diff --git a/src/lp_data/HighsSolution.cpp b/src/lp_data/HighsSolution.cpp
index 11812ff14c..c6c14dc284 100644
--- a/src/lp_data/HighsSolution.cpp
+++ b/src/lp_data/HighsSolution.cpp
@@ -766,6 +766,9 @@ HighsStatus ipxSolutionToHighsSolution(
       double primal_truncation = 0;
       double dual_infeasibility = 0;
       double residual = std::fabs(std::max(lower - value, value - upper));
+      double var_range = upper - lower;
+      double residual_rate = residual/var_range;
+      residual = std::max(residual, residual_rate);
       double new_value = value;
       double new_dual = dual;
       const bool at_lower = value <= lower + primal_feasibility_tolerance;