diff --git a/components/interpreter/miscopcodes.hpp b/components/interpreter/miscopcodes.hpp
index 8bca0aec1..03b7e186f 100644
--- a/components/interpreter/miscopcodes.hpp
+++ b/components/interpreter/miscopcodes.hpp
@@ -59,11 +59,33 @@ namespace Interpreter
                             mRuntime.pop();
 
                             if (notation == FixedNotation)
+                            {
                                 out << std::fixed << value;
-                            else
+                                mFormattedMessage += out.str();
+                            }
+                            else if (notation == ShortestNotation)
+                            {
+                                std::string scientific;
+                                std::string fixed;
+
                                 out << std::scientific << value;
 
-                            mFormattedMessage += out.str();
+                                scientific = out.str();
+
+                                out.str(std::string());
+                                out.clear();
+
+                                out << std::fixed << value;
+
+                                fixed = out.str();
+
+                                mFormattedMessage += fixed.length() < scientific.length() ? fixed : scientific;
+                            }
+                            else 
+                            {
+                                out << std::scientific << value;
+                                mFormattedMessage += out.str();
+                            }
                         }
                         break;
                     default:
diff --git a/components/misc/messageformatparser.cpp b/components/misc/messageformatparser.cpp
index 708d9565d..6f0e47132 100644
--- a/components/misc/messageformatparser.cpp
+++ b/components/misc/messageformatparser.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ namespace Misc
                                     visitedPlaceholder(FloatPlaceholder, pad, width, precision, FixedNotation);
                                 else if (m[i] == 'e' || m[i] == 'E')
                                     visitedPlaceholder(FloatPlaceholder, pad, width, precision, ScientificNotation);
+                                else if (m[i] == 'g' || m[i] == 'G')
+                                    visitedPlaceholder(FloatPlaceholder, pad, width, precision, ShortestNotation);
                             }
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/components/misc/messageformatparser.hpp b/components/misc/messageformatparser.hpp
index 10da624d4..db2a8b0af 100644
--- a/components/misc/messageformatparser.hpp
+++ b/components/misc/messageformatparser.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ namespace Misc
             enum Notation
             {
                 FixedNotation,
-                ScientificNotation
+                ScientificNotation,
+                ShortestNotation
             };
 
             virtual void visitedPlaceholder(Placeholder placeholder, char padding, int width, int precision, Notation notation) = 0;