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@@ -413,6 +413,27 @@ def test_formatstrformatter():
     tmp_form = mticker.StrMethodFormatter('{x:05d}')
     nose.tools.assert_equal('00002', tmp_form(2))
 
+
+def test_EngFormatter_formatting():
+    """
+    Create two instances of EngFormatter with default parameters, with and
+    without a unit string ('s' for seconds). Test the formatting in some cases,
+    especially the case when no SI prefix is present, for values in [1, 1000).
+
+    Should not raise exceptions.
+    """
+    unitless = mticker.EngFormatter()
+    nose.tools.assert_equal(unitless(0.1), u'100 m')
+    nose.tools.assert_equal(unitless(1), u'1')
+    nose.tools.assert_equal(unitless(999.9), u'999.9')
+    nose.tools.assert_equal(unitless(1001), u'1.001 k')
+
+    with_unit = mticker.EngFormatter(unit=u's')
+    nose.tools.assert_equal(with_unit(0.1), u'100 ms')
+    nose.tools.assert_equal(with_unit(1), u'1 s')
+    nose.tools.assert_equal(with_unit(999.9), u'999.9 s')
+    nose.tools.assert_equal(with_unit(1001), u'1.001 ks')
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import nose
     nose.runmodule(argv=['-s', '--with-doctest'], exit=False)
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ class EngFormatter(Formatter):
     suitable for use with single-letter representations of powers of
     1000. For example, 'Hz' or 'm'.
 
-    `places` is the percision with which to display the number,
+    `places` is the precision with which to display the number,
     specified in digits after the decimal point (there will be between
     one and three digits before the decimal point).
     """
@@ -1087,7 +1087,11 @@ def format_eng(self, num):
 
         formatted = format_str % (mant, prefix)
 
-        return formatted.strip()
+        formatted = formatted.strip()
+        if (self.unit != "") and (prefix == self.ENG_PREFIXES[0]):
+            formatted = formatted + " "
+
+        return formatted
 
 
 class Locator(TickHelper):