diff --git a/gitHUD.cabal b/gitHUD.cabal
--- a/gitHUD.cabal
+++ b/gitHUD.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                gitHUD
-version:             1.3.6
+version:             1.3.7
 synopsis:            More efficient replacement to the great git-radar
 description:         Please see README.md
 homepage:            http://github.com/gbataille/gitHUD#readme
diff --git a/src/GitHUD/Git/Command.hs b/src/GitHUD/Git/Command.hs
--- a/src/GitHUD/Git/Command.hs
+++ b/src/GitHUD/Git/Command.hs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   , gitCmdRevToPull
   , gitCmdStashCount
   , gitCmdCommitShortSHA
+  , gitCmdCommitTag
   , checkInGitDirectory
   ) where
 
@@ -89,3 +90,9 @@
 gitCmdCommitShortSHA out = do
   shortSHA <- readProcessWithIgnoreExitCode "git" ["rev-parse", "--short", "HEAD"] ""
   putMVar out shortSHA
+
+gitCmdCommitTag :: MVar String
+                -> IO ()
+gitCmdCommitTag out = do
+  tag <- readProcessWithIgnoreExitCode "git" ["describe", "--exact-match", "--tags"] ""
+  putMVar out tag
diff --git a/src/GitHUD/Git/Parse/Base.hs b/src/GitHUD/Git/Parse/Base.hs
--- a/src/GitHUD/Git/Parse/Base.hs
+++ b/src/GitHUD/Git/Parse/Base.hs
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@
   mvRemoteName <- newEmptyMVar
   mvStashCount <- newEmptyMVar
   mvCommitShortSHA <- newEmptyMVar
+  mvCommitTag <- newEmptyMVar
 
   forkIO $ gitCmdLocalBranchName mvLocalBranch
   forkIO $ gitCmdPorcelainStatus mvGitStatus
   forkIO $ gitCmdStashCount mvStashCount
   forkIO $ gitCmdCommitShortSHA mvCommitShortSHA
+  forkIO $ gitCmdCommitTag mvCommitTag
 
   localBranchName <- removeEndingNewline <$> (takeMVar mvLocalBranch)
   forkIO $ gitCmdRemoteName localBranchName mvRemoteName
@@ -36,12 +38,14 @@
   repoState <- gitParseStatus <$> takeMVar mvGitStatus
   stashCountStr <- takeMVar mvStashCount
   commitShortSHA <- removeEndingNewline <$> takeMVar mvCommitShortSHA
+  commitTag <- removeEndingNewline <$> takeMVar mvCommitTag
 
   fillGitRemoteRepoState zeroGitRepoState {
     gitLocalRepoChanges = repoState
     , gitRemote = remoteName
     , gitLocalBranch = localBranchName
     , gitCommitShortSHA = commitShortSHA
+    , gitCommitTag = commitTag
     , gitStashCount = (getCount stashCountStr)
   }
 
diff --git a/src/GitHUD/Git/Types.hs b/src/GitHUD/Git/Types.hs
--- a/src/GitHUD/Git/Types.hs
+++ b/src/GitHUD/Git/Types.hs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     gitLocalRepoChanges :: GitLocalRepoChanges
     , gitLocalBranch :: String
     , gitCommitShortSHA :: String
+    , gitCommitTag :: String
     , gitRemote :: String
     , gitRemoteTrackingBranch :: String
     , gitStashCount :: Int
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@
     gitLocalRepoChanges = zeroLocalRepoChanges
     , gitLocalBranch = ""
     , gitCommitShortSHA = ""
+    , gitCommitTag = ""
     , gitRemote = ""
     , gitRemoteTrackingBranch = ""
     , gitStashCount = 0
diff --git a/src/GitHUD/Terminal/Prompt.hs b/src/GitHUD/Terminal/Prompt.hs
--- a/src/GitHUD/Terminal/Prompt.hs
+++ b/src/GitHUD/Terminal/Prompt.hs
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
   repoState <- askRepoState
   config <- askConfig
   let localBranchName = gitLocalBranch repoState
+  let commitTag = gitCommitTag repoState
   tell (confLocalBranchNamePrefix config)
 
