diff --git a/bin/pt-query-digest b/bin/pt-query-digest
index dd3ea403..751dbd3f 100755
--- a/bin/pt-query-digest
+++ b/bin/pt-query-digest
@@ -7778,7 +7778,12 @@ sub explain_report {
             $explain .= "# *************************** $i. "
                       . "row ***************************\n";
             foreach my $j ( 0 .. $#row ) {
-               $explain .= sprintf "# %13s: %s\n", $sth->{NAME}->[$j],
+               # In some OSes/Perl versions, the filtered row can be reported with or without decimals.
+               # Example, in Ubuntu 16.04 it is being printed as 100.00 while in Ubuntu 18.04 it is
+               # being printed as 100.
+               # To make it testeable, we need to have a consistent format across versions.
+               my $value_format = $sth->{NAME}->[$j] eq 'filtered' ? "%.02f" : "%s";
+               $explain .= sprintf "# %13s: $value_format\n", $sth->{NAME}->[$j],
                   defined $row[$j] ? $row[$j] : 'NULL';
             }
             $i++;  # next row number
diff --git a/lib/QueryReportFormatter.pm b/lib/QueryReportFormatter.pm
index 8dd649c9..ea540070 100644
--- a/lib/QueryReportFormatter.pm
+++ b/lib/QueryReportFormatter.pm
@@ -1332,7 +1332,8 @@ sub explain_report {
             $explain .= "# *************************** $i. "
                       . "row ***************************\n";
             foreach my $j ( 0 .. $#row ) {
-               $explain .= sprintf "# %13s: %s\n", $sth->{NAME}->[$j],
+               my $value_format = $sth->{NAME}->[$j] eq 'filtered' ? "%.02f" : "%s";
+               $explain .= sprintf "# %13s: $value_format\n", $sth->{NAME}->[$j],
                   defined $row[$j] ? $row[$j] : 'NULL';
             }
             $i++;  # next row number
diff --git a/t/pt-query-digest/samples/issue_1196-output-5.7.txt b/t/pt-query-digest/samples/issue_1196-output-5.7.txt
index ff7fa7f9..4cd38fdd 100644
--- a/t/pt-query-digest/samples/issue_1196-output-5.7.txt
+++ b/t/pt-query-digest/samples/issue_1196-output-5.7.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ select t.a, count(*) from t join t t2 using(a) group by 1 order by 2 desc limit
 #       key_len: NULL
 #           ref: NULL
 #          rows: 14
-#      filtered: 100
+#      filtered: 100.00
 #         Extra: Using temporary; Using filesort
 # *************************** 2. row ***************************
 #            id: 1
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@ select t.a, count(*) from t join t t2 using(a) group by 1 order by 2 desc limit
 #       key_len: NULL
 #           ref: NULL
 #          rows: 14
-#      filtered: 10
+#      filtered: 10.00
 #         Extra: Using where; Using join buffer (Block Nested Loop)
diff --git a/t/pt-query-digest/samples/slow007_explain_1-57.txt b/t/pt-query-digest/samples/slow007_explain_1-57.txt
index f02b486e..09850ded 100644
--- a/t/pt-query-digest/samples/slow007_explain_1-57.txt
+++ b/t/pt-query-digest/samples/slow007_explain_1-57.txt
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ SELECT fruit FROM trees\G
 #       key_len: 27
 #           ref: NULL
 #          rows: 1
-#      filtered: 100
+#      filtered: 100.00
 #         Extra: Using index
diff --git a/t/pt-query-digest/samples/slow007_explain_2-57.txt b/t/pt-query-digest/samples/slow007_explain_2-57.txt
index eee6d10d..8265bf7b 100644
--- a/t/pt-query-digest/samples/slow007_explain_2-57.txt
+++ b/t/pt-query-digest/samples/slow007_explain_2-57.txt
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ SELECT fruit FROM trees\G
 #       key_len: 27
 #           ref: NULL
 #          rows: 3
-#      filtered: 100
+#      filtered: 100.00
 #         Extra: Using index