diff --git a/examples/gauge.rs b/examples/gauge.rs
index 8669fed..cc2805d 100644
--- a/examples/gauge.rs
+++ b/examples/gauge.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use util::event::{Event, Events};
 struct App {
     progress1: u16,
     progress2: u16,
-    progress3: u16,
+    progress3: f64,
     progress4: u16,
 }
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ impl App {
         App {
             progress1: 0,
             progress2: 0,
-            progress3: 0,
+            progress3: 0.0,
             progress4: 0,
         }
     }
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ impl App {
         if self.progress2 > 100 {
             self.progress2 = 0;
         }
-        self.progress3 += 1;
-        if self.progress3 > 100 {
-            self.progress3 = 0;
+        self.progress3 += 0.001;
+        if self.progress3 > 1.0 {
+            self.progress3 = 0.0;
         }
         self.progress4 += 3;
         if self.progress4 > 100 {
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), failure::Error> {
                 .label(&format!("{}/100", app.progress2))
                 .render(&mut f, chunks[1]);
             Gauge::default()
-                .block(Block::default().title("Gauge2").borders(Borders::ALL))
+                .block(Block::default().title("Gauge3").borders(Borders::ALL))
                 .style(Style::default().fg(Color::Yellow))
-                .percent(app.progress3)
+                .ratio(app.progress3)
                 .render(&mut f, chunks[2]);
             Gauge::default()
-                .block(Block::default().title("Gauge3").borders(Borders::ALL))
+                .block(Block::default().title("Gauge4").borders(Borders::ALL))
                 .style(Style::default().fg(Color::Cyan).modifier(Modifier::Italic))
                 .percent(app.progress4)
                 .label(&format!("{}/100", app.progress2))
diff --git a/src/widgets/gauge.rs b/src/widgets/gauge.rs
index 27396e6..cd1e990 100644
--- a/src/widgets/gauge.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/gauge.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use widgets::{Block, Widget};
 /// ```
 pub struct Gauge<'a> {
     block: Option<Block<'a>>,
-    percent: u16,
+    ratio: f64,
     label: Option<&'a str>,
     style: Style,
 }
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ impl<'a> Default for Gauge<'a> {
     fn default() -> Gauge<'a> {
         Gauge {
             block: None,
-            percent: 0,
+            ratio: 0.0,
             label: None,
             style: Default::default(),
         }
@@ -45,7 +45,21 @@ impl<'a> Gauge<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn percent(mut self, percent: u16) -> Gauge<'a> {
-        self.percent = percent;
+        assert!(
+            percent <= 100,
+            "Percentage should be between 0 and 100 inclusively."
+        );
+        self.ratio = f64::from(percent) / 100.0;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Sets ratio ([0.0, 1.0]) directly.
+    pub fn ratio(mut self, ratio: f64) -> Gauge<'a> {
+        assert!(
+            ratio <= 1.0 && ratio >= 0.0,
+            "Ratio should be between 0 and 1 inclusively."
+        );
+        self.ratio = ratio;
         self
     }
 
@@ -78,7 +92,7 @@ impl<'a> Widget for Gauge<'a> {
         }
 
         let center = gauge_area.height / 2 + gauge_area.top();
-        let width = (gauge_area.width * self.percent) / 100;
+        let width = (f64::from(gauge_area.width) * self.ratio).round() as u16;
         let end = gauge_area.left() + width;
         for y in gauge_area.top()..gauge_area.bottom() {
             // Gauge
@@ -88,7 +102,7 @@ impl<'a> Widget for Gauge<'a> {
 
             if y == center {
                 // Label
-                let precent_label = format!("{}%", self.percent);
+                let precent_label = format!("{}%", (self.ratio * 100.0).round());
                 let label = self.label.unwrap_or(&precent_label);
                 let label_width = label.width() as u16;
                 let middle = (gauge_area.width - label_width) / 2 + gauge_area.left();
@@ -104,3 +118,26 @@ impl<'a> Widget for Gauge<'a> {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_panic]
+    fn gauge_invalid_percentage() {
+        Gauge::default().percent(110);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_panic]
+    fn gauge_invalid_ratio_upper_bound() {
+        Gauge::default().ratio(1.1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[should_panic]
+    fn gauge_invalid_ratio_lower_bound() {
+        Gauge::default().ratio(-0.5);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/gauge.rs b/tests/gauge.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..073221c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gauge.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+extern crate tui;
+extern crate unicode_width;
+
+use tui::backend::TestBackend;
+use tui::buffer::Buffer;
+use tui::layout::{Constraint, Direction, Layout};
+use tui::widgets::{Block, Borders, Gauge, Widget};
+use tui::Terminal;
+
+#[test]
+fn gauge_render() {
+    let backend = TestBackend::new(40, 10);
+    let mut terminal = Terminal::new(backend).unwrap();
+    let size = terminal.size().unwrap();
+    terminal
+        .draw(|mut f| {
+            let chunks = Layout::default()
+                .direction(Direction::Vertical)
+                .margin(2)
+                .constraints([Constraint::Percentage(50), Constraint::Percentage(50)].as_ref())
+                .split(size);
+
+            Gauge::default()
+                .block(Block::default().title("Percentage").borders(Borders::ALL))
+                .percent(43)
+                .render(&mut f, chunks[0]);
+            Gauge::default()
+                .block(Block::default().title("Ratio").borders(Borders::ALL))
+                .ratio(0.2113139343131)
+                .render(&mut f, chunks[1]);
+        }).unwrap();
+    let expected = Buffer::with_lines(vec![
+        "                                        ",
+        "                                        ",
+        "  ┌Percentage────────────────────────┐  ",
+        "  │               43%                │  ",
+        "  └──────────────────────────────────┘  ",
+        "  ┌Ratio─────────────────────────────┐  ",
+        "  │               21%                │  ",
+        "  └──────────────────────────────────┘  ",
+        "                                        ",
+        "                                        ",
+    ]);
+    assert_eq!(&expected, terminal.backend().buffer());
+}