diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d43ad7f26..ff7a757dd 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ For full details, see the git log at: https://github.com/ksh93/ksh
 
 Any uppercase BUG_* names are modernish shell bug IDs.
 
+2020-10-22:
+
+- Fixed: 'typeset -F0', 'typeset -E0', and 'typeset -X0' floating point
+  numerics having a precision of 0 with variable assignment.
+  'typeset -F0 x; x=4.56' worked but not 'typeset -F0 x=4.56'.
+
 2020-10-21:
 
 - Fixed: More concisely correct the exporting of uppercase and lowercase
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/typeset.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/typeset.c
index 280b994bb..0dd9c8e84 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/typeset.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/typeset.c
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ int    b_typeset(int argc,register char *argv[],Shbltin_t *context)
 			case 'X':
 				if(!opt_info.arg || (tdata.argnum = opt_info.num) <0)
 					tdata.argnum = (n=='X'?2*sizeof(Sfdouble_t):10);
+				else if (tdata.argnum==0)
+					tdata.argnum = NV_FLTSIZEZERO;
 				isfloat = 1;
 				if(n=='E')
 				{
@@ -797,7 +799,7 @@ static int     setall(char **argv,register int flag,Dt_t *troot,struct tdata *tp
 					errormsg(SH_DICT,ERROR_exit(1),e_readonly,nv_name(np));
 				newflag = curflag & ~flag;
 			}
-			if (tp->aflag && (tp->argnum>0 || (curflag!=newflag)))
+			if (tp->aflag && (tp->argnum || (curflag!=newflag)))
 			{
 				if(shp->subshell)
 					sh_assignok(np,2);
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/nval.h b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/nval.h
index 2a060e3f7..fe45d9553 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/nval.h
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/nval.h
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ struct Namval
 #define NV_DOUBLE	(NV_INTEGER|NV_ZFILL)	/* for floating point */
 #define NV_EXPNOTE	(NV_LJUST)	/* for scientific notation */
 #define NV_HEXFLOAT	(NV_LTOU)	/* for C99 base16 float notation */
+#define NV_FLTSIZEZERO	-1		/* a float with size of 0 being <0 */
 
 /*  options for nv_open */
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/version.h b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/version.h
index 1f4f74c00..cfef2eae7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/version.h
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/version.h
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 *                  David Korn <dgk@research.att.com>                   *
 *                                                                      *
 ***********************************************************************/
-#define SH_RELEASE	"93u+m 2020-10-21"
+#define SH_RELEASE	"93u+m 2020-10-22"
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/name.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/name.c
index 74f6cd6cc..e62e3408d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/name.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh/name.c
@@ -2963,12 +2963,16 @@ void nv_newattr (register Namval_t *np, unsigned newatts, int size)
 	oldsize = nv_size(np);
 	if((size==oldsize|| (n&NV_INTEGER)) && !trans && ((n^newatts)&~NV_NOCHANGE)==0)
 	{
-		if(size)
-			nv_setsize(np,size);
+		if(size>0)
+			np->nvsize = size;
+		else if(size==NV_FLTSIZEZERO)
+			np->nvsize = 0;
 		nv_offattr(np, ~NV_NOFREE);
 		nv_onattr(np, newatts);
 		return;
 	}
+	if(size==NV_FLTSIZEZERO)
+		size = 0;
 	/* for an array, change all the elements */
 	if((ap=nv_arrayptr(np)) && ap->nelem>0)
 		nv_putsub(np,NIL(char*),ARRAY_SCAN);
@@ -3019,7 +3023,7 @@ void nv_newattr (register Namval_t *np, unsigned newatts, int size)
 				if(ap)
 					ap->nelem |= ARRAY_SCAN;
 			}
-			if(size==0 && (newatts&NV_HOST)!=NV_HOST && (newatts&(NV_LJUST|NV_RJUST|NV_ZFILL)))
+			if(size==0 && !(newatts&NV_INTEGER) && (newatts&NV_HOST)!=NV_HOST && (newatts&(NV_LJUST|NV_RJUST|NV_ZFILL)))
 				size = n;
 		}
 		else if(!trans)
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/math.sh b/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/math.sh
index dd819e0f8..f2b304cc2 100755
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/math.sh
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/math.sh
@@ -232,5 +232,14 @@ do	tf=$i
 done
 unset i tf pf
 
+unset x
+[[ $(typeset -F 0 x=5.67; typeset -p x) == 'typeset -F 0 x=6' ]] || err_exit 'typeset -F 0 with assignment failed to round.'
+[[ $(typeset -E 0 x=5.67; typeset -p x) == 'typeset -E 0 x=6' ]] || err_exit 'typeset -E 0 with assignment failed to round.'
+[[ $(typeset -X 0 x=5.67; typeset -p x) == 'typeset -X 0 x=0x1p+2' ]] || err_exit 'typeset -X 0 with assignment failed to round.'
+
+[[ $(typeset -lF 0 x=5.67; typeset -p x) == 'typeset -l -F 0 x=6' ]] || err_exit 'typeset -lF 0 with assignment failed to round.'
+[[ $(typeset -lE 0 x=5.67; typeset -p x) == 'typeset -l -E 0 x=6' ]] || err_exit 'typeset -lE 0 with assignment failed to round.'
+[[ $(typeset -lX 0 x=5.67; typeset -p x) == 'typeset -l -X 0 x=0x1p+2' ]] || err_exit 'typeset -lX 0 with assignment failed to round.'
+
 # ======
 exit $((Errors<125?Errors:125))