diff --git a/plugins/pyenv/README.md b/plugins/pyenv/README.md
index 86953895a..b340ae7b9 100644
--- a/plugins/pyenv/README.md
+++ b/plugins/pyenv/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ eval "$(pyenv init --path)"
 - `ZSH_PYENV_QUIET`: if set to `true`, the plugin will not print any messages if it
   finds that `pyenv` is not properly configured.
 
+- `ZSH_PYENV_NO_SYSTEM`: if set to `true`, the plugin will not show the system or
+  default Python version when it finds it.
+
 - `ZSH_PYENV_VIRTUALENV`: if set to `false`, the plugin will not load pyenv-virtualenv
   when it finds it.
 
diff --git a/plugins/pyenv/pyenv.plugin.zsh b/plugins/pyenv/pyenv.plugin.zsh
index 8d66e62e0..b07b964ca 100644
--- a/plugins/pyenv/pyenv.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/pyenv/pyenv.plugin.zsh
@@ -88,11 +88,17 @@ if [[ $FOUND_PYENV -eq 1 ]]; then
 
   function pyenv_prompt_info() {
     local version="$(pyenv version-name)"
+    if [[ "$ZSH_PYENV_NO_SYSTEM" = "true" ]] && [[ "${version}" = "system" ]]; then
+      return
+    fi
     echo "${ZSH_THEME_PYENV_PREFIX=}${version:gs/%/%%}${ZSH_THEME_PYENV_SUFFIX=}"
   }
 else
   # Fall back to system python
   function pyenv_prompt_info() {
+    if [[ "$ZSH_PYENV_NO_SYSTEM" = "true" ]]; then
+      return
+    fi
     local version="$(python3 -V 2>&1 | cut -d' ' -f2)"
     echo "${ZSH_THEME_PYENV_PREFIX=}system: ${version:gs/%/%%}${ZSH_THEME_PYENV_SUFFIX=}"
   }