diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 609d5f8..ca23cdc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -229,6 +229,16 @@ script that uses these bindings to assemble git prompt.
 
 Note: Bash bindings, unlike Zsh bindings, don't support asynchronous calls.
 
+Note: Even the above customization method won't prevent gitstatus from truncating the branch name
+that is displayed in the prompt. To disable truncation, add this line in your `.bashrc` before
+sourcing any gitstatus script:
+
+```bash
+export GITSTATUS_USE_FULL_BRANCH_NAME=1
+```
+
+This method will work for both customized prompts, and the default prompt.
+
 ## Using from other shells
 
 If there are no gitstatusd bindings for your shell, you'll need to get your hands dirty.
diff --git a/gitstatus.prompt.sh b/gitstatus.prompt.sh
index f54c11a..05f1955 100644
--- a/gitstatus.prompt.sh
+++ b/gitstatus.prompt.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,16 @@ function gitstatus_prompt_update() {
     where="${VCS_STATUS_COMMIT:0:8}"
   fi
 
-  (( ${#where} > 32 )) && where="${where:0:12}…${where: -12}"  # truncate long branch names and tags
+  # Truncate long branch names and tags.
+  #
+  # To opt out of truncation, add this line to your `.bashrc` before sourcing
+  # this script:
+  #
+  #   export GITSTATUS_USE_FULL_BRANCH_NAME=1
+  if [[ -z "${GITSTATUS_USE_FULL_BRANCH_NAME-}" ]]; then
+      (( ${#where} > 32 )) && where="${where:0:12}…${where: -12}"
+  fi
+
   p+="${clean}${where}"
 
   # ⇣42 if behind the remote.