diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37266984..3c464746 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -245,6 +245,43 @@ export default function (plop) {
 	});
 };
 ```
+## setActionTypeDisplay
+`setActionTypeDisplay` allows you to change the characters shown on the output of a specific action. For instance, the `add` action's output is prefixed with `++`.
+
+You may need to write a custom action that fetches a file from an API and adds it, and you may want to use the `++` prefix for consistency. This could be done with the following:
+
+``` javascript
+import chalk from 'chalk';
+
+export default function (plop) {
+	// Define your custom action that asynchronously adds a file
+	plop.setActionType('fetchAndAddAsync', function (answers, config, plop) {
+		return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+			if (success) {
+				resolve('success status message');
+			} else {
+				reject('error message');
+			}
+		});
+	});
+
+	// Use the same action type as 'add' for consistency
+	plop.setActionTypeDisplay('fetchAndAddAsync', chalk.green('++'));
+};
+```
+
+By default, the following type displays are set:
+
+``` javascript
+const typeDisplay = {
+  function: chalk.yellow("->"),
+  add: chalk.green("++"),
+  addMany: chalk.green("+!"),
+  modify: `${chalk.green("+")}${chalk.red("-")}`,
+  append: chalk.green("_+"),
+  skip: chalk.green("--"),
+};
+```
 
 ## setPrompt
 [Inquirer](https://github.com/SBoudrias/Inquirer.js) provides many types of prompts out of the box, but it also allows developers to build prompt plugins. If you'd like to use a prompt plugin, you can register it with `setPrompt`. For more details see the [Inquirer documentation for registering prompts](https://github.com/SBoudrias/Inquirer.js#inquirerregisterpromptname-prompt). Also check out the [plop community driven list of custom prompts](https://github.com/plopjs/awesome-plop#inquirer-prompts).
diff --git a/packages/node-plop/src/node-plop.js b/packages/node-plop/src/node-plop.js
index 043bd123..eef60339 100644
--- a/packages/node-plop/src/node-plop.js
+++ b/packages/node-plop/src/node-plop.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ async function nodePlop(plopfilePath = "", plopCfg = {}) {
   const generators = {};
   const partials = {};
   const actionTypes = {};
+  const actionTypeDisplays = {};
   const helpers = Object.assign(
     {
       pkg: (propertyPath) => _get(pkgJson, propertyPath, ""),
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ async function nodePlop(plopfilePath = "", plopCfg = {}) {
   const setPartial = (name, str) => {
     partials[name] = str;
   };
+  const setActionTypeDisplay = (name, typeDisplay) => {
+    actionTypeDisplays[name] = typeDisplay;
+  };
   const setActionType = (name, fn) => {
     actionTypes[name] = fn;
   };
@@ -57,6 +61,7 @@ async function nodePlop(plopfilePath = "", plopCfg = {}) {
   const getHelper = (name) => helpers[name];
   const getPartial = (name) => partials[name];
   const getActionType = (name) => actionTypes[name];
+  const getActionTypeDisplay = (name) => actionTypeDisplays[name];
   const getGenerator = (name) => generators[name];
   function setGenerator(name = "", config = {}) {
     // if no name is provided, use a default
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ async function nodePlop(plopfilePath = "", plopCfg = {}) {
     Object.keys(helpers).filter((h) => !baseHelpers.includes(h));
   const getPartialList = () => Object.keys(partials);
   const getActionTypeList = () => Object.keys(actionTypes);
+  const getActionTypeDisplayList = () => Object.keys(actionTypeDisplays);
   function getGeneratorList() {
     return Object.keys(generators).map(function (name) {
       const { description } = generators[name];
@@ -118,6 +124,7 @@ async function nodePlop(plopfilePath = "", plopCfg = {}) {
             helpers: false,
             partials: false,
             actionTypes: false,
+            actionTypeDisplays: false,
           },
           includeCfg
         );
@@ -147,6 +154,12 @@ async function nodePlop(plopfilePath = "", plopCfg = {}) {
           setActionType,
           proxy.getActionType
         );
+        loadAsset(
+          proxy.getActionTypeDisplayList(),
+          includeCfg === true || include.actionTypeDisplays,
+          setActionTypeDisplay,
+          proxy.getActionTypeDisplay
+        );
       })
     );
   }
@@ -202,6 +215,9 @@ async function nodePlop(plopfilePath = "", plopCfg = {}) {
     setActionType,
     getActionType,
     getActionTypeList,
+    setActionTypeDisplay,
+    getActionTypeDisplay,
+    getActionTypeDisplayList,
 
     // path context methods
     setPlopfilePath,
diff --git a/packages/node-plop/tests/imported-custom-action/imported-custom-action.spec.js b/packages/node-plop/tests/imported-custom-action/imported-custom-action.spec.js
index 5c313530..b703498f 100644
--- a/packages/node-plop/tests/imported-custom-action/imported-custom-action.spec.js
+++ b/packages/node-plop/tests/imported-custom-action/imported-custom-action.spec.js
@@ -62,4 +62,24 @@ describe("imported-custom-action", function () {
       true
     );
   });
+
