diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 600d68a..9b7ff5d 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var defaultPluralRules = {
     bosnian_serbian: russianPluralGroups,
     chinese: function () { return 0; },
     croatian: russianPluralGroups,
-    french: function (n) { return n > 1 ? 1 : 0; },
+    french: function (n) { return n >= 2 ? 1 : 0; },
     german: function (n) { return n !== 1 ? 1 : 0; },
     russian: russianPluralGroups,
     lithuanian: function (n) {
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 05206b5..9794093 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -702,6 +702,8 @@ describe('transformPhrase', function () {
     // French rule: "0" is singular
     expect(Polyglot.transformPhrase(english, { smart_count: 0 }, 'fr')).to.equal('0 Name');
     expect(Polyglot.transformPhrase(english, { smart_count: 1 }, 'fr')).to.equal('1 Name');
+    expect(Polyglot.transformPhrase(english, { smart_count: 1.5 }, 'fr')).to.equal('1.5 Name');
+    // French rule: plural starts at 2 included
     expect(Polyglot.transformPhrase(english, { smart_count: 2 }, 'fr')).to.equal('2 Names');
     expect(Polyglot.transformPhrase(english, { smart_count: 3 }, 'fr')).to.equal('3 Names');