diff --git a/PIL/PyAccess.py b/PIL/PyAccess.py
index f75fb312d..cd862d4f0 100644
--- a/PIL/PyAccess.py
+++ b/PIL/PyAccess.py
@@ -209,6 +209,24 @@ class _PyAccessI16_B(PyAccess):
         pixel.l = color >> 8
         pixel.r = color & 0xFF
 
+
+class _PyAccessF(PyAccess):
+    """ 32 bit float access """
+    def _post_init(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.pixels = ffi.cast('float **', self.image32)
+
+    def get_pixel(self, x,y):
+        return self.pixels[y][x]
+
+    def set_pixel(self, x,y, color):
+        try:
+            # not a tuple
+            self.pixels[y][x] = color
+        except:
+            # tuple
+            self.pixels[y][x] = color[0]
+
+
 mode_map = {'1': _PyAccess8,
             'L': _PyAccess8,
             'P': _PyAccess8,
@@ -221,6 +239,7 @@ mode_map = {'1': _PyAccess8,
             'RGBa': _PyAccess32_4,
             'RGBX': _PyAccess32_4,
             'CMYK': _PyAccess32_4,
+            'F': _PyAccessF,
             }
 
 if sys.byteorder == 'little':
diff --git a/Tests/test_cffi.py b/Tests/test_cffi.py
index 87214475b..1cf991701 100644
--- a/Tests/test_cffi.py
+++ b/Tests/test_cffi.py
@@ -41,13 +41,16 @@ def test_get_vs_c():
     _test_get_access(lena('1'))
     _test_get_access(lena('P'))
     #_test_get_access(lena('PA')) # PA   -- how do I make a PA image???
-
+    _test_get_access(lena('F'))
+    
     im = Image.new('I;16', (10,10), 40000)
     _test_get_access(im)
     im = Image.new('I;16L', (10,10), 40000)
     _test_get_access(im)
     im = Image.new('I;16B', (10,10), 40000)
     _test_get_access(im)
+    
+
 
 def _test_set_access(im, color):
     """ Are we writing the correct bits into the image? """
@@ -70,7 +73,8 @@ def test_set_vs_c():
     _test_set_access(lena('1'), 255)
     _test_set_access(lena('P') , 128)
     ##_test_set_access(i, (128,128)) #PA  -- undone how to make
-
+    _test_set_access(lena('F'), 1024.0)
+    
     im = Image.new('I;16', (10,10), 40000)
     _test_set_access(im, 45000)
     im = Image.new('I;16L', (10,10), 40000)