diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index 630c0875d..65e90d8ca 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a> {
 
         let right = arguments.is_present("right");
 
+        let width = arguments
+            .value_of("terminal_width")
+            .and_then(|w| w.parse().ok())
+            .or_else(|| terminal_size().map(|(w, _)| w.0 as usize))
+            .unwrap_or(80);
+
         Context {
             config,
             properties,
@@ -141,9 +147,7 @@ impl<'a> Context<'a> {
             repo: OnceCell::new(),
             shell,
             right,
-            width: terminal_size()
-                .map(|(w, _)| w.0 as usize)
-                .unwrap_or_default(),
+            width,
             #[cfg(test)]
             env: HashMap::new(),
             #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/init/starship.bash b/src/init/starship.bash
index 8d88657bc..abff609c6 100644
--- a/src/init/starship.bash
+++ b/src/init/starship.bash
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ starship_precmd() {
     if [[ $STARSHIP_START_TIME ]]; then
         STARSHIP_END_TIME=$(::STARSHIP:: time)
         STARSHIP_DURATION=$((STARSHIP_END_TIME - STARSHIP_START_TIME))
-        PS1="$(::STARSHIP:: prompt --status=$STARSHIP_CMD_STATUS  --pipestatus="${STARSHIP_PIPE_STATUS[*]}" --jobs="$NUM_JOBS" --cmd-duration=$STARSHIP_DURATION)"
+        PS1="$(::STARSHIP:: prompt --terminal-width="$COLUMNS" --status=$STARSHIP_CMD_STATUS --pipestatus="${STARSHIP_PIPE_STATUS[*]}" --jobs="$NUM_JOBS" --cmd-duration=$STARSHIP_DURATION)"
         unset STARSHIP_START_TIME
     else
-        PS1="$(::STARSHIP:: prompt --status=$STARSHIP_CMD_STATUS --pipestatus="${STARSHIP_PIPE_STATUS[*]}" --jobs="$NUM_JOBS")"
+        PS1="$(::STARSHIP:: prompt --terminal-width="$COLUMNS" --status=$STARSHIP_CMD_STATUS --pipestatus="${STARSHIP_PIPE_STATUS[*]}" --jobs="$NUM_JOBS")"
     fi
     STARSHIP_PREEXEC_READY=true  # Signal that we can safely restart the timer
 }
diff --git a/src/init/starship.fish b/src/init/starship.fish
index bf8944ca4..04a218ff0 100644
--- a/src/init/starship.fish
+++ b/src/init/starship.fish
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ function fish_prompt
     # Account for changes in variable name between v2.7 and v3.0
     set STARSHIP_DURATION "$CMD_DURATION$cmd_duration"
     set STARSHIP_JOBS (count (jobs -p))
-    ::STARSHIP:: prompt --status=$STARSHIP_CMD_STATUS --pipestatus=$pipestatus --keymap=$STARSHIP_KEYMAP --cmd-duration=$STARSHIP_DURATION --jobs=$STARSHIP_JOBS
+    ::STARSHIP:: prompt --terminal-width="$COLUMNS" --status=$STARSHIP_CMD_STATUS --pipestatus=$pipestatus --keymap=$STARSHIP_KEYMAP --cmd-duration=$STARSHIP_DURATION --jobs=$STARSHIP_JOBS
 end
 
 function fish_right_prompt
-    ::STARSHIP:: prompt --right --status=$STARSHIP_CMD_STATUS --pipestatus=$pipestatus --keymap=$STARSHIP_KEYMAP --cmd-duration=$STARSHIP_DURATION --jobs=$STARSHIP_JOBS
+    ::STARSHIP:: prompt --right --terminal-width="$COLUMNS" --status=$STARSHIP_CMD_STATUS --pipestatus=$pipestatus --keymap=$STARSHIP_KEYMAP --cmd-duration=$STARSHIP_DURATION --jobs=$STARSHIP_JOBS
 end
 
