diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline.vim
index e324eac6..62daa070 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline.vim
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function! airline#extensions#tabline#title(n)
 endfunction
 
 function! airline#extensions#tabline#get_buffer_name(nr)
-  return airline#extensions#tabline#formatters#{s:formatter}(a:nr)
+  return airline#extensions#tabline#formatters#{s:formatter}(a:nr, get(s:, 'current_buffer_list', []))
 endfunction
 
 function! s:get_buffer_list()
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ function! s:get_buffer_list()
     let buffers = buffers[:s:buf_max]
   endif
 
+  let s:current_buffer_list = buffers
   return buffers
 endfunction
 
diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/formatters.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/formatters.vim
index cf9ef715..841f2576 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/formatters.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions/tabline/formatters.vim
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ let s:buf_nr_format = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#buffer_nr_format', '%s
 let s:buf_nr_show = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#tabline#buffer_nr_show', 0)
 let s:buf_modified_symbol = g:airline_symbols.modified
 
-function! airline#extensions#tabline#formatters#default(bufnr)
+function! airline#extensions#tabline#formatters#default(bufnr, buffers)
   let _ = ''
 
   if s:buf_nr_show
diff --git a/doc/airline.txt b/doc/airline.txt
index 8fc02a0c..ab81debd 100644
--- a/doc/airline.txt
+++ b/doc/airline.txt
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ virtualenv <https://github.com/jmcantrell/vim-virtualenv>
   let g:airline#extensions#tabline#formatter = 'default'
 
   " here is how you can define a 'foo' formatter:
-  function! airline#extensions#tabline#formatters#foo(bufnr)
+  function! airline#extensions#tabline#formatters#foo(bufnr, buffers)
     return fnamemodify(bufname(a:bufnr), ':t')
   endfunction
   let g:airline#extensions#tabline#formatter = 'foo'