diff --git a/docs/dunst.pod b/docs/dunst.pod
index 45afd0c..dc5da36 100644
--- a/docs/dunst.pod
+++ b/docs/dunst.pod
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ equivalent notification attribute.
 
 =item B<%p>  progress value ([  0%] to [100%])
 
+=item B<%n>  progress value without any extra characters
+
 =back
 
 If any of these exists in the format but hasn't been specified in the
diff --git a/dunstrc b/dunstrc
index 9477b18..9f92edd 100644
--- a/dunstrc
+++ b/dunstrc
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
     #   %i  iconname (including its path)
     #   %I  iconname (without its path)
     #   %p  progress value if set ([  0%] to [100%]) or nothing
+    #   %n  progress value if set without any extra characters
     # Markup is allowed
     format = "<b>%s</b>\n%b"
 
diff --git a/src/notification.c b/src/notification.c
index 7600311..f4a898f 100644
--- a/src/notification.c
+++ b/src/notification.c
@@ -323,8 +323,11 @@ int notification_init(notification * n, int id)
                 char pg[10];
                 sprintf(pg, "[%3d%%]", n->progress - 1);
                 n->msg = string_replace_all("%p", pg, n->msg);
+                sprintf(pg, "%d", n->progress - 1);
+                n->msg = string_replace_all("%n", pg, n->msg);
         } else {
                 n->msg = string_replace_all("%p", "", n->msg);
+                n->msg = string_replace_all("%n", "", n->msg);
         }
 
         n->msg = g_strchomp(n->msg);