diff --git a/tcsh/.precmd.tcsh b/tcsh/.precmd.tcsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94e693d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tcsh/.precmd.tcsh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+set __prompt_key_color="${__host_color}"
+if (! $__last_code == 0) set __prompt_key_color="%{\033[38;2;231;130;132m%}"
+set prompt="${__host_color}%n@%m ${__git_color}`__git_current_branch`${__path_color}%~ ${__prompt_key_color}${__prompt_key}${__reset_color}${__reset_cursor} "
diff --git a/tcsh/.tcshrc b/tcsh/.tcshrc
index 0c36e6c..a69c967 100644
--- a/tcsh/.tcshrc
+++ b/tcsh/.tcshrc
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ if ($?prompt) then
     set __host_color="%{\033[38;2;140;170;238m%}"
     set __git_color="%{\033[38;2;131;139;167m%}"
     set __path_color="%{\033[38;2;202;158;230m%}"
-    set __prompt_key_color="${__host_color}"
     set __reset_color="%{\033[0m%}"
 
-    alias precmd 'set prompt="${__host_color}%n@%m ${__git_color}`__git_current_branch`${__path_color}%~ ${__prompt_key_color}${__prompt_key}${__reset_color}${__reset_cursor} "'
+    alias precmd 'set __last_code=$?; source ~/.precmd.tcsh'
 endif
 
 alias l "ls -lah"