diff --git a/config.py.dist b/config.py.dist
index a1e76272..a77fc12c 100644
--- a/config.py.dist
+++ b/config.py.dist
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ SEGMENTS = [
 # Show current virtual environment (see http://www.virtualenv.org/)
     'virtual_env',
 
+# Show current time
+    'time',
+
 # Show the current user's username as in ordinary prompts
     'username',
 
diff --git a/segments/time.py b/segments/time.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68431504
--- /dev/null
+++ b/segments/time.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+def add_time_segment():
+    if powerline.args.shell == 'bash':
+        time = ' \\t '
+    elif powerline.args.shell == 'zsh':
+        time = ' %* '
+    else:
+        import time
+        time = ' %s ' % time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')
+
+    powerline.append(time, Color.HOSTNAME_FG, Color.HOSTNAME_BG)
+
+add_time_segment()