diff --git a/emacspy.pyx b/emacspy.pyx
index 1e2f621..b6da77d 100644
--- a/emacspy.pyx
+++ b/emacspy.pyx
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ cdef class EmacsValue:
         cdef intmax_t i = env.extract_integer(env, self.v)
         return i
 
+    cpdef double float(self) except *:
+        cdef emacs_env* env = get_env()
+        cdef double i = env.extract_float(env, self.v)
+        return i
+
     def sym_str(self):
         return _F().symbol_name(self).str()
 
@@ -189,6 +194,8 @@ cdef class EmacsValue:
             return self.str()
         elif my_type == "integer":
             return self.int()
+        elif my_type == "float":
+            return self.float()
         elif my_type == "symbol":
             as_str = self.sym_str()
             if as_str == "nil":
@@ -209,6 +216,8 @@ cdef emacs_value unwrap(obj) except *:
         obj = make_bool(obj)
     elif isinstance(obj, int):
         obj = make_int(obj)
+    elif isinstance(obj, float):
+        obj = make_float(obj)
     elif obj is None:
         obj = nil
     elif isinstance(obj, list):
@@ -238,6 +247,10 @@ cpdef make_int(int i):
     cdef emacs_env* env = get_env()
     return EmacsValue.wrap(env.make_integer(env, i))
 
+cpdef make_float(double f):
+    cdef emacs_env* env = get_env()
+    return EmacsValue.wrap(env.make_float(env, f))
+
 cpdef make_bool(bool b):
     cdef emacs_env* env = get_env()
     if b:
diff --git a/tests/test.el b/tests/test.el
index 6044a4c..f577778 100644
--- a/tests/test.el
+++ b/tests/test.el
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@
   (should (eq 0 (py-get-global-variable
                  "test" (py-set-global "test" 0 "test_int")))) )
 
+(ert-deftest ert-test-emacspy-data-float ()
+  (should (= 0.5 (py-get-global-variable
+                 "test" (py-set-global "test" 0.5 "test_int"))))
+  (should (= -0.5 (py-get-global-variable
+                    "test" (py-set-global "test" -0.5 "test_int"))))
+  (should (= 0.0 (py-get-global-variable
+                   "test" (py-set-global "test" 0.0 "test_int")))) )
+
 (ert-deftest ert-test-emacspy-data-list ()
   (let ((lst (py-run-string "test" "[1, True, 2, 'test']")))
     (should (eq 4 (length lst)))