diff --git a/src/Humanizer/MetricNumeralExtensions.cs b/src/Humanizer/MetricNumeralExtensions.cs
index 46462ea92..6c47a1f17 100644
--- a/src/Humanizer/MetricNumeralExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Humanizer/MetricNumeralExtensions.cs
@@ -391,6 +391,16 @@ static string BuildRepresentation(double input, MetricNumeralFormats? formats, i
             return BuildMetricRepresentation(input, exponent, formats, decimals);
         }
 
+        if (decimals.HasValue)
+        {
+            var rounded = Math.Round(input, decimals.Value);
+            if (!rounded.Equals(0d))
+            {
+                var roundedExponent = (int)Math.Floor(Math.Log10(Math.Abs(rounded)) / 3);
+                if (!roundedExponent.Equals(0))
+                    return BuildMetricRepresentation(rounded, roundedExponent, formats, decimals);
+            }
+        }
         var representation = decimals.HasValue
             ? Math
                 .Round(input, decimals.Value)
diff --git a/tests/Humanizer.Tests/MetricNumeralTests.cs b/tests/Humanizer.Tests/MetricNumeralTests.cs
index c6a43fad3..21f3a4561 100644
--- a/tests/Humanizer.Tests/MetricNumeralTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Humanizer.Tests/MetricNumeralTests.cs
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@ public void TestAllSymbolsAsLong(long subject, int? decimals, string expected) =
     [InlineData("1 milli", 1E-3, MetricNumeralFormats.WithSpace | MetricNumeralFormats.UseName, null)]
     [InlineData("1 thousandth", 1E-3, MetricNumeralFormats.WithSpace | MetricNumeralFormats.UseShortScaleWord, null)]
     [InlineData("1 thousandth", 1E-3, MetricNumeralFormats.WithSpace | MetricNumeralFormats.UseLongScaleWord, null)]
+    [InlineData("1k", 999.9, null, 0)]
+    [InlineData("-1k", -999.9, null, 0)]
+    [InlineData("1k", 999.99, null, 1)]
+    [InlineData("1M", 999949.9, null, 0)]
+    [InlineData("999", 999.4, null, 0)]
     public void ToMetric(string expected, double input, MetricNumeralFormats? format, int? decimals) =>
         Assert.Equal(expected, input.ToMetric(format, decimals));