diff --git a/share/functions/prompt_pwd.fish b/share/functions/prompt_pwd.fish
index 716372f42..ed6eb3d91 100644
--- a/share/functions/prompt_pwd.fish
+++ b/share/functions/prompt_pwd.fish
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ if test (uname) = Darwin
 	function prompt_pwd --description "Print the current working directory, shortend to fit the prompt"
 		echo $PWD | sed -e "s|^$HOME|~|" -e 's|^/private||' -e 's-\([^/.]\)[^/]*/-\1/-g'
 	end
+else if test (uname -o) = Cygwin
+	function prompt_pwd --description "Print the current working directory, shortend to fit the prompt"
+		echo $PWD | sed -e "s|^$HOME|~|" -e 's|^/cygdrive/\(.\)|\1/:|' -e 's-\([^/.]\)[^/]*/-\1/-g' -e 's-^\([^/]\)/:/\?-\u\1:/-'
+	end
 else
 	function prompt_pwd --description "Print the current working directory, shortend to fit the prompt"
 		echo $PWD | sed -e "s|^$HOME|~|" -e 's-\([^/.]\)[^/]*/-\1/-g'