diff --git a/coreutils/seq.c b/coreutils/seq.c
index 01d71f256..899cd696b 100644
--- a/coreutils/seq.c
+++ b/coreutils/seq.c
@@ -16,23 +16,30 @@ int seq_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
 int seq_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	double last, increment, i;
+	enum { OPT_w = 1 };
+	unsigned opt = getopt32(argv, "+w");
+	unsigned width = 0;
 
+	argc -= optind;
+	argv += optind;
 	i = increment = 1;
 	switch (argc) {
-		case 4:
-			increment = atof(argv[2]);
 		case 3:
-			i = atof(argv[1]);
+			increment = atof(argv[1]);
 		case 2:
+			i = atof(*argv);
+		case 1:
 			last = atof(argv[argc-1]);
 			break;
 		default:
 			bb_show_usage();
 	}
+	if (opt & OPT_w) /* Pad to length of start or last */
+		width = MAX(strlen(*argv), strlen(argv[argc-1]));
 
 	/* You should note that this is pos-5.0.91 semantics, -- FK. */
 	while ((increment > 0 && i <= last) || (increment < 0 && i >= last)) {
-		printf("%g\n", i);
+		printf("%0*g\n", width, i);
 		i += increment;
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/usage.h b/include/usage.h
index 71f221828..4360edba6 100644
--- a/include/usage.h
+++ b/include/usage.h
@@ -3594,11 +3594,12 @@
      "\nOther options are silently ignored; -oi is implied" \
 
 #define seq_trivial_usage \
-       "[first [increment]] last"
+       "[-w] [first [increment]] last"
 #define seq_full_usage "\n\n" \
        "Print numbers from FIRST to LAST, in steps of INCREMENT.\n" \
        "FIRST, INCREMENT default to 1\n" \
      "\nArguments:" \
+     "\n       -w          Pad to last with leading zeros" \
      "\n	LAST" \
      "\n	FIRST LAST" \
      "\n	FIRST INCREMENT LAST" \
diff --git a/testsuite/seq.tests b/testsuite/seq.tests
index ebb44e7a6..cea4eefb8 100755
--- a/testsuite/seq.tests
+++ b/testsuite/seq.tests
@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@ testing "seq count up by 2" "seq 4 2 8" "4\n6\n8\n" "" ""
 testing "seq count down by 2" "seq 8 -2 4" "8\n6\n4\n" "" ""
 testing "seq count wrong way #1" "seq 4 -2 8" "" "" ""
 testing "seq count wrong way #2" "seq 8 2 4" "" "" ""
-testing "seq count by .3" "seq 3 .3 4" "3\n3.3\n3.6\n3.9\n" "" ""
+testing "seq count by .3" "seq 3 .3 4" "3.0\n3.3\n3.6\n3.9\n" "" ""
 testing "seq count by -.9" "seq .7 -.9 -2.2" "0.7\n-0.2\n-1.1\n-2\n" "" ""
 testing "seq count by zero" "seq 4 0 8 | head -n 10" "" "" ""
 
+testing "seq one argument with padding" "seq -w 003" "001\n002\n003\n" "" ""
+testing "seq two arguments with padding" "seq -w 005 7" "005\n006\n007\n" "" ""
+testing "seq count down by 3 with padding" "seq -w 8 -3 04" "08\n05\n" "" ""
+testing "seq count by .3 with padding" "seq -w 03 .3 0004" "003.0\n003.3\n003.6\n003.9\n" "" ""
+
 exit $FAILCOUNT