diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/output/binary_writer.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/output/binary_writer.hpp
index c507134c..b8b5a572 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/output/binary_writer.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/output/binary_writer.hpp
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ class binary_writer
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    if (j.m_value.number_float < std::numeric_limits<float>::max() and
+                    if (j.m_value.number_float > -std::numeric_limits<float>::min() and
+                            j.m_value.number_float < std::numeric_limits<float>::max() and
                             static_cast<double>(static_cast<float>(j.m_value.number_float)) == j.m_value.number_float)
                     {
                         oa->write_character(get_cbor_float_prefix(static_cast<float>(j.m_value.number_float)));
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 6c339c84..23ae8105 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -12143,7 +12143,8 @@ class binary_writer
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    if (j.m_value.number_float < std::numeric_limits<float>::max() and
+                    if (j.m_value.number_float > -std::numeric_limits<float>::min() and
+                            j.m_value.number_float < std::numeric_limits<float>::max() and
                             static_cast<double>(static_cast<float>(j.m_value.number_float)) == j.m_value.number_float)
                     {
                         oa->write_character(get_cbor_float_prefix(static_cast<float>(j.m_value.number_float)));
diff --git a/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp b/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
index 40fe109a..531f56d7 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR")
                 }
             }
 
-            SECTION("float")
+            SECTION("double-precision float")
             {
                 SECTION("3.1415925")
                 {
@@ -853,6 +853,10 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR")
 
                     CHECK(json::from_cbor(result, true, false) == j);
                 }
+            }
+
+            SECTION("single-precision float")
+            {
                 SECTION("0.5")
                 {
                     double v = 0.5;
@@ -867,6 +871,58 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR")
                     CHECK(json::from_cbor(result) == j);
                     CHECK(json::from_cbor(result) == v);
                 }
+                SECTION("0.0")
+                {
+                    double v = 0.0;
+                    json j = v;
+                    // its double-precision binary value is:
+                    // {0xfb, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}
+                    std::vector<uint8_t> expected = {0xfa, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};
+                    const auto result = json::to_cbor(j);
+                    CHECK(result == expected);
+                    // roundtrip
+                    CHECK(json::from_cbor(result) == j);
+                    CHECK(json::from_cbor(result) == v);
+                }
+                SECTION("-0.0")
+                {
+                    double v = -0.0;
+                    json j = v;
+                    // its double-precision binary value is:
+                    // {0xfb, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}
+                    std::vector<uint8_t> expected = {0xfa, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};
+                    const auto result = json::to_cbor(j);
+                    CHECK(result == expected);
+                    // roundtrip
+                    CHECK(json::from_cbor(result) == j);
+                    CHECK(json::from_cbor(result) == v);
+                }
+                SECTION("100.0")
+                {
+                    double v = 100.0;
+                    json j = v;
+                    // its double-precision binary value is:
+                    // {0xfb, 0x40, 0x59, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}
+                    std::vector<uint8_t> expected = {0xfa, 0x42, 0xc8, 0x00, 0x00};
+                    const auto result = json::to_cbor(j);
+                    CHECK(result == expected);
+                    // roundtrip
+                    CHECK(json::from_cbor(result) == j);
+                    CHECK(json::from_cbor(result) == v);
+                }
+                SECTION("200.0")
+                {
+                    double v = 200.0;
+                    json j = v;
+                    // its double-precision binary value is:
+                    // {0xfb, 0x40, 0x69, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}
+                    std::vector<uint8_t> expected = {0xfa, 0x43, 0x48, 0x00, 0x00};
+                    const auto result = json::to_cbor(j);
+                    CHECK(result == expected);
+                    // roundtrip
+                    CHECK(json::from_cbor(result) == j);
+                    CHECK(json::from_cbor(result) == v);
+                }
             }
 
             SECTION("half-precision float (edge cases)")