diff --git a/libr/core/cconfig.c b/libr/core/cconfig.c
index 448203b543..17a0b40888 100644
--- a/libr/core/cconfig.c
+++ b/libr/core/cconfig.c
@@ -4364,6 +4364,7 @@ R_API int r_core_config_init(RCore *core) {
 	SETPREF ("scr.prompt.tabhelp", "true", "show command help when pressing the TAB key");
 	SETCB ("scr.prompt.mode", "false", &cb_scr_prompt_mode,  "set prompt color based on vi mode");
 	SETBPREF ("scr.prompt.file", "false", "show user prompt file (used by r2 -q)");
+	SETBPREF ("scr.prompt.prj", "false", "show currently used project in prompt");
 	SETBPREF ("scr.prompt.flag", "false", "show flag name in the prompt");
 	SETBPREF ("scr.prompt.sect", "false", "show section name in the prompt");
 	SETBPREF ("scr.tts", "false", "use tts if available by a command (see ic)");
diff --git a/libr/core/cmd_project.inc.c b/libr/core/cmd_project.inc.c
index 07664acbf9..f24f0eeca5 100644
--- a/libr/core/cmd_project.inc.c
+++ b/libr/core/cmd_project.inc.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static void r_core_project_zip_export(RCore *core, const char *prjname, const ch
 			char *zipfile = r_str_newf ("%s/%s.zrp", cwd, prj_name);
 			r_file_rm (zipfile);
 			// XXX use the ZIP api instead!
-			r_sys_cmdf ("zip -r %s %s", outzip? outzip: zipfile, prj_name);
+			r_sys_cmdf ("zip -r %s/%s %s", cwd, outzip? outzip: zipfile, prj_name);
 			free (zipfile);
 		} else {
 			R_LOG_WARN ("Command injection attempt?");
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ static void cmd_Pz(RCore *core, const char *cmd) {
 		arg++;
 	}
 	switch (*cmd) {
-	case 'i':
+	case 'i': // "Pzi"
 		r_core_project_zip_import (core, arg);
 		break;
-	case 'e':
+	case 'e': // "Pze"
 	case ' ':
 		r_core_project_zip_export (core, NULL, arg);
 		break;
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static int cmd_project(void *data, const char *input) {
 		}
 		break;
 	case 'z': // "Pz"
-		cmd_Pz (core, input + 1);
+		cmd_Pz (core, r_str_trim_head_ro (input + 1));
 		break;
 	case '+': // "P+"
 		// xxx
diff --git a/libr/core/core.c b/libr/core/core.c
index f112f04596..131e8fad1a 100644
--- a/libr/core/core.c
+++ b/libr/core/core.c
@@ -3574,10 +3574,14 @@ static void set_prompt(RCore *r) {
 		r_core_cmd (r, cmdprompt, 0);
 	}
 
-	if (r_config_get_b (r->config, "scr.prompt.file")) {
+	if (r_config_get_b (r->config, "scr.prompt.prj")) {
+		free (filename);
+		const char *pn = r_config_get (r->config, "prj.name");
+		filename = r_str_newf ("<%s>", pn);
+	} else if (r_config_get_b (r->config, "scr.prompt.file")) {
 		free (filename);
 		const char *fn = r->io->desc ? r_file_basename (r->io->desc->name) : "";
-		filename = r_str_newf ("\"%s\"", fn);
+		filename = r_str_newf ("<%s>", fn);
 	}
 	if (r->cmdremote) {
 		char *s = r_core_cmd_str (r, "s");