2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/testing/requirements.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/testing/requirements.py
index 8b385b5d2..08acbd2d2 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/testing/requirements.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/testing/requirements.py
@@ -981,6 +981,12 @@ class SuiteRequirements(Requirements):
         return exclusions.closed()
 
     @property
+    def infinity_floats(self):
+        """The Float type can persist and load float('inf'), float('-inf')."""
+
+        return exclusions.closed()
+
+    @property
     def precision_generic_float_type(self):
         """target backend will return native floating point numbers with at
         least seven decimal places when using the generic Float type.
diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/testing/suite/test_types.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/testing/suite/test_types.py
index 93d37d4d5..7438b8bc8 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/testing/suite/test_types.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/testing/suite/test_types.py
@@ -590,6 +590,16 @@ class NumericTest(_LiteralRoundTripFixture, fixtures.TestBase):
             [15.7563],
         )
 
+    @testing.requires.infinity_floats
+    def test_infinity_floats(self, do_numeric_test):
+        """test for #977, #7283"""
+
+        do_numeric_test(
+            Float(None),
+            [float("inf")],
+            [float("inf")],
+        )
+
     @testing.requires.fetch_null_from_numeric
     def test_numeric_null_as_decimal(self, do_numeric_test):
         do_numeric_test(Numeric(precision=8, scale=4), [None], [None])