diff --git a/src/algebra/order/ring.lean b/src/algebra/order/ring.lean
index 5655428d9506c..a6da85169502c 100644
--- a/src/algebra/order/ring.lean
+++ b/src/algebra/order/ring.lean
@@ -559,6 +559,18 @@ lemma pos_of_mul_pos_left (h : 0 < a * b) (ha : 0 ≤ a) : 0 < b :=
 lemma pos_of_mul_pos_right (h : 0 < a * b) (hb : 0 ≤ b) : 0 < a :=
 ((pos_and_pos_or_neg_and_neg_of_mul_pos h).resolve_right $ λ h, h.2.not_le hb).1
 
+lemma pos_iff_pos_of_mul_pos (hab : 0 < a * b) : 0 < a ↔ 0 < b :=
+⟨pos_of_mul_pos_left hab ∘ le_of_lt, pos_of_mul_pos_right hab ∘ le_of_lt⟩
+
+lemma neg_of_mul_pos_left (h : 0 < a * b) (ha : a ≤ 0) : b < 0 :=
+((pos_and_pos_or_neg_and_neg_of_mul_pos h).resolve_left $ λ h, h.1.not_le ha).2
+
+lemma neg_of_mul_pos_right (h : 0 < a * b) (ha : b ≤ 0) : a < 0 :=
+((pos_and_pos_or_neg_and_neg_of_mul_pos h).resolve_left $ λ h, h.2.not_le ha).1
+
+lemma neg_iff_neg_of_mul_pos (hab : 0 < a * b) : a < 0 ↔ b < 0 :=
+⟨neg_of_mul_pos_left hab ∘ le_of_lt, neg_of_mul_pos_right hab ∘ le_of_lt⟩
+
 @[simp] lemma inv_of_pos [invertible a] : 0 < ⅟a ↔ 0 < a :=
 begin
   have : 0 < a * ⅟a, by simp only [mul_inv_of_self, zero_lt_one],
@@ -723,20 +735,14 @@ lemma mul_le_iff_le_one_right (hb : 0 < b) : b * a ≤ b ↔ a ≤ 1 :=
 lemma mul_lt_iff_lt_one_right (hb : 0 < b) : b * a < b ↔ a < 1 :=
 lt_iff_lt_of_le_iff_le $ le_mul_iff_one_le_right hb
 
+-- TODO: `left` and `right` for these two lemmas are backwards compared to `neg_of_mul_pos`
+-- lemmas.
 lemma nonpos_of_mul_nonneg_left (h : 0 ≤ a * b) (hb : b < 0) : a ≤ 0 :=
 le_of_not_gt (λ ha, absurd h (mul_neg_of_pos_of_neg ha hb).not_le)
 
 lemma nonpos_of_mul_nonneg_right (h : 0 ≤ a * b) (ha : a < 0) : b ≤ 0 :=
 le_of_not_gt (λ hb, absurd h (mul_neg_of_neg_of_pos ha hb).not_le)
 
-lemma neg_of_mul_pos_left (h : 0 < a * b) (hb : b ≤ 0) : a < 0 :=
-by haveI := @linear_order.decidable_le α _; exact
-lt_of_not_ge (λ ha, absurd h (decidable.mul_nonpos_of_nonneg_of_nonpos ha hb).not_lt)
-
-lemma neg_of_mul_pos_right (h : 0 < a * b) (ha : a ≤ 0) : b < 0 :=
-by haveI := @linear_order.decidable_le α _; exact
-lt_of_not_ge (λ hb, absurd h (decidable.mul_nonpos_of_nonpos_of_nonneg ha hb).not_lt)
-
 @[priority 100] -- see Note [lower instance priority]
 instance linear_ordered_semiring.to_no_top_order {α : Type*} [linear_ordered_semiring α] :
   no_top_order α :=
@@ -1183,6 +1189,12 @@ lemma pos_of_mul_neg_right {a b : α} (h : a * b < 0) (ha : a ≤ 0) : 0 < b :=
 by haveI := @linear_order.decidable_le α _; exact
 lt_of_not_ge (λ hb, absurd h (decidable.mul_nonneg_of_nonpos_of_nonpos ha hb).not_lt)
 
+lemma neg_iff_pos_of_mul_neg (hab : a * b < 0) : a < 0 ↔ 0 < b :=
+⟨pos_of_mul_neg_right hab ∘ le_of_lt, neg_of_mul_neg_right hab ∘ le_of_lt⟩
+
+lemma pos_iff_neg_of_mul_neg (hab : a * b < 0) : 0 < a ↔ b < 0 :=
+⟨neg_of_mul_neg_left hab ∘ le_of_lt, pos_of_mul_neg_left hab ∘ le_of_lt⟩
+
 /-- The sum of two squares is zero iff both elements are zero. -/
 lemma mul_self_add_mul_self_eq_zero {x y : α} : x * x + y * y = 0 ↔ x = 0 ∧ y = 0 :=
 by rw [add_eq_zero_iff', mul_self_eq_zero, mul_self_eq_zero]; apply mul_self_nonneg