diff --git a/doc/airline.txt b/doc/airline.txt
index e3dd1ac..6f8a9a8 100644
--- a/doc/airline.txt
+++ b/doc/airline.txt
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ well as the powerline font glyths
   let g:airline_linecolumn_prefix = '¶ '
   let g:airline_fugitive_prefix = '⎇ '
   let g:airline_paste_symbol = 'ρ'
+  let g:airline_paste_symbol = 'Þ'
+  let g:airline_paste_symbol = '∥'
 
   " powerline symbols
   let g:airline_left_sep = ''
diff --git a/plugin/airline.vim b/plugin/airline.vim
index e773414..1b97129 100644
--- a/plugin/airline.vim
+++ b/plugin/airline.vim
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ function! s:update_statusline(active)
 
   let sl = l:mode_color
   let sl.= a:active
-        \ ? '%{AirlineUpdateHighlight()} '.g:airline_section_a.' %{&paste ? g:airline_paste_symbol." " : ""}'.l:mode_sep_color
+        \ ? '%{AirlineUpdateHighlight()} '.g:airline_section_a.' %{g:airline_paste_detection && &paste ? g:airline_paste_symbol." " : ""}'.l:mode_sep_color
         \ : '        %#Al9#'
   let sl.='%{g:airline_left_sep}'.l:info_color
   let sl.=' '.g:airline_section_b.' '