diff --git a/common/conversions.h b/common/conversions.h
index c895690..aa28a54 100644
--- a/common/conversions.h
+++ b/common/conversions.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #ifndef CONVERSIONS_H_
 #define CONVERSIONS_H_
 
-enum
+enum BYTE_UNITS
 {
   BYTES = 0,
   KILOBYTES = 1,
diff --git a/common/load.cc b/common/load.cc
index d0729c2..31d0160 100644
--- a/common/load.cc
+++ b/common/load.cc
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
 #include "powerline.h"
 
 // Load Averages
-std::string load_string( bool use_colors, bool use_powerline, short num_averages )
+std::string load_string( bool use_colors,
+  bool use_powerline_left, bool use_powerline_right,
+  short num_averages )
 {
   std::ostringstream ss;
   double averages[num_averages];
@@ -52,16 +54,27 @@ std::string load_string( bool use_colors, bool use_powerline, short num_averages
   }
   else
   {
+    unsigned load_percent = static_cast<unsigned int>( averages[0] /
+        get_cpu_count() * 0.5f * 100.0f );
+
+    if( load_percent > 100 )
+    {
+      load_percent = 100;
+    }
     if( use_colors )
     {
-      unsigned load_percent = static_cast<unsigned int>( averages[0] /
-          get_cpu_count() * 0.5f * 100.0f );
-
-      if( load_percent > 100 )
+      if( use_powerline_right )
       {
-        load_percent = 100;
+        powerline( ss, load_lut[load_percent], POWERLINE_RIGHT );
+      }
+      else if( use_powerline_left )
+      {
+        powerline( ss, load_lut[load_percent], POWERLINE_LEFT );
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        powerline( ss, load_lut[load_percent], NONE );
       }
-      powerline(ss,  load_lut[load_percent], use_powerline);
     }
 
     ss << ' ';
@@ -82,11 +95,12 @@ std::string load_string( bool use_colors, bool use_powerline, short num_averages
 
     if( use_colors )
     {
-      if( use_powerline )
+      if( use_powerline_left )
       {
-        ss << ' ';
+        powerline( ss, load_lut[load_percent], POWERLINE_LEFT, true );
+        powerline( ss, "#[fg=default,bg=default]", POWERLINE_LEFT );
       }
-      else
+      else if( !use_powerline_right )
       {
         ss << "#[fg=default,bg=default]";
       }
diff --git a/common/load.h b/common/load.h
index 17df7fa..4b57015 100644
--- a/common/load.h
+++ b/common/load.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
-std::string load_string( bool use_colors = false, bool use_powerline = false, short num_averages = 3 );
+std::string load_string( bool use_colors = false,
+  bool use_powerline_left = false, bool use_powerline_right = false,
+  short num_averages = 3 );
 
 #endif
diff --git a/common/main.cc b/common/main.cc
index 48896bf..0a3561f 100644
--- a/common/main.cc
+++ b/common/main.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 #include "powerline.h"
 
 std::string cpu_string( CPU_MODE cpu_mode, unsigned int cpu_usage_delay, unsigned int graph_lines,
-    bool use_colors = false, bool use_powerline = false )
+    bool use_colors = false,
+    bool use_powerline_left = false, bool use_powerline_right = false )
 {
 
   float percentage;
@@ -62,10 +63,21 @@ std::string cpu_string( CPU_MODE cpu_mode, unsigned int cpu_usage_delay, unsigne
     oss.precision( 0 );
   }
 
