diff --git a/include/cn-cbor/cn-cbor.h b/include/cn-cbor/cn-cbor.h
index cde9dfc..187a55c 100644
--- a/include/cn-cbor/cn-cbor.h
+++ b/include/cn-cbor/cn-cbor.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
   CN_CBOR_SIMPLE,
   /** Doubles, floats, and half-floats */
   CN_CBOR_DOUBLE,
+  /** Floats, and half-floats */
+  CN_CBOR_FLOAT,
   /** An error has occurred */
   CN_CBOR_INVALID
 } cn_cbor_type;
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@
     unsigned long uint;
     /** CN_CBOR_DOUBLE */
     double dbl;
+    /** CN_CBOR_FLOAT */
+    float f;
     /** for use during parsing */
     unsigned long count;
   } v;                          /* TBD: optimize immediate */
@@ -327,6 +331,18 @@
 
 #ifndef CBOR_NO_FLOAT
 /**
+ * Create a CBOR float.
+ *
+ * @param[in]   value    the value of the float
+ * @param[in]   CBOR_CONTEXT Allocation context (only if USE_CBOR_CONTEXT is defined)
+ * @param[out]  errp         Error, if NULL is returned
+ * @return                   The created object, or NULL on error
+ */
+cn_cbor* cn_cbor_float_create(float value
+                              CBOR_CONTEXT,
+                              cn_cbor_errback *errp);
+
+/**
  * Create a CBOR double.
  *
  * @param[in]   value    the value of the double
diff --git a/src/cn-create.c b/src/cn-create.c
index 84a6ee9..4ddce3b 100644
--- a/src/cn-create.c
+++ b/src/cn-create.c
@@ -74,6 +74,19 @@
 }
 
 #ifndef CBOR_NO_FLOAT
+cn_cbor* cn_cbor_float_create(float value
+                              CBOR_CONTEXT,
+                              cn_cbor_errback *errp)
+{
+  cn_cbor* ret;
+  INIT_CB(ret);
+
+  ret->type = CN_CBOR_FLOAT;
+  ret->v.f = value;
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
 cn_cbor* cn_cbor_double_create(double value
                                CBOR_CONTEXT,
                                cn_cbor_errback *errp)
diff --git a/src/cn-encoder.c b/src/cn-encoder.c
index 8593b39..d8a4d49 100644
--- a/src/cn-encoder.c
+++ b/src/cn-encoder.c
@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@
     CHECK(_write_double(ws, cb->v.dbl));
 #endif /* CBOR_NO_FLOAT */
     break;
+  case CN_CBOR_FLOAT:
+#ifndef CBOR_NO_FLOAT
+    CHECK(_write_double(ws, cb->v.f));
+#endif /* CBOR_NO_FLOAT */
+    break;
 
   case CN_CBOR_INVALID:
     ws->offset = -1;