diff --git a/include/view.h b/include/view.h
index c7b9e574..89b692f6 100644
--- a/include/view.h
+++ b/include/view.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ typedef enum
     MENU_ERROR_DIALOG  = 4,
     /** INDICATOR */
     MENU_INDICATOR     = 8,
+    /** Show column */
+    MENU_PROMPT_COLON = 16,
 } MenuFlags;
 
 /**
diff --git a/source/dialogs/dmenu.c b/source/dialogs/dmenu.c
index 47c81562..06628fc5 100644
--- a/source/dialogs/dmenu.c
+++ b/source/dialogs/dmenu.c
@@ -457,7 +457,8 @@ Mode dmenu_mode =
     ._get_completion    = NULL,
     ._preprocess_input  = NULL,
     .private_data       = NULL,
-    .free               = NULL
+    .free               = NULL,
+    .display_name       = "dmenu:"
 };
 
 static void dmenu_finish ( RofiViewState *state, int retv )
diff --git a/source/rofi.c b/source/rofi.c
index 047b5b0e..a4eafc20 100644
--- a/source/rofi.c
+++ b/source/rofi.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static void run_switcher ( ModeMode mode )
         return;
     }
     curr_switcher = mode;
-    RofiViewState * state = rofi_view_create ( modi[mode], config.filter, NULL, MENU_NORMAL, process_result );
+    RofiViewState * state = rofi_view_create ( modi[mode], config.filter, NULL, MENU_PROMPT_COLON, process_result );
     if ( state ) {
         rofi_view_set_active ( state );
     }
diff --git a/source/view.c b/source/view.c
index babd3ce7..df5ee606 100644
--- a/source/view.c
+++ b/source/view.c
@@ -177,7 +177,14 @@ static void rofi_view_update_prompt ( RofiViewState *state )
 {
     if ( state->prompt ) {
         const char *str = mode_get_display_name ( state->sw );
-        textbox_text ( state->prompt, str );
+        if ( (state->menu_flags&MENU_PROMPT_COLON) != 0){
+            char *pr = g_strconcat ( str, ":", NULL);
+            textbox_text ( state->prompt, pr );
+            g_free(pr);
+        }
+        else {
+            textbox_text ( state->prompt, str );
+        }
     }
 }