diff --git a/sphinx/config.py b/sphinx/config.py
index 0e49f0878..65146c210 100644
--- a/sphinx/config.py
+++ b/sphinx/config.py
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ class Config(object):
         nitpick_ignore = ([], 'html'),
         numfig = (False, 'env'),
         numfig_secnum_depth = (1, 'env'),
-        numfig_prefix = ({'figure': l_('Fig. '),
-                          'table': l_('Table '),
-                          'code-block': l_('Listing ')},
+        numfig_prefix = ({'figure': l_('Fig. %s'),
+                          'table': l_('Table %s'),
+                          'code-block': l_('Listing %s')},
                          'env'),
 
         # HTML options
diff --git a/sphinx/locale/sphinx.pot b/sphinx/locale/sphinx.pot
index d65ce7d67..e0d51efba 100644
--- a/sphinx/locale/sphinx.pot
+++ b/sphinx/locale/sphinx.pot
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: Sphinx 1.3a0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: EMAIL@ADDRESS\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2014-10-06 15:20+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2014-10-06 15:34+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -18,15 +18,18 @@ msgstr ""
 "Generated-By: Babel 1.3\n"
 
 #: sphinx/config.py:75
-msgid "Fig. "
+#, python-format
+msgid "Fig. %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: sphinx/config.py:76
-msgid "Table "
+#, python-format
+msgid "Table %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: sphinx/config.py:77
-msgid "Listing "
+#, python-format
+msgid "Listing %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: sphinx/config.py:84
@@ -34,17 +37,17 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s %s documentation"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: sphinx/environment.py:1824
+#: sphinx/environment.py:1825
 #, python-format
 msgid "see %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: sphinx/environment.py:1827
+#: sphinx/environment.py:1828
 #, python-format
 msgid "see also %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: sphinx/environment.py:1883
+#: sphinx/environment.py:1884
 msgid "Symbols"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/html.py b/sphinx/writers/html.py
index cf92fc5ef..1d2cff051 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/html.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/html.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class HTMLTranslator(BaseTranslator):
                 self.body.append(self.starttag(node, 'span', '', CLASS='caption-number'))
                 prefix = self.builder.config.numfig_prefix.get(figtype, '')
                 numbers = self.builder.fignumbers[figtype][figure_id]
-                self.body.append(prefix + '.'.join(map(str, numbers)) + " ")
+                self.body.append(prefix % '.'.join(map(str, numbers)) + ' ')
                 self.body.append('</span>')
 
         if isinstance(node.parent, nodes.figure):