diff --git a/Lib/test/test_descr.py b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
index e89f6425b9c..a50785f58a2 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_descr.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
@@ -1401,6 +1401,7 @@ def inherits():
     a = precfloat(12345)
     verify(float(a) == 12345.0)
     verify(float(a).__class__ is float)
+    verify((+a).__class__ is float)
 
     class madtuple(tuple):
         _rev = None
diff --git a/Objects/floatobject.c b/Objects/floatobject.c
index d606547841c..880eb0e1e03 100644
--- a/Objects/floatobject.c
+++ b/Objects/floatobject.c
@@ -553,8 +553,12 @@ float_neg(PyFloatObject *v)
 static PyObject *
 float_pos(PyFloatObject *v)
 {
-	Py_INCREF(v);
-	return (PyObject *)v;
+	if (PyFloat_CheckExact(v)) {
+		Py_INCREF(v);
+		return (PyObject *)v;
+	}
+	else
+		return PyFloat_FromDouble(v->ob_fval);
 }
 
 static PyObject *