bg": "gray4" },
 		"line_current": { "fg": "gray1", "bg": "gray10", "attr": ["bold"] },
 		"line_current_symbol": { "fg": "gray1", "bg": "gray10" },
-		"col_current": { "fg": "gray6", "bg": "gray10" }
+		"col_current": { "fg": "gray6", "bg": "gray10" },
+		"modified_buffers": { "fg": "brightyellow", "bg": "gray2" }
 	},
 	"mode_translations": {
 		"nc": {
diff --git a/powerline/segments/vim.py b/powerline/segments/vim.py
index ce11deb4..f23d87c0 100644
--- a/powerline/segments/vim.py
+++ b/powerline/segments/vim.py
@@ -167,6 +167,15 @@ def col_current(virtcol=True):
 	return vim_funcs['virtcol' if virtcol else 'col']('.')
 
 
+def modified_buffers(text=u'+'):
+	'''Return a comma-separated list of modified buffers.'''
+	buffer_len = int(vim.eval('bufnr("$")'))
+	buffer_mod = [str(bufnr) for bufnr in range(1, buffer_len + 1) if vim.eval('getbufvar({0}, "&mod")'.format(bufnr)) == '1']
+	if buffer_mod:
+		return u'{0} {1}'.format(text, ','.join(buffer_mod))
+	return None
+
+
 @memoize(2)
 def branch():
 	repo = guess(os.path.abspath(vim.current.buffer.name or os.getcwd()))