diff --git a/dot.mkshrc b/dot.mkshrc
index ebc9891..b2a0b45 100644
--- a/dot.mkshrc
+++ b/dot.mkshrc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $MirOS: src/bin/mksh/dot.mkshrc,v 1.22 2007/09/25 22:36:36 tg Stab $
+# $MirOS: src/bin/mksh/dot.mkshrc,v 1.23 2007/10/02 01:03:12 tg Stab $
 #-
 # Copyright (c) 2007
 #	Thorsten Glaser <tg@mirbsd.de>
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ PS1='$(precmd)${USER:=$(ulimit -c 0;id -un 2>&- || print \?)}@${HOSTNAME%%.*}:$(
 			wd=${wd#?????}
 		fi
 	done; print -r -- "$pfx$wd") '"$PS1 "
+PS1="$(print -n '\001\015')$PS1"	# allow colour codes, framed with ^A
 export EDITOR HOSTNAME LESSHISTFILE=- MKSH=$(whence -p mksh) PS1 TERM USER
 alias l='/bin/ls -F'
 alias la='l -a'