diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h
index c899669520..8ff9718dbb 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h
@@ -1601,6 +1601,29 @@ AssertionResult CmpHelperFloatingPointEQ(const char* lhs_expression,
                    false);
 }
 
+template <typename RawType>
+AssertionResult CmpHelperFloatingPointNE(const char* lhs_expression,
+                                         const char* rhs_expression,
+                                         RawType lhs_value, RawType rhs_value) {
+  const FloatingPoint<RawType> lhs(lhs_value), rhs(rhs_value);
+
+  if (!lhs.AlmostEquals(rhs)) {
+    return AssertionSuccess();
+  }
+
+  ::std::stringstream lhs_ss;
+  lhs_ss.precision(std::numeric_limits<RawType>::digits10 + 2);
+  lhs_ss << lhs_value;
+
+  ::std::stringstream rhs_ss;
+  rhs_ss.precision(std::numeric_limits<RawType>::digits10 + 2);
+  rhs_ss << rhs_value;
+
+  return NeFailure(lhs_expression, rhs_expression,
+                   StringStreamToString(&lhs_ss), StringStreamToString(&rhs_ss),
+                   false);
+}
+
 // Helper function for implementing ASSERT_NEAR.
 //
 // INTERNAL IMPLEMENTATION - DO NOT USE IN A USER PROGRAM.
@@ -1998,6 +2021,22 @@ class TestWithParam : public Test, public WithParamInterface<T> {};
   ASSERT_PRED_FORMAT2(::testing::internal::CmpHelperFloatingPointEQ<double>, \
                       val1, val2)
 
+#define EXPECT_FLOAT_NE(val1, val2)                                         \
+  EXPECT_PRED_FORMAT2(::testing::internal::CmpHelperFloatingPointNE<float>, \
+                      val1, val2)
+
+#define EXPECT_DOUBLE_NE(val1, val2)                                         \
+  EXPECT_PRED_FORMAT2(::testing::internal::CmpHelperFloatingPointNE<double>, \
+                      val1, val2)
+
+#define ASSERT_FLOAT_NE(val1, val2)                                         \
+  ASSERT_PRED_FORMAT2(::testing::internal::CmpHelperFloatingPointNE<float>, \
+                      val1, val2)
+
+#define ASSERT_DOUBLE_NE(val1, val2)                                         \
+  ASSERT_PRED_FORMAT2(::testing::internal::CmpHelperFloatingPointNE<double>, \
+                      val1, val2)
+
 #define EXPECT_NEAR(val1, val2, abs_error)                                   \
   EXPECT_PRED_FORMAT3(::testing::internal::DoubleNearPredFormat, val1, val2, \
                       abs_error)
diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
index 7e55dc605c..2dd5bb4981 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
@@ -207,6 +207,12 @@ GTEST_API_ AssertionResult EqFailure(const char* expected_expression,
                                      const std::string& actual_value,
                                      bool ignoring_case);
 
+GTEST_API_ AssertionResult NeFailure(const char* expected_expression,
+                                     const char* actual_expression,
+                                     const std::string& expected_value,
+                                     const std::string& actual_value,
+                                     bool ignoring_case);
+
 // Constructs a failure message for Boolean assertions such as EXPECT_TRUE.
 GTEST_API_ std::string GetBoolAssertionFailureMessage(
     const AssertionResult& assertion_result, const char* expression_text,
diff --git a/googletest/src/gtest.cc b/googletest/src/gtest.cc
index c08ab4197c..5c52f042da 100644
--- a/googletest/src/gtest.cc
+++ b/googletest/src/gtest.cc
@@ -1647,6 +1647,37 @@ AssertionResult EqFailure(const char* lhs_expression,
   return AssertionFailure() << msg;
 }
 
+AssertionResult NeFailure(const char* lhs_expression,
+                          const char* rhs_expression,
+                          const std::string& lhs_value,
+                          const std::string& rhs_value, bool ignoring_case) {
+  Message msg;
+  msg << "Expected inequality of these values:";
+  msg << "\n  " << lhs_expression;
+  if (lhs_value != lhs_expression) {
+    msg << "\n    Which is: " << lhs_value;
+  }
+  msg << "\n  " << rhs_expression;
+  if (rhs_value != rhs_expression) {
