diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 0beed61f..ca598f79 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ macro_rules! float_trait_impl {
                     "inf"   => return Ok(core::$t::INFINITY),
                     "-inf"  => return Ok(core::$t::NEG_INFINITY),
                     "NaN"   => return Ok(core::$t::NAN),
+                    "-NaN"  => return Ok(-core::$t::NAN),
                     _       => {},
                 }