diff --git a/config/p10k-classic.zsh b/config/p10k-classic.zsh
index 80b2b4d58..fad89c861 100644
--- a/config/p10k-classic.zsh
+++ b/config/p10k-classic.zsh
@@ -242,10 +242,11 @@
     stack.yaml
   )
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER="(${(j:|:)anchor_files})"
-  # If set to true, remove everything before the last (deepest) subdirectory that contains files
-  # matching $POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER. For example, when the current directory is
-  # /foo/bar/git_repo/baz, prompt will display git_repo/baz. This assumes that /foo/bar/git_repo
-  # contains a marker (.git) and other directories don't.
+  # If set to "first" ("last"), remove everything before the first (last) subdirectory that contains
+  # files matching $POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER. For example, when the current directory is
+  # /foo/bar/git_repo/nested_git_repo/baz, prompt will display git_repo/nested_git_repo/baz (first)
+  # or nested_git_repo/baz (last). This assumes that git_repo and nested_git_repo contain markers
+  # and other directories don't.
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_TRUNCATE_BEFORE_MARKER=false
   # Don't shorten this many last directory segments. They are anchors.
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH=1
diff --git a/config/p10k-lean-8colors.zsh b/config/p10k-lean-8colors.zsh
index ed5db27d3..3ea998cff 100644
--- a/config/p10k-lean-8colors.zsh
+++ b/config/p10k-lean-8colors.zsh
@@ -236,10 +236,11 @@
     stack.yaml
   )
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER="(${(j:|:)anchor_files})"
-  # If set to true, remove everything before the last (deepest) subdirectory that contains files
-  # matching $POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER. For example, when the current directory is
-  # /foo/bar/git_repo/baz, prompt will display git_repo/baz. This assumes that /foo/bar/git_repo
-  # contains a marker (.git) and other directories don't.
+  # If set to "first" ("last"), remove everything before the first (last) subdirectory that contains
+  # files matching $POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER. For example, when the current directory is
+  # /foo/bar/git_repo/nested_git_repo/baz, prompt will display git_repo/nested_git_repo/baz (first)
+  # or nested_git_repo/baz (last). This assumes that git_repo and nested_git_repo contain markers
+  # and other directories don't.
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_TRUNCATE_BEFORE_MARKER=false
   # Don't shorten this many last directory segments. They are anchors.
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH=1
diff --git a/config/p10k-lean.zsh b/config/p10k-lean.zsh
index 83d049911..ee83f3626 100644
--- a/config/p10k-lean.zsh
+++ b/config/p10k-lean.zsh
@@ -236,10 +236,11 @@
     stack.yaml
   )
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER="(${(j:|:)anchor_files})"
-  # If set to true, remove everything before the last (deepest) subdirectory that contains files
-  # matching $POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER. For example, when the current directory is
-  # /foo/bar/git_repo/baz, prompt will display git_repo/baz. This assumes that /foo/bar/git_repo
-  # contains a marker (.git) and other directories don't.
+  # If set to "first" ("last"), remove everything before the first (last) subdirectory that contains
+  # files matching $POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER. For example, when the current directory is
+  # /foo/bar/git_repo/nested_git_repo/baz, prompt will display git_repo/nested_git_repo/baz (first)
+  # or nested_git_repo/baz (last). This assumes that git_repo and nested_git_repo contain markers
+  # and other directories don't.
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_TRUNCATE_BEFORE_MARKER=false
   # Don't shorten this many last directory segments. They are anchors.
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH=1
diff --git a/config/p10k-rainbow.zsh b/config/p10k-rainbow.zsh
index 80f160248..3e2783ced 100644
--- a/config/p10k-rainbow.zsh
+++ b/config/p10k-rainbow.zsh
@@ -242,10 +242,11 @@
     stack.yaml
   )
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER="(${(j:|:)anchor_files})"
-  # If set to true, remove everything before the last (deepest) subdirectory that contains files
-  # matching $POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER. For example, when the current directory is
-  # /foo/bar/git_repo/baz, prompt will display git_repo/baz. This assumes that /foo/bar/git_repo
-  # contains a marker (.git) and other directories don't.
+  # If set to "first" ("last"), remove everything before the first (last) subdirectory that contains
+  # files matching $POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER. For example, when the current directory is
+  # /foo/bar/git_repo/nested_git_repo/baz, prompt will display git_repo/nested_git_repo/baz (first)
+  # or nested_git_repo/baz (last). This assumes that git_repo and nested_git_repo contain markers
+  # and other directories don't.
