diff --git a/modules/utility/README.md b/modules/utility/README.md
index e5dda67..7aec67a 100644
--- a/modules/utility/README.md
+++ b/modules/utility/README.md
@@ -46,3 +46,11 @@ Aliases `get` to ( `aria2c` || `axel` || `wget` || `curl` ).
 | alias | description |
 | ----- | ----------- |
 | `mkcd` | `mkdir -p` and `cd` |
+
+Commands
+--------
+
+| command | description |
+| ----- | ----------- |
+| `module_update` | `Updates git-installed modules and themes specified in the zimrc` |
+
diff --git a/modules/utility/functions/module_update b/modules/utility/functions/module_update
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daac3d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/utility/functions/module_update
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+local currentdir=$(pwd)
+local updated=0
+local failed=0
+local module
+local mlocation
+local nfailed
+local ncolors red green yelllow blue bold normal 
+if which tput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    ncolors=$(tput colors)
+  fi
+if [ -t 1 ] && [ -n "${ncolors}" ] && [ "${ncolors}" -ge 8 ]; then
+  red="$(tput setaf 1)"
+  green="$(tput setaf 2)"
+  yellow="$(tput setaf 3)"
+  blue="$(tput setaf 4)"
+  bold="$(tput bold)"
+  normal="$(tput sgr0)"
+else
+  red=""
+  green=""
+  yellow=""
+  blue=""
+  bold=""
+  normal=""
+fi
+for module in $umodules; do
+  nfailed=0
+  if [ -d ${ZIM_HOME}/modules/${module} ]; then
+    mlocation=${ZIM_HOME}/modules/${module}
+  elif [ -d ${ZIM_HOME}/modules/prompt/external-themes/${module} ]; then
+    mlocation=${ZIM_HOME}/modules/prompt/external-themes/${module}
+  else 
+    echo "${red}Cant find $module module...$normal"
+    break
+  fi
+  echo -ne "${blue}Updating $module... $normal"\\r
+  output=$(cd $mlocation && git remote update -p && git merge --ff-only @\{u\})
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  	echo -ne "${red}Failed to update $module...\n $output $normal"\\r
+  	failed=$((failed+1))
+  	nfailed=1
+  fi
+  if ! [ ${nfailed} = "1" ]; then
+  if echo "$output" | grep -i "up to date" > /dev/null; then
+  	echo -ne "${blue}$module at latest version.      $normal"\\r
+  else
+  	echo -ne "${green}Updated $module!      $normal"\\r
+      updated=$((updated+1))
+  fi
+  fi
+  printf '\n'
+done
+for pmodule in $pmodules; do
+    echo -ne "${blue}Updating $pmodule... $normal"\\r
+    output=$(cd ${ZIM_HOME}/modules/prompt/external-themes/$pmodule && git remote update -p && git merge --ff-only @\{u\})
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo -ne "${red}Failed to update $pmodule...\n $output $normal"\\r
+        failed=$((failed+1))
+    fi
+    if echo "$output" | grep -i "up to date" > /dev/null; then
+        echo -ne "${blue}$pmodule at latest version.      $normal"\\r
+    else
+        echo -ne "${green}Updated $pmodule!      $normal"\\r
+        updated=$((updated+1))
+    fi
+    printf '\n'
+done
+if [ $updated -gt 0 ]; then
+	if [ $failed -eq 0 ]; then
+		echo "${green}${bold}Sucessfully updated $updated modules!$normal"
+	fi
+else
+	if [ $failed -eq 0 ]; then
+		echo "${blue}${bold}No module updates avaliable.$normal"
+	fi
+fi
+if [ $failed -gt 0 ]; then
+	if [ $updated -gt 0 ]; then
+		echo "${blue}${bold}Sucessfully updated $updated modules and failed to update $failed modules.$normal"
+	else
+        echo "${red}${bold}Failed to update $failed modules, no module updates available.$normal"
+	fi
+
+fi
+cd $currentdir
diff --git a/templates/zimrc b/templates/zimrc
index 203a7a6..107f020 100644
--- a/templates/zimrc
+++ b/templates/zimrc
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ zprompt_theme='steeef'
 # The example below uses the following format: 'username@host:/current/directory'
 ztermtitle='%n@%m:%~'
 
+
+#
+# Updater
+#
+
+# Set modules or themes to update (they must be a valid git repo)
+#umodules=()
+
+
 #
 # Input
 #