diff --git a/src/segments/path.go b/src/segments/path.go
index f60dce27..5c11a38a 100644
--- a/src/segments/path.go
+++ b/src/segments/path.go
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ const (
 	CycleFolderSeparator properties.Property = "cycle_folder_separator"
 	// format to use on the folder names
 	FolderFormat properties.Property = "folder_format"
+	// format to use on the first and last folder of the path
+	EdgeFormat properties.Property = "edge_format"
 )
 
 func (pt *Path) Template() string {
@@ -593,9 +595,9 @@ func (pt *Path) colorizePath(root string, elements []string) string {
 	folderSeparator := pt.getFolderSeparator()
 	colorSeparator := pt.props.GetBool(CycleFolderSeparator, false)
 	folderFormat := pt.props.GetString(FolderFormat, "%s")
+	edgeFormat := pt.props.GetString(EdgeFormat, folderFormat)
 
 	colorizeElement := func(element string) string {
-		element = fmt.Sprintf(folderFormat, element)
 		if skipColorize || len(element) == 0 {
 			return element
 		}
@@ -606,6 +608,7 @@ func (pt *Path) colorizePath(root string, elements []string) string {
 	}
 
 	if len(elements) == 0 {
+		root := fmt.Sprintf(edgeFormat, root)
 		return colorizeElement(root)
 	}
 
@@ -618,6 +621,7 @@ func (pt *Path) colorizePath(root string, elements []string) string {
 
 	var builder strings.Builder
 
+	root = fmt.Sprintf(edgeFormat, root)
 	builder.WriteString(colorizeElement(root))
 
 	if root != pt.env.PathSeparator() && len(root) != 0 {
@@ -628,6 +632,13 @@ func (pt *Path) colorizePath(root string, elements []string) string {
 		if len(element) == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
+
+		format := folderFormat
+		if i == len(elements)-1 {
+			format = edgeFormat
+		}
+
+		element = fmt.Sprintf(format, element)
 		builder.WriteString(colorizeElement(element))
 		if i != len(elements)-1 {
 			builder.WriteString(colorizeSeparator())
diff --git a/themes/schema.json b/themes/schema.json
index 2b74d060..a8e0e4fc 100644
--- a/themes/schema.json
+++ b/themes/schema.json
@@ -1801,6 +1801,12 @@
                     "title": "The folder format",
                     "description": "Golang string format to apply to the folder name",
                     "pattern": ".*%s.*"
+                  },
+                  "edge_format": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "title": "The format to use on the start and end folder",
+                    "description": "Golang string format to apply to the start and end folder",
+                    "pattern": ".*%s.*"
                   }
                 }
               }
diff --git a/website/docs/segments/path.mdx b/website/docs/segments/path.mdx
index 18338f0d..84c2ad1a 100644
--- a/website/docs/segments/path.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/segments/path.mdx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import Config from "@site/src/components/Config.js";
 | `cycle`                     | `[]string` | a list of color overrides to cycle through to colorize the individual path folders, e.g. `[ "#ffffff,#111111" ]`             |
 | `cycle_folder_separator`    | `boolean`  | colorize the `folder_separator_icon` as well when using a cycle - defaults to `false`                                        |
 | `folder_format`             | `string`   | format to use on individual path folders - defaults to `%s`                                                                  |
+| `edge_format`               | `string`   | format to use on the first and last folder of the path - defaults to `%s`                                                    |
 
 ## Mapped Locations