diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ca43a13c..88b26113 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ alias fetch2="fetch \
 
     Image:
     --image                Image source. Where and what image we display.
-                           Possible values: wall, shuffle, /path/to/img, off
+                           Possible values: wall, shuffle, ascii,
+                           /path/to/img, off
     --image_backend        Which program to use to draw images.
     --shuffle_dir           Which directory to shuffle for an image.
     --font_width px        Used to automatically size the image
@@ -234,6 +235,12 @@ alias fetch2="fetch \
                            move the text closer to the left side.
     --clean                Remove all cropped images
 
+
+    Ascii:
+    --ascii path/to/ascii  File to get ascii from
+    --ascii_color          Color to print the ascii art
+
+
     Screenshot:
     --scrot /path/to/img   Take a screenshot, if path is left empty
                            the screenshot function will use
diff --git a/fetch b/fetch
index b3179fe1..e78fa4fc 100755
--- a/fetch
+++ b/fetch
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ prompt_height=1
 
 
 # Image Source
-# --image wall, shuffle, /path/to/img, off
+# --image wall, shuffle, ascii, /path/to/img, off
 image="wall"
 
 # Thumbnail directory
@@ -261,6 +261,20 @@ yoffset=0
 xoffset=0
 
 
+# }}}
+
+# Ascii Options {{{
+
+
+# Default ascii image to use
+# --ascii path/to/ascii.txt
+ascii="$HOME/hi.txt"
+
+# Ascii color
+# --ascii_color
+ascii_color="4"
+
+
 # }}}
 
 # Other Options {{{
@@ -1184,6 +1198,23 @@ getshuffle () {
     shuf -n1 -z)
 }
 
+# }}}
+
+# Ascii {{{
+
+getascii () {
+    # Get length of longest line
+    length="$(wc -L "$ascii")"
+    length=${length/ *}
+
+    # Set the text padding
+    padding="\e[$((length + gap))C"
+
+    # Print the ascii
+    printf "%s" "$(color $ascii_color)$(<$ascii)"
+}
+
+
 # }}}
 
 # Image {{{
@@ -1218,6 +1249,11 @@ getimage () {
             getshuffle
         ;;
 
+        "ascii")
+            getascii
+            return
+        ;;
+
         *)
             img="$image"
         ;;
@@ -1465,7 +1501,8 @@ usage () { cat << EOF
 
     Image:
     --image                Image source. Where and what image we display.
-                           Possible values: wall, shuffle, /path/to/img, off
+                           Possible values: wall, shuffle, ascii,
+                           /path/to/img, off
     --image_backend        Which program to use to draw images.
     --shuffle_dir           Which directory to shuffle for an image.
     --font_width px        Used to automatically size the image
@@ -1491,6 +1528,12 @@ usage () { cat << EOF
                            move the text closer to the left side.
     --clean                Remove all cropped images
 
+
+    Ascii:
+    --ascii path/to/ascii  File to get ascii from
+    --ascii_color          Color to print the ascii art
+
+
     Screenshot:
     --scrot /path/to/img   Take a screenshot, if path is left empty
                            the screenshot function will use
@@ -1561,6 +1604,10 @@ while [ "$1" ]; do
         --gap) gap="$2" ;;
         --clean) rm -rf "$imgtempdir" || exit ;;
 
+        # Ascii
+        --ascii) image="ascii"; ascii="$2" ;;
+        --ascii_color) ascii_color="$2" ;;
+
         # Screenshot
         --scrot | -s) scrot="on"; \
             [ "$2" ] && scrot_path="$2" ;;