diff --git a/src/julia.h b/src/julia.h
index a7e0c1b2db17b..5b33974075bb7 100644
--- a/src/julia.h
+++ b/src/julia.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "libsupport.h"
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <fenv.h>
 
 #include "htable.h"
 #include "arraylist.h"
@@ -2228,6 +2229,9 @@ typedef struct _jl_task_t {
     uint16_t priority;
 
 // hidden state:
+    // cached floating point environment
+    // only updated at task switch
+    fenv_t fenv;
 
     // id of owning thread - does not need to be defined until the task runs
     _Atomic(int16_t) tid;
diff --git a/src/task.c b/src/task.c
index a1e8dabb89f9d..6320b206967b6 100644
--- a/src/task.c
+++ b/src/task.c
@@ -503,6 +503,8 @@ JL_NO_ASAN static void ctx_switch(jl_task_t *lastt)
     jl_set_pgcstack(&t->gcstack);
     jl_signal_fence();
     lastt->ptls = NULL;
+    fegetenv(&lastt->fenv);
+    fesetenv(&t->fenv);
 #ifdef MIGRATE_TASKS
     ptls->previous_task = lastt;
 #endif
@@ -1129,6 +1131,7 @@ JL_DLLEXPORT jl_task_t *jl_new_task(jl_function_t *start, jl_value_t *completion
     t->excstack = NULL;
     t->started = 0;
     t->priority = 0;
+    fegetenv(&t->fenv);
     jl_atomic_store_relaxed(&t->tid, t->copy_stack ? jl_atomic_load_relaxed(&ct->tid) : -1); // copy_stacks are always pinned since they can't be moved
     t->threadpoolid = ct->threadpoolid;
     t->ptls = NULL;