diff --git a/translator/ml_translatorLib.sml b/translator/ml_translatorLib.sml
index d4c09f05cb..63057409c9 100644
--- a/translator/ml_translatorLib.sml
+++ b/translator/ml_translatorLib.sml
@@ -424,9 +424,9 @@ val basic_theories =
    ["alist", "arithmetic", "bag", "bitstring", "bit", "bool",
     "combin", "container", "divides", "fcp", "finite_map", "float",
     "fmaptree", "frac", "gcdset", "gcd", "ind_type", "integer_word",
-    "integer", "integral", "list", "llist", "marker", "measure",
-    "numeral_bit", "numeral", "numpair", "numposrep", "num", "one",
-    "operator", "option", "pair", "path", "patricia_casts",
+    "integer", "integral", "list", "llist", "marker", "machine_ieee",
+    "measure", "numeral_bit", "numeral", "numpair", "numposrep", "num",
+    "one", "operator", "option", "pair", "path", "patricia_casts",
     "patricia", "poly", "poset", "powser", "pred_set", "prelim",
     "prim_rec", "quote", "quotient_list", "quotient_option",
     "quotient_pair", "quotient_pred_set", "quotient_sum", "quotient",
@@ -2683,7 +2683,8 @@ fun mutual_to_single_line_def def = let
   in ([def],ind) end
 
 val builtin_terops =
-  [Eval_substring]
+  [Eval_substring,
+   Eval_FLOAT_FMA]
   |> map SPEC_ALL
   |> map (fn th =>
       (th |> UNDISCH_ALL |> concl |> rand |> rand |> rator |> rator |> rator, th))
@@ -2712,6 +2713,15 @@ val builtin_binops =
    Eval_INT_LESS_EQ,
    Eval_INT_GREATER,
    Eval_INT_GREATER_EQ,
+   Eval_FLOAT_ADD,
+   Eval_FLOAT_SUB,
+   Eval_FLOAT_MULT,
+   Eval_FLOAT_DIV,
+   Eval_FLOAT_LESS,
+   Eval_FLOAT_LESS_EQ,
+   Eval_FLOAT_GREATER,
+   Eval_FLOAT_GREATER_EQ,
+   Eval_FLOAT_EQ,
    Eval_force_gc_to_run,
    Eval_force_unit_type,
    Eval_strsub,
@@ -2732,6 +2742,9 @@ val builtin_monops =
    Eval_vector,
    Eval_int_of_num,
    Eval_num_of_int,
+   Eval_FLOAT_ABS,
+   Eval_FLOAT_SQRT,
+   Eval_FLOAT_NEG,
    Eval_empty_ffi,
    Eval_force_out_of_memory_error,
    Eval_Chr,
diff --git a/translator/ml_translatorScript.sml b/translator/ml_translatorScript.sml
index 3e0b66bdd7..7c5067093a 100644
--- a/translator/ml_translatorScript.sml
+++ b/translator/ml_translatorScript.sml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 *)
 open integerTheory ml_progTheory
      astTheory libTheory semanticPrimitivesTheory
-     semanticPrimitivesPropsTheory evaluatePropsTheory;
+     semanticPrimitivesPropsTheory evaluatePropsTheory
+     fpSemTheory;
 open mlvectorTheory mlstringTheory packLib;
 open integer_wordSyntax
 open terminationTheory
@@ -489,7 +490,7 @@ val Eval2_tac =
   \\ fs [] \\ qexists_tac `ck1+ck1'` \\ fs [];
 
 Theorem Eval_Equality:
-    Eval env x1 (a y1) /\ Eval env x2 (a y2) ==>
+   Eval env x1 (a y1) /\ Eval env x2 (a y2) ==>
     EqualityType a ==>
     Eval env (App Equality [x1;x2]) (BOOL (y1 = y2))
 Proof
@@ -1346,6 +1347,99 @@ Proof
   \\ fs [fcpTheory.CART_EQ,word_ror_def,fcpTheory.FCP_BETA,w2w] \\ rw []
 QED
 
