diff --git a/internal/shell/shell.go b/internal/shell/shell.go
index 9775b2c..eb6f298 100644
--- a/internal/shell/shell.go
+++ b/internal/shell/shell.go
@@ -166,6 +166,13 @@ func parseEnvs(envs config.Envs) (errs error) {
 
 // appendEnvpProfile set ENVP_PROFILE env var to leverage profile info in the shell prompt, such as starship.
 func appendEnvpProfile(envs []string, profile string) []string {
-	envs = append(envs, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", envpEnvVarKey, profile))
+	// Check if the environment variable already has a value
+	if value, exists := os.LookupEnv(envpEnvVarKey); exists {
+		// Append the profile if it is already set
+		// conjunction with the previous value with ">" to indicate profiles are nested
+		envs = append(envs, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s > %s", envpEnvVarKey, value, profile))
+	} else {
+		envs = append(envs, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", envpEnvVarKey, profile))
+	}
 	return envs
 }
diff --git a/internal/shell/shell_test.go b/internal/shell/shell_test.go
index 663a736..bdf78ac 100644
--- a/internal/shell/shell_test.go
+++ b/internal/shell/shell_test.go
@@ -393,3 +393,16 @@ var _ = Describe("multiple init-script", func() {
 		})
 	})
 })
+
+var _ = Describe("nested profiles", func() {
+
+	_ = os.Setenv(envpEnvVarKey, "profile-1")
+
+	When("append another profile into env var", func() {
+		envs := os.Environ()
+		envs = appendEnvpProfile(envs, "profile-2")
+		It("should include previous profile", func() {
+			Expect(envs).To(ContainElement(fmt.Sprintf("%s=profile-1 > profile-2", envpEnvVarKey)))
+		})
+	})
+})