diff --git a/doc/source/usage.rst b/doc/source/usage.rst
index c07ddf390..9c785effa 100644
--- a/doc/source/usage.rst
+++ b/doc/source/usage.rst
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ Several options are common to almost all of :program:`khal`'s commands
    location
         The event location.
 
+   location-separator
+        A separator: " @ " that appears when there is a location.
+
    calendar
         The calendar name.
 
diff --git a/khal/khalendar/event.py b/khal/khalendar/event.py
index d8ef9cc50..5c2caba18 100644
--- a/khal/khalendar/event.py
+++ b/khal/khalendar/event.py
@@ -738,6 +738,9 @@ def fmt(s: str) -> str: return s.strip()
         if attributes["description"]:
             attributes["description-separator"] = " :: "
         attributes["location"] = self.location.strip()
+        attributes["location-separator"] = ""
+        if attributes["location"]:
+            attributes["location-separator"] = " @ "
         attributes["attendees"] = self.attendees
         attributes["all-day"] = str(allday)
         attributes["categories"] = self.categories