diff --git a/Include/pyport.h b/Include/pyport.h
index 269ba68e68f..4ef0db2cdf4 100644
--- a/Include/pyport.h
+++ b/Include/pyport.h
@@ -557,6 +557,30 @@ extern "C" {
         _Py_set_387controlword(old_387controlword)
 #endif
 
+/* get and set x87 control word for VisualStudio/x86 */
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(_WIN64) /* x87 not supported in 64-bit */
+#define HAVE_PY_SET_53BIT_PRECISION 1
+#define _Py_SET_53BIT_PRECISION_HEADER \
+    unsigned int old_387controlword, new_387controlword, out_387controlword
+/* We use the __control87_2 function to set only the x87 control word.
+   The SSE control word is unaffected. */
+#define _Py_SET_53BIT_PRECISION_START                                   \
+    do {                                                                \
+        __control87_2(0, 0, &old_387controlword, NULL);                 \
+        new_387controlword =                                            \
+          (old_387controlword & ~(_MCW_PC | _MCW_RC)) | (_PC_53 | _RC_NEAR); \
+        if (new_387controlword != old_387controlword)                   \
+            __control87_2(new_387controlword, _MCW_PC | _MCW_RC,        \
+                          &out_387controlword, NULL);                   \
+    } while (0)
+#define _Py_SET_53BIT_PRECISION_END                                     \
+    do {                                                                \
+        if (new_387controlword != old_387controlword)                   \
+            __control87_2(old_387controlword, _MCW_PC | _MCW_RC,        \
+                          &out_387controlword, NULL);                   \
+    } while (0)
+#endif
+
 /* default definitions are empty */
 #ifndef HAVE_PY_SET_53BIT_PRECISION
 #define _Py_SET_53BIT_PRECISION_HEADER
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 69dd691b6c7..b045742195a 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ What's New in Python 3.2.4
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #13889: Check and (if necessary) set FPU control word before calling
+  any of the dtoa.c string <-> float conversion functions, on MSVC builds of
+  Python.  This fixes issues when embedding Python in a Delphi app.
+
 - Issue #14474: Save and restore exception state in thread.start_new_thread()
   while writing error message if the thread leaves a unhandled exception.