diff --git a/.gitmux.yml b/.gitmux.yml
index 59953d6..8e29d03 100644
--- a/.gitmux.yml
+++ b/.gitmux.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ tmux:
     options:
         # Maximum displayed length for local and remote branch names.
         branch_max_len: 0
-        # Trim left or right end of the branch (`right` or `left`).
+        # Trim left, right or from the center of the branch (`right`, `left` or `center`).
         branch_trim: right
         # Character indicating whether and where a branch was truncated.
         ellipsis: …
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 16414d1..7a1d489 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -265,15 +265,14 @@ layout: [branch, "|", flags, "|", stats]
 
 This is the list of additional configuration `options`:
 
-| Option             | Description                                                |      Default       |
-| :----------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------- | :----------------: |
-| `branch_max_len`   | Maximum displayed length for local and remote branch names |   `0` (no limit)   |
-| `branch_trim`      | Trim left or right end of the branch (`right` or `left`)   | `right` (trailing) |
-| `ellipsis`         | Character to show branch name has been truncated           |        `…`         |
-| `hide_clean`       | Hides the clean flag entirely                              |      `false`       |
-| `swap_divergence`  | Swaps order of behind & ahead upstream counts              |      `false`       |
-| `divergence_space` | Add a space between behind & ahead upstream counts         |      `false`       |
-
+| Option             | Description                                                                     |      Default       |
+| :----------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | :----------------: |
+| `branch_max_len`   | Maximum displayed length for local and remote branch names                      |   `0` (no limit)   |
+| `branch_trim`      | Trim left, right or from the center of the branch (`right`, `left` or `center`) | `right` (trailing) |
+| `ellipsis`         | Character to show branch name has been truncated                                |        `…`         |
+| `hide_clean`       | Hides the clean flag entirely                                                   |      `false`       |
+| `swap_divergence`  | Swaps order of behind & ahead upstream counts                                   |      `false`       |
+| `divergence_space` | Add a space between behind & ahead upstream counts                              |      `false`       |
 
 ## Troubleshooting
 
diff --git a/tmux/formater.go b/tmux/formater.go
index 727290d..f601ff8 100644
--- a/tmux/formater.go
+++ b/tmux/formater.go
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ type styles struct {
 }
 
 const (
-	dirLeft  direction = "left"
-	dirRight direction = "right"
+	dirLeft   direction = "left"
+	dirRight  direction = "right"
+	dirCenter direction = "center"
 )
 
 type direction string
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ func (d *direction) UnmarshalYAML(value *yaml.Node) error {
 		*d = dirLeft
 	case dirRight:
 		*d = dirRight
+	case dirCenter:
+		*d = dirCenter
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("'direction': unexpected value %v", s)
 	}
@@ -100,8 +103,8 @@ type Formater struct {
 }
 
 // truncate returns s, truncated so that it is no more than max runes long.
-// Depending on the provided direction, truncation is performed right or left.
-// If s is returned truncated, the truncated part is replaced with the
+// Depending on the provided direction, truncation is performed right, left or
+// center. If s is returned truncated, the truncated part is replaced with the
 // 'ellipsis' string.
 //
 // If max is zero, negative or greater than the number of runes in s, truncate
@@ -130,6 +133,16 @@ func truncate(s, ellipsis string, max int, dir direction) string {
 	case dirLeft:
 		runes = runes[len(runes)+len(ell)-max:]
 		runes = append(ell, runes...)
+	case dirCenter:
+		// We want to keep the same number of runes on both sides of the ellipsis. If the
+		// number of runes on each side is odd, we add one more rune to the right side.
+		llen := (max - len(ell)) / 2
+		rlen := max - len(ell) - llen
+
+		right := runes[len(runes)-rlen:]
+
+		runes = append(runes[:llen], ell...)
+		runes = append(runes, right...)
 	}
 	return string(runes)
 }
diff --git a/tmux/formater_test.go b/tmux/formater_test.go
index a55185a..70ffce7 100644
--- a/tmux/formater_test.go
+++ b/tmux/formater_test.go
@@ -484,6 +484,78 @@ func Test_truncate(t *testing.T) {
 			dir:      dirLeft,
 			want:     "super-long-branch",
 		},
+
+		/* trim center */
+		{
+			s:        "br",
+			ellipsis: "...",
+			max:      1,
+			dir:      dirCenter,
+			want:     "r",
+		},
+		{
+			s:        "br",
+			ellipsis: "",
+			max:      1,
+			dir:      dirCenter,
+			want:     "r",
+		},
+		{
+			s:        "br",
+			ellipsis: "...",
+			max:      3,
+			dir:      dirCenter,
+			want:     "br",
+		},
+		{
+			s:        "super-long-branch",
+			ellipsis: "...",
+			max:      3,
+			dir:      dirCenter,
+			want:     "...",
+		},
+		{
+			s:        "super-long-branch",
+			ellipsis: "...",
+			max:      15,
+			dir:      dirCenter,
+			want:     "super-...branch",
+		},
+		{
+			s:        "super-long-branch",
+			ellipsis: "...",
+			max:      17,
+			dir:      dirCenter,
+			want:     "super-long-branch",
+		},
+		{
+			s:        "长長的-树樹枝",
+			ellipsis: "...",
+			max:      6,
+			dir:      dirCenter,
+			want:     "长...樹枝",
+		},
+		{
+			s:        "super-long-branch",
+			ellipsis: "...",
+			max:      32,
+			dir:      dirCenter,
+			want:     "super-long-branch",
+		},
+		{
+			s:        "super-long-branch",
+			ellipsis: "...",
+			max:      0,
+			dir:      dirCenter,
+			want:     "super-long-branch",
+		},
+		{
+			s:        "super-long-branch",
+			ellipsis: "...",
+			max:      -1,
+			dir:      dirCenter,
+			want:     "super-long-branch",
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run("", func(t *testing.T) {