diff --git a/src/libcore/num/f32.rs b/src/libcore/num/f32.rs
index 97ad23696bdab..ada47fb597e5d 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/f32.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/f32.rs
@@ -225,16 +225,26 @@ impl Ord for f32 {
 }
 
 impl Orderable for f32 {
+    /// Returns `NaN` if either of the numbers are `NaN`.
     #[inline(always)]
-    fn min(&self, other: &f32) -> f32 { fmin(*self, *other) }
+    fn min(&self, other: &f32) -> f32 {
+        if self.is_NaN() || other.is_NaN() { Float::NaN() } else { fmin(*self, *other) }
+    }
 
+    /// Returns `NaN` if either of the numbers are `NaN`.
     #[inline(always)]
-    fn max(&self, other: &f32) -> f32 { fmax(*self, *other) }
+    fn max(&self, other: &f32) -> f32 {
+        if self.is_NaN() || other.is_NaN() { Float::NaN() } else { fmax(*self, *other) }
+    }
 
+    /// Returns the number constrained within the range `mn <= self <= mx`.
+    /// If any of the numbers are `NaN` then `NaN` is returned.
     #[inline(always)]
     fn clamp(&self, mn: &f32, mx: &f32) -> f32 {
-        if *self > *mx { *mx } else
-        if *self < *mn { *mn } else { *self }
+        if self.is_NaN() { *self }
+        else if !(*self <= *mx) { *mx }
+        else if !(*self >= *mn) { *mn }
+        else { *self }
     }
 }
 
@@ -828,14 +838,25 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_orderable() {
+    fn test_min() {
         assert_eq!(1f32.min(&2f32), 1f32);
         assert_eq!(2f32.min(&1f32), 1f32);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_max() {
         assert_eq!(1f32.max(&2f32), 2f32);
         assert_eq!(2f32.max(&1f32), 2f32);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_clamp() {
         assert_eq!(1f32.clamp(&2f32, &4f32), 2f32);
         assert_eq!(8f32.clamp(&2f32, &4f32), 4f32);
         assert_eq!(3f32.clamp(&2f32, &4f32), 3f32);
+        assert!(3f32.clamp(&Float::NaN::<f32>(), &4f32).is_NaN());
+        assert!(3f32.clamp(&2f32, &Float::NaN::<f32>()).is_NaN());
+        assert!(Float::NaN::<f32>().clamp(&2f32, &4f32).is_NaN());
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/libcore/num/f64.rs b/src/libcore/num/f64.rs
index 92ce4969f47b8..07a29652e94aa 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/f64.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/f64.rs
@@ -246,16 +246,26 @@ impl Ord for f64 {
 }
 
 impl Orderable for f64 {
+    /// Returns `NaN` if either of the numbers are `NaN`.
     #[inline(always)]
-    fn min(&self, other: &f64) -> f64 { fmin(*self, *other) }
+    fn min(&self, other: &f64) -> f64 {
+        if self.is_NaN() || other.is_NaN() { Float::NaN() } else { fmin(*self, *other) }
+    }
 
+    /// Returns `NaN` if either of the numbers are `NaN`.
     #[inline(always)]
-    fn max(&self, other: &f64) -> f64 { fmax(*self, *other) }
+    fn max(&self, other: &f64) -> f64 {
+        if self.is_NaN() || other.is_NaN() { Float::NaN() } else { fmax(*self, *other) }
+    }
 
+    /// Returns the number constrained within the range `mn <= self <= mx`.
+    /// If any of the numbers are `NaN` then `NaN` is returned.
     #[inline(always)]
     fn clamp(&self, mn: &f64, mx: &f64) -> f64 {
-        if *self > *mx { *mx } else
-        if *self < *mn { *mn } else { *self }
+        if self.is_NaN() { *self }
+        else if !(*self <= *mx) { *mx }
+        else if !(*self >= *mn) { *mn }
+        else { *self }
     }
 }
 
@@ -869,14 +879,29 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_orderable() {
+    fn test_min() {
         assert_eq!(1f64.min(&2f64), 1f64);
         assert_eq!(2f64.min(&1f64), 1f64);
+        assert!(1f64.min(&Float::NaN::<f64>()).is_NaN());
+        assert!(Float::NaN::<f64>().min(&1f64).is_NaN());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_max() {
         assert_eq!(1f64.max(&2f64), 2f64);
         assert_eq!(2f64.max(&1f64), 2f64);
+        assert!(1f64.max(&Float::NaN::<f64>()).is_NaN());
+        assert!(Float::NaN::<f64>().max(&1f64).is_NaN());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_clamp() {
         assert_eq!(1f64.clamp(&2f64, &4f64), 2f64);
         assert_eq!(8f64.clamp(&2f64, &4f64), 4f64);
         assert_eq!(3f64.clamp(&2f64, &4f64), 3f64);
+        assert!(3f64.clamp(&Float::NaN::<f64>(), &4f64).is_NaN());
+        assert!(3f64.clamp(&2f64, &Float::NaN::<f64>()).is_NaN());
+        assert!(Float::NaN::<f64>().clamp(&2f64, &4f64).is_NaN());
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/libcore/num/float.rs b/src/libcore/num/float.rs
index d784aeb23971c..ef0adee884b7c 100644
--- a/src/libcore/num/float.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/num/float.rs
@@ -385,20 +385,23 @@ impl Ord for float {
 }
 
 impl Orderable for float {
+    /// Returns `NaN` if either of the numbers are `NaN`.
     #[inline(always)]
     fn min(&self, other: &float) -> float {
-        fmin(*self as f64, *other as f64) as float
+        (*self as f64).min(&(*other as f64)) as float
     }
 
+    /// Returns `NaN` if either of the numbers are `NaN`.
     #[inline(always)]
     fn max(&self, other: &float) -> float {
-        fmax(*self as f64, *other as f64) as float
+        (*self as f64).max(&(*other as f64)) as float
     }
 
+    /// Returns the number constrained within the range `mn <= self <= mx`.
+    /// If any of the numbers are `NaN` then `NaN` is returned.
     #[inline(always)]
     fn clamp(&self, mn: &float, mx: &float) -> float {
-        if *self > *mx { *mx } else
-        if *self < *mn { *mn } else { *self }
+        (*self as f64).clamp(&(*mn as f64), &(*mx as f64)) as float
     }
 }
 
@@ -802,14 +805,25 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_orderable() {
+    fn test_min() {
         assert_eq!(1f.min(&2f), 1f);
         assert_eq!(2f.min(&1f), 1f);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_max() {
         assert_eq!(1f.max(&2f), 2f);
         assert_eq!(2f.max(&1f), 2f);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_clamp() {
         assert_eq!(1f.clamp(&2f, &4f), 2f);
         assert_eq!(8f.clamp(&2f, &4f), 4f);
         assert_eq!(3f.clamp(&2f, &4f), 3f);
+        assert!(3f.clamp(&Float::NaN::<float>(), &4f).is_NaN());
+        assert!(3f.clamp(&2f, &Float::NaN::<float>()).is_NaN());
+        assert!(Float::NaN::<float>().clamp(&2f, &4f).is_NaN());
     }
 
     #[test]