diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index accf16bf82..4e9598f43f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- Added `format` macro.
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Changed `stable_deref_trait` to a platform-dependent dependency.
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 90c37e2080..0d47fe7b3f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -134,3 +134,10 @@ pub mod spsc;
 mod ufmt;
 
 mod sealed;
+
+/// Implementation details for macros.
+/// Do not use. Used for macros only. Not covered by semver guarantees.
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub mod _export {
+    pub use crate::string::format;
+}
diff --git a/src/string.rs b/src/string.rs
index 0d5ae59cb4..01a02521fc 100644
--- a/src/string.rs
+++ b/src/string.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+//! A fixed capacity [`String`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/string/struct.String.html)
+
 use core::{
     cmp::Ordering,
     fmt,
-    fmt::Write,
+    fmt::{Arguments, Write},
     hash, iter, ops,
     str::{self, Utf8Error},
 };
@@ -570,6 +572,80 @@ impl<const N: usize> Ord for String<N> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Equivalent to [`format`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/fmt/fn.format.html).
+///
+/// Please note that using [`format!`] might be preferable.
+///
+/// # Errors
+///
+/// There are two possible error cases. Both return the unit type [`core::fmt::Error`].
+///
+/// - In case the formatting exceeds the string's capacity. This error does not exist in
+/// the standard library as the string would just grow.
+/// - If a formatting trait implementation returns an error. The standard library panics
+/// in this case.
+///
+/// [`format!`]: crate::format!
+pub fn format<const N: usize>(args: Arguments<'_>) -> Result<String<N>, fmt::Error> {
+    fn format_inner<const N: usize>(args: Arguments<'_>) -> Result<String<N>, fmt::Error> {
+        let mut output = String::new();
+        output.write_fmt(args)?;
+        Ok(output)
+    }
+
+    args.as_str().map_or_else(
+        || format_inner(args),
+        |s| s.try_into().map_err(|_| fmt::Error),
+    )
+}
+
+/// Macro that creates a fixed capacity [`String`]. Equivalent to [`format!`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/macro.format.html).
+///
+/// The macro's arguments work in the same way as the regular macro.
+///
+/// It is possible to explicitly specify the capacity of the returned string as the first argument.
+/// In this case it is necessary to disambiguate by separating the capacity with a semicolon.
+///
+/// # Errors
+///
+/// There are two possible error cases. Both return the unit type [`core::fmt::Error`].
+///
+/// - In case the formatting exceeds the string's capacity. This error does not exist in
+/// the standard library as the string would just grow.
+/// - If a formatting trait implementation returns an error. The standard library panics
+/// in this case.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```
+/// # fn main() -> Result<(), core::fmt::Error> {
+/// use heapless::{format, String};
+///
+/// // Notice semicolon instead of comma!
+/// format!(4; "test")?;
+/// format!(15; "hello {}", "world!")?;
+/// format!(20; "x = {}, y = {y}", 10, y = 30)?;
+/// let (x, y) = (1, 2);
+/// format!(12; "{x} + {y} = 3")?;
+///
+/// let implicit: String<10> = format!("speed = {}", 7)?;
+/// # Ok(())
+/// # }
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! format {
+    // Without semicolon as separator to disambiguate between arms, Rust just
+    // chooses the first so that the format string would land in $max.
+    ($max:expr; $($arg:tt)*) => {{
+        let res = $crate::_export::format::<$max>(core::format_args!($($arg)*));
+        res
+    }};
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => {{
+        let res = $crate::_export::format(core::format_args!($($arg)*));
+        res
+    }};
+}
+
 macro_rules! impl_try_from_num {
     ($num:ty, $size:expr) => {
         impl<const N: usize> core::convert::TryFrom<$num> for String<N> {
@@ -831,4 +907,32 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(s.remove(2), '\u{0301}');
         assert_eq!(s.as_str(), "hey");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn format() {
+        let number = 5;
+        let float = 3.12;
+        let formatted = format!(15; "{:0>3} plus {float}", number).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(formatted, "005 plus 3.12")
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn format_inferred_capacity() {
+        let number = 5;
+        let float = 3.12;
+        let formatted: String<15> = format!("{:0>3} plus {float}", number).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(formatted, "005 plus 3.12")
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn format_overflow() {
+        let i = 1234567;
+        let formatted = format!(4; "13{}", i);
+        assert_eq!(formatted, Err(core::fmt::Error))
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn format_plain_string_overflow() {
+        let formatted = format!(2; "123");
+        assert_eq!(formatted, Err(core::fmt::Error))
+    }
 }