diff --git a/pkg/modgearman/configuration_parser.go b/pkg/modgearman/configuration_parser.go
index 6f0307f..10d6d51 100644
--- a/pkg/modgearman/configuration_parser.go
+++ b/pkg/modgearman/configuration_parser.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ type config struct {
 	flagCPUProfile string
 	flagMemProfile string
 	// append worker hostname to result output
-	workerNameInResult bool
+	workerNameInResult string
 }
 
 // setDefaultValues sets reasonable defaults
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (config *config) setDefaultValues() {
 	config.internalNegate = true
 	config.internalCheckDummy = true
 	config.internalCheckNscWeb = true
-	config.workerNameInResult = false
+	config.workerNameInResult = "off"
 	filename, err := os.Executable()
 	if err == nil {
 		config.p1File = path.Join(path.Dir(filename), "mod_gearman_worker_epn.pl")
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func (config *config) parseConfigItem(raw string) error {
 	case "internal_check_nsc_web":
 		config.internalCheckNscWeb = getBool(value)
 	case "worker_name_in_result":
-		config.workerNameInResult = getBool(value)
+		config.workerNameInResult = value
 	case "fork_on_exec":
 		// skip legacy option
 	case "workaround_rc_25":
diff --git a/pkg/modgearman/readAndExecute.go b/pkg/modgearman/readAndExecute.go
index f42a67e..0eadbd2 100644
--- a/pkg/modgearman/readAndExecute.go
+++ b/pkg/modgearman/readAndExecute.go
@@ -291,8 +291,21 @@ func execEPN(result *answer, cmd *command, received *request) {
 
 func fixReturnCodes(result *answer, config *config, state *os.ProcessState) {
 	if result.returnCode >= 0 && result.returnCode <= 3 {
-		if config.workerNameInResult {
-			result.output = fmt.Sprintf("%s (worker: %s)", result.output, config.identifier)
+		if config.workerNameInResult != "off" {
+
+			switch config.workerNameInResult {
+			case "on":
+				result.output = fmt.Sprintf("(worker: %s) %s", config.identifier, result.output)
+			case "pre_perfdata":
+				outputparts := strings.SplitN(result.output, "|", 2)
+				if len(outputparts) > 1 {
+					result.output = fmt.Sprintf("%s (worker: %s) |%s", outputparts[0], config.identifier, outputparts[1])
+				} else {
+					result.output = fmt.Sprintf("%s (worker: %s)", result.output, config.identifier)
+				}
+			default:
+				log.Warnf("unknown worker_name_in_result value: %s. Defaulting to 'off'", config.workerNameInResult)
+			}
 		}
 
 		return
diff --git a/worker.cfg b/worker.cfg
index 9d6124a..3d49747 100644
--- a/worker.cfg
+++ b/worker.cfg
@@ -233,10 +233,14 @@ use_perl_cache=on
 # use internal check_dummy plugin
 #internal_check_dummy = 1
 
-
 # Show worker identifier in result output
-#worker_name_in_result=no
-
+# Possible values:
+# 	off: Do not show worker identifier.
+# 	on: The worker identifier is displayed at the beginning of the plugin output. E.g. "(worker: w1) Service is Running"
+# 	pre_perfdata: The worker identifier is displayed at the end of the plugin output text, but before the perfdata. E.g. "Service is Running (worker: w1) | duration=10ms, version=1"
+#
+# Default is off
+#worker_name_in_result=off
 
 # Prometheus
 # export prometheus metrics