diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 1eb81d3..33fcf6f 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ swayr v0.11.0
 
 - New command: `configure-outputs` lets you repeatedly issue output commands
   until you abort the menu program.
-  
+- Formats can now include a `{output_name}` placeholder which is replaced by
+  the name of the output containing the shown workspace, container or window.
 
 swayr v0.10.0
 =============
diff --git a/src/cmds.rs b/src/cmds.rs
index c5d0e22..fa82e5e 100644
--- a/src/cmds.rs
+++ b/src/cmds.rs
@@ -719,7 +719,10 @@ pub fn focus_window_in_direction(
     if consider_wins == &ConsiderWindows::CurrentWorkspace {
         let cur_ws = tree.get_current_workspace();
         wins.retain(|w| {
-            tree.get_workspace_node(w.node.id).unwrap().id == cur_ws.id
+            tree.get_parent_node_of_type(w.node.id, t::Type::Workspace)
+                .unwrap()
+                .id
+                == cur_ws.id
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index c9159c4..d350987 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -216,20 +216,23 @@ impl Default for Format {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Format {
             workspace_format: Some(
-                "{indent}<b>Workspace {name} [{layout}]</b>    \
+                "{indent}<b>Workspace {name} [{layout}]</b> \
+                 on output {output_name}    \
                  <span alpha=\"20000\">({id})</span>"
                     .to_string(),
             ),
             container_format: Some(
                 "{indent}<b>Container [{layout}]</b> \
-                 on workspace {workspace_name} <i>{marks}</i>    \
+                 <i>{marks}</i> \
+                 on workspace {workspace_name}    \
                  <span alpha=\"20000\">({id})</span>"
                     .to_string(),
             ),
             window_format: Some(
                 "img:{app_icon}:text:{indent}<i>{app_name}</i> — \
                  {urgency_start}<b>“{title}”</b>{urgency_end} \
-                 on workspace {workspace_name} <i>{marks}</i>    \
+                 <i>{marks}</i> \
+                 on workspace {workspace_name} / {output_name}    \
                  <span alpha=\"20000\">({id})</span>"
                     .to_string(),
             ),
diff --git a/src/tree.rs b/src/tree.rs
index 48d97a8..bbe7e00 100644
--- a/src/tree.rs
+++ b/src/tree.rs
@@ -196,12 +196,16 @@ impl<'a> Tree<'a> {
         self.id_parent.get(&id).map(|pid| self.get_node_by_id(*pid))
     }
 
-    pub fn get_workspace_node(&self, id: i64) -> Option<&&s::Node> {
+    pub fn get_parent_node_of_type(
+        &self,
+        id: i64,
+        t: Type,
+    ) -> Option<&&s::Node> {
         let n = self.get_node_by_id(id);
-        if n.get_type() == Type::Workspace {
+        if n.get_type() == t {
             Some(n)
         } else if let Some(pid) = self.id_parent.get(&id) {
-            self.get_workspace_node(*pid)
+            self.get_parent_node_of_type(*pid, t)
         } else {
             None
         }
@@ -482,12 +486,12 @@ impl DisplayFormat for DisplayNode<'_> {
                 &maybe_html_escape(html_escape, self.node.get_app_name()),
             )
             .replace(
-                "{workspace_name}",
+                "{output_name}",
                 &maybe_html_escape(
                     html_escape,
                     self.tree
-                        .get_workspace_node(self.node.id)
-                        .map_or("<no_workspace>", |w| w.get_name()),
+                        .get_parent_node_of_type(self.node.id, Type::Output)
+                        .map_or("<no_output>", |w| w.get_name()),
                 ),
             )
             .replace(
@@ -495,7 +499,7 @@ impl DisplayFormat for DisplayNode<'_> {
                 &maybe_html_escape(
                     html_escape,
                     self.tree
-                        .get_workspace_node(self.node.id)
+                        .get_parent_node_of_type(self.node.id, Type::Workspace)
                         .map_or("<no_workspace>", |w| w.get_name()),
                 ),
             )