diff --git a/src/LitJson/JsonMapper.cs b/src/LitJson/JsonMapper.cs
index 5cd9268a..180a33a7 100644
--- a/src/LitJson/JsonMapper.cs
+++ b/src/LitJson/JsonMapper.cs
@@ -674,6 +674,11 @@ private static void RegisterBaseImporters ()
             RegisterImporter (base_importers_table, typeof (double),
                               typeof (decimal), importer);
 
+            importer = delegate (object input) {
+                return Convert.ToSingle((double)input);
+            };
+            RegisterImporter(base_importers_table, typeof(double),
+                typeof(float), importer);
 
             importer = delegate (object input) {
                 return Convert.ToUInt32 ((long) input);
@@ -744,6 +749,12 @@ private static void WriteValue (object obj, JsonWriter writer,
                 return;
             }
 
+            if (obj is Single)
+            {
+                writer.Write((float)obj);
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (obj is Int32) {
                 writer.Write ((int) obj);
                 return;
diff --git a/src/LitJson/JsonWriter.cs b/src/LitJson/JsonWriter.cs
index 7a410b35..4bfaaac8 100644
--- a/src/LitJson/JsonWriter.cs
+++ b/src/LitJson/JsonWriter.cs
@@ -339,6 +339,17 @@ public void Write (double number)
             context.ExpectingValue = false;
         }
 
+        public void Write(float number)
+        {
+            DoValidation(Condition.Value);
+            PutNewline();
+
+            string str = Convert.ToString(number, number_format);
+            Put(str);
+
+            context.ExpectingValue = false;
+        }
+
         public void Write (int number)
         {
             DoValidation (Condition.Value);