diff --git a/Objects/complexobject.c b/Objects/complexobject.c
index 8fdbd37..0d13edf 100644
--- a/Objects/complexobject.c
+++ b/Objects/complexobject.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
 
 
 static PyObject *
-complex_format(PyComplexObject *v, char format_code)
+complex_format(PyComplexObject *v, int precision, char format_code)
 {
 	PyObject *result = NULL;
 	Py_ssize_t len;
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
 	if (v->cval.real == 0. && copysign(1.0, v->cval.real)==1.0) {
 		re = "";
 		im = PyOS_double_to_string(v->cval.imag, format_code,
-					   0, 0, NULL);
+					   precision, 0, NULL);
 		if (!im) {
 			PyErr_NoMemory();
 			goto done;
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
 	} else {
 		/* Format imaginary part with sign, real part without */
 		pre = PyOS_double_to_string(v->cval.real, format_code,
-					    0, 0, NULL);
+					    precision, 0, NULL);
 		if (!pre) {
 			PyErr_NoMemory();
 			goto done;
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
 		re = pre;
 
 		im = PyOS_double_to_string(v->cval.imag, format_code,
-					   0, Py_DTSF_SIGN, NULL);
+					   precision, Py_DTSF_SIGN, NULL);
 		if (!im) {
 			PyErr_NoMemory();
 			goto done;
@@ -395,13 +395,13 @@
 static PyObject *
 complex_repr(PyComplexObject *v)
 {
-    return complex_format(v, 'r');
+    return complex_format(v, 0, 'r');
 }
 
 static PyObject *
 complex_str(PyComplexObject *v)
 {
-    return complex_format(v, 's');
+    return complex_format(v, PyFloat_STR_PRECISION, 'g');
 }
 
 static long