diff --git a/docs/src/widgets/msgbox.rst b/docs/src/widgets/msgbox.rst
index a2d7187bb9..4a6658eaa7 100644
--- a/docs/src/widgets/msgbox.rst
+++ b/docs/src/widgets/msgbox.rst
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ Functions that add something to the message box return a pointer to the newly ad
 .. code:: c
 
    lv_obj_t * lv_msgbox_add_text(lv_obj_t * msgbox, const char * text);
+   lv_obj_t * lv_msgbox_add_text_fmt(lv_obj_t * obj, const char * fmt, ...);
    lv_obj_t * lv_msgbox_add_title(lv_obj_t * msgbox, const char * title);
    lv_obj_t * lv_msgbox_add_close_button(lv_obj_t * msgbox);
    lv_obj_t * lv_msgbox_add_header_button(lv_obj_t * msgbox, const void * symbol);
diff --git a/src/widgets/msgbox/lv_msgbox.c b/src/widgets/msgbox/lv_msgbox.c
index 1713fb9a54..0f72238f4e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/msgbox/lv_msgbox.c
+++ b/src/widgets/msgbox/lv_msgbox.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "../label/lv_label.h"
 #include "../image/lv_image.h"
 #include "../../misc/lv_assert.h"
+#include "../../misc/lv_text_private.h"
 #include "../../display/lv_display.h"
 #include "../../layouts/flex/lv_flex.h"
 #include "../../stdlib/lv_string.h"
@@ -202,6 +203,20 @@ lv_obj_t * lv_msgbox_add_text(lv_obj_t * obj, const char * text)
     return label;
 }
 
+lv_obj_t * lv_msgbox_add_text_fmt(lv_obj_t * obj, const char * fmt, ...)
+{
+    lv_msgbox_t * mbox = (lv_msgbox_t *)obj;
+
+    va_list args;
+    va_start(args, fmt);
+    lv_obj_t * label = lv_label_create(mbox->content);
+    lv_label_set_text_vfmt(label, fmt, args);
+    lv_obj_set_width(label, lv_pct(100));
+    va_end(args);
+
+    return label;
+}
+
 lv_obj_t * lv_msgbox_add_footer_button(lv_obj_t * obj, const char * text)
 {
     lv_msgbox_t * mbox = (lv_msgbox_t *)obj;
diff --git a/src/widgets/msgbox/lv_msgbox.h b/src/widgets/msgbox/lv_msgbox.h
index faf3c63c74..f35a2a9f3e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/msgbox/lv_msgbox.h
+++ b/src/widgets/msgbox/lv_msgbox.h
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ lv_obj_t * lv_msgbox_add_header_button(lv_obj_t * obj, const void * icon);
  */
 lv_obj_t * lv_msgbox_add_text(lv_obj_t * obj, const char * text);
 
+/**
+ * Add a formatted text to the content area of message box. Multiple texts will be created below each other.
+ * @param obj           pointer to a message box
+ * @param fmt           `printf`-like format string
+ * @return              the created label
+ */
+lv_obj_t * lv_msgbox_add_text_fmt(lv_obj_t * obj, const char * fmt, ...) LV_FORMAT_ATTRIBUTE(2, 3);
+
 /**
  * Add a button to the footer of to the message box. It also creates a footer.
  * @param obj           pointer to a message box
diff --git a/tests/src/test_cases/widgets/test_msgbox.c b/tests/src/test_cases/widgets/test_msgbox.c
index 68c943cc22..6ebc89b7c1 100644
--- a/tests/src/test_cases/widgets/test_msgbox.c
+++ b/tests/src/test_cases/widgets/test_msgbox.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ void test_msgbox_creation_successful_modal(void)
     msgbox = lv_msgbox_create(NULL);
     lv_msgbox_add_title(msgbox, "The title");
     lv_msgbox_add_text(msgbox, "The text");
+    lv_msgbox_add_text_fmt(msgbox, "The %s text", "fmt");
     lv_msgbox_add_footer_button(msgbox, "Apply");
     lv_msgbox_add_footer_button(msgbox, "Close");
     lv_msgbox_add_header_button(msgbox, LV_SYMBOL_AUDIO);
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ void test_msgbox_get_title(void)
     msgbox = lv_msgbox_create(active_screen);
     lv_msgbox_add_title(msgbox, "The title");
     lv_msgbox_add_text(msgbox, "The text");
+    lv_msgbox_add_text_fmt(msgbox, "The %s text", "fmt");
     lv_msgbox_add_footer_button(msgbox, "Apply");
     lv_msgbox_add_footer_button(msgbox, "Close");
     lv_msgbox_add_header_button(msgbox, LV_SYMBOL_AUDIO);
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ void test_msgbox_close(void)
 {
     msgbox = lv_msgbox_create(active_screen);
     lv_msgbox_add_text(msgbox, "The text");
+    lv_msgbox_add_text_fmt(msgbox, "The %s text", "fmt");
 
     lv_msgbox_close(msgbox);
 
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ void test_msgbox_close_modal(void)
 {
     msgbox = lv_msgbox_create(NULL);
     lv_msgbox_add_text(msgbox, "The text");
+    lv_msgbox_add_text_fmt(msgbox, "The %s text", "fmt");
 
     lv_msgbox_close(msgbox);
 
@@ -131,6 +135,7 @@ void test_msgbox_close_async(void)
 {
     msgbox = lv_msgbox_create(active_screen);
     lv_msgbox_add_text(msgbox, "The text");
+    lv_msgbox_add_text_fmt(msgbox, "The %s text", "fmt");
 
     // lv_msgbox_close deletes the message box
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(msgbox);
@@ -140,6 +145,7 @@ void test_msgbox_close_async_modal(void)
 {
     msgbox = lv_msgbox_create(NULL);
     lv_msgbox_add_text(msgbox, "The text");
+    lv_msgbox_add_text_fmt(msgbox, "The %s text", "fmt");
 
     // lv_msgbox_close deletes the message box
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(msgbox);
@@ -151,6 +157,7 @@ void test_msgbox_content_auto_height(void)
     msgbox = lv_msgbox_create(NULL);
     lv_msgbox_add_title(msgbox, "The title");
     lv_msgbox_add_text(msgbox, "The text");
+    lv_msgbox_add_text_fmt(msgbox, "The %s text", "fmt");
     lv_msgbox_add_footer_button(msgbox, "Apply");
     lv_msgbox_add_footer_button(msgbox, "Close");
     lv_msgbox_add_header_button(msgbox, LV_SYMBOL_AUDIO);