diff --git a/system/activate-configuration.sh b/system/activate-configuration.sh
index 647ba768d449..57fbb9502019 100644
--- a/system/activate-configuration.sh
+++ b/system/activate-configuration.sh
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ export PATH=$PATH
 export MODULE_DIR=@kernel@/lib/modules
 export NIX_CONF_DIR=/nix/etc/nix
 export PAGER=less
+
+PROMPT_COLOR="1;31m"
+PS1="\n\[\033[\$PROMPT_COLOR\][\u@\h:\w]\$\[\033[0m\] "
+if test "x\$TERM" == "xxterm"; then
+    PS1="\033]2;\h:\u:\w\007\033]1;\$PS1"
+fi
+
 if test "\$USER" != root; then
     export NIX_REMOTE=daemon
 fi
@@ -106,6 +113,8 @@ alias ll="ls -l"
 if test -f /etc/profile.local; then
     source /etc/profile.local
 fi
+
+test -r \$HOME/.bashrc && source \$HOME/.bashrc
 EOF