diff --git a/Lib/test/test_decimal.py b/Lib/test/test_decimal.py
index 46755107de0..12479e32d0f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_decimal.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_decimal.py
@@ -2071,7 +2071,9 @@ class UsabilityTest:
         #to quantize, which is already extensively tested
         test_triples = [
             ('123.456', -4, '0E+4'),
+            ('-123.456', -4, '-0E+4'),
             ('123.456', -3, '0E+3'),
+            ('-123.456', -3, '-0E+3'),
             ('123.456', -2, '1E+2'),
             ('123.456', -1, '1.2E+2'),
             ('123.456', 0, '123'),