diff --git a/frappe/utils/data.py b/frappe/utils/data.py
index 5063783733..9cbac2a570 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/data.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/data.py
@@ -706,11 +706,11 @@ def parse_val(v):
 		v = int(v)
 	return v
 
-def fmt_money(amount, precision=None, currency=None):
+def fmt_money(amount, precision=None, currency=None, format=None):
 	"""
 	Convert to string with commas for thousands, millions etc
 	"""
-	number_format = frappe.db.get_default("number_format") or "#,###.##"
+	number_format = format or frappe.db.get_default("number_format") or "#,###.##"
 	if precision is None:
 		precision = cint(frappe.db.get_default('currency_precision')) or None