diff --git a/src/qweechat/buffer.py b/src/qweechat/buffer.py
index 4626461..537ed60 100644
--- a/src/qweechat/buffer.py
+++ b/src/qweechat/buffer.py
@@ -106,17 +106,13 @@ class BufferWidget(QtGui.QWidget):
         self.chat_nicklist.addWidget(self.nicklist)
 
         # prompt + input
-        hbox_edit = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
-        hbox_edit.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
-        hbox_edit.setSpacing(0)
-        self.prompt = QtGui.QLabel('FlashCode')
-        self.prompt.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 5, 0)
-        hbox_edit.addWidget(self.prompt)
+        self.hbox_edit = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
+        self.hbox_edit.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        self.hbox_edit.setSpacing(0)
         self.input = InputLineEdit(self.chat)
-        hbox_edit.addWidget(self.input)
+        self.hbox_edit.addWidget(self.input)
         prompt_input = QtGui.QWidget()
-        prompt_input.setLayout(hbox_edit)
-        prompt_input.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        prompt_input.setLayout(self.hbox_edit)
 
         # vbox with title + chat/nicklist + prompt/input
         vbox = QtGui.QVBoxLayout()
@@ -134,6 +130,15 @@ class BufferWidget(QtGui.QWidget):
         if not title is None:
             self.title.setText(title)
 
+    def set_prompt(self, prompt):
+        """Set prompt."""
+        if self.hbox_edit.count() > 1:
+            self.hbox_edit.takeAt(0)
+        if not prompt is None:
+            label = QtGui.QLabel(prompt)
+            label.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 5, 0)
+            self.hbox_edit.insertWidget(0, label)
+
 
 class Buffer(QtCore.QObject):
     """A WeeChat buffer."""
@@ -145,14 +150,28 @@ class Buffer(QtCore.QObject):
         self.data = data
         self.nicklist = []
         self.widget = BufferWidget(display_nicklist=self.data.get('nicklist', 0))
-        if self.data and self.data['title']:
-            self.widget.set_title(self.data['title'])
+        self.update_title()
+        self.update_prompt()
         self.widget.input.textSent.connect(self.input_text_sent)
 
     def pointer(self):
         """Return pointer on buffer."""
         return self.data.get('__path', [''])[0]
 
+    def update_title(self):
+        """Update title."""
+        try:
+            self.widget.set_title(self.data['title'])
+        except:
+            self.widget.set_title(None)
+
+    def update_prompt(self):
+        """Update prompt."""
+        try:
+            self.widget.set_prompt(self.data['local_variables']['nick'])
+        except:
+            self.widget.set_prompt(None)
+
     def input_text_sent(self, text):
         """Called when text has to be sent to buffer."""
         if self.data:
diff --git a/src/qweechat/network.py b/src/qweechat/network.py
index 2f97fff..e73d58a 100644
--- a/src/qweechat/network.py
+++ b/src/qweechat/network.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ QtCore = qt_compat.import_module('QtCore')
 QtNetwork = qt_compat.import_module('QtNetwork')
 
 _PROTO_INIT_CMDS = ['init password=%(password)s,compression=gzip',
-                    '(listbuffers) hdata buffer:gui_buffers(*) number,full_name,short_name,nicklist,title',
+                    '(listbuffers) hdata buffer:gui_buffers(*) number,full_name,short_name,nicklist,title,local_variables',
                     '(listlines) hdata buffer:gui_buffers(*)/own_lines/first_line(*)/data date,displayed,prefix,message',
                     '(nicklist) nicklist',
                     'sync',
diff --git a/src/qweechat/qweechat.py b/src/qweechat/qweechat.py
index c3dc0ee..99047c3 100755
--- a/src/qweechat/qweechat.py
+++ b/src/qweechat/qweechat.py
@@ -315,7 +315,10 @@ class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
                                 self.buffers[index].data['short_name'] = item['short_name']
                             elif message.msgid == '_buffer_title_changed':
                                 self.buffers[index].data['title'] = item['title']
-                                self.buffers[index].widget.set_title(item['title'])
+                                self.buffers[index].update_title()
+                            elif message.msgid.startswith('_buffer_localvar_'):
+                                self.buffers[index].data['local_variables'] = item['local_variables']
+                                self.buffers[index].update_prompt()
                             elif message.msgid == '_buffer_closing':
                                 self.remove_buffer(index)