diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 566675607..6975cac23 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ The contributors that suggested a given feature are shown in []. Thanks!
 
 ****  Fix fault on $realtime with %t, bug1443. [Julien Margetts]
 
+****  Fix $display with string without %s, bug1441. [Denis Rystsov]
+
 ****  Fix parameter function string returns, bug1441. [Denis Rystsov]
 
 
diff --git a/src/V3LinkResolve.cpp b/src/V3LinkResolve.cpp
index 6f94aaf71..623ac89d4 100644
--- a/src/V3LinkResolve.cpp
+++ b/src/V3LinkResolve.cpp
@@ -341,13 +341,13 @@ private:
 		    AstNode *nextp = argp->nextp();
 		    argp->unlinkFrBack(); pushDeletep(argp); VL_DANGLING(argp);
 		    argp = nextp;
-		} else {
-		    newFormat.append("%h");
-		    argp = argp->nextp();
-		}
-	    }
-	}
-	return newFormat;
+                } else {
+                    newFormat.append("%?");  // V3Width to figure it out
+                    argp = argp->nextp();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return newFormat;
     }
 
     void expectDescriptor(AstNode* nodep, AstNodeVarRef* filep) {
diff --git a/src/V3Width.cpp b/src/V3Width.cpp
index 1024e383a..b54e10474 100644
--- a/src/V3Width.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Width.cpp
@@ -2179,6 +2179,17 @@ private:
                     if (argp) argp = argp->nextp();
                     break;
                 }
+                case '?': {  // Unspecified by user, guess
+                    if (argp && argp->isDouble()) {
+                        ch = 'g';
+                    } else if (argp && argp->isString()) {
+                        ch = '@';
+                    } else {
+                        ch = 'h';
+                    }
+                    if (argp) argp = argp->nextp();
+                    break;
+                }
 		default: {  // Most operators, just move to next argument
 		    if (argp) argp=argp->nextp();
 		    break;
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_display_string.out b/test_regress/t/t_display_string.out
index 34c0ef735..85322223a 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_display_string.out
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_display_string.out
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 String: '          1'
+foo(1): '          1'
 s f(1): '          1'
 s parm: '          1'
 s strg: '          1'
+r: 1.234
 *-* All Finished *-*
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_display_string.v b/test_regress/t/t_display_string.v
index 70d60b272..f2bd7deaa 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_display_string.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_display_string.v
@@ -7,14 +7,16 @@ module t;
    function automatic string foo(int i);
       return $sformatf("'%d'", i);  // %0d does not work here
    endfunction
+   real r = 1.234;
    string bar = foo(1);
    localparam string pbar = foo(1);
    initial begin
       $write("String: "); $display("'          1'");
-      //$write("foo(1): "); $display(foo(1));
+      $write("foo(1): "); $display(foo(1));
       $write("s f(1): "); $display("%s", foo(1));
       $write("s parm: "); $display("%s", pbar);
       $write("s strg: "); $display("%s", bar);
+      $write("r: "); $display(r);
       $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
       $finish;
    end