diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ae59c6c5..e9fd9e45 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ byobu (6.3) jammy; urgency=medium
     - within Wolfi, default to our 2nd status line
   * usr/lib/byobu/updates_available:
     - silence apk update
+  * usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc:
+    - support ash for colorized prompt
 
- -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:09:57 -0600
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:22:05 -0600
 
 byobu (6.2) released; urgency=medium
 
diff --git a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc
index c979fb69..986751de 100644
--- a/usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc
+++ b/usr/share/byobu/profiles/bashrc
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ case "$TERM" in
 	;;
 esac
 if [ -n "$TMUX" ] || [ "${TERMCAP#*screen}" != "${TERMCAP}" ]; then
-	# Ensure that we're in bash, in a byobu environment
-	if [ -n "$BYOBU_BACKEND" ] && [ -n "$BASH" ]; then
+	# Ensure that we're in bash or ash, in a byobu environment
+	if [ -n "$BYOBU_BACKEND" ] && [ -n "$BASH" ] || [ "$SHELL" = "/bin/ash" ]; then
 		byobu_prompt_status() { local e=$?; [ $e != 0 ] && echo -e " $e "; }
 		[ -n "$BYOBU_CHARMAP" ] || BYOBU_CHARMAP=$(locale charmap 2>/dev/null || echo)
 		byobu_prompt_symbol() {