diff --git a/BeefLibs/corlib/src/Float.bf b/BeefLibs/corlib/src/Float.bf
index a3c7dc23..b8e1dd9a 100644
--- a/BeefLibs/corlib/src/Float.bf
+++ b/BeefLibs/corlib/src/Float.bf
@@ -175,6 +175,17 @@ namespace System
 			{
 				char8 c = val.Ptr[i];
 
+				//Exponent prefix used in scientific notation. E.g. 1.2E5
+				if ((c == 'e') || (c == 'E'))
+				{
+					//Error if there are no numbers after the prefix
+					if(i == val.Length - 1)
+						return .Err;
+					var exponent = Try!(int32.Parse(val.Substring(i + 1)));
+					result *= Math.Pow(10, (double)exponent);
+					break;
+				}
+
 				if (c == '.')
 				{
 					if (decimalMultiplier != 0)
diff --git a/IDEHelper/Tests/src/Floats.bf b/IDEHelper/Tests/src/Floats.bf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13a06b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IDEHelper/Tests/src/Floats.bf
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Tests
+{
+	class Floats
+	{
+		public static mixin FloatParseTest(StringView string, float expectedResult)
+		{
+			float result = float.Parse(string);
+			Test.Assert(expectedResult == result);
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public static void TestBasics()
+		{
+			FloatParseTest!("1.2", 1.2f);
+			FloatParseTest!("-0.2", -0.2f);
+			FloatParseTest!("2.5E2", 2.5E2f);
+			FloatParseTest!("2.7E-10", 2.7E-10f);
+			FloatParseTest!("-0.17E-7", -0.17E-7f);
+			FloatParseTest!("8.7e6", 8.7e6f);
+			FloatParseTest!("3.3e-11", 3.3e-11f);
+			FloatParseTest!("0.002e5", 0.002e5f);
+		}
+	}
+}