diff --git a/src/strings.cpp b/src/strings.cpp
--- a/src/strings.cpp
+++ b/src/strings.cpp
@@ -912,6 +912,31 @@ static char *FormatString(char *buff, co
 				buff = FormatBytes(buff, args->GetInt64(), last);
 				break;
 
+			case SCC_CARGO_TINY: { // {CARGO_TINY}
+				/* Tiny description of cargotypes. Layout:
+				 * param 1: cargo type
+				 * param 2: cargo count */
+				StringID cargo_str = CargoSpec::Get(args->GetInt32(SCC_CARGO_SHORT))->units_volume;
+				int64 amount = 0;
+				switch (cargo_str) {
+					case STR_TONS:
+						amount = _units[_settings_game.locale.units].c_weight.ToDisplay(args->GetInt64());
+						break;
+
+					case STR_LITERS:
+						amount = _units[_settings_game.locale.units].c_volume.ToDisplay(args->GetInt64());
+						break;
+
+					default: {
+						amount = args->GetInt64();
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+
+				buff = FormatCommaNumber(buff, amount, last);
+				break;
+			}
+
 			case SCC_CARGO_SHORT: { // {CARGO_SHORT}
 				/* Short description of cargotypes. Layout:
 				 * param 1: cargo type
diff --git a/src/table/control_codes.h b/src/table/control_codes.h
--- a/src/table/control_codes.h
+++ b/src/table/control_codes.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ enum StringControlCode {
 
 	SCC_CARGO_LONG,
 	SCC_CARGO_SHORT,
+	SCC_CARGO_TINY,
 	SCC_POWER,
 	SCC_VOLUME_LONG,
 	SCC_VOLUME_SHORT,
diff --git a/src/table/strgen_tables.h b/src/table/strgen_tables.h
--- a/src/table/strgen_tables.h
+++ b/src/table/strgen_tables.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ static const CmdStruct _cmd_structs[] = 
 	{"INDUSTRY",          EmitSingleChar, SCC_INDUSTRY_NAME,      1, C_CASE | C_GENDER}, // industry, takes an industry #, can have cases
 	{"CARGO_LONG",        EmitSingleChar, SCC_CARGO_LONG,         2, C_NONE | C_GENDER},
 	{"CARGO_SHORT",       EmitSingleChar, SCC_CARGO_SHORT,        2, C_NONE}, // short cargo description, only ### tons, or ### litres
+	{"CARGO_TINY",        EmitSingleChar, SCC_CARGO_TINY,         2, C_NONE}, // tiny cargo description with only the amount, not a specifier for the amount or the actual cargo name
 	{"POWER",             EmitSingleChar, SCC_POWER,              1, C_NONE},
 	{"VOLUME_LONG",       EmitSingleChar, SCC_VOLUME_LONG,        1, C_NONE},
 	{"VOLUME_SHORT",      EmitSingleChar, SCC_VOLUME_SHORT,       1, C_NONE},