diff --git a/docs/rolereference.rst b/docs/rolereference.rst
index dd96a844ec9f15c710512f2bc2cd460714845d59..c47623001dc4d6cac995935c66b757847d139793 100644
--- a/docs/rolereference.rst
+++ b/docs/rolereference.rst
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ The role implements the following:
 * Configures apt to use caching proxy (if any was specified).
 * Sets-up umask for all logins to ``0027``.
 * Installs sudo.
+* Sets-up uniform bash prompt for all accounts (optionally coloured and with
+  identifier). This is useful for distinguishing machines and/or environments.
 * Installs additional base packages, as configured.
 * Creates additional operating system groups, as configured.
 * Creates additional operating system users, as configured.
@@ -341,6 +343,22 @@ Parameters
   higher than ``incoming_connection_limit``), even if it would go above the
   specified connection limit.
 
+**prompt_colour** (string, optional, ``none``)
+  Colour for showing the Bash prompt. Supported values are:
+
+  ``black``, ``red``, ``green``, ``brown``, ``blue``, ``purple``, ``cyan``,
+  ``light_gray``, ``dark_gray``, ``light_red``, ``light_green``, ``yellow``,
+  ``light_blue``, ``light_purple``, ``light_cyan``, ``white``, ``none``.
+
+  You should probably *not* use the ``black`` colour. Setting affects Bash
+  shells *only*. Setting the value to ``none`` uses default terminal colour.
+
+**prompt_id** (string, optional, ``NONE``)
+  Optional identifier appended to regular Bash prompt, useful for visually
+  identifying distinct environments. For example, if set to ``test``, resulting
+  prompt will be similar to ``admin@web[test]:~$``. Setting affects Bash shells
+  *only*.
+
 
 Examples
 ~~~~~~~~
@@ -380,6 +398,10 @@ packages on all servers:
 
   incoming_connection_limit_burst: 6
 
+  prompt_colour: light_green
+
+  prompt_id: PROD
+
 .. _ldap_client:
 
 LDAP Client
diff --git a/roles/common/defaults/main.yml b/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
index 65a7ef0de0758a98541dc78b86dfd98d0cb8a088..985f053802953c6372fb484b83b2e4888cf80955 100644
--- a/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,4 +6,26 @@ os_users: []
 os_groups: []
 ca_certificates: {}
 incoming_connection_limit: 3/second
-incoming_connection_limit_burst: 9
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+incoming_connection_limit_burst: 9
+prompt_colour: none
+prompt_id: null
+
+# Internal use only.
+prompt_colour_mapping:
+  black: "0;30"
+  red: "0;31"
+  green: "0;32"
+  brown: "0;33"
+  blue: "0;34"
+  purple: "0;35"
+  cyan: "0;36"
+  light_gray: "0;37"
+  dark_gray: "1;30"
+  light_red: "1;31"
+  light_green: "1;32"
+  yellow: "1;33"
+  light_blue: "1;34"
+  light_purple: "1;35"
+  light_cyan: "1;36"
+  white: "1;37"
+  none: "0"
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diff --git a/roles/common/files/bashrc b/roles/common/files/bashrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bc96216b61d30d22cb9e93f128624bd6066eabe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/common/files/bashrc
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# System-wide .bashrc file for interactive bash(1) shells.
+
+# To enable the settings / commands in this file for login shells as well,
+# this file has to be sourced in /etc/profile.
+
+# If not running interactively, don't do anything
+[ -z "$PS1" ] && return
+
+# check the window size after each command and, if necessary,
+# update the values of LINES and COLUMNS.
+shopt -s checkwinsize
+
+# set variable identifying the chroot you work in (used in the prompt below)
+if [ -z "${debian_chroot:-}" ] && [ -r /etc/debian_chroot ]; then
+    debian_chroot=$(cat /etc/debian_chroot)
+fi
+
+# Commented out, don't overwrite xterm -T "title" -n "icontitle" by default.
+# If this is an xterm set the title to user@host:dir
+#case "$TERM" in
+#xterm*|rxvt*)
+#    PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "\033]0;${USER}@${HOSTNAME}: ${PWD}\007"'
+#    ;;
+#*)
+#    ;;
+#esac
+
+# enable bash completion in interactive shells
+#if ! shopt -oq posix; then
+#  if [ -f /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion ]; then
+#    . /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion
+#  elif [ -f /etc/bash_completion ]; then
+#    . /etc/bash_completion
+#  fi
+#fi
+
+# if the command-not-found package is installed, use it
+if [ -x /usr/lib/command-not-found -o -x /usr/share/command-not-found/command-not-found ]; then
+	function command_not_found_handle {
+	        # check because c-n-f could've been removed in the meantime
+                if [ -x /usr/lib/command-not-found ]; then
+		   /usr/lib/command-not-found -- "$1"
+                   return $?
+                elif [ -x /usr/share/command-not-found/command-not-found ]; then
+		   /usr/share/command-not-found/command-not-found -- "$1"
+                   return $?
+		else
+		   printf "%s: command not found\n" "$1" >&2
+		   return 127
+		fi
+	}
+fi
diff --git a/roles/common/files/skel_bashrc b/roles/common/files/skel_bashrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6b96e712227c2adafeae83ad3a9e462c544f16ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/common/files/skel_bashrc
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+# ~/.bashrc: executed by bash(1) for non-login shells.
+# see /usr/share/doc/bash/examples/startup-files (in the package bash-doc)
+# for examples
+
+# If not running interactively, don't do anything
+case $- in
+    *i*) ;;
+      *) return;;
+esac
+
+# don't put duplicate lines or lines starting with space in the history.
+# See bash(1) for more options
+HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
+
+# append to the history file, don't overwrite it
+shopt -s histappend
+
+# for setting history length see HISTSIZE and HISTFILESIZE in bash(1)
+HISTSIZE=1000
+HISTFILESIZE=2000
+
+# check the window size after each command and, if necessary,
+# update the values of LINES and COLUMNS.
+shopt -s checkwinsize
+
+# If set, the pattern "**" used in a pathname expansion context will
+# match all files and zero or more directories and subdirectories.
+#shopt -s globstar
+
+# make less more friendly for non-text input files, see lesspipe(1)
+#[ -x /usr/bin/lesspipe ] && eval "$(SHELL=/bin/sh lesspipe)"
+
+# set variable identifying the chroot you work in (used in the prompt below)
+if [ -z "${debian_chroot:-}" ] && [ -r /etc/debian_chroot ]; then
+    debian_chroot=$(cat /etc/debian_chroot)
+fi
+
+# enable color support of ls and also add handy aliases
+if [ -x /usr/bin/dircolors ]; then
+    test -r ~/.dircolors && eval "$(dircolors -b ~/.dircolors)" || eval "$(dircolors -b)"
+    alias ls='ls --color=auto'
+    #alias dir='dir --color=auto'
+    #alias vdir='vdir --color=auto'
+
+    #alias grep='grep --color=auto'
+    #alias fgrep='fgrep --color=auto'
+    #alias egrep='egrep --color=auto'
+fi
+
+# colored GCC warnings and errors
+#export GCC_COLORS='error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:caret=01;32:locus=01:quote=01'
+
+# some more ls aliases
+#alias ll='ls -l'
+#alias la='ls -A'
+#alias l='ls -CF'
+
+# Alias definitions.
+# You may want to put all your additions into a separate file like
+# ~/.bash_aliases, instead of adding them here directly.
+# See /usr/share/doc/bash-doc/examples in the bash-doc package.
+
+if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then
+    . ~/.bash_aliases
+fi
+
+# enable programmable completion features (you don't need to enable
+# this, if it's already enabled in /etc/bash.bashrc and /etc/profile
+# sources /etc/bash.bashrc).
+if ! shopt -oq posix; then
+  if [ -f /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion ]; then
+    . /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion
+  elif [ -f /etc/bash_completion ]; then
+    . /etc/bash_completion
+  fi
+fi
diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
index f7b90d6dc63f986bc337a7002ca7f315c8c5f854..9ea11bc8c81f2508892ee14981c1dbf9f7e8f136 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@
 - name: Set home directory mask
   lineinfile: dest=/etc/adduser.conf state=present backrefs=yes regexp='^DIR_MODE=' line='DIR_MODE=0750'
 
+- name: Deploy bash profile configuration for fancier prompts
+  template: src="bash_prompt.sh.j2" dest="/etc/profile.d/bash_prompt.sh"
+            owner=root group=root mode=644
+
+- name: Replace default and skeleton bashrc
+  copy: src="{{ item.key }}" dest="{{ item.value }}"
+        owner=root group=root mode=644
+  with_dict:
+    skel_bashrc: "/etc/skel/.bashrc"
+    bashrc: "/etc/bash.bashrc"
+
 - name: Install sudo
   apt: name=sudo state=present
 
diff --git a/roles/common/templates/bash_prompt.sh.j2 b/roles/common/templates/bash_prompt.sh.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a557071db6b44896ef42716be3c7236d58615341
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/common/templates/bash_prompt.sh.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Set-up colours.
+if [ "$BASH" ] && [ "$BASH" != "/bin/sh" ]; then
+    _colour_terminal=$(tput colors 2>&1)
+    if [[ -t 1 ]] && (( ${_colour_terminal} > 0 )); then
+        export PS1='\[\e]0;\u@\h: \w\a\]${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[{{ prompt_colour_mapping[prompt_colour] }}m\]\u@\h{% if prompt_id %}[{{ prompt_id }}]{% endif %}:\w\$ \[\033[0m\]'
+    else
+        export PS1='\[\e]0;\u@\h: \w\a\]${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h{% if prompt_id %}[{{ prompt_id }}]{% endif %}:\w\$ '
+    fi
+fi
diff --git a/testsite/group_vars/all.yml b/testsite/group_vars/all.yml
index d3f3f02b715362ffc71de53c998518e8d3ed5656..f07efee641c1354efe591ee4bd668a64624b831a 100644
--- a/testsite/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/testsite/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -79,3 +79,7 @@ backup_server_host_ssh_public_keys:
   - "{{ lookup('file', inventory_dir + '/ssh/backup_server_ecdsa_key.pub') }}"
 
 backup_ssh_key: "{{ lookup('file', inventory_dir + '/ssh/' + ansible_fqdn) }}"
+
+# Set-up prompt.
+prompt_colour: light_purple
+prompt_id: MAR
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