diff --git a/include/QF/progs.h b/include/QF/progs.h
index 233659dd2..76b8e0000 100644
--- a/include/QF/progs.h
+++ b/include/QF/progs.h
@@ -1628,6 +1628,32 @@ void PR_FreeString (progs_t *pr, pr_string_t str);
 */
 void PR_FreeTempStrings (progs_t *pr);
 
+/** Callback for handling %@ in PR_Sprintf format strings.
+
+	\param pr		pointer to ::progs_t VM struct
+	\param at_param	Parameter to be converted to a string. Usually a progs
+					pointer value. It is the callee's responsibility to
+					interpret the value as a pointer.
+	\param data		User data pointer as passed to PR_Sprintf_SetAtHandler
+	\return			String to be printed in place of %@
+*/
+typedef const char *(*prstr_at_handler_t) (progs_t *pr, pr_ptr_t at_param,
+										   void *data);
+
+/** Set the at_handler callback and its user data pointer.
+
+	The at_handler callback defaults to null resulting in [ptr] in the output
+	string. Setting the callback allows the at_handler to interpret the value
+	(nominally pr_ptr_t, but always a 32-bit value) as it chooses.
+
+	\param pr		pointer to ::progs_t VM struct
+	\param at_handler Function pointer for callback to interpret the parameter
+					corresponding to the %@ format specifier.
+	\param data		User data pointer, passed to \a at_handler.
+*/
+void PR_Sprintf_SetAtHandler (progs_t *pr, prstr_at_handler_t at_handler,
+							  void *data);
+
 /** Formatted printing similar to C's vsprintf, but using QC types.
 	The format string is a string of characters (other than \c \%) to be
 	printed that includes optional format specifiers, one for each arg to be
diff --git a/libs/gamecode/pr_strings.c b/libs/gamecode/pr_strings.c
index 840e82662..d4f423c4e 100644
--- a/libs/gamecode/pr_strings.c
+++ b/libs/gamecode/pr_strings.c
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ typedef struct prstr_resources_s {
 	int         num_strings;
 	fmt_item_t *free_fmt_items;
 	dstring_t  *print_str;
+	prstr_at_handler_t at_handler;
+	void       *at_handler_data;
 } prstr_resources_t;
 
 typedef enum {
@@ -866,6 +868,8 @@ typedef struct fmt_state_s {
 	fmt_item_t *fmt_items;
 	fmt_item_t **fi;
 	int         fmt_count;
+	prstr_at_handler_t at_handler;
+	void       *at_handler_data;
 } fmt_state_t;
 
 static inline void
@@ -1052,6 +1056,25 @@ fmt_state_conversion (fmt_state_t *state)
 	switch ((conv = *state->c++)) {
 		case '@':
 			// object
+			pr_ptr_t    at_param = P_UINT (pr, state->fmt_count);
+			if (state->at_handler) {
+				const char *at_str = state->at_handler (pr, at_param,
+														state->at_handler_data);
+				(*state->fi)->type = 's';
+				(*state->fi)->data.string_var = at_str;
+			} else {
+				(*state->fi)->type = 's';
+				(*state->fi)->data.string_var = "[";
+				fmt_append_item (state);
+
+				(*state->fi)->flags |= FMT_ALTFORM;
+				(*state->fi)->type = 'x';
+				(*state->fi)->data.uint_var = at_param;
+				fmt_append_item (state);
+
+				(*state->fi)->type = 's';
+				(*state->fi)->data.string_var = "]";
+			}
 			state->fmt_count++;
 			fmt_append_item (state);
 			break;
@@ -1200,6 +1223,15 @@ fmt_state_format (fmt_state_t *state)
 }
 ///@}
 
+VISIBLE void
+PR_Sprintf_SetAtHandler (progs_t *pr, prstr_at_handler_t at_handler,
+						 void *data)
+{
+	prstr_resources_t *res = pr->pr_string_resources;
+	res->at_handler = at_handler;
+	res->at_handler_data = data;
+}
+
 VISIBLE void
 PR_Sprintf (progs_t *pr, dstring_t *result, const char *name,
 			const char *format, int count, pr_type_t **args)
@@ -1214,6 +1246,8 @@ PR_Sprintf (progs_t *pr, dstring_t *result, const char *name,
 	*state.fi = new_fmt_item (res);
 	state.c = format;
 	state.state = fmt_state_format;
+	state.at_handler = res->at_handler;
+	state.at_handler_data = res->at_handler_data;
 
 	if (!name)
 		name = "PR_Sprintf";