 # Disable virtualenv prompt, it breaks starship
diff --git a/src/init/starship.ps1 b/src/init/starship.ps1
index 8af60ba10..8d0179ff0 100644
--- a/src/init/starship.ps1
+++ b/src/init/starship.ps1
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ function global:prompt {
         "prompt"
         "--path=$($cwd.Path)",
         "--logical-path=$($cwd.LogicalPath)",
+        "--terminal-width=$($Host.UI.RawUI.WindowSize.Width)",
         "--jobs=$($jobs)"
     )
     
diff --git a/src/init/starship.zsh b/src/init/starship.zsh
index 0de2b9893..00355e0d9 100644
--- a/src/init/starship.zsh
+++ b/src/init/starship.zsh
@@ -91,5 +91,6 @@ export STARSHIP_SESSION_KEY=${STARSHIP_SESSION_KEY:0:16}; # Trim to 16-digits if
 VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT=1
 
 setopt promptsubst
-PROMPT='$(::STARSHIP:: prompt --keymap="$KEYMAP" --status="$STARSHIP_CMD_STATUS" --pipestatus="${STARSHIP_PIPE_STATUS[*]}" --cmd-duration="$STARSHIP_DURATION" --jobs="$STARSHIP_JOBS_COUNT")'
-RPROMPT='$(::STARSHIP:: prompt --right --keymap="$KEYMAP" --status="$STARSHIP_CMD_STATUS" --pipestatus="${STARSHIP_PIPE_STATUS[*]}" --cmd-duration="$STARSHIP_DURATION" --jobs="$STARSHIP_JOBS_COUNT")'
+PROMPT='$(::STARSHIP:: prompt --terminal-width="$COLUMNS" --keymap="$KEYMAP" --status="$STARSHIP_CMD_STATUS" --pipestatus="${STARSHIP_PIPE_STATUS[*]}" --cmd-duration="$STARSHIP_DURATION" --jobs="$STARSHIP_JOBS_COUNT")'
+RPROMPT='$(::STARSHIP:: prompt --right --terminal-width="$COLUMNS" --keymap="$KEYMAP" --status="$STARSHIP_CMD_STATUS" --pipestatus="${STARSHIP_PIPE_STATUS[*]}" --cmd-duration="$STARSHIP_DURATION" --jobs="$STARSHIP_JOBS_COUNT")'
+
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7a9142a8d..73ea3e587 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ fn main() {
         .long_help("Bash and Zsh supports returning codes for each process in a pipeline.")
         .multiple(true);
 
+    let terminal_width_arg = Arg::with_name("terminal_width")
+        .short("w")
+        .long("terminal-width")
+        .value_name("TERMINAL_WIDTH")
+        .help("The width of the current interactive terminal.")
+        .takes_value(true);
+
     let path_arg = Arg::with_name("path")
         .short("p")
         .long("path")
@@ -107,6 +114,7 @@ fn main() {
                     )
                     .arg(&status_code_arg)
                     .arg(&pipestatus_arg)
+                    .arg(&terminal_width_arg)
                     .arg(&path_arg)
                     .arg(&logical_path_arg)
                     .arg(&cmd_duration_arg)
@@ -130,6 +138,7 @@ fn main() {
                     )
                     .arg(&status_code_arg)
                     .arg(&pipestatus_arg)
+                    .arg(&terminal_width_arg)
                     .arg(&path_arg)
                     .arg(&logical_path_arg)
                     .arg(&cmd_duration_arg)
@@ -187,6 +196,7 @@ fn main() {
                     .about("Explains the currently showing modules")
                     .arg(&status_code_arg)
                     .arg(&pipestatus_arg)
+                    .arg(&terminal_width_arg)
                     .arg(&path_arg)
                     .arg(&logical_path_arg)
                     .arg(&cmd_duration_arg)
@@ -198,6 +208,7 @@ fn main() {
                     .about("Prints timings of all active modules")
                     .arg(&status_code_arg)
                     .arg(&pipestatus_arg)
+                    .arg(&terminal_width_arg)
                     .arg(&path_arg)
                     .arg(&logical_path_arg)
                     .arg(&cmd_duration_arg)