diff --git a/docs/widgets/services/customapi.md b/docs/widgets/services/customapi.md
index 2e23f1d8a..e13874610 100644
--- a/docs/widgets/services/customapi.md
+++ b/docs/widgets/services/customapi.md
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ mappings:
 
 ## Data Transformation
 
-You can manipulate data with the following tools `remap`, `scale` and `suffix`, for example:
+You can manipulate data with the following tools `remap`, `scale`, `prefix` and `suffix`, for example:
 
 ```yaml
 - field: key4
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ You can manipulate data with the following tools `remap`, `scale` and `suffix`,
   label: Power
   format: float
   scale: 0.001 # can be number or string e.g. 1/16
-  suffix: kW
+  suffix: "kW"
+- field: key6
+  label: Price
+  format: float
+  suffix: "$"
 ```
 
 ## List View
diff --git a/src/widgets/customapi/component.jsx b/src/widgets/customapi/component.jsx
index 62405faf2..19a89a316 100644
--- a/src/widgets/customapi/component.jsx
+++ b/src/widgets/customapi/component.jsx
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ function formatValue(t, transformation, rawValue) {
     // nothing
   }
 
+  // Apply fixed prefix.
+  const prefix = transformation?.prefix;
+  if (prefix) {
+    value = `${prefix} ${value}`;
+  }
+
   // Apply fixed suffix.
   const suffix = transformation?.suffix;
   if (suffix) {