diff --git a/include/rapidjson/document.h b/include/rapidjson/document.h
index f1857f5cfc..b0162f55f3 100644
--- a/include/rapidjson/document.h
+++ b/include/rapidjson/document.h
@@ -978,6 +978,9 @@ class GenericValue {
     bool IsLosslessFloat() const {
         if (!IsNumber()) return false;
         double a = GetDouble();
+        if (a < static_cast<double>(-std::numeric_limits<float>::max())
+                || a > static_cast<double>(std::numeric_limits<float>::max()))
+            return false;
         double b = static_cast<double>(static_cast<float>(a));
         return a >= b && a <= b;    // Prevent -Wfloat-equal
     }