diff --git a/doc/json_schema.json b/doc/json_schema.json
index ffc056d75..25c3f47ad 100644
--- a/doc/json_schema.json
+++ b/doc/json_schema.json
@@ -1064,6 +1064,12 @@
                         },
                         "spaceBeforeUnit": {
                             "$ref": "#/$defs/spaceBeforeUnit"
+                        },
+                        "width": {
+                            "type": "integer",
+                            "description": "Set the width of the percentage number, in number of characters",
+                            "minimum": 0,
+                            "default": 0
                         }
                     }
                 },
diff --git a/src/common/percent.c b/src/common/percent.c
index 8e4a0c24d..746556183 100644
--- a/src/common/percent.c
+++ b/src/common/percent.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void ffPercentAppendNum(FFstrbuf* buffer, double percent, FFPercentageModuleConf
                 ffStrbufAppendF(buffer, "\e[%sm", colorGreen);
         }
     }
-    ffStrbufAppendF(buffer, "%.*f%s%%", options->percentNdigits, percent,
+    ffStrbufAppendF(buffer, "%*.*f%s%%", options->percentWidth, options->percentNdigits, percent,
         options->percentSpaceBeforeUnit == FF_SPACE_BEFORE_UNIT_ALWAYS ? " " : "");
 
     if (colored && !options->pipe)
diff --git a/src/data/help.json b/src/data/help.json
index 552affcca..59f16be66 100644
--- a/src/data/help.json
+++ b/src/data/help.json
@@ -658,6 +658,15 @@
                 }
             }
         },
+        {
+            "long": "percent-width",
+            "desc": "Specify the width of the percentage number, in number of characters",
+            "remark": "This option affects only percentage numbers, not bars",
+            "arg": {
+                "type": "num",
+                "default": 0
+            }
+        },
         {
             "long": "bar-char-elapsed",
             "desc": "Set the character to use in the elapsed part of percentage bars",
diff --git a/src/options/display.c b/src/options/display.c
index 5eb1e33e5..eae73b1c9 100644
--- a/src/options/display.c
+++ b/src/options/display.c
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ const char* ffOptionsParseDisplayJsonConfig(FFOptionsDisplay* options, yyjson_va
                 if (error) return error;
                 options->percentSpaceBeforeUnit = (FFSpaceBeforeUnitType) value;
             }
+
+            yyjson_val* width = yyjson_obj_get(val, "width");
+            if (width) options->percentWidth = (uint8_t) yyjson_get_uint(width);
         }
         else if (ffStrEqualsIgnCase(key, "bar"))
         {
@@ -598,6 +601,8 @@ bool ffOptionsParseDisplayCommandLine(FFOptionsDisplay* options, const char* key
                 {},
             });
         }
+        else if(ffStrEqualsIgnCase(subkey, "width"))
+            options->percentWidth = (uint8_t) ffOptionParseUInt32(key, value);
         else
             return false;
     }
@@ -695,6 +700,7 @@ void ffOptionsInitDisplay(FFOptionsDisplay* options)
     ffStrbufInitStatic(&options->percentColorYellow, instance.state.terminalLightTheme ? FF_COLOR_FG_YELLOW : FF_COLOR_FG_LIGHT_YELLOW);
     ffStrbufInitStatic(&options->percentColorRed, instance.state.terminalLightTheme ? FF_COLOR_FG_RED : FF_COLOR_FG_LIGHT_RED);
     options->percentSpaceBeforeUnit = FF_SPACE_BEFORE_UNIT_DEFAULT;
+    options->percentWidth = 0;
 
     options->freqNdigits = 2;
     options->freqSpaceBeforeUnit = FF_SPACE_BEFORE_UNIT_DEFAULT;
diff --git a/src/options/display.h b/src/options/display.h
index cc516e877..6a50b848c 100644
--- a/src/options/display.h
+++ b/src/options/display.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ typedef struct FFOptionsDisplay
     FFstrbuf percentColorYellow;
     FFstrbuf percentColorRed;
     FFSpaceBeforeUnitType percentSpaceBeforeUnit;
+    uint8_t percentWidth;
     bool noBuffer;
     FFModuleKeyType keyType;
     uint16_t keyWidth;