diff --git a/vlib/strconv/ftoa/f32_f64_to_string_test.v b/vlib/strconv/ftoa/f32_f64_to_string_test.v
index 42528bdb86..6bf862ed9d 100644
--- a/vlib/strconv/ftoa/f32_f64_to_string_test.v
+++ b/vlib/strconv/ftoa/f32_f64_to_string_test.v
@@ -165,4 +165,8 @@ fn test_float_to_str(){
 		//println(b)
 		assert b.len == exp + 2
 	}
+
+	// test rounding str conversion
+	assert f64_to_str(0.3456789123456, 4)=="3.4568e-01"
+	assert f32_to_str(0.345678, 3)=="3.457e-01"
 }
diff --git a/vlib/strconv/ftoa/f32_str.v b/vlib/strconv/ftoa/f32_str.v
index 5ea6002a53..0905f35230 100644
--- a/vlib/strconv/ftoa/f32_str.v
+++ b/vlib/strconv/ftoa/f32_str.v
@@ -33,6 +33,24 @@ mut:
 	u u32
 }
 
+// pow of ten table used by n_digit reduction
+const(
+	ten_pow_table_32 = [
+		u32(1),
+		u32(10),
+		u32(100),
+		u32(1000),
+		u32(10000),
+		u32(100000),
+		u32(1000000),
+		u32(10000000),
+		u32(100000000),
+		u32(1000000000),
+		u32(10000000000),
+		u32(100000000000),
+	]
+)
+
 /******************************************************************************
 *
 * Conversion Functions
@@ -47,17 +65,15 @@ const(
 
 // max 46 char
 // -3.40282346638528859811704183484516925440e+38
-fn (d Dec32) get_string_32(neg bool, n_digit int) string {
-	mut out     := d.m
-	mut out_len := decimal_len_32(out)
+fn (d Dec32) get_string_32(neg bool, i_n_digit int) string {
+	n_digit          := i_n_digit + 1
+	mut out          := d.m
+	mut out_len      := decimal_len_32(out)
+	out_len_original := out_len
 
 	mut buf := [byte(0)].repeat(out_len + 5 + 1 +1) // sign + mant_len + . +  e + e_sign + exp_len(2) + \0
 	mut i := 0
 
-	if n_digit > 0 && out_len > n_digit {
-		out_len = n_digit+1
-	}
-
 	if neg {
 		buf[i]=`-`
 		i++
@@ -68,6 +84,13 @@ fn (d Dec32) get_string_32(neg bool, n_digit int) string {
 		disp = 1
 	}
 
+	if n_digit < out_len {
+		//println("orig: ${out_len_original}")
+		out += ten_pow_table_32[out_len - n_digit] + 1  // round to up
+		out /= ten_pow_table_32[out_len - n_digit]
+		out_len = n_digit
+	}
+
 	y := i + out_len
 	mut x := 0
 	for x < (out_len-disp-1) {
@@ -100,7 +123,7 @@ fn (d Dec32) get_string_32(neg bool, n_digit int) string {
 	buf[i]=`e`
 	i++
 
-	mut exp := d.e + out_len - 1
+	mut exp := d.e + out_len_original - 1
 	if exp < 0 {
 		buf[i]=`-`
 		i++
diff --git a/vlib/strconv/ftoa/f64_str.v b/vlib/strconv/ftoa/f64_str.v
index e7ffd5f7f5..05902b3825 100644
--- a/vlib/strconv/ftoa/f64_str.v
+++ b/vlib/strconv/ftoa/f64_str.v
@@ -39,6 +39,32 @@ mut:
 	u u64
 }
 
+// pow of ten table used by n_digit reduction
+const(
+	ten_pow_table_64 = [
+		u64(1),
+		u64(10),
+		u64(100),
+		u64(1000),
+		u64(10000),
+		u64(100000),
+		u64(1000000),
+		u64(10000000),
+		u64(100000000),
+		u64(1000000000),
+		u64(10000000000),
+		u64(100000000000),
+		u64(1000000000000),
+		u64(10000000000000),
+		u64(100000000000000),
+		u64(1000000000000000),
+		u64(10000000000000000),
+		u64(100000000000000000),
+		u64(1000000000000000000),
+		u64(10000000000000000000),
+	]
+)
+
 /******************************************************************************
 *
 * Conversion Functions
@@ -51,17 +77,15 @@ const(
 	maxexp64    = 2047
 )
 
-fn (d Dec64) get_string_64(neg bool, n_digit int) string {
-	mut out         := d.m
-	mut out_len     := decimal_len_64(out)
+fn (d Dec64) get_string_64(neg bool, i_n_digit int) string {
+	n_digit          := i_n_digit + 1
+	mut out          := d.m
+	mut out_len      := decimal_len_64(out)
+	out_len_original := out_len
 
 	mut buf := [byte(0)].repeat(out_len + 6 + 1 +1) // sign + mant_len + . +  e + e_sign + exp_len(2) + \0
 	mut i := 0
 
-	if n_digit > 0 && out_len > n_digit {
-		out_len = n_digit+1
-	}
-
 	if neg {
 		buf[i]=`-`
 		i++
@@ -72,6 +96,13 @@ fn (d Dec64) get_string_64(neg bool, n_digit int) string {
 		disp = 1
 	}
 
+	if n_digit < out_len {
+		//println("orig: ${out_len_original}")
+		out += ten_pow_table_64[out_len - n_digit] + 1  // round to up
+		out /= ten_pow_table_64[out_len - n_digit]
+		out_len = n_digit
+	}
+
 	y := i + out_len
 	mut x := 0
 	for x < (out_len-disp-1) {
@@ -104,7 +135,7 @@ fn (d Dec64) get_string_64(neg bool, n_digit int) string {
 	buf[i]=`e`
 	i++
 
-	mut exp := d.e + out_len - 1
+	mut exp := d.e + out_len_original - 1
 	if exp < 0 {
 		buf[i]=`-`
 		i++
@@ -114,16 +145,6 @@ fn (d Dec64) get_string_64(neg bool, n_digit int) string {
 		i++
 	}
 
-	// Always print two digits to match strconv's formatting.
-/*	d1 := exp % 10
-	d0 := exp / 10
-	buf[i]=`0` + byte(d0)
-	i++
-	buf[i]=`0` + byte(d1)
-	i++
-	buf[i]=0
-*/
-
 	// Always print at least two digits to match strconv's formatting.
 	d2 := exp % 10
 	exp /= 10
diff --git a/vlib/strconv/ftoa/utilities.v b/vlib/strconv/ftoa/utilities.v
index 0fcbc8f5d9..98e093f491 100644
--- a/vlib/strconv/ftoa/utilities.v
+++ b/vlib/strconv/ftoa/utilities.v
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ pub fn f64_to_str_l(f f64) string {
 	s := f64_to_str(f,18)
 
 	// check for +inf -inf Nan
-	if s.len > 2 && (s[0] == `N` || s[1] == `i`) {
+	if s.len > 2 && (s[0] == `n` || s[1] == `i`) {
 		return s
 	}