diff --git a/common/Kconfig b/common/Kconfig
index 4c4a627..f514759 100644
--- a/common/Kconfig
+++ b/common/Kconfig
@@ -226,6 +226,15 @@
 	prompt "hush PS2"
 	default "> "
 
+config HUSH_FANCY_PROMPT
+	bool
+	depends on SHELL_HUSH
+	select PROCESS_ESCAPE_SEQUENCE
+	prompt "allow fancy hush prompts"
+	help
+	  Allow to set PS1 from the command line. PS1 can have several escaped commands
+	  like \h for CONFIG_BOARDINFO or \w for the current working directory.
+
 config CMDLINE_EDITING
 	bool
 	prompt "Enable command line editing"
diff --git a/common/hush.c b/common/hush.c
index afa67d1..19e35f5 100644
--- a/common/hush.c
+++ b/common/hush.c
@@ -389,15 +389,19 @@
 	return *i->p;
 }
 
-
 static char *getprompt(void)
 {
-	static char *prompt;
+	static char prompt[PATH_MAX + 32];
 
-	if (!prompt)
-		prompt = xmalloc(PATH_MAX + strlen(CONFIG_PROMPT) + 1);
+#ifdef CONFIG_HUSH_FANCY_PROMPT
+	const char *ps1 = getenv("PS1");
 
+	if (ps1)
+		process_escape_sequence(ps1, prompt, PATH_MAX + 32);
+	else
+#endif
 	sprintf(prompt, "%s%s ", CONFIG_PROMPT, getcwd());
+
 	return prompt;
 }