diff --git a/caddyhttp/httpserver/replacer.go b/caddyhttp/httpserver/replacer.go
index 41c68114c..407c43dfb 100644
--- a/caddyhttp/httpserver/replacer.go
+++ b/caddyhttp/httpserver/replacer.go
@@ -144,7 +144,10 @@ func (r *replacer) Replace(s string) string {
 	if r.responseRecorder != nil {
 		r.replacements["{status}"] = func() string { return strconv.Itoa(r.responseRecorder.status) }
 		r.replacements["{size}"] = func() string { return strconv.Itoa(r.responseRecorder.size) }
-		r.replacements["{latency}"] = func() string { return time.Since(r.responseRecorder.start).String() }
+		r.replacements["{latency}"] = func() string {
+			dur := time.Since(r.responseRecorder.start)
+			return roundDuration(dur).String()
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Include custom placeholders, overwriting existing ones if necessary
@@ -187,6 +190,36 @@ func (r *replacer) Replace(s string) string {
 	return s
 }
 
+func roundDuration(d time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	if d >= time.Millisecond {
+		return round(d, time.Millisecond)
+	} else if d >= time.Microsecond {
+		return round(d, time.Microsecond)
+	}
+
+	return d
+}
+
+// round rounds d to the nearest r
+func round(d, r time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	if r <= 0 {
+		return d
+	}
+	neg := d < 0
+	if neg {
+		d = -d
+	}
+	if m := d % r; m+m < r {
+		d = d - m
+	} else {
+		d = d + r - m
+	}
+	if neg {
+		return -d
+	}
+	return d
+}
+
 // Set sets key to value in the r.customReplacements map.
 func (r *replacer) Set(key, value string) {
 	r.customReplacements["{"+key+"}"] = func() string { return value }
diff --git a/caddyhttp/httpserver/replacer_test.go b/caddyhttp/httpserver/replacer_test.go
index cb72ba5e7..158e819e3 100644
--- a/caddyhttp/httpserver/replacer_test.go
+++ b/caddyhttp/httpserver/replacer_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func TestNewReplacer(t *testing.T) {
@@ -140,3 +141,23 @@ func TestSet(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Expected variable replacement failed")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRound(t *testing.T) {
+	var tests = map[time.Duration]time.Duration{
+		// 599.935µs -> 560µs
+		559935 * time.Nanosecond: 560 * time.Microsecond,
+		// 1.55ms    -> 2ms
+		1550 * time.Microsecond: 2 * time.Millisecond,
+		// 1.5555s   -> 1.556s
+		1555500 * time.Microsecond: 1556 * time.Millisecond,
+		// 1m2.0035s -> 1m2.004s
+		62003500 * time.Microsecond: 62004 * time.Millisecond,
+	}
+
+	for dur, expected := range tests {
+		rounded := roundDuration(dur)
+		if rounded != expected {
+			t.Errorf("Expected %v, Got %v", expected, rounded)
+		}
+	}
+}