+  test("imported custom action can define a custom type display string", async function () {
+    const plop = await nodePlop();
+    const testFilePath = path.resolve(testSrcPath, "test.txt");
+    plop.setActionType("custom-del", customAction);
+    plop.setActionTypeDisplay("custom-del", "><");
+
+    // add the file
+    const addTestFile = { type: "add", path: testFilePath };
+    // remove the file
+    const deleteTestFile = { type: "custom-del", path: testFilePath };
+
+    const generator = plop.setGenerator("", {
+      actions: [addTestFile, deleteTestFile],
+    });
+
+    expect(typeof plop.getActionType("custom-del")).toBe("function");
+    expect(typeof plop.getActionTypeDisplay("custom-del")).toBe("string");
+    expect(plop.getActionTypeDisplay("custom-del")).toBe("><");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/node-plop/tests/load-assets-from-plopfile/load-assets-from-plopfile.spec.js b/packages/node-plop/tests/load-assets-from-plopfile/load-assets-from-plopfile.spec.js
index a51e8378..1f2fbb3c 100644
--- a/packages/node-plop/tests/load-assets-from-plopfile/load-assets-from-plopfile.spec.js
+++ b/packages/node-plop/tests/load-assets-from-plopfile/load-assets-from-plopfile.spec.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ describe("load-assets-from-plopfile", function () {
         helpers: true,
         partials: true,
         actionTypes: true,
+        actionTypeDisplays: true,
       }
     );
 
@@ -86,11 +87,19 @@ describe("load-assets-from-plopfile", function () {
     expect(gNameList.length).toBe(3);
     expect(plop.getHelperList().length).toBe(3);
     expect(plop.getPartialList().length).toBe(3);
-    expect(plop.getActionTypeList().length).toBe(1);
+    expect(plop.getActionTypeList().length).toBe(2);
+    expect(plop.getActionTypeDisplayList().length).toBe(1);
     expect(gNameList.includes("test-generator1")).toBe(true);
     expect(plop.getHelperList().includes("test-helper2")).toBe(true);
     expect(plop.getPartialList().includes("test-partial3")).toBe(true);
     expect(plop.getActionTypeList().includes("test-actionType1")).toBe(true);
+    expect(plop.getActionTypeList().includes("test-actionType2")).toBe(true);
+    expect(plop.getActionTypeDisplayList().includes("test-actionType1")).toBe(
+      false
+    );
+    expect(plop.getActionTypeDisplayList().includes("test-actionType2")).toBe(
+      true
+    );
   });
 
   test("plop.load passes a config option that can be used to include all the plopfile output", async function () {
@@ -101,11 +110,19 @@ describe("load-assets-from-plopfile", function () {
     expect(gNameList.length).toBe(3);
     expect(plop.getHelperList().length).toBe(3);
     expect(plop.getPartialList().length).toBe(3);
-    expect(plop.getActionTypeList().length).toBe(1);
+    expect(plop.getActionTypeList().length).toBe(2);
+    expect(plop.getActionTypeDisplayList().length).toBe(1);
     expect(gNameList.includes("test-generator1")).toBe(true);
     expect(plop.getHelperList().includes("test-helper2")).toBe(true);
     expect(plop.getPartialList().includes("test-partial3")).toBe(true);
     expect(plop.getActionTypeList().includes("test-actionType1")).toBe(true);
+    expect(plop.getActionTypeList().includes("test-actionType2")).toBe(true);
+    expect(plop.getActionTypeDisplayList().includes("test-actionType1")).toBe(
+      false
+    );
+    expect(plop.getActionTypeDisplayList().includes("test-actionType2")).toBe(
+      true
+    );
   });
 
   test("plop.load should import functioning assets", async function () {
@@ -124,6 +141,7 @@ describe("load-assets-from-plopfile", function () {
     expect(plop.getHelper("test-helper2")("test")).toBe("helper 2: test");
     expect(plop.getPartial("test-partial3")).toBe("partial 3: {{name}}");
     expect(plop.getActionType("test-actionType1")()).toBe("test");
+    expect(plop.getActionType("test-actionType2")()).toBe("test");
   });
 
   test("plop.load can include only helpers", async function () {
diff --git a/packages/node-plop/tests/load-assets-from-plopfile/plopfile.js b/packages/node-plop/tests/load-assets-from-plopfile/plopfile.js
index 56191766..0878e22f 100644
--- a/packages/node-plop/tests/load-assets-from-plopfile/plopfile.js
+++ b/packages/node-plop/tests/load-assets-from-plopfile/plopfile.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ export default function (plop, config = {}) {
   plop.setPartial(`${cfg.prefix}partial3`, "partial 3: {{name}}");
 
   plop.setActionType(`${cfg.prefix}actionType1`, () => "test");
+  plop.setActionType(`${cfg.prefix}actionType2`, () => "test");
+  plop.setActionTypeDisplay(`${cfg.prefix}actionType2`, "><");
 
   const generatorObject = {
     actions: [{ type: "add", path: "src/{{name}}.txt" }],
diff --git a/packages/node-plop/types/index.d.ts b/packages/node-plop/types/index.d.ts
index a0c0f18d..560bc0cb 100644
--- a/packages/node-plop/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/node-plop/types/index.d.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export interface IncludeDefinitionConfig {
   helpers?: boolean;
   partials?: boolean;
   actionTypes?: boolean;
+  actionTypeDisplays?: boolean;
 }
 
