diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c255026..5cb3776 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- the `Text` widget now allows user to specify custom scroll marker runes.
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - coveralls again triggers and reports on PRs.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ecd1fd..466df32 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ Termdash uses [this branching model](https://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-bra
 - [datadash](https://github.com/keithknott26/datadash): Visualize streaming or tabular data inside the terminal.
 - [grafterm](https://github.com/slok/grafterm): Metrics dashboards visualization on the terminal.
 - [perfstat](https://github.com/flaviostutz/perfstat): Analyze and show tips about possible bottlenecks in Linux systems.
+- [gex](https://github.com/Tosch110/gex): Cosmos SDK explorer in-terminal.
 
 # Disclaimer
 
diff --git a/widgets/text/options.go b/widgets/text/options.go
index b91cec8..1896d69 100644
--- a/widgets/text/options.go
+++ b/widgets/text/options.go
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ type Option interface {
 
 // options stores the provided options.
 type options struct {
+	scrollUp         rune
+	scrollDown       rune
 	wrapMode         wrap.Mode
 	rollContent      bool
 	disableScrolling bool
@@ -46,6 +48,8 @@ type options struct {
 // newOptions returns a new options instance.
 func newOptions(opts ...Option) *options {
 	opt := &options{
+		scrollUp:        DefaultScrollUpRune,
+		scrollDown:      DefaultScrollDownRune,
 		mouseUpButton:   DefaultScrollMouseButtonUp,
 		mouseDownButton: DefaultScrollMouseButtonDown,
 		keyUp:           DefaultScrollKeyUp,
@@ -84,6 +88,22 @@ func (o option) set(opts *options) {
 	o(opts)
 }
 
+// ScrollRunes configures the text widgets scroll runes, shown at the top and
+// bottom of a scrollable text widget. If not provided, the default scroll
+// runes will be used.
+func ScrollRunes(up, down rune) Option {
+	return option(func(opts *options) {
+		opts.scrollUp = up
+		opts.scrollDown = down
+	})
+}
+
+// The default scroll runes for content scrolling
+const (
+	DefaultScrollUpRune   = '⇧'
+	DefaultScrollDownRune = '⇩'
+)
+
 // WrapAtWords configures the text widget so that it automatically wraps lines
 // that are longer than the width of the widget at word boundaries. If not
 // provided, long lines are trimmed instead.
diff --git a/widgets/text/text.go b/widgets/text/text.go
index 0712cbc..645a3db 100644
--- a/widgets/text/text.go
+++ b/widgets/text/text.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ const minLinesForMarkers = 3
 func (t *Text) drawScrollUp(cvs *canvas.Canvas, cur image.Point, fromLine int) (bool, error) {
 	height := cvs.Area().Dy()
 	if cur.Y == 0 && height >= minLinesForMarkers && fromLine > 0 {
-		cells, err := cvs.SetCell(cur, '⇧')
+		cells, err := cvs.SetCell(cur, t.opts.scrollUp)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (t *Text) drawScrollDown(cvs *canvas.Canvas, cur image.Point, fromLine int)
 	height := cvs.Area().Dy()
 	lines := len(t.wrapped)
 	if cur.Y == height-1 && height >= minLinesForMarkers && height < lines-fromLine {
-		cells, err := cvs.SetCell(cur, '⇩')
+		cells, err := cvs.SetCell(cur, t.opts.scrollDown)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}
diff --git a/widgets/text/text_test.go b/widgets/text/text_test.go
index 784db8d..b6b9111 100644
--- a/widgets/text/text_test.go
+++ b/widgets/text/text_test.go
@@ -281,6 +281,26 @@ func TestTextDraws(t *testing.T) {
 				return ft
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			desc:   "trims content when longer than canvas and draws a custom bottom scroll marker",
+			canvas: image.Rect(0, 0, 10, 3),
+			opts: []Option{
+				ScrollRunes('^', '.'),
+			},
+			writes: func(widget *Text) error {
+				return widget.Write("line0\nline1\nline2\nline3")
+			},
+			want: func(size image.Point) *faketerm.Terminal {
+				ft := faketerm.MustNew(size)
+				c := testcanvas.MustNew(ft.Area())
+
+				testdraw.MustText(c, "line0", image.Point{0, 0})
+				testdraw.MustText(c, "line1", image.Point{0, 1})
+				testdraw.MustText(c, ".", image.Point{0, 2})
+				testcanvas.MustApply(c, ft)
+				return ft
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			desc:   "scrolls down on mouse wheel down a line at a time",
 			canvas: image.Rect(0, 0, 10, 3),
@@ -571,6 +591,27 @@ func TestTextDraws(t *testing.T) {
 				return ft
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			desc:   "rolls content upwards and draws a custom up scroll marker",
+			canvas: image.Rect(0, 0, 10, 3),
+			opts: []Option{
+				RollContent(),
+				ScrollRunes('^', '.'),
+			},
+			writes: func(widget *Text) error {
+				return widget.Write("line0\nline1\nline2\nline3")
+			},
+			want: func(size image.Point) *faketerm.Terminal {
+				ft := faketerm.MustNew(size)
+				c := testcanvas.MustNew(ft.Area())
+
+				testdraw.MustText(c, "^", image.Point{0, 0})
+				testdraw.MustText(c, "line2", image.Point{0, 1})
+				testdraw.MustText(c, "line3", image.Point{0, 2})
+				testcanvas.MustApply(c, ft)
+				return ft
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			desc:   "rolls content upwards and wraps lines at rune boundaries",
 			canvas: image.Rect(0, 0, 10, 2),