diff --git a/src/frontend/com_measure2.c b/src/frontend/com_measure2.c
index fd371edcd..29b6e63c9 100644
--- a/src/frontend/com_measure2.c
+++ b/src/frontend/com_measure2.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include "com_measure2.h"
 #include "breakp2.h"
 
+int measure_precision = -1;
+
 typedef enum {
     MEASUREMENT_OK = 0,
     MEASUREMENT_FAILURE = 1
@@ -86,6 +88,9 @@ measure_get_precision(void)
     if ((env_ptr = getenv("NGSPICE_MEAS_PRECISION")) != NULL)
         precision = atoi(env_ptr);
 
+    if (measure_precision > 0)
+        precision = measure_precision;
+
     return precision;
 }
 
@@ -1810,9 +1815,13 @@ get_measure2(
 
         // print results
         if (out_line)
-            sprintf(out_line, "%-20s=  %e targ=  %e trig=  %e\n", mName, (measTarg->m_measured - measTrig->m_measured), measTarg->m_measured, measTrig->m_measured);
+            sprintf(out_line, "%-20s=  %.*e targ=  %.*e trig=  %.*e\n", 
+                mName, precision, (measTarg->m_measured - measTrig->m_measured),
+                precision, measTarg->m_measured, precision, measTrig->m_measured);
         else
-            fprintf(mout,"%-20s=  %e targ=  %e trig=  %e\n", mName, (measTarg->m_measured - measTrig->m_measured), measTarg->m_measured, measTrig->m_measured);
+            fprintf(mout,"%-20s=  %.*e targ=  %.*e trig=  %.*e\n", mName, precision,
+                (measTarg->m_measured - measTrig->m_measured),
+                precision, measTarg->m_measured, precision, measTrig->m_measured);
 
         *result = (measTarg->m_measured - measTrig->m_measured);
 
@@ -1883,9 +1892,9 @@ err_ret1:
 
         // print results
         if (out_line)
-            sprintf(out_line, "%-20s=  %e\n", mName, meas->m_measured);
+            sprintf(out_line, "%-20s=  %.*e\n", mName, precision, meas->m_measured);
         else
-            fprintf(mout,"%-20s=  %e\n", mName, meas->m_measured);
+            fprintf(mout,"%-20s=  %.*e\n", mName, precision, meas->m_measured);
 
         *result = meas->m_measured;
 
@@ -1924,7 +1933,7 @@ err_ret2:
         if (out_line)
             sprintf(out_line, "%-20s=   %.*e\n", mName, precision, meas->m_measured);
         else
-            fprintf(mout, "%-20s=  %e\n", mName, meas->m_measured);
+            fprintf(mout, "%-20s=  %.*e\n", mName, precision, meas->m_measured);
 
         *result = meas->m_measured;
 
@@ -2012,9 +2021,11 @@ err_ret4:
 
         // print results
         if (out_line)
-            sprintf(out_line, "%-20s=  %e from=  %e to=  %e\n", mName, meas->m_measured, meas->m_at, meas->m_measured_at);
+            sprintf(out_line, "%-20s=  %.*e from=  %.*e to=  %.*e\n", mName,
+                precision, meas->m_measured, precision, meas->m_at, precision, meas->m_measured_at);
         else
-            fprintf(mout, "%-20s=  %e from=  %e to=  %e\n", mName, meas->m_measured, meas->m_at, meas->m_measured_at);
+            fprintf(mout, "%-20s=  %.*e from=  %.*e to=  %.*e\n", mName,
+                precision, meas->m_measured, precision, meas->m_at, precision, meas->m_measured_at);
 
         *result = meas->m_measured;
 
@@ -2059,17 +2070,21 @@ err_ret5:
         if ((mFunctionType == AT_MIN) || (mFunctionType == AT_MAX)) {
             // print results
             if (out_line)
-                sprintf(out_line, "%-20s=  %e at=  %e\n", mName, measTrig->m_measured, measTrig->m_measured_at);
+                sprintf(out_line, "%-20s=  %.*e at=  %.*e\n", 
+                    mName, precision, measTrig->m_measured, precision, measTrig->m_measured_at);
             else
-                fprintf(mout, "%-20s=  %e at=  %e\n", mName, measTrig->m_measured, measTrig->m_measured_at);
+                fprintf(mout, "%-20s=  %.*e at=  %.*e\n", 
+                    mName, precision, measTrig->m_measured, precision, measTrig->m_measured_at);
 
