diff --git a/cli/test.yaml b/cli/test.yaml
index 2ba8900d..7203655d 100644
--- a/cli/test.yaml
+++ b/cli/test.yaml
@@ -4075,25 +4075,40 @@
 
 - name: isnormal function
   args:
-    - 'nan, infinite, -infinite, 9 | ., 1/. | isnormal'
+    - '0, 2.2250738585072011e-308, 2.2250738585072014e-308, 1, 1.7976931348623157e+308, nan, infinite, "", [], {} | isnormal'
   input: 'null'
   expected: |
     false
     false
+    true
+    true
+    true
+    false
     false
     false
     false
     false
-    true
-    true
 
 - name: normals function
   args:
-    - -c
-    - 'nan, infinite, -infinite, "", [], {}, 0, 9 | normals'
+    - '0, 2.2250738585072011e-308, 2.2250738585072014e-308, 1, 1.7976931348623157e+308, nan, infinite | ., -. | normals'
   input: 'null'
   expected: |
-    9
+    2.2250738585072014e-308
+    -2.2250738585072014e-308
+    1
+    -1
+    1.7976931348623157e+308
+    -1.7976931348623157e+308
+
+- name: normals with nextafter function
+  args:
+    - '0, 2.2250738585072014e-308, 1.7976931348623157e+308, nan, infinite | nextafter(.; 0, infinite) | normals'
+  input: 'null'
+  expected: |
+    2.225073858507202e-308
+    1.7976931348623155e+308
+    1.7976931348623157e+308
 
 - name: stringify nan and infinite
   args:
diff --git a/func.go b/func.go
index a1b15767..2c2a28f9 100644
--- a/func.go
+++ b/func.go
@@ -1411,8 +1411,11 @@ func funcIsnan(v interface{}) interface{} {
 }
 
 func funcIsnormal(v interface{}) interface{} {
-	x, ok := toFloat(v)
-	return ok && !math.IsNaN(x) && !math.IsInf(x, 0) && x != 0.0
+	if v, ok := toFloat(v); ok {
+		e := math.Float64bits(v) & 0x7ff0000000000000 >> 52
+		return 0 < e && e < 0x7ff
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 // An `allocator` creates new maps and slices, stores the allocated addresses.