diff --git a/i3/config b/i3/config
index d3728a04..ab27806a 100644
--- a/i3/config
+++ b/i3/config
@@ -65,9 +65,13 @@ bindsym $mod+u exec ~/.dotfiles/rofi/scripts/rofi-emoji
 bindsym $mod+Shift+x exec killall i3
 
 
-bindsym --release Caps_Lock exec pkill -SIGRTMIN+11 i3blocks
-bindsym --release Num_Lock  exec pkill -SIGRTMIN+11 i3blocks
+# Send signals to i3 blocks and zsh to tell them that capslock has been pushed
+# The message to zsh is technically a "window change" which causes zsh to re-draw the prompt
+# https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/440184/update-zsh-ps1-propt-on-keypress
+bindsym --release Caps_Lock exec pkill -SIGRTMIN+11 i3blocks && pkill -SIGWINCH zsh
 
+#Send a message to i3blocks to say that numlock has been pushed
+bindsym --release Num_Lock  exec pkill -SIGRTMIN+11 i3blocks