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_TRUNCATE_BEFORE_MARKER=false
   # Don't shorten this many last directory segments. They are anchors.
   typeset -g POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH=1
diff --git a/internal/p10k.zsh b/internal/p10k.zsh
index 1ae7a14f2..1f5253bf1 100644
--- a/internal/p10k.zsh
+++ b/internal/p10k.zsh
@@ -1765,7 +1765,7 @@ prompt_dir() {
       shortenlen=${_POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH:-1}
       (( shortenlen >= 0 )) || shortenlen=1
       local -i i=2 e=$(($#parts - shortenlen))
-      if (( _POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_TRUNCATE_BEFORE_MARKER )); then
+      if [[ -n $_POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_TRUNCATE_BEFORE_MARKER ]]; then
         (( e += shortenlen ))
         local orig=("$parts[2]" "${(@)parts[$((shortenlen > $#parts ? -$#parts : -shortenlen)),-1]}")
       elif [[ $p[1] == / ]]; then
@@ -1777,7 +1777,7 @@ prompt_dir() {
       else
         local key=
       fi
-      if ! _p9k_cache_ephemeral_get $0 $e $i $_p9k__cwd || [[ $key != $_p9k__cache_val[1] ]] ; then
+      if ! _p9k_cache_ephemeral_get $0 $e $i $_p9k__cwd || [[ $key != $_p9k__cache_val[1] ]]; then
         local tail=${(j./.)parts[i,-1]}
         local parent=$_p9k__cwd[1,-2-$#tail]
         _p9k_prompt_length $delim
@@ -1821,10 +1821,14 @@ prompt_dir() {
           fi
           parent+=/$sub
         done
-        if (( _POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_TRUNCATE_BEFORE_MARKER )); then
+        if [[ -n $_POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_TRUNCATE_BEFORE_MARKER ]]; then
           local _2=$'\2'
-          (( e = ${parts[(I)*$_2]} ))
-          if (( e > 1 )); then
+          if [[ $_POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_TRUNCATE_BEFORE_MARKER == last ]]; then
+            (( e = ${parts[(I)*$_2]} ))
+          else
+            (( e = ${parts[(ib:2:)*$_2]} ))
+          fi
+          if (( e > 1 && e <= $#parts )); then
             parts[1,e-1]=()
             fake_first=1
           elif [[ $p == /?* ]]; then
@@ -6852,8 +6856,14 @@ _p9k_init_params() {
   _p9k_declare -a POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_CLASSES
   _p9k_declare -i POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER_LENGTH
   _p9k_declare -e POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DELIMITER
-  _p9k_declare -b POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_TRUNCATE_BEFORE_MARKER
-  [[ -z $_POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER ]] && _POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_TRUNCATE_BEFORE_MARKER=0
+  _p9k_declare -s POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_TRUNCATE_BEFORE_MARKER ''
+  case $_POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_TRUNCATE_BEFORE_MARKER in
+    first) ;;
+    last)  ;;
+    true)  _POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_TRUNCATE_BEFORE_MARKER=last;;
+    *)     _POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_TRUNCATE_BEFORE_MARKER=;;
+  esac
+  [[ -z $_POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_FOLDER_MARKER ]] && _POWERLEVEL9K_DIR_TRUNCATE_BEFORE_MARKER=
   _p9k_declare -i POWERLEVEL9K_SHORTEN_DIR_LENGTH
   _p9k_declare -s POWERLEVEL9K_IP_INTERFACE ""
   : ${_POWERLEVEL9K_IP_INTERFACE:='.*'}
@@ -7568,7 +7578,7 @@ _p9k_must_init() {
     [[ $sig == $_p9k__param_sig ]] && return 1
     _p9k_deinit
   fi
-  _p9k__param_pat=$'v78\1'${ZSH_VERSION}$'\1'${ZSH_PATCHLEVEL}$'\1'
+  _p9k__param_pat=$'v79\1'${ZSH_VERSION}$'\1'${ZSH_PATCHLEVEL}$'\1'
   _p9k__param_pat+=$'${#parameters[(I)POWERLEVEL9K_*]}\1${(%):-%n%#}\1$GITSTATUS_LOG_LEVEL\1'
   _p9k__param_pat+=$'$GITSTATUS_ENABLE_LOGGING\1$GITSTATUS_DAEMON\1$GITSTATUS_NUM_THREADS\1'
   _p9k__param_pat+=$'$DEFAULT_USER\1${ZLE_RPROMPT_INDENT:-1}\1$P9K_SSH\1$__p9k_ksh_arrays\1'