diff --git a/src/V3Number.cpp b/src/V3Number.cpp
index ca092ef53..4a4a757ac 100644
--- a/src/V3Number.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Number.cpp
@@ -1907,7 +1907,8 @@ V3Number& V3Number::opBufIf1(const V3Number& ens, const V3Number& if1s) {
     return *this;
 }
 
-V3Number& V3Number::opAssign(const V3Number& lhs) {
+V3Number& V3Number::opAssign(const V3Number& lhs) { return opAssignNonXZ(lhs, false); }
+V3Number& V3Number::opAssignNonXZ(const V3Number& lhs, bool ignoreXZ) {
     // Note may be a width change during the assign.
     // Special case: opAssign unlike other ops, allows this an assignment
     // to itself; V3Simulate does this when hits "foo=foo;"
@@ -1918,8 +1919,8 @@ V3Number& V3Number::opAssign(const V3Number& lhs) {
             m_stringVal = lhs.m_stringVal;
         } else {
             // Also handles double as is just bits
-            for (int bit=0; bit<this->width(); bit++) {
-                setBit(bit, lhs.bitIs(bit));
+            for (int bit = 0; bit < this->width(); bit++) {
+                setBit(bit, ignoreXZ ? lhs.bitIs1(bit) : lhs.bitIs(bit));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -2042,7 +2043,10 @@ V3Number& V3Number::opCond(const V3Number& lhs, const V3Number& if1s, const V3Nu
 V3Number& V3Number::opIToRD(const V3Number& lhs) {
     NUM_ASSERT_OP_ARGS1(lhs);
     NUM_ASSERT_LOGIC_ARGS1(lhs);
-    return setDouble(lhs.toSInt());
+    // IEEE says we ignore x/z in real conversions
+    V3Number noxz(lhs);
+    noxz.opAssignNonXZ(lhs);
+    return setDouble(noxz.toSInt());
 }
 V3Number& V3Number::opRToIS(const V3Number& lhs) {
     NUM_ASSERT_OP_ARGS1(lhs);
diff --git a/src/V3Number.h b/src/V3Number.h
index 5c1645842..541d92360 100644
--- a/src/V3Number.h
+++ b/src/V3Number.h
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ public:
     V3Number& opBitsNonZ(const V3Number& lhs);  // Z->0, 0/1/X->1
     //
     V3Number& opAssign  (const V3Number& lhs);
+    V3Number& opAssignNonXZ(const V3Number& lhs, bool ignoreXZ = true);
     V3Number& opExtendS (const V3Number& lhs, uint32_t lbits);  // Sign extension
     V3Number& opExtendXZ(const V3Number& lhs, uint32_t lbits);  // X/Z extension
     V3Number& opRedOr   (const V3Number& lhs);
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_math_real.v b/test_regress/t/t_math_real.v
index 2bcf884e7..17bc0221c 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_math_real.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_math_real.v
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ module t (/*AUTOARG*/
       // bug
       r = $bitstoreal($realtobits(1.414));
       if (r != 1.414) $stop;
+      // bug
+      r = 32'bxz000_111;  // 7 accoding to IEEE
+      if (r != 7) $stop;
    end
 
    // Test loop