             *result = measTrig->m_measured;
         } else {
             // print results
             if (out_line)
-                sprintf(out_line, "%-20s=  %e with=  %e\n", mName, measTrig->m_measured_at, measTrig->m_measured);
+                sprintf(out_line, "%-20s=  %.*e with=  %.*e\n", 
+                    mName, precision, measTrig->m_measured_at, precision, measTrig->m_measured);
             else
-                fprintf(mout, "%-20s=  %e with=  %e\n", mName, measTrig->m_measured_at, measTrig->m_measured);
+                fprintf(mout, "%-20s=  %.*e with=  %.*e\n", 
+                    mName, precision, measTrig->m_measured_at, precision, measTrig->m_measured);
 
             *result = measTrig->m_measured_at;
         }
@@ -2117,9 +2132,11 @@ err_ret6:
 
         // print results
         if (out_line)
-            sprintf(out_line, "%-20s=  %e from=  %e to=  %e\n", mName, (maxValue - minValue), measTrig->m_from, measTrig->m_to);
+            sprintf(out_line, "%-20s=  %.*e from=  %.*e to=  %.*e\n",
+                mName, precision, (maxValue - minValue), precision, measTrig->m_from, precision, measTrig->m_to);
         else
-            fprintf(mout, "%-20s=  %e from=  %e to=  %e\n", mName, (maxValue - minValue), measTrig->m_from, measTrig->m_to);
+            fprintf(mout, "%-20s=  %.*e from=  %.*e to=  %.*e\n",
+                mName, precision, (maxValue - minValue), precision, measTrig->m_from, precision, measTrig->m_to);
 
         *result = (maxValue - minValue);
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/miscvars.c b/src/frontend/miscvars.c
index 9632ef862..c157a9666 100644
--- a/src/frontend/miscvars.c
+++ b/src/frontend/miscvars.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ char *ft_setkwords[] = {
     "lprplot5",
     "lprps",
     "maxwins",
+    "measureprec",
     "modelcard",
     "modelline",
     "moremode",
diff --git a/src/frontend/options.c b/src/frontend/options.c
index 7dfe6f97a..d6da5a46c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/options.c
+++ b/src/frontend/options.c
@@ -342,6 +342,16 @@ cp_usrset(struct variable *var, bool isset)
             raw_prec = var->va_num;
         else
             fprintf(cp_err, "Bad 'rawfileprec' \"%s\"\n", var->va_name);
+    }
+    else if (eq(var->va_name, "measureprec")) {
+        if ((var->va_type == CP_BOOL) && (isset == FALSE))
+            measure_precision = -1;
+        else if (var->va_type == CP_REAL)
+            measure_precision = (int)floor(var->va_real + 0.5);
+        else if (var->va_type == CP_NUM)
+            measure_precision = var->va_num;
+        else
+            fprintf(cp_err, "Bad 'measureprec' \"%s\"\n", var->va_name);
     } else if (eq(var->va_name, "numdgt")) {
         if ((var->va_type == CP_BOOL) && (isset == FALSE))
             cp_numdgt = -1;
@@ -350,7 +360,7 @@ cp_usrset(struct variable *var, bool isset)
         else if (var->va_type == CP_NUM)
             cp_numdgt = var->va_num;
         else
-            fprintf(cp_err, "Excuse me??\n");
+            fprintf(cp_err, "Bad 'numdgt' \"%s\"\n", var->va_name);
     } else if (eq(var->va_name, "unixcom")) {
         cp_dounixcom = isset;
         if (isset) {
diff --git a/src/include/ngspice/fteext.h b/src/include/ngspice/fteext.h
index 69d428b51..af74009bd 100644
--- a/src/include/ngspice/fteext.h
+++ b/src/include/ngspice/fteext.h
@@ -304,6 +304,9 @@ extern struct plot *raw_read(char *name);
 extern bool do_measure(char *what, bool chk_only);
 extern bool check_autostop(char *what);
 
+/* com_measure2.c*/
+extern int measure_precision;
+
 /* resource.c */
 
 extern void ft_ckspace(void);