 export type IncludeDefinition = boolean | string[] | IncludeDefinitionConfig;
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ export interface NodePlopAPI {
 
   setActionType(name: string, fn: CustomActionFunction): void;
 
+  setActionTypeDisplay(name: string, typeDisplay: string): void;
+
   /**
    * This does not include a `CustomActionConfig` for the same reasons
    * Listed in the `ActionType` declaration. Please see that JSDoc for more
@@ -54,6 +57,10 @@ export interface NodePlopAPI {
 
   getActionTypeList(): string[];
 
+  getActionTypeDisplay(name: string): string;
+
+  getActionTypeDisplayList(): string[];
+
   setPlopfilePath(filePath: string): void;
 
   getPlopfilePath(): string;
diff --git a/packages/plop/bin/plop.js b/packages/plop/bin/plop.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/packages/plop/src/console-out.js b/packages/plop/src/console-out.js
index bda7b30e..24b5acb9 100644
--- a/packages/plop/src/console-out.js
+++ b/packages/plop/src/console-out.js
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ const typeDisplay = {
   append: chalk.green("_+"),
   skip: chalk.green("--"),
 };
+
+const addToTypeDisplay = (name, characters) => {
+  typeDisplay[name] = characters;
+};
+
 const typeMap = (name, noMap) => {
   const dimType = chalk.dim(name);
   return noMap ? dimType : typeDisplay[name] || dimType;
@@ -126,6 +131,7 @@ export {
   chooseOptionFromList,
   displayHelpScreen,
   createInitPlopfile,
+  addToTypeDisplay,
   typeMap,
   getHelpMessage,
 };
diff --git a/packages/plop/src/plop.js b/packages/plop/src/plop.js
index 6f33d572..e069ade3 100644
--- a/packages/plop/src/plop.js
+++ b/packages/plop/src/plop.js
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ async function run(env, _, passArgsBeforeDashes) {
     plop,
     passArgsBeforeDashes
   );
+  const actionTypeDisplays = plop.getActionTypeDisplayList();
+  actionTypeDisplays.forEach((type) => {
+    out.addToTypeDisplay(type, plop.getActionTypeDisplay(type));
+  });
 
   // look up a generator and run it with calculated bypass data
   const runGeneratorByName = (name) => {
diff --git a/packages/plop/tests/actions.spec.js b/packages/plop/tests/actions.spec.js
index 25c51418..54e073cd 100644
--- a/packages/plop/tests/actions.spec.js
+++ b/packages/plop/tests/actions.spec.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ test("Plop to add and rename files", async () => {
   const data = fs.readFileSync(expectedFilePath, "utf8");
 
   expect(data).toMatch(/Hello/);
+  expect(await findByText("++ /output/new-output.txt")).toBeInTheConsole();
 });
 
 test("Plop to add and change file contents", async () => {
@@ -48,9 +49,24 @@ test("Plop to add and change file contents", async () => {
   const data = await fs.promises.readFile(expectedFilePath, "utf8");
 
   expect(data).toMatch(/Hi Corbin!/);
+  expect(await findByText("++ /output/new-output.txt")).toBeInTheConsole();
 });
 
 test.todo("Test modify");
 test.todo("Test append");
 test.todo("Test built-in helpers");
 test.todo("Test custom helpers");
+
+test("Plop to display a custom string for a given action type", async () => {
+  const expectedFilePath = await getFilePath(
+    "./examples/custom-action-display/output/out.txt"
+  );
+
+  const { findByText } = await renderPlop(["addFile"], {
+    cwd: resolve(__dirname, "./examples/custom-action-display"),
+  });
+
+  await waitFor(() => fs.promises.stat(expectedFilePath));
+
+  expect(await findByText(">< /output/out.txt")).toBeInTheConsole();
+});
diff --git a/packages/plop/tests/examples/custom-action-display/output/.gitkeep b/packages/plop/tests/examples/custom-action-display/output/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/packages/plop/tests/examples/custom-action-display/package.json b/packages/plop/tests/examples/custom-action-display/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..440ecbf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plop/tests/examples/custom-action-display/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "plop-example-custom-action-display",
+  "type": "module",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/plop/tests/examples/custom-action-display/plopfile.js b/packages/plop/tests/examples/custom-action-display/plopfile.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16f10a66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plop/tests/examples/custom-action-display/plopfile.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+export default function (plop) {
+  plop.setActionTypeDisplay("add", "><");
+  plop.setGenerator("addFile", {
+    description: "Add a file",
+    prompts: [],
+    actions: [
+      {
+        type: "add",
+        path: "./output/out.txt",
+        templateFile: "./templates/to-add.txt",
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/plop/tests/examples/custom-action-display/templates/to-add.txt b/packages/plop/tests/examples/custom-action-display/templates/to-add.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e965047a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plop/tests/examples/custom-action-display/templates/to-add.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hello