diff --git a/src/pugixml.cpp b/src/pugixml.cpp
index af33ef8..aa8296e 100644
--- a/src/pugixml.cpp
+++ b/src/pugixml.cpp
@@ -4665,19 +4665,19 @@ PUGI__NS_BEGIN
 	}
 
 	template <typename String, typename Header>
-	PUGI__FN bool set_value_convert(String& dest, Header& header, uintptr_t header_mask, float value)
+	PUGI__FN bool set_value_convert(String& dest, Header& header, uintptr_t header_mask, float value, int precision)
 	{
 		char buf[128];
-		PUGI__SNPRINTF(buf, "%.9g", double(value));
+		PUGI__SNPRINTF(buf, "%.*g", precision, double(value));
 
 		return set_value_ascii(dest, header, header_mask, buf);
 	}
 
 	template <typename String, typename Header>
-	PUGI__FN bool set_value_convert(String& dest, Header& header, uintptr_t header_mask, double value)
+	PUGI__FN bool set_value_convert(String& dest, Header& header, uintptr_t header_mask, double value, int precision)
 	{
 		char buf[128];
-		PUGI__SNPRINTF(buf, "%.17g", value);
+		PUGI__SNPRINTF(buf, "%.*g", precision, value);
 
 		return set_value_ascii(dest, header, header_mask, buf);
 	}
@@ -5338,18 +5338,18 @@ namespace pugi
 		return impl::set_value_integer<unsigned long>(_attr->value, _attr->header, impl::xml_memory_page_value_allocated_mask, rhs, false);
 	}
 
-	PUGI__FN bool xml_attribute::set_value(double rhs)
+	PUGI__FN bool xml_attribute::set_value(double rhs, int precision)
 	{
 		if (!_attr) return false;
 
-		return impl::set_value_convert(_attr->value, _attr->header, impl::xml_memory_page_value_allocated_mask, rhs);
+		return impl::set_value_convert(_attr->value, _attr->header, impl::xml_memory_page_value_allocated_mask, rhs, precision);
 	}
 
-	PUGI__FN bool xml_attribute::set_value(float rhs)
+	PUGI__FN bool xml_attribute::set_value(float rhs, int precision)
 	{
 		if (!_attr) return false;
 
-		return impl::set_value_convert(_attr->value, _attr->header, impl::xml_memory_page_value_allocated_mask, rhs);
+		return impl::set_value_convert(_attr->value, _attr->header, impl::xml_memory_page_value_allocated_mask, rhs, precision);
 	}
 
 	PUGI__FN bool xml_attribute::set_value(bool rhs)
@@ -6062,7 +6062,7 @@ namespace pugi
 	PUGI__FN bool xml_node::remove_attributes()
 	{
 		if (!_root) return false;
-		
+
 		impl::xml_allocator& alloc = impl::get_allocator(_root);
 		if (!alloc.reserve()) return false;
 
@@ -6545,14 +6545,14 @@ namespace pugi
 	{
 		xml_node_struct* dn = _data_new();
 
-		return dn ? impl::set_value_convert(dn->value, dn->header, impl::xml_memory_page_value_allocated_mask, rhs) : false;
+		return dn ? impl::set_value_convert(dn->value, dn->header, impl::xml_memory_page_value_allocated_mask, rhs, default_float_precision) : false;
 	}
 
 	PUGI__FN bool xml_text::set(double rhs)
 	{
 		xml_node_struct* dn = _data_new();
 
-		return dn ? impl::set_value_convert(dn->value, dn->header, impl::xml_memory_page_value_allocated_mask, rhs) : false;
+		return dn ? impl::set_value_convert(dn->value, dn->header, impl::xml_memory_page_value_allocated_mask, rhs, default_double_precision) : false;
 	}
 
 	PUGI__FN bool xml_text::set(bool rhs)
diff --git a/src/pugixml.hpp b/src/pugixml.hpp
index 8986d2a..0226524 100644
--- a/src/pugixml.hpp
+++ b/src/pugixml.hpp
@@ -263,6 +263,9 @@ namespace pugi
 	// Nodes are indented depending on their depth in DOM tree, a default declaration is output if document has none.
 	const unsigned int format_default = format_indent;
 
+	const unsigned int default_double_precision = 17;
+	const unsigned int default_float_precision = 9;
+
 	// Forward declarations
 	struct xml_attribute_struct;
 	struct xml_node_struct;
@@ -409,8 +412,8 @@ namespace pugi
 		bool set_value(unsigned int rhs);
 		bool set_value(long rhs);
 		bool set_value(unsigned long rhs);
-		bool set_value(double rhs);
-		bool set_value(float rhs);
+		bool set_value(double rhs, int precision=default_double_precision);
+		bool set_value(float rhs, int precision=default_float_precision);
 		bool set_value(bool rhs);
 
 	#ifdef PUGIXML_HAS_LONG_LONG
diff --git a/tests/test_dom_modify.cpp b/tests/test_dom_modify.cpp
index 319555a..ebeabe1 100644
--- a/tests/test_dom_modify.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_dom_modify.cpp
@@ -1762,6 +1762,19 @@ TEST(dom_fp_roundtrip_min_max_double)
 	CHECK(fp_equal(node.text().as_double(), std::numeric_limits<double>::max()));
 }
 
+TEST(dom_fp_double_custom_precision)
+{
+	xml_document doc;
+	xml_node node = doc.append_child(STR("node"));
+	xml_attribute attr = node.append_attribute(STR("attr"));
+
+	attr.set_value(std::numeric_limits<double>::min(), 20);
+	CHECK(fp_equal(attr.as_double(), std::numeric_limits<double>::min()));
+
+	node.text().set(std::numeric_limits<double>::max());
+	CHECK(fp_equal(node.text().as_double(), std::numeric_limits<double>::max()));
+}
+
 const double fp_roundtrip_base[] =
 {
 	0.31830988618379067154,