diff --git a/src/uu/ptx/locales/en-US.ftl b/src/uu/ptx/locales/en-US.ftl
index 9d62b4ae4b6..c9d991c9bf9 100644
--- a/src/uu/ptx/locales/en-US.ftl
+++ b/src/uu/ptx/locales/en-US.ftl
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ ptx-help-gap-size = gap size in columns between output fields
 ptx-help-ignore-file = read ignore word list from FILE
 ptx-help-only-file = read only word list from this FILE
 ptx-help-references = first field of each line is a reference
+ptx-help-typeset-mode = change the default width from 72 to 100
 ptx-help-width = output width in columns, reference excluded
 
 # Error messages
diff --git a/src/uu/ptx/src/ptx.rs b/src/uu/ptx/src/ptx.rs
index 7749ecc998a..f23c4ac8ba5 100644
--- a/src/uu/ptx/src/ptx.rs
+++ b/src/uu/ptx/src/ptx.rs
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ fn get_config(matches: &mut clap::ArgMatches) -> UResult<Config> {
             .expect(err_msg)
             .parse()
             .map_err(PtxError::ParseError)?;
+    } else if matches.get_flag(options::TYPESET_MODE) {
+        config.line_width = 100;
     }
     if matches.contains_id(options::GAP_SIZE) {
         config.gap_size = matches
@@ -894,6 +896,7 @@ mod options {
     pub static IGNORE_FILE: &str = "ignore-file";
     pub static ONLY_FILE: &str = "only-file";
     pub static REFERENCES: &str = "references";
+    pub static TYPESET_MODE: &str = "typeset-mode";
     pub static WIDTH: &str = "width";
 }
 
@@ -1070,6 +1073,13 @@ pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
                 .value_name("FILE")
                 .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::new(options::TYPESET_MODE)
+                .short('t')
+                .long(options::TYPESET_MODE)
+                .help(translate!("ptx-help-typeset-mode"))
+                .action(ArgAction::SetTrue),
+        )
         .arg(
             Arg::new(options::WIDTH)
                 .short('w')
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_ptx.rs b/tests/by-util/test_ptx.rs
index 63ac3ca8fd4..2e66470bf26 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_ptx.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_ptx.rs
@@ -356,6 +356,32 @@ fn test_narrow_width_with_long_reference_no_panic() {
         .stdout_only(":1       content\n");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_typeset_mode_default_width_100() {
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .args(&["-t"])
+        .pipe_in("bar\n")
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_only(format!("{}bar\n", " ".repeat(53)));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_typeset_mode_w_overrides_t() {
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .args(&["-t", "-w", "10"])
+        .pipe_in("bar\n")
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_only(format!("{}bar\n", " ".repeat(8)));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_default_width_72() {
+    new_ucmd!()
+        .pipe_in("bar\n")
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_only(format!("{}bar\n", " ".repeat(39)));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_invalid_regex_word_trailing_backslash() {
     new_ucmd!().args(&["-W", "bar\\"]).succeeds().no_stderr();