diff --git a/libcobj/app/src/main/java/jp/osscons/opensourcecobol/libcobj/common/CobolInspect.java b/libcobj/app/src/main/java/jp/osscons/opensourcecobol/libcobj/common/CobolInspect.java
index 83f772c0..00c13114 100644
--- a/libcobj/app/src/main/java/jp/osscons/opensourcecobol/libcobj/common/CobolInspect.java
+++ b/libcobj/app/src/main/java/jp/osscons/opensourcecobol/libcobj/common/CobolInspect.java
@@ -169,11 +169,13 @@ private static void common(AbstractCobolField f1, AbstractCobolField f2, int typ
     public static void init(AbstractCobolField var, int replacing) {
         CobolInspect.inspectVarCopy = var;
         CobolInspect.inspectVar = CobolInspect.inspectVarCopy;
-        if (inspectVar.getAttribute().isTypeNumericDisplay()) {
+        CobolInspect.inspectSign = var.getSign();
+
+        if (var.getAttribute().isTypeNumericDisplay()) {
             inspectVar.putSign(1);
         }
+
         CobolInspect.inspectReplacing = replacing;
-        CobolInspect.inspectSign = var.getSign();
         CobolInspect.inspectSize = var.getFieldSize();
         CobolInspect.inspectData = var.getDataStorage();
         CobolInspect.inspectStart = -1;
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 484aee23..567dcdb3 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ misc_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	misc.src/file-handler-japanese.at \
 	misc.src/perform-until-div.at \
 	misc.src/search-occurs-depending.at \
-	misc.src/fix-subtract.at
+	misc.src/fix-subtract.at \
+	misc.src/display-inspect-sign.at
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(srcdir)/package.m4 \
 	$(TESTS) \
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.in b/tests/Makefile.in
index 3ed18bdd..67931823 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.in
+++ b/tests/Makefile.in
@@ -762,7 +762,8 @@ misc_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	misc.src/file-handler-japanese.at \
 	misc.src/perform-until-div.at \
 	misc.src/search-occurs-depending.at \
-	misc.src/fix-subtract.at
+	misc.src/fix-subtract.at \
+  misc.src/display-inspect-sign.at
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(srcdir)/package.m4 \
 	$(TESTS) \
diff --git a/tests/misc.at b/tests/misc.at
index 93fa8085..22353ce6 100644
--- a/tests/misc.at
+++ b/tests/misc.at
@@ -53,3 +53,4 @@ m4_include([file-handler-japanese.at])
 m4_include([perform-until-div.at])
 m4_include([search-occurs-depending.at])
 m4_include([fix-subtract.at])
+m4_include([display-inspect-sign.at])
diff --git a/tests/misc.src/display-inspect-sign.at b/tests/misc.src/display-inspect-sign.at
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..562afae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc.src/display-inspect-sign.at
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+AT_SETUP([DISPLAY values after INSPECT])
+
+AT_DATA([prog.cbl], [
+       IDENTIFICATION              DIVISION.
+       PROGRAM-ID.                 prog.
+       DATA                        DIVISION.
+       WORKING-STORAGE             SECTION.
+       01 DATA1
+        02 DATA-SIGN              PIC S9(5).
+       01 DATA2
+        02 DATA-SIGN-LEADING      PIC S9(5) SIGN IS LEADING.
+       01 DATA3
+        02 DATA-SIGN-LEADING-SEPARATE  PIC S9(5) SIGN LEADING SEPARATE.
+       01 DATA4
+        02 DATA-SIGN-TRAILING-SEPARATE PIC S9(5) SIGN TRAILING SEPARATE.
+       PROCEDURE                   DIVISION.
+       MAIN-RTN.
+           MOVE -12345 TO DATA-SIGN.
+           DISPLAY DATA1.
+           INSPECT DATA-SIGN REPLACING ALL ' ' BY '0'.
+           DISPLAY DATA1.
+
+           MOVE -12345 TO DATA-SIGN-LEADING.
+           DISPLAY DATA2.
+           INSPECT DATA-SIGN-LEADING REPLACING ALL ' ' BY '0'.
+           DISPLAY DATA2.
+
+           MOVE -12345 TO DATA-SIGN-LEADING-SEPARATE.
+           DISPLAY DATA3.
+           INSPECT DATA-SIGN-LEADING-SEPARATE REPLACING ALL ' ' BY '0'.
+           DISPLAY DATA3.
+
+           MOVE -12345 TO DATA-SIGN-TRAILING-SEPARATE.
+           DISPLAY DATA4.
+           INSPECT DATA-SIGN-TRAILING-SEPARATE REPLACING ALL ' ' BY '0'.
+           DISPLAY DATA4.
+           STOP RUN.
+])
+
+
+AT_CHECK([${COMPILE} prog.cbl])
+AT_CHECK([${RUN_MODULE} prog], [0],
+[1234u
+1234u
+q2345
+q2345
+-12345
+-12345
+12345-
+12345-
+])
+
+AT_CLEANUP
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