diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/control.lua b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/control.lua
index 3014ee1a0..ddccbdff6 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/control.lua
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/control.lua
@@ -486,6 +486,78 @@ function _qstrcat(qdst, qsrc)
     cstr_dst[i] = 0
 end
 
+local buf = ffi.new("char [?]", MAXQUOTELEN)
+
+function _qsprintf(qdst, qsrc, ...)
+    local dst = bcheck.quote_idx(qdst)
+    local src = bcheck.quote_idx(qsrc)
+    local vals = {...}
+
+    local i, j, vi = 0, 0, 0
+
+    while (true) do
+        local ch = src[j]
+        local didfmt = false
+
+        if (ch==0) then
+            break
+        end
+
+        if (ch=='%') then
+            local nch = src[j+1]
+            if (nch=='d' or (nch=='l' and src[j+2]=='d')) then
+                -- number
+                didfmt = true
+
+                if (vi == #vals) then
+                    break
+                end
+
+                local numstr = tostring(vals[vi])
+                assert(type(numstr)=="string")
+                vi = vi+1
+
+                local ncopied = math.min(#numstr, MAXQUOTELEN-1-i)
+                ffi.copy(buf+i, numstr, ncopied)
+
+                i = i+ncopied
+                j = j+1+(nch=='d' and 1 or 2)
+            elseif (nch=='s') then
+                -- string
+                didfmt = true
+
+                if (vi == #vals) then
+                    break
+                end
+
+                local k = -1
+                local tmpsrc = bcheck.quote_idx(vals[vi])
+
+                repeat
+                    k = k+1
+                    buf[i] = tmpsrc[k]
+                    i = i+1
+                until (i < MAXQUOTELEN-1 and tmpsrc[k]~=0)
+
+                j = j+2
+            end
+        end
+
+        if (not didfmt) then
+            buf[i] = src[j]
+            i = i+1
+            j = j+1
+        end
+
+        if (i >= MAXQUOTELEN-1) then
+            break
+        end
+    end
+
+    buf[i] = 0
+    strcpy(dst, buf)
+end
+
 function _getkeyname(qdst, gfuncnum, which)
     local cstr_dst = bcheck.quote_idx(qdst)
 
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/lunacon.lua b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/lunacon.lua
index aed791da8..33b84aea7 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/lunacon.lua
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/lunacon.lua
@@ -1351,6 +1351,10 @@ local function GetOrSetPerxvarCmd(Setp, Actorp)
 end
 
 
+local function n_s_fmt(n)
+    return string.rep("%s,", n-1).."%s"
+end
+
 -- Various inner command handling functions / string capture strings.
 local handle =
 {
@@ -1398,6 +1402,11 @@ local handle =
                       v[1] or 0, v[2] or 0, v[3] or 0, v[4] or 0)
     end,
 
+    qsprintf = function(qdst, qsrc, ...)
+        local codes = {...}
+        return format("_con._qsprintf(%d,%d,%s)", qdst, qsrc, table.concat(codes, ','))
+    end,
+
     move = function(mv, ...)
         local flags = {...}
         return format(ACS":set_move(%s,%d)", mv, (flags[1] and bit.bor(...)) or 0)
@@ -1428,10 +1437,6 @@ local handle =
     soundonce = "_con._soundonce(_aci,%1)",
 }
 
-local function n_s_fmt(n)
-    return string.rep("%s,", n-1).."%s"
-end
-
 local userdef_common_pat = (arraypat + sp1)/{} * lpeg.Cc(0) * lpeg.Ct(singlememberpat) * sp1
 
 -- NOTE about prefixes: most is handled by all_alt_pattern(), however commands
@@ -1750,7 +1755,8 @@ local Cinner = {
         / "%3=_con._findnear(_aci,false,'d2',%1,%2)",
 
     -- quotes
-    qsprintf = sp1 * tok.rvar * sp1 * tok.rvar * (sp1 * tok.rvar)^-32,
+    qsprintf = sp1 * tok.rvar * sp1 * tok.rvar * (sp1 * tok.rvar)^-32
+        / handle.qsprintf,
     qgetsysstr = cmd(R,R)
         / handle.NYI,
     qstrcat = cmd(R,R)
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/test/sprite_access.con b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/test/sprite_access.con
index 4569d9c17..3b7988af4 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/test/sprite_access.con
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/lunatic/test/sprite_access.con
@@ -51,7 +51,12 @@ onevent EVENT_ENTERLEVEL
     getticks t2
     subvarvar t2 t
 
-    redefinequote 114 %d x four 0..MAXSPITES-1 iterations took %d ms in total
-    qsprintf 115 114 n t2
+    // qsprintf test
+    redefinequote 116 0..MAXSPITES-1
+    redefinequote 117 in total
+
+    redefinequote 114 %d x four %s iterations took %d ms %s
+    qsprintf 115 /*<-*/ 114 /*args:*/ n 116 t2 117
+
     echo 115
 endevent