diff --git a/pages/common/virtualenv.md b/pages/common/virtualenv.md
index 0b0ca36c4..7804ae6fc 100644
--- a/pages/common/virtualenv.md
+++ b/pages/common/virtualenv.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 `virtualenv {{path/to/venv}}`
 
+- Customize the prompt prefix:
+
+`virtualenv --prompt={{prompt_prefix}}  {{path/to/venv}}`
+
 - Start (select) the environment:
 
 `source {{path/to/venv}}/bin/activate`