diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-settings.c b/src/fe-common/core/fe-settings.c
index 90262ee0..5af02ad0 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-settings.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-settings.c
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ static void set_print(SETTINGS_REC *rec)
 	default:
 		value = "";
 	}
-	printtext(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTCRAP, "%s = %s", rec->key, value);
+	printformat(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTCRAP, TXT_SET_ITEM,
+		    rec->key, value);
 }
 
 static void set_boolean(const char *key, const char *value)
@@ -92,7 +93,8 @@ static void cmd_set(char *data)
 
 		if (strcmp(last_section, rec->section) != 0) {
 			/* print section */
-			printtext(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTCRAP, "%_[ %s ]", rec->section);
+			printformat(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTCRAP,
+				    TXT_SET_TITLE, rec->section);
 			last_section = rec->section;
 		}
 
@@ -123,8 +125,10 @@ static void cmd_set(char *data)
 	}
 	g_slist_free(sets);
 
-        if (!found)
-		printtext(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTERROR, "Unknown setting %s", key);
+        if (!found) {
+		printformat(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTERROR,
+			    TXT_SET_UNKNOWN, key);
+	 }
 
         cmd_params_free(free_arg);
 }
@@ -143,9 +147,9 @@ static void cmd_toggle(const char *data)
 
 	type = settings_get_type(key);
         if (type == -1)
-		printtext(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTERROR, "Unknown setting %_%s", key);
+		printformat(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTERROR, TXT_SET_UNKNOWN, key);
 	else if (type != SETTING_TYPE_BOOLEAN)
-		printtext(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTERROR, "Setting %_%s%_ isn't boolean, use /SET", key);
+		printformat(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTERROR, TXT_SET_NOT_BOOLEAN, key);
 	else {
 		set_boolean(key, *value != '\0' ? value : "TOGGLE");
                 set_print(settings_get_record(key));
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/module-formats.c b/src/fe-common/core/module-formats.c
index 9ccdd10a..5f4448c1 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/module-formats.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/module-formats.c
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@ FORMAT_REC fecommon_core_formats[] = {
 	{ "config_modified", "Configuration file was modified since irssi was last started - do you want to overwrite the possible changes?", 1, { 0 } },
 	{ "glib_error", "{error GLib $0} $1", 2, { 0, 0 } },
 	{ "overwrite_config", "Overwrite config (y/N)?", 0 },
+	{ "set_title", "[{hilight $0}]", 1, { 0 } },
+	{ "set_item", "$0 = $1", 2, { 0, 0 } },
+	{ "set_unknown", "Unknown setting $0", 1, { 0 } },
+	{ "set_not_boolean", "Setting {hilight $0} isn't boolean, use /SET", 1, { 0 } },
 
 	{ NULL, NULL, 0 }
 };
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/module-formats.h b/src/fe-common/core/module-formats.h
index e0f31f9a..c43d330d 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/module-formats.h
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/module-formats.h
@@ -188,7 +188,11 @@ enum {
 	TXT_CONFIG_RELOADED,
 	TXT_CONFIG_MODIFIED,
 	TXT_GLIB_ERROR,
-        TXT_OVERWRITE_CONFIG
+        TXT_OVERWRITE_CONFIG,
+        TXT_SET_TITLE,
+        TXT_SET_ITEM,
+        TXT_SET_UNKNOWN,
+        TXT_SET_NOT_BOOLEAN
 };
 
 extern FORMAT_REC fecommon_core_formats[];