   if (localBranchName /= "")
@@ -120,8 +121,13 @@
       tellStringInColor (confLocalBranchColor config) (confLocalBranchIntensity config) $
         localBranchName
     else do
-      tellStringInColor (confLocalDetachedColor config) (confLocalDetachedIntensity config) $
-        (confLocalDetachedPrefix config) ++ (gitCommitShortSHA repoState)
+      if (commitTag /= "")
+        then do
+          tellStringInColor (confLocalDetachedColor config) (confLocalDetachedIntensity config) $
+            (confLocalDetachedPrefix config) ++ commitTag
+      else do
+        tellStringInColor (confLocalDetachedColor config) (confLocalDetachedIntensity config) $
+          (confLocalDetachedPrefix config) ++ (gitCommitShortSHA repoState)
 
   tell (confLocalBranchNameSuffix config)
   tell " "
diff --git a/test/Test/GitHUD/Git/Types.hs b/test/Test/GitHUD/Git/Types.hs
--- a/test/Test/GitHUD/Git/Types.hs
+++ b/test/Test/GitHUD/Git/Types.hs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   mergeGitLocalRepoChanges glrc1 glrc2 @?= glrcMerged
 
 glrc1 :: GitLocalRepoChanges
-glrc1 = GitLocalRepoChanges { 
+glrc1 = GitLocalRepoChanges {
   localMod = 3
   , localAdd = 2
   , localDel = 4
diff --git a/test/Test/GitHUD/Terminal/Prompt.hs b/test/Test/GitHUD/Terminal/Prompt.hs
--- a/test/Test/GitHUD/Terminal/Prompt.hs
+++ b/test/Test/GitHUD/Terminal/Prompt.hs
@@ -210,6 +210,18 @@
             addLocalBranchName
           @?= "[\x1b[39mfoo\x1b[39m] "
 
+        , testCase "ZSH: should display the current commit tag if we are not on one" $
+          testWriterWithConfig
+            (buildOutputConfig ZSH (zeroGitRepoState { gitCommitTag = "v1.1.1" }) defaultConfig)
+            addLocalBranchName
+          @?= "[%{\x1b[1;33m%}detached@v1.1.1%{\x1b[39m%}] "
+
+        , testCase "Other: should display the current commit tog if we are on one" $
+          testWriterWithConfig
+            (buildOutputConfig Other (zeroGitRepoState { gitCommitTag = "v1.1.1" }) defaultConfig)
+            addLocalBranchName
+          @?= "[\x1b[1;33mdetached@v1.1.1\x1b[39m] "
+
         , testCase "ZSH: should display the current commit SHA if we are not on a branch's HEAD" $
           testWriterWithConfig
             (buildOutputConfig ZSH (zeroGitRepoState { gitCommitShortSHA = "3d25ef" }) defaultConfig)
@@ -234,6 +246,18 @@
             (buildOutputConfig Other (zeroGitRepoState { gitLocalBranch = "foo" }) customConfigLocalBranchName)
             addLocalBranchName
           @?= "{\x1b[36mfoo\x1b[39m} "
+
+        , testCase "ZSH: should display the current commit tag if we are not on one" $
+          testWriterWithConfig
+            (buildOutputConfig ZSH (zeroGitRepoState { gitCommitTag = "v1.1.1" }) customConfigLocalBranchName)
+            addLocalBranchName
+          @?= "{%{\x1b[35m%}det#!v1.1.1%{\x1b[39m%}} "
+
+        , testCase "Other: should display the current commit tog if we are on one" $
+          testWriterWithConfig
+            (buildOutputConfig Other (zeroGitRepoState { gitCommitTag = "v1.1.1" }) customConfigLocalBranchName)
+            addLocalBranchName
+          @?= "{\x1b[35mdet#!v1.1.1\x1b[39m} "
 
         , testCase "ZSH: should display the current commit SHA if we are not on a branch's HEAD" $
           testWriterWithConfig