diff --git a/pgtype/numeric_test.go b/pgtype/numeric_test.go
index 4852f442..f0591246 100644
--- a/pgtype/numeric_test.go
+++ b/pgtype/numeric_test.go
@@ -213,6 +213,12 @@ func TestNumericMarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 			{"123e-3"},
 			{"243723409723490243842378942378901237502734019231380123e23790"},
 			{"3409823409243892349028349023482934092340892390101e-14021"},
+			{"-1.1"},
+			{"-1.0231"},
+			{"-10.0231"},
+			{"-0.1"},   // failed with "invalid character '.' in numeric literal"
+			{"-0.01"},  // failed with "invalid character '-' after decimal point in numeric literal"
+			{"-0.001"}, // failed with "invalid character '-' after top-level value"
 		} {
 			var num pgtype.Numeric
 			var pgJSON string
diff --git a/query_test.go b/query_test.go
index bf1a1fe8..bb6b1114 100644
--- a/query_test.go
+++ b/query_test.go
@@ -1219,6 +1219,34 @@ func TestConnQueryDatabaseSQLDriverValuerTextWhenBinaryIsPreferred(t *testing.T)
 	ensureConnValid(t, conn)
 }
 
+// https://github.com/jackc/pgx/issues/1426
+func TestConnQueryDatabaseSQLNullFloat64NegativeZeroPointZero(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	conn := mustConnectString(t, os.Getenv("PGX_TEST_DATABASE"))
+	defer closeConn(t, conn)
+
+	type test struct {
+		want sql.NullFloat64
+		in   float64
+	}
+
+	tests := []float64{
+		-0.01,
+		-0.001,
+		-0.0001,
+	}
+
+	for _, val := range tests {
+		var result sql.NullFloat64
+		err := conn.QueryRow(context.Background(), "select $1::numeric", val).Scan(&result)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, sql.NullFloat64{Float64: val, Valid: true}, result)
+	}
+
+	ensureConnValid(t, conn)
+}
+
 func TestConnQueryDatabaseSQLNullX(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()