diff --git a/libcob/ChangeLog b/libcob/ChangeLog
index 3f523717..bd4e74e4 100644
--- a/libcob/ChangeLog
+++ b/libcob/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 
+2024-12-23  David Declerck <david.declerck@ocamlpro.com>
+
+	* termio.c (clean_double): skip more than a single leading
+	  zero in exponent display
+
 2024-12-18  David Declerck <david.declerck@ocamlpro.com>
 
 	* string.c: fix a bug where the source of STRING/UNSTRING/INSPECT
diff --git a/libcob/termio.c b/libcob/termio.c
index c44d31ce..83ecba97 100644
--- a/libcob/termio.c
+++ b/libcob/termio.c
@@ -225,9 +225,15 @@ clean_double (char *wrk)
 	char *pos = strrchr (wrk, 'E');
 
 	if (pos) {
+		char *src;
 		pos += 2; /* skip E+ */
-		if (pos[0] == '0') {
-			memmove (pos, pos + 1, strlen (pos));
+		/* Skip leading zeroes */
+		/* Note: each COBOL environment has a different output format for floats;
+		   here we only check for internal consistency (support for other
+		   formats might be considered for addition if widely requested) */
+		for (src = pos; *src == '0'; ++src);
+		if (src != pos) {
+			memmove (pos, src, strlen (src) + 1);
 		}
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/tests/testsuite.src/run_misc.at b/tests/testsuite.src/run_misc.at
index 97157f4f..69dfde68 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite.src/run_misc.at
+++ b/tests/testsuite.src/run_misc.at
@@ -15226,3 +15226,28 @@ AT_CHECK([$COMPILE prog.cob])
 AT_CHECK([$COBCRUN_DIRECT ./prog], [0], [], [])
 
 AT_CLEANUP
+
+
+AT_SETUP([DISPLAY FLOAT])
+AT_KEYWORDS([FLOAT-SHORT FLOAT-LONG COMP-1 COMP-2])
+
+# Note: each COBOL environment has a different output format for floats;
+# here we only check for internal consistency (support for other
+# formats might be considered for addition if widely requested)
+
+AT_DATA([prog.cob], [
+       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
+       PROGRAM-ID. prog.
+       DATA DIVISION.
+       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
+       01 X  FLOAT-SHORT  VALUE 0.000012345.
+       01 Y  FLOAT-LONG   VALUE 0.000012345.
+       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
+           DISPLAY X SPACE Y WITH NO ADVANCING.
+           STOP RUN.
+])
+
+AT_CHECK([$COMPILE prog.cob])
+AT_CHECK([$COBCRUN_DIRECT ./prog], [0], [1.2345E-5 1.2345E-5], [])
+
+AT_CLEANUP