diff --git a/src/libcore/fmt/float.rs b/src/libcore/fmt/float.rs
index 4825c2aa13264..03e7a9a49d8a7 100644
--- a/src/libcore/fmt/float.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/fmt/float.rs
@@ -32,22 +32,23 @@ fn float_to_decimal_common_exact<T>(fmt: &mut Formatter, num: &T,
 // Don't inline this so callers that call both this and the above won't wind
 // up using the combined stack space of both functions in some cases.
 #[inline(never)]
-fn float_to_decimal_common_shortest<T>(fmt: &mut Formatter,
-                                       num: &T, sign: flt2dec::Sign) -> Result
+fn float_to_decimal_common_shortest<T>(fmt: &mut Formatter, num: &T,
+                                       sign: flt2dec::Sign, precision: usize) -> Result
     where T: flt2dec::DecodableFloat
 {
     unsafe {
         // enough for f32 and f64
         let mut buf: [u8; flt2dec::MAX_SIG_DIGITS] = mem::uninitialized();
         let mut parts: [flt2dec::Part; 4] = mem::uninitialized();
-        let formatted = flt2dec::to_shortest_str(flt2dec::strategy::grisu::format_shortest,
-                                                 *num, sign, 0, false, &mut buf, &mut parts);
+        let formatted = flt2dec::to_shortest_str(flt2dec::strategy::grisu::format_shortest, *num,
+                                                 sign, precision, false, &mut buf, &mut parts);
         fmt.pad_formatted_parts(&formatted)
     }
 }
 
 // Common code of floating point Debug and Display.
-fn float_to_decimal_common<T>(fmt: &mut Formatter, num: &T, negative_zero: bool) -> Result
+fn float_to_decimal_common<T>(fmt: &mut Formatter, num: &T,
+                              negative_zero: bool, min_precision: usize) -> Result
     where T: flt2dec::DecodableFloat
 {
     let force_sign = fmt.sign_plus();
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ fn float_to_decimal_common<T>(fmt: &mut Formatter, num: &T, negative_zero: bool)
     if let Some(precision) = fmt.precision {
         float_to_decimal_common_exact(fmt, num, sign, precision)
     } else {
-        float_to_decimal_common_shortest(fmt, num, sign)
+        float_to_decimal_common_shortest(fmt, num, sign, min_precision)
     }
 }
 
@@ -125,14 +126,14 @@ macro_rules! floating {
         #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
         impl Debug for $ty {
             fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut Formatter) -> Result {
-                float_to_decimal_common(fmt, self, true)
+                float_to_decimal_common(fmt, self, true, 1)
             }
         }
 
         #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
         impl Display for $ty {
             fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut Formatter) -> Result {
-                float_to_decimal_common(fmt, self, false)
+                float_to_decimal_common(fmt, self, false, 0)
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/libcore/tests/fmt/float.rs b/src/libcore/tests/fmt/float.rs
index 695001312e4d5..138c3970e9087 100644
--- a/src/libcore/tests/fmt/float.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/tests/fmt/float.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ fn test_format_f64() {
     assert_eq!("1.23456789e3", format!("{:e}", 1234.56789f64));
     assert_eq!("1.23456789E6", format!("{:E}", 1234567.89f64));
     assert_eq!("1.23456789E3", format!("{:E}", 1234.56789f64));
+    assert_eq!("0.0", format!("{:?}", 0.0f64));
+    assert_eq!("1.01", format!("{:?}", 1.01f64));
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -34,4 +36,6 @@ fn test_format_f32() {
     assert_eq!("1.2345679e3", format!("{:e}", 1234.56789f32));
     assert_eq!("1.2345679E6", format!("{:E}", 1234567.89f32));
     assert_eq!("1.2345679E3", format!("{:E}", 1234.56789f32));
+    assert_eq!("0.0", format!("{:?}", 0.0f32));
+    assert_eq!("1.01", format!("{:?}", 1.01f32));
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/ifmt.rs b/src/test/run-pass/ifmt.rs
index 08e9990511fbb..d09376acc84ae 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/ifmt.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/ifmt.rs
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ pub fn main() {
 
     // Float edge cases
     t!(format!("{}", -0.0), "0");
-    t!(format!("{:?}", -0.0), "-0");
-    t!(format!("{:?}", 0.0), "0");
+    t!(format!("{:?}", -0.0), "-0.0");
+    t!(format!("{:?}", 0.0), "0.0");
 
     // sign aware zero padding
     t!(format!("{:<3}", 1), "1  ");