diff --git a/monai/data/meta_tensor.py b/monai/data/meta_tensor.py
index e3aacb95ee..33f7b8a53c 100644
--- a/monai/data/meta_tensor.py
+++ b/monai/data/meta_tensor.py
@@ -590,6 +590,12 @@ def __str__(self):
         """
         return f"meta{str(self.as_tensor())}"
 
+    def __format__(self, format_spec):
+        """
+        returns the output of pytorch tensor's ``__format__`` method.
+        """
+        return self.as_tensor().__format__(format_spec)
+
     def print_verbose(self) -> None:
         """Verbose print with meta data."""
         print(self)
diff --git a/tests/test_meta_tensor.py b/tests/test_meta_tensor.py
index e547675a0e..739955ea67 100644
--- a/tests/test_meta_tensor.py
+++ b/tests/test_meta_tensor.py
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ def test_str(self):
         t = MetaTensor([1.0], affine=torch.tensor(1), meta={"fname": "filename"})
         self.assertEqual(str(t), "metatensor([1.])")
         self.assertEqual(t.__repr__(), "metatensor([1.])")
+        self.assertEqual(f"{t[0]:.2f}", "1.00")
 
     def test_shape(self):
         s = MetaTensor([1])