diff --git a/compiler/xtensa/aasmcpu.pas b/compiler/xtensa/aasmcpu.pas
index f727d3effa..eef3de8de7 100644
--- a/compiler/xtensa/aasmcpu.pas
+++ b/compiler/xtensa/aasmcpu.pas
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ uses
     function spilling_create_load(const ref:treference;r:tregister):Taicpu;
     function spilling_create_store(r:tregister; const ref:treference):Taicpu;
 
+    function setoppostfix(i : taicpu;pf : toppostfix) : taicpu;
+
 implementation
 
 uses cutils, cclasses;
@@ -495,6 +497,13 @@ uses cutils, cclasses;
       end;
 
 
+    function setoppostfix(i : taicpu;pf : toppostfix) : taicpu;
+      begin
+        i.oppostfix:=pf;
+        result:=i;
+      end;
+
+
     procedure InitAsm;
       begin
       end;
diff --git a/compiler/xtensa/ncpuinl.pas b/compiler/xtensa/ncpuinl.pas
index c934598b84..75b199502d 100644
--- a/compiler/xtensa/ncpuinl.pas
+++ b/compiler/xtensa/ncpuinl.pas
@@ -30,12 +30,16 @@ unit ncpuinl;
 
     type
       tcpuinlineNode = class(tcginlinenode)
+        function first_abs_real: tnode; override;
         procedure second_abs_long; override;
+        procedure second_abs_real; override;
       end;
 
   implementation
 
     uses
+      cpuinfo,
+      verbose,globals,
       compinnr,
       aasmdata,
       aasmcpu,
@@ -58,6 +62,29 @@ unit ncpuinl;
       end;
 
 
+    function tcpuinlinenode.first_abs_real : tnode;
+      begin
+        result:=nil;
+        if is_single(left.resultdef) and (FPUXTENSA_SINGLE in fpu_capabilities[current_settings.fputype]) then
+          expectloc:=LOC_FPUREGISTER
+        else
+          result:=inherited first_abs_real;
+      end;
+
+
+    procedure tcpuinlinenode.second_abs_real;
+      begin
+        if not(is_single(resultdef)) then
+          InternalError(2020091101);
+        secondpass(left);
+        hlcg.location_force_fpureg(current_asmdata.CurrAsmList,left.location,left.resultdef,true);
+        location_reset(location,LOC_FPUREGISTER,OS_F32);
+        location.register:=cg.getfpuregister(current_asmdata.CurrAsmList,location.size);
+        current_asmdata.CurrAsmList.concat(setoppostfix(taicpu.op_reg_reg(A_ABS,location.register,left.location.register),PF_S));
+      end;
+
+
+
 begin
   cinlinenode:=tcpuinlinenode;
 end.
diff --git a/tests/test/units/system/tabs.pp b/tests/test/units/system/tabs.pp
index e4b54f4a25..73cf49acf6 100644
--- a/tests/test/units/system/tabs.pp
+++ b/tests/test/units/system/tabs.pp
@@ -232,6 +232,51 @@ procedure fail;
       WriteLn('Success!');
   end;
 
+
+ procedure test_abs_single;
+  var
+   _result : boolean;
+   value : single;
+   value1: single;
+  begin
+    _result := true;
+    Write('Abs() test with single type...');
+
+    value := VALUE_ONE_REAL;
+    if (trunc(abs(value)) <> trunc(RESULT_CONST_ONE_REAL))  then
+       _result := false;
+
+    value := VALUE_THREE_REAL;
+    if trunc(abs(value)) <> trunc(RESULT_CONST_THREE_REAL) then
+       _result := false;
+
+    value := VALUE_FOUR_REAL;
+    if trunc(abs(value)) <> trunc(RESULT_CONST_FOUR_REAL) then
+       _result := false;
+
+    value := VALUE_ONE_REAL;
+    value1 := abs(value);
+    if trunc(value1) <> trunc(RESULT_ONE_REAL) then
+       _result := false;
+
+    value := VALUE_THREE_REAL;
+    value1 := abs(value);
+    if trunc(value1) <> trunc(RESULT_THREE_REAL) then
+       _result := false;
+
+    value := VALUE_FOUR_REAL;
+    value1 := abs(value);
+    if trunc(value1) <> trunc(RESULT_FOUR_REAL) then
+       _result := false;
+
+    if not _result then
+      fail
+    else
+      WriteLn('Success!');
+  end;
+
+
+
  procedure test_abs_real;
   var
    _result : boolean;
@@ -294,6 +339,7 @@ Begin
   test_abs_currency;
 {$endif SKIP_CURRENCY_TEST}
   test_abs_real;
+  test_abs_single;
   test_abs_longint;
   test_abs_int64;
 end.