diff --git a/fish/functions/fish_prompt_git_settings.fish b/fish/functions/fish_prompt_git_settings.fish
index 33259fc..1c421f2 100644
--- a/fish/functions/fish_prompt_git_settings.fish
+++ b/fish/functions/fish_prompt_git_settings.fish
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ function fish_prompt_git_settings --description 'Configure the git prompt'
     _set_global_if_unset __fish_git_prompt_showdirtystate 1
     _set_global_if_unset __fish_git_prompt_showstashstate 1
     _set_global_if_unset __fish_git_prompt_showuntrackedfiles 1
-    _set_global_if_unset __fish_git_prompt_showupstream "none"
+    _set_global_if_unset __fish_git_prompt_showupstream "informative"
+
+    # Characters
+    _set_global_if_unset __fish_git_prompt_char_upstream_ahead '↑'
+    _set_global_if_unset __fish_git_prompt_char_upstream_behind '↓'
+    _set_global_if_unset __fish_git_prompt_char_upstream_diverged '↑↓'
 
     # Colors
     _set_global_if_unset __fish_git_prompt_color_branch magenta
@@ -12,4 +17,5 @@ function fish_prompt_git_settings --description 'Configure the git prompt'
     _set_global_if_unset __fish_git_prompt_color_stagedstate cyan
     _set_global_if_unset __fish_git_prompt_color_stashstate cyan
     _set_global_if_unset __fish_git_prompt_color_untrackedfiles cyan
+    _set_global_if_unset __fish_git_prompt_color_upstream green
 end