+(* arithmetic for doubles (word64) *)
+Theorem Eval_FP_top:
+  ! f w1 w2 w3.
+        Eval env x2 (WORD (w2:64 word)) ==>
+        Eval env x3 (WORD (w3:64 word)) ==>
+        Eval env x1 (WORD (w1:64 word)) ==>
+        Eval env (App (FP_top f) [x1;x2;x3]) (WORD (fp_top f w1 w2 w3))
+Proof
+  rw[Eval_rw,WORD_def]
+  \\ first_x_assum mp_tac
+  \\ first_x_assum (qspec_then `refs` strip_assume_tac)
+  \\ strip_tac
+  \\ drule evaluate_add_to_clock
+  \\ last_x_assum (qspec_then `refs++refs'` strip_assume_tac)
+  \\ drule evaluate_add_to_clock
+  \\ first_x_assum (qspec_then `refs++refs'++refs''` strip_assume_tac)
+  \\ drule evaluate_add_to_clock
+  \\ rpt (disch_then assume_tac)
+  \\ pop_assum (qspec_then `ck1' + ck1''` strip_assume_tac)
+  \\ fs[] \\ qexists_tac `ck1 + ck1' + ck1''` \\ fs[]
+  \\ fs [do_app_def] \\ rw []
+  \\ fs [state_component_equality]
+QED
+
+local
+  fun f name q =
+    save_thm("Eval_" ^ name,SIMP_RULE (srw_ss()) [fp_top_def, fpfma_def]
+              (Q.SPEC q Eval_FP_top))
+in
+  val Eval_FLOAT_FMA = f "FLOAT_FMA" `FP_Fma`
+end;
+
+val Eval_FP_bop = Q.prove(
+  `!f w1 w2.
+        Eval env x1 (WORD (w1:64 word)) ==>
+        Eval env x2 (WORD (w2:64 word)) ==>
+        Eval env (App (FP_bop f) [x1;x2]) (WORD (fp_bop f w1 w2))`,
+  rw[Eval_rw,WORD_def]
+  \\ Eval2_tac \\ fs [do_app_def] \\ rw []
+  \\ fs [state_component_equality]);
+
+local
+  fun f name q =
+    save_thm("Eval_" ^ name,SIMP_RULE (srw_ss()) [fp_bop_def]
+              (Q.SPEC q Eval_FP_bop))
+in
+  val Eval_FLOAT_ADD  = f "FLOAT_ADD" `FP_Add`
+  val Eval_FLOAT_SUB  = f "FLOAT_SUB" `FP_Sub`
+  val Eval_FLOAT_MULT = f "FLOAT_MULT" `FP_Mul`
+  val Eval_FLOAT_DIV  = f "FLOAT_DIV" `FP_Div`
+end;
+
+val Eval_FP_cmp = Q.prove(
+  `!f w1 w2.
+        Eval env x1 (WORD (w1:64 word)) ==>
+        Eval env x2 (WORD (w2:64 word)) ==>
+        Eval env (App (FP_cmp f) [x1;x2]) (BOOL (fp_cmp f w1 w2))`,
+  rw[Eval_rw,WORD_def,BOOL_def]
+  \\ Eval2_tac \\ fs [do_app_def] \\ rw []
+  \\ fs [state_component_equality]);
+
+local
+  fun f name q = let
+    val th = SIMP_RULE (srw_ss()) [fp_cmp_def] (Q.SPEC q Eval_FP_cmp)
+    val _ = save_thm("Eval_" ^ name,SPEC_ALL th)
+   in th end
+in
+  val Eval_FLOAT_LESS = f "FLOAT_LESS" `FP_Less`
+  val Eval_FLOAT_LESS_EQ = f "FLOAT_LESS_EQ" `FP_LessEqual`
+  val Eval_FLOAT_GREATER = f "FLOAT_GREATER" `FP_Greater`
+  val Eval_FLOAT_GREATER_EQ = f "FLOAT_GREATER_EQ" `FP_GreaterEqual`
+  val Eval_FLOAT_EQ = f "FLOAT_EQ" `FP_Equal`
+end;
+
+val Eval_FP_uop = Q.prove(
+  `!f w1 w2.
+        Eval env x1 (WORD (w1:64 word)) ==>
+        Eval env (App (FP_uop f) [x1]) (WORD (fp_uop f w1))`,
+  rw[Eval_rw,WORD_def,BOOL_def]
+  \\ first_x_assum (qspec_then `refs` strip_assume_tac)
+  \\ qexists_tac `ck1` \\ fs[do_app_def, state_component_equality]);
+
+local
+  fun f name q = let
+    val th = SIMP_RULE (srw_ss()) [fp_uop_def] (Q.SPEC q Eval_FP_uop)
+    val _ = save_thm("Eval_" ^ name,SPEC_ALL th)
+   in th end
+in
+  val Eval_FLOAT_ABS = f "FLOAT_ABS" `FP_Abs`
+  val Eval_FLOAT_NEG = f "FLOAT_NEG" `FP_Neg`
+  val Eval_FLOAT_SQRT = f "FLOAT_SQRT" `FP_Sqrt`
+end;
+
 (* list definition *)
 
 val LIST_TYPE_def = Define `
diff --git a/translator/ml_translator_testScript.sml b/translator/ml_translator_testScript.sml
index 52a2357ca1..a1a51a9b21 100644
--- a/translator/ml_translator_testScript.sml
+++ b/translator/ml_translator_testScript.sml
@@ -150,6 +150,18 @@ val test_def = Define`test ids = D (F ids.f) (V ids.v)`;
 
 val res = translate test_def;
 
+(* Test floating-point support *)
+
+val test_def = Define `test f = fp64_add roundTiesToEven f f`
+
+val res = translate test_def;
+
+(* FMA: *)
+
+val test_def = Define `test f1 f2 f3 = (fp64_mul_add roundTiesToEven) f1 f2 f3`
+
+val res = translate test_def;
+
 (* tricky datatype *)
 
 val _ = register_type ``:'a option``;