diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/math/round.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/math/round.rs
index 9eb28249e1..ad4c378bec 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/math/round.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/math/round.rs
@@ -75,11 +75,33 @@ impl Command for SubCommand {
                     span: Span::test_data(),
                 }),
             },
+            Example {
+                description: "Apply negative precision to a list of numbers",
+                example: "[123, 123.3, -123.4] | math round -p -1",
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![
+                        Value::test_int(120),
+                        Value::test_int(120),
+                        Value::test_int(-120),
+                    ],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
         ]
     }
 }
 
 fn operate(value: Value, head: Span, precision: Option<i64>) -> Value {
+    // We treat int values as float values in order to avoid code repetition in the match closure
+    let value = if let Value::Int { val, span } = value {
+        Value::Float {
+            val: val as f64,
+            span,
+        }
+    } else {
+        value
+    };
+
     match value {
         Value::Float { val, span } => match precision {
             Some(precision_number) => Value::Float {
@@ -92,7 +114,6 @@ fn operate(value: Value, head: Span, precision: Option<i64>) -> Value {
                 span,
             },
         },
-        Value::Int { .. } => value,
         Value::Error { .. } => value,
         other => Value::Error {
             error: Box::new(ShellError::OnlySupportsThisInputType {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/math/round.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/math/round.rs
index 2bec436a64..6b93ebd083 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/math/round.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/math/round.rs
@@ -2,20 +2,35 @@ use nu_test_support::nu;
 
 #[test]
 fn can_round_very_large_numbers() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".",
-        "echo 18.1372544780074142289927665486772012345 | math round"
-    );
+    let actual = nu!("18.1372544780074142289927665486772012345 | math round");
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "18")
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn can_round_very_large_numbers_with_precision() {
-    let actual = nu!(
-        cwd: ".",
-        "echo 18.13725447800741422899276654867720121457878988 | math round -p 10"
-    );
+    let actual = nu!("18.13725447800741422899276654867720121457878988 | math round -p 10");
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "18.137254478")
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn can_round_integer_with_negative_precision() {
+    let actual = nu!("123 | math round -p -1");
+
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "120")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn can_round_float_with_negative_precision() {
+    let actual = nu!("123.3 | math round -p -1");
+
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "120")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn fails_with_wrong_input_type() {
+    let actual = nu!("\"not_a_number\" | math round");
+
+    assert!(actual.err.contains("Input type not supported"))
+}