diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
index 87b2b916c0..cb01c2fd5d 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ __git_ps1_show_upstream ()
 
 # Helper function that is meant to be called from __git_ps1.  It
 # injects color codes into the appropriate gitstring variables used
-# to build a gitstring.
+# to build a gitstring. Colored variables are responsible for clearing
+# their own color.
 __git_ps1_colorize_gitstring ()
 {
 	if [[ -n ${ZSH_VERSION-} ]]; then
@@ -271,22 +272,23 @@ __git_ps1_colorize_gitstring ()
 	else
 		branch_color="$bad_color"
 	fi
-	c="$branch_color$c"
+	if [ -n "$c" ]; then
+		c="$branch_color$c$c_clear"
+	fi
+	b="$branch_color$b$c_clear"
 
-	z="$c_clear$z"
-	if [ "$w" = "*" ]; then
-		w="$bad_color$w"
+	if [ -n "$w" ]; then
+		w="$bad_color$w$c_clear"
 	fi
 	if [ -n "$i" ]; then
-		i="$ok_color$i"
+		i="$ok_color$i$c_clear"
 	fi
 	if [ -n "$s" ]; then
-		s="$flags_color$s"
+		s="$flags_color$s$c_clear"
 	fi
 	if [ -n "$u" ]; then
-		u="$bad_color$u"
+		u="$bad_color$u$c_clear"
 	fi
-	r="$c_clear$r"
 }
 
 # Helper function to read the first line of a file into a variable.
@@ -554,6 +556,7 @@ __git_ps1 ()
 		fi
 	fi
 
+	b=${b##refs/heads/}
 	local z="${GIT_PS1_STATESEPARATOR-" "}"
 
 	# NO color option unless in PROMPT_COMMAND mode or it's Zsh
@@ -563,7 +566,6 @@ __git_ps1 ()
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	b=${b##refs/heads/}
 	if [ $pcmode = yes ] && [ $ps1_expanded = yes ]; then
 		__git_ps1_branch_name=$b
 		b="\${__git_ps1_branch_name}"
diff --git a/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh b/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh
index bbd513bab0..abd82eec35 100755
--- a/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh
+++ b/t/t9903-bash-prompt.sh
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - pc mode' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - branch name' '
-	printf "BEFORE: (${c_green}\${__git_ps1_branch_name}${c_clear}):AFTER\\nmain" >expected &&
+	printf "BEFORE: (\${__git_ps1_branch_name}):AFTER\\n${c_green}main${c_clear}" >expected &&
 	(
 		GIT_PS1_SHOWCOLORHINTS=y &&
 		__git_ps1 "BEFORE:" ":AFTER" >"$actual" &&
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - branch name' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - detached head' '
-	printf "BEFORE: (${c_red}\${__git_ps1_branch_name}${c_clear}):AFTER\\n(%s...)" $(git log -1 --format="%h" b1^) >expected &&
+	printf "BEFORE: (\${__git_ps1_branch_name}):AFTER\\n${c_red}(%s...)"${c_clear} $(git log -1 --format="%h" b1^) >expected &&
 	git checkout b1^ &&
 	test_when_finished "git checkout main" &&
 	(
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - detached head' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - dirty status indicator - dirty worktree' '
-	printf "BEFORE: (${c_green}\${__git_ps1_branch_name}${c_clear} ${c_red}*${c_clear}):AFTER\\nmain" >expected &&
+	printf "BEFORE: (\${__git_ps1_branch_name} ${c_red}*${c_clear}):AFTER\\n${c_green}main${c_clear}" >expected &&
 	echo "dirty" >file &&
 	test_when_finished "git reset --hard" &&
 	(
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - dirty status indicator - dirt
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - dirty status indicator - dirty index' '
-	printf "BEFORE: (${c_green}\${__git_ps1_branch_name}${c_clear} ${c_green}+${c_clear}):AFTER\\nmain" >expected &&
+	printf "BEFORE: (\${__git_ps1_branch_name} ${c_green}+${c_clear}):AFTER\\n${c_green}main${c_clear}" >expected &&
 	echo "dirty" >file &&
 	test_when_finished "git reset --hard" &&
 	git add -u &&
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - dirty status indicator - dirt
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - dirty status indicator - dirty index and worktree' '
-	printf "BEFORE: (${c_green}\${__git_ps1_branch_name}${c_clear} ${c_red}*${c_green}+${c_clear}):AFTER\\nmain" >expected &&
+	printf "BEFORE: (\${__git_ps1_branch_name} ${c_red}*${c_clear}${c_green}+${c_clear}):AFTER\\n${c_green}main${c_clear}" >expected &&
 	echo "dirty index" >file &&
 	test_when_finished "git reset --hard" &&
 	git add -u &&
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - dirty status indicator - dirt
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - dirty status indicator - before root commit' '
-	printf "BEFORE: (${c_green}\${__git_ps1_branch_name}${c_clear} ${c_green}#${c_clear}):AFTER\\nmain" >expected &&
+	printf "BEFORE: (\${__git_ps1_branch_name} ${c_green}#${c_clear}):AFTER\\n${c_green}main${c_clear}" >expected &&
 	(
 		GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE=y &&
 		GIT_PS1_SHOWCOLORHINTS=y &&
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - dirty status indicator - befo
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - inside .git directory' '
-	printf "BEFORE: (${c_green}\${__git_ps1_branch_name}${c_clear}):AFTER\\nGIT_DIR!" >expected &&
+	printf "BEFORE: (\${__git_ps1_branch_name}):AFTER\\n${c_green}GIT_DIR!${c_clear}" >expected &&
 	echo "dirty" >file &&
 	test_when_finished "git reset --hard" &&
 	(
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - inside .git directory' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - stash status indicator' '
-	printf "BEFORE: (${c_green}\${__git_ps1_branch_name}${c_clear} ${c_lblue}\$${c_clear}):AFTER\\nmain" >expected &&
+	printf "BEFORE: (\${__git_ps1_branch_name} ${c_lblue}\$${c_clear}):AFTER\\n${c_green}main${c_clear}" >expected &&
 	echo 2 >file &&
 	git stash &&
 	test_when_finished "git stash drop" &&
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - stash status indicator' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'prompt - bash color pc mode - untracked files status indicator' '
-	printf "BEFORE: (${c_green}\${__git_ps1_branch_name}${c_clear} ${c_red}%%${c_clear}):AFTER\\nmain" >expected &&
+	printf "BEFORE: (\${__git_ps1_branch_name} ${c_red}%%${c_clear}):AFTER\\n${c_green}main${c_clear}" >expected &&
 	(
 		GIT_PS1_SHOWUNTRACKEDFILES=y &&
 		GIT_PS1_SHOWCOLORHINTS=y &&