diff --git a/src/base/utils/misc.cpp b/src/base/utils/misc.cpp
index 18f06d2d7..7739cd39c 100644
--- a/src/base/utils/misc.cpp
+++ b/src/base/utils/misc.cpp
@@ -358,12 +358,20 @@ QString Utils::Misc::friendlyUnit(qint64 bytesValue, bool isSpeed)
     if (unit == SizeUnit::Byte)
         ret = QString::number(bytesValue) + " " + unitString(unit);
     else
-        ret = Utils::String::fromDouble(friendlyVal, 1) + " " + unitString(unit);
+        ret = Utils::String::fromDouble(friendlyVal, friendlyUnitPrecision(unit)) + " " + unitString(unit);
     if (isSpeed)
         ret += QCoreApplication::translate("misc", "/s", "per second");
     return ret;
 }
 
+int Utils::Misc::friendlyUnitPrecision(SizeUnit unit)
+{
+    // friendlyUnit's number of digits after the decimal point
+    if (unit <= SizeUnit::MebiByte) return 1;
+    else if (unit == SizeUnit::GibiByte) return 2;
+    else return 3;
+}
+
 qlonglong Utils::Misc::sizeInBytes(qreal size, Utils::Misc::SizeUnit unit)
 {
     for (int i = 0; i < static_cast<int>(unit); ++i)
diff --git a/src/base/utils/misc.h b/src/base/utils/misc.h
index d0a1c39bb..9a456fd26 100644
--- a/src/base/utils/misc.h
+++ b/src/base/utils/misc.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ namespace Utils
         // value must be given in bytes
         bool friendlyUnit(qint64 sizeInBytes, qreal& val, SizeUnit& unit);
         QString friendlyUnit(qint64 bytesValue, bool isSpeed = false);
+        int friendlyUnitPrecision(SizeUnit unit);
         qint64 sizeInBytes(qreal size, SizeUnit unit);
 
         bool isPreviewable(const QString& extension);