diff --git a/Python/sysmodule.c b/Python/sysmodule.c
index 86e0feb..c9bc4a3 100644
--- a/Python/sysmodule.c
+++ b/Python/sysmodule.c
@@ -1056,6 +1056,7 @@
 executable -- pathname of this Python interpreter\n\
 prefix -- prefix used to find the Python library\n\
 exec_prefix -- prefix used to find the machine-specific Python library\n\
+float_repr_style -- string indicating the style of repr() output for floats\n\
 "
 )
 #ifdef MS_WINDOWS
@@ -1498,6 +1499,15 @@
 	FlagsType.tp_init = NULL;
 	FlagsType.tp_new = NULL;
 
+	/* float repr style: 0.03 (short) vs 0.029999999999999999 (legacy) */
+#ifndef PY_NO_SHORT_FLOAT_REPR
+	SET_SYS_FROM_STRING("float_repr_style",
+			    PyString_FromString("short"));
+#else
+	SET_SYS_FROM_STRING("float_repr_style",
+			    PyString_FromString("legacy"));
+#endif
+
 #undef SET_SYS_FROM_STRING
 	if (PyErr_Occurred())
 		return NULL;