diff --git a/src/lang/korean.txt b/src/lang/korean.txt
index 1984e7aeda..d583c39058 100644
--- a/src/lang/korean.txt
+++ b/src/lang/korean.txt
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 ##isocode ko_KR
 ##plural 11
 ##textdir ltr
-##numberformat 0000경0000조0000억0000만0000
-##numberabbreviations 4=0000경0000조0000억0000만|8=0000경0000조0000억|12=0000경0000조|16=0000경
+##numberformat 0000경{NBSP}1000조{NBSP}1000억{NBSP}1000만1000
+##numberabbreviations 4=0000경{NBSP}1000조{NBSP}1000억{NBSP}1000만|8=0000경{NBSP}1000조{NBSP}1000억|12=0000경{NBSP}1000조|16=0000경
 ##decimalsep .
 ##winlangid 0x0412
 ##grflangid 0x3a
diff --git a/src/language.h b/src/language.h
index 3664113194..73a951d639 100644
--- a/src/language.h
+++ b/src/language.h
@@ -109,13 +109,23 @@ extern std::unique_ptr<icu::Collator> _current_collator;
 
 /** The number digits available in a uint64_t. */
 constexpr int DIGITS_IN_UINT64_T = 20;
+/** Container for the formatting of a single digit. */
+struct DigitFormat {
+	enum EmitBehaviour {
+		DEFAULT, ///< Only emit the digit when it's not zero, or there is a higher digit not zero.
+		EMIT_WHEN_NOTHING_IS_EMITTED_YET, ///< Emit the digit when it's not zero, or there is a higher digit not zero, or no digit has been emitted yet.
+		RESET_HIGHER_DIGIT, ///< Only emit the digit when it is not zero, and reset the 'there is a higher digit not zero'-flag.
+	};
+	std::string separator; ///< The string to write after the digit, when the digit is emitted.
+	EmitBehaviour emit_behaviour; ///< The behaviour with respect to emitting the digit.
+};
 /**
  * Table with the text to place after each of the digits of a number. The text at index "20 - i" will be
  * inserted after the digit with value "10**i". So, for "normal" thousand separators, the strings at indices
  * 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18 will be filled. For CJK the strings at indices 0, 4, 8, 12 and 16 will be filled.
  * @see ParseNumberFormatSeparators
  */
-using NumberFormatSeparators = std::array<std::string, DIGITS_IN_UINT64_T>;
+using NumberFormatSeparators = std::array<DigitFormat, DIGITS_IN_UINT64_T>;
 /** Container for the power to abbreviation mapping for formatting short numbers. */
 struct NumberAbbreviation {
 	NumberAbbreviation(int64_t threshold, NumberFormatSeparators &format) : threshold(threshold), format(format) {}
diff --git a/src/strgen/strgen_base.cpp b/src/strgen/strgen_base.cpp
index 4b08d05099..7a2085425a 100644
--- a/src/strgen/strgen_base.cpp
+++ b/src/strgen/strgen_base.cpp
@@ -994,6 +994,15 @@ static std::string ReplaceNBSP(std::string string)
 	return string;
 }
 
+static DigitFormat::EmitBehaviour GetEmitBehaviour(char c)
+{
+	switch (c) {
+		case '0': return DigitFormat::DEFAULT;
+		case '1': return DigitFormat::RESET_HIGHER_DIGIT;
+		default: NOT_REACHED();
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * Parse the \c NumberFormatSeparators out of the given format string, with the expected number of digits.
  *
@@ -1008,7 +1017,7 @@ static std::string ReplaceNBSP(std::string string)
  * configured. The simplest solution is just defining what character to place between each of the digits, i.e what
  * characters separate each of the digits. These are the \c NumberFormatSeparators.
  *
- * To define these, you simply write a string of \c length zeros and then add any characters in between at the right
+ * To define these, you simply write a string of \c length digits and then add any characters in between at the right
  * locations so the digit grouping is correct. When formatting numbers, it will start at the appropriate digit and
  * continue from there with separators.
  *
@@ -1021,22 +1030,26 @@ static std::string ReplaceNBSP(std::string string)
  */
 std::optional<std::string> ParseNumberFormatSeparators(NumberFormatSeparators &separators, std::string_view format, size_t length)
 {
+	static const std::string EXPECTED_DIGIT = "01";
 	separators.fill({});
-	size_t seen_zeros = 0;
+	size_t seen_digits = 0;
 
 	auto it_separator = separators.rbegin();
-	auto iter = format.find_last_of('0');
+	auto iter = format.find_last_of(EXPECTED_DIGIT);
 	while (iter != std::string_view::npos && it_separator != separators.rend())  {
-		seen_zeros++;
+		seen_digits++;
 
-		*it_separator = ReplaceNBSP(std::string(format.substr(iter + 1)));
+		it_separator->emit_behaviour = GetEmitBehaviour(format[iter]);
+		it_separator->separator = ReplaceNBSP(std::string(format.substr(iter + 1)));
 		++it_separator;
 
 		format = format.substr(0, iter);
-		iter = format.find_last_of('0');
+		iter = format.find_last_of(EXPECTED_DIGIT);
 	}
 
-	if (seen_zeros != length) return fmt::format("Unexpected number of digits ({} vs {}) in format string: [{}]", seen_zeros, length, format);
+	/* Always emit the last digit when nothing is emitted. */
+	separators.rbegin()->emit_behaviour = DigitFormat::EMIT_WHEN_NOTHING_IS_EMITTED_YET;
+	if (seen_digits != length) return fmt::format("Unexpected number of digits ({} vs {}) in format string: [{}]", seen_digits, length, format);
 
 	return std::nullopt;
 }
diff --git a/src/strings.cpp b/src/strings.cpp
index 9f34191a68..64dc8c0694 100644
--- a/src/strings.cpp
+++ b/src/strings.cpp
@@ -423,15 +423,20 @@ static void FormatNumber(StringBuilder &builder, int64_t number, const NumberFor
 	uint64_t divisor = 10000000000000000000ULL;
 	uint64_t num = number;
 	uint64_t tot = 0;
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < separators.size(); i++) {
+	bool emitted = false;
+	for (const DigitFormat &format : separators) {
 		uint64_t quot = 0;
 		if (num >= divisor) {
 			quot = num / divisor;
 			num = num % divisor;
 		}
-		if ((tot |= quot) != 0 || i == separators.size() - 1) {
+
+		if (format.emit_behaviour == DigitFormat::RESET_HIGHER_DIGIT) tot = 0;
+
+		if ((tot |= quot) != 0 || (format.emit_behaviour == DigitFormat::EMIT_WHEN_NOTHING_IS_EMITTED_YET && !emitted)) {
 			builder += '0' + quot; // quot is a single digit
-			builder += separators[i].data();
+			builder += format.separator.data();
+			emitted = true;
 		}
 
 		divisor /= 10;