diff --git a/autoload/ale/command.vim b/autoload/ale/command.vim
index ec264a36..8f497169 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/command.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/command.vim
@@ -135,13 +135,19 @@ endfunction
 
 " Format a filename, converting it with filename mappings, if non-empty,
 " and escaping it for putting into a command string.
-function! s:FormatFilename(filename, mappings) abort
+"
+" The filename can be modified.
+function! s:FormatFilename(filename, mappings, modifiers) abort
     let l:filename = a:filename
 
     if !empty(a:mappings)
         let l:filename = ale#filename_mapping#Map(l:filename, a:mappings)
     endif
 
+    if !empty(a:modifiers)
+        let l:filename = fnamemodify(l:filename, a:modifiers)
+    endif
+
     return ale#Escape(l:filename)
 endfunction
 
@@ -155,7 +161,7 @@ function! ale#command#FormatCommand(
 \   command,
 \   pipe_file_if_needed,
 \   input,
-\   filename_mappings,
+\   mappings,
 \) abort
     let l:temporary_file = ''
     let l:command = a:command
@@ -173,14 +179,24 @@ function! ale#command#FormatCommand(
     " file.
     if l:command =~# '%s'
         let l:filename = fnamemodify(bufname(a:buffer), ':p')
-        let l:command = substitute(l:command, '%s', '\=s:FormatFilename(l:filename, a:filename_mappings)', 'g')
+        let l:command = substitute(
+        \   l:command,
+        \   '\v\%s(%(:h|:t|:r|:e)*)',
+        \   '\=s:FormatFilename(l:filename, a:mappings, submatch(1))',
+        \   'g'
+        \)
     endif
 
     if a:input isnot v:false && l:command =~# '%t'
         " Create a temporary filename, <temp_dir>/<original_basename>
         " The file itself will not be created by this function.
         let l:temporary_file = s:TemporaryFilename(a:buffer)
-        let l:command = substitute(l:command, '%t', '\=s:FormatFilename(l:temporary_file, a:filename_mappings)', 'g')
+        let l:command = substitute(
+        \   l:command,
+        \   '\v\%t(%(:h|:t|:r|:e)*)',
+        \   '\=s:FormatFilename(l:temporary_file, a:mappings, submatch(1))',
+        \   'g'
+        \)
     endif
 
     " Finish formatting so %% becomes %.
diff --git a/doc/ale.txt b/doc/ale.txt
index 7327959b..ac51e466 100644
--- a/doc/ale.txt
+++ b/doc/ale.txt
@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@ are supported for running the commands.
                       file will be created, containing the lines from the file
                       after previous adjustment have been done.
 
+                      See |ale-command-format-strings| for formatting options.
+
   `read_temporary_file` When set to `1`, ALE will read the contents of the
                       temporary file created for `%t`. This option can be used
                       for commands which need to modify some file on disk in
@@ -3739,6 +3741,16 @@ ale#linter#Define(filetype, linter)                       *ale#linter#Define()*
   command, so literal character sequences `%s` and `%t` can be escaped by
   using `%%s` and `%%t` instead, etc.
 
+  Some |filename-modifiers| can be applied to `%s` and `%t`. Only `:h`, `:t`,
+  `:r`, and `:e` may be applied, other modifiers will be ignored. Filename
+  modifiers can be applied to the format markers by placing them after them.
+
+  For example: >
+  'command': '%s:h %s:e %s:h:t',
+<
+  Given a path `/foo/baz/bar.txt`, the above command string will generate
+  something akin to `'/foo/baz' 'txt' 'baz'`
+
   If a callback for a command generates part of a command string which might
   possibly contain `%%`, `%s`, `%t`, or `%e`, where the special formatting
   behavior is not desired, the |ale#command#EscapeCommandPart()| function can
diff --git a/test/test_format_command.vader b/test/test_format_command.vader
index f8e2a66e..9d730fce 100644
--- a/test/test_format_command.vader
+++ b/test/test_format_command.vader
@@ -126,16 +126,49 @@ Execute(EscapeCommandPart should pipe in temporary files appropriately):
   Assert !empty(g:match), 'No match found! Result was: ' . g:result[1]
   AssertEqual ale#Escape(g:result[0]), g:match[1]
 
+Execute(FormatCommand should apply filename modifiers to the current file):
+  AssertEqual
+  \ ale#Escape(expand('%:p:h'))
+  \   . ' ' . ale#Escape('dummy.txt')
+  \   . ' ' . ale#Escape(expand('%:p:h:t'))
+  \   . ' ' . ale#Escape('txt')
+  \   . ' ' . ale#Escape(expand('%:p:r')),
+  \ ale#command#FormatCommand(bufnr(''), '', '%s:h %s:t %s:h:t %s:e %s:r', 0, v:null, [])[1]
+
+Execute(FormatCommand should apply filename modifiers to the temporary file):
+  let g:result = ale#command#FormatCommand(bufnr(''), '', '%t:h %t:t %t:h:t %t:e %t:r', 0, v:null, [])
+
+  AssertEqual
+  \ ale#Escape(fnamemodify(g:result[0], ':h'))
+  \   . ' ' . ale#Escape('dummy.txt')
+  \   . ' ' . ale#Escape(fnamemodify(g:result[0], ':h:t'))
+  \   . ' ' . ale#Escape('txt')
+  \   . ' ' . ale#Escape(fnamemodify(g:result[0], ':r')),
+  \ g:result[1]
+
 Execute(FormatCommand should apply filename mappings the current file):
-  let g:result = ale#command#FormatCommand(bufnr('%'), '', '%s', 1, v:null, [
+  let g:result = ale#command#FormatCommand(bufnr('%'), '', '%s', 0, v:null, [
   \ [expand('%:p:h'), '/foo/bar'],
   \])
 
   Assert g:result[1] =~# '/foo/bar'
 
 Execute(FormatCommand should apply filename mappings to temporary files):
-  let g:result = ale#command#FormatCommand(bufnr('%'), '', '%t', 1, v:null, [
+  let g:result = ale#command#FormatCommand(bufnr('%'), '', '%t', 0, v:null, [
   \ [fnamemodify(tempname(), ':h:h'), '/foo/bar']
   \])
 
   Assert g:result[1] =~# '/foo/bar'
+
+Execute(FormatCommand should apply filename modifiers to mapped filenames):
+  let g:result = ale#command#FormatCommand(bufnr('%'), '', '%s:h', 0, v:null, [
+  \ [expand('%:p:h'), '/foo/bar'],
+  \])
+
+  AssertEqual ale#Escape('/foo/bar'), g:result[1]
+
+  let g:result = ale#command#FormatCommand(bufnr('%'), '', '%t:h:h:h', 0, v:null, [
+  \ [fnamemodify(tempname(), ':h:h'), '/foo/bar']
+  \])
+
+  AssertEqual ale#Escape('/foo/bar'), g:result[1]