+  unsigned int percent = static_cast<unsigned int>( percentage );
   if( use_colors )
   {
-    unsigned int percent = static_cast<unsigned int>( percentage );
-    powerline(oss, cpu_percentage_lut[percent], use_powerline);
+    if( use_powerline_right )
+    {
+      powerline( oss, cpu_percentage_lut[percent], POWERLINE_RIGHT );
+    }
+    else if( use_powerline_left )
+    {
+      powerline( oss, cpu_percentage_lut[percent], POWERLINE_LEFT );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      powerline( oss, cpu_percentage_lut[percent], NONE );
+    }
   }
 
   if( graph_lines > 0)
@@ -79,11 +91,11 @@ std::string cpu_string( CPU_MODE cpu_mode, unsigned int cpu_usage_delay, unsigne
   oss << "%";
   if( use_colors )
   {
-    if( use_powerline )
+    if( use_powerline_left )
     {
-      oss << ' ';
+      powerline( oss, cpu_percentage_lut[percent], POWERLINE_LEFT, true );
     }
-    else
+    else if( !use_powerline_right )
     {
       oss << "#[fg=default,bg=default]";
     }
@@ -125,7 +137,8 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
   short averages_count = 3;
   short graph_lines = 10; // max 32767 should be enough
   bool use_colors = false;
-  bool use_powerline = false;
+  bool use_powerline_left = false;
+  bool use_powerline_right = false;
   MEMORY_MODE mem_mode = MEMORY_MODE_DEFAULT;
   CPU_MODE cpu_mode = CPU_MODE_DEFAULT;
 
@@ -137,7 +150,8 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
     // otherwise it's a value to set the variable *flag points to
     { "help", no_argument, NULL, 'h' },
     { "colors", no_argument, NULL, 'c' },
-    { "powerline-right", no_argument, NULL, 'p' },
+    { "powerline-left", no_argument, NULL, 'p' },
+    { "powerline-right", no_argument, NULL, 'q' },
     { "interval", required_argument, NULL, 'i' },
     { "graph-lines", required_argument, NULL, 'g' },
     { "mem-mode", required_argument, NULL, 'm' },
@@ -148,7 +162,7 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
 
   int c;
   // while c != -1
-  while( (c = getopt_long( argc, argv, "hi:cpg:m:a:t:", long_options, NULL) ) != -1 )
+  while( (c = getopt_long( argc, argv, "hi:cpqg:m:a:t:", long_options, NULL) ) != -1 )
   {
     switch( c )
     {
@@ -159,9 +173,13 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
       case 'c': // --colors
         use_colors = true;
         break;
-      case 'p': // --powerline-right
+      case 'p': // --powerline-left
         use_colors = true;
-        use_powerline = true;
+        use_powerline_left = true;
+        break;
+      case 'q': // --powerline-right
+        use_colors = true;
+        use_powerline_right = true;
         break;
       case 'i': // --interval, -i
         if( atoi( optarg ) < 1 )
@@ -223,9 +241,9 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
 
   MemoryStatus memory_status;
   mem_status( memory_status );
-  std::cout << mem_string( memory_status, mem_mode, use_colors, use_powerline )
-    << cpu_string( cpu_mode, cpu_usage_delay, graph_lines, use_colors, use_powerline )
-    << load_string( use_colors, use_powerline, averages_count );
+  std::cout << mem_string( memory_status, mem_mode, use_colors, use_powerline_left, use_powerline_right )
+    << cpu_string( cpu_mode, cpu_usage_delay, graph_lines, use_colors, use_powerline_left, use_powerline_right )
+    << load_string( use_colors, use_powerline_left, use_powerline_right, averages_count );
 
   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/common/memory.cc b/common/memory.cc
index 96a731a..c8f466a 100644
--- a/common/memory.cc
+++ b/common/memory.cc
@@ -26,17 +26,32 @@
 std::string mem_string( const MemoryStatus & mem_status,
   MEMORY_MODE mode,
   bool use_colors,
-  bool use_powerline )
+  bool use_powerline_left,
+  bool use_powerline_right )
 {
   std::ostringstream oss;
   // Change the percision for floats, for a pretty output
   oss.precision( 2 );
   oss.setf( std::ios::fixed | std::ios::right );
 
+  unsigned int color = static_cast< unsigned int >((100 * mem_status.used_mem) / mem_status.total_mem);
   if( use_colors )
   {
-    unsigned int color = static_cast< unsigned int >((100 * mem_status.used_mem) / mem_status.total_mem);
-    powerline(oss, mem_lut[color], use_powerline);
+    if( use_powerline_right )
+    {
+      powerline( oss, mem_lut[color], POWERLINE_RIGHT );
+    }
+    else if( use_powerline_left )
+    {
+      //powerline( oss, mem_lut[color], POWERLINE_LEFT );
+      // We do not know how to invert the default background color
+      powerline( oss, mem_lut[color], NONE );
+      oss << ' ';
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      powerline( oss, mem_lut[color], NONE );
+    }
   }
 
   switch( mode )
@@ -73,11 +88,11 @@ std::string mem_string( const MemoryStatus & mem_status,
 
   if( use_colors )
   {
-    if( use_powerline )
+    if( use_powerline_left )
     {
-      oss << " ";
+      powerline( oss, mem_lut[color], POWERLINE_LEFT, true );
     }
-    else
+    else if( !use_powerline_right )
     {
       oss << "#[fg=default,bg=default]";
     }
diff --git a/common/memory.h b/common/memory.h
index a815312..5e11025 100644
--- a/common/memory.h
+++ b/common/memory.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ enum MEMORY_MODE
 std::string mem_string( const MemoryStatus & mem_status,
   MEMORY_MODE mode = MEMORY_MODE_DEFAULT,
   bool use_colors = false,
-  bool use_powerline = false );
+  bool use_powerline_left = false,
+  bool use_powerline_right = false );
 
 #endif
diff --git a/common/powerline.cc b/common/powerline.cc
index 85bac7b..46812f8 100644
--- a/common/powerline.cc
+++ b/common/powerline.cc
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
 
 #include "powerline.h"
 
+#include <string>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <sstream>
 
+#define PWL_LEFT_FILLED ""
 #define PWL_RIGHT_FILLED ""
 
-const char * bg2fg(const char s[])
+const char * bg2fg( const char s[] )
 {
   static char buf[40] = {0};
   const char *substr = index(s, ',');
@@ -34,16 +36,35 @@ const char * bg2fg(const char s[])
   return buf;
 }
 
-void powerline(std::ostringstream &oss, const char s[], bool use_powerline)
+
+void powerline( std::ostringstream & oss, const char color[],
+  POWERLINE_DIRECTION direction, bool background_only )
 {
-    if( use_powerline )
+  switch( direction )
     {
-        oss << bg2fg(s)
-            << PWL_RIGHT_FILLED
-            << s << ' ';
-    }
+  case NONE:
+    oss << color;
+    break;
+  case POWERLINE_LEFT:
+    if( background_only )
+      {
+      oss << ' ' << bg2fg( color );
+      }
     else
-    {
-        oss << s;
-    }
+      {
+      std::string colorstr( color );
+      oss << "#[" << colorstr.substr( colorstr.find( "," ) + 1 )
+          << PWL_LEFT_FILLED
+          << color
+          << ' ';
+      }
+    break;
+  case POWERLINE_RIGHT:
+    oss << ' '
+        << bg2fg( color )
+        << PWL_RIGHT_FILLED
+        << color
+        << ' ';
+    break;
+    };
 }
diff --git a/common/powerline.h b/common/powerline.h
index caf6d93..367d86d 100644
--- a/common/powerline.h
+++ b/common/powerline.h
@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@
 
 #include <sstream>
 
-void powerline(std::ostringstream &oss, const char s[], bool);
+enum POWERLINE_DIRECTION
+{
+  NONE,
+  POWERLINE_LEFT,
+  POWERLINE_RIGHT
+};
+
+/** Print out a powerline left character inverted version of the given
+ * color. In the case of of using powerline left, the background color needs
+ * to be inverted to the foreground before the powerline character is printed
+ * in the next entr. */
+void powerline( std::ostringstream & oss, const char color[],
+  POWERLINE_DIRECTION direction, bool background_only = false );
 
 #endif // POWERLINE_H