diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d96d6322..3ac4f34c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ byobu (5.75) unreleased; urgency=medium
   * usr/lib/byobu/include/shutil, usr/lib/byobu/release: LP: #1278016
     - /etc/issue might be modified to display corporate banners or
       legal warnings; try to use /etc/os-release if available
-  * usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc: LP: #1259621
-    - add a visual queue in the PS1 command prompt when running as the
-      root user; prepend "!" in front of "root"
   * usr/bin/byobu-janitor.in, usr/lib/byobu/include/colors,
     usr/lib/byobu/include/constants, usr/lib/byobu/include/Makefile.am,
     usr/lib/byobu/include/shutil, usr/share/byobu/profiles/tmux:
@@ -31,6 +28,9 @@ byobu (5.75) unreleased; urgency=medium
   * usr/bin/byobu-ctrl-a.in: LP: #814172
     - fix issues with F5 refresh in byobu-screen, when the user has changed
       the default escape key
+  * usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc: LP: #1259621
+    - ensure that if the root user is in byobu, and we're using the
+      fancy new colored prompt, that we use a # to indicate root
 
   [ Kosuke Asami ]
   * usr/lib/byobu/battery: LP: #1289157, #1289157
diff --git a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc
index 4076620c..43c94d96 100644
--- a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc
+++ b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc
@@ -26,21 +26,29 @@ if [ -n "$TMUX" ] || [ "${TERMCAP#*screen}" != "${TERMCAP}" ]; then
 	# Ensure that we're in bash, in a byobu environment
 	if [ -n "$BYOBU_BACKEND" ] && [ -n "$BASH" ]; then
 		byobu_prompt_status() { local e=$?; [ $e != 0 ] && echo -e "$e "; }
-		byobu_root() { [ "$USER" = "root" ] && printf "%s" "!"; }
-		case "$BYOBU_DISTRO" in
-			"Ubuntu")
-				# Use Ubuntu colors (grey / aubergine / orange)
-				[ -n "$BYOBU_CHARMAP" ] || BYOBU_CHARMAP=$(locale charmap 2>/dev/null || echo)
+		[ -n "$BYOBU_CHARMAP" ] || BYOBU_CHARMAP=$(locale charmap 2>/dev/null || echo)
+		byobu_prompt_symbol() {
+			if [ "$USER" = "root" ]; then
+				printf "%s" "#";
+			elif [ "$BYOBU_DISTRO" = "Ubuntu" ]; then
 				case "$BYOBU_CHARMAP" in
 					"UTF-8")
 						# MATHEMATICAL RIGHT DOUBLE ANGLE BRACKET (U+27EB, Pe): ⟫
-						PS1="${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\e[38;5;202m\]\$(byobu_prompt_status)\[\e[38;5;245m\]\$(byobu_root)\u\[\e[00m\]@\[\e[38;5;5m\]\h\[\e[00m\]:\[\e[38;5;172m\]\w\[\e[00m\]⟫ "
+						printf "%s" "⟫"
 					;;
 					*)
 						# Simple ASCII greater-than sign
-						PS1="${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\e[38;5;202m\]\$(byobu_prompt_status)\[\e[38;5;245m\]\$(byobu_root)\u\[\e[00m\]@\[\e[38;5;5m\]\h\[\e[00m\]:\[\e[38;5;172m\]\w\[\e[00m\]> "
+						printf "%s" ">"
 					;;
 				esac
+			else
+				printf "%s" "\$"
+			fi
+		}
+		case "$BYOBU_DISTRO" in
+			"Ubuntu")
+				# Use Ubuntu colors (grey / aubergine / orange)
+				PS1="${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\e[38;5;202m\]\$(byobu_prompt_status)\[\e[38;5;245m\]\u\[\e[00m\]@\[\e[38;5;5m\]\h\[\e[00m\]:\[\e[38;5;172m\]\w\[\e[00m\]\$(byobu_prompt_symbol) "
 				export GREP_COLORS="ms=01;38;5;202:mc=01;31:sl=:cx=:fn=01;38;5;132:ln=32:bn=32:se=00;38;5;242"
 				export LESS_TERMCAP_mb=$(printf '\e[01;31m')       # enter blinking mode – red
 				export LESS_TERMCAP_md=$(printf '\e[01;38;5;180m') # enter double-bright mode – bold light orange
@@ -52,7 +60,7 @@ if [ -n "$TMUX" ] || [ "${TERMCAP#*screen}" != "${TERMCAP}" ]; then
 			;;
 			*)
 				# Use Byobu colors (green / blue / red)
-				PS1="${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\e[31m\]\$(byobu_prompt_status)\[\e[00;32m\]\u\[\e[00m\]@\[\e[00;36m\]\h\[\e[00m\]:\[\e[00;31m\]\w\[\e[00m\]\$ "
+				PS1="${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\e[31m\]\$(byobu_prompt_status)\[\e[00;32m\]\u\[\e[00m\]@\[\e[00;36m\]\h\[\e[00m\]:\[\e[00;31m\]\w\[\e[00m\]\$(byobu_prompt_symbol) "
 			;;
 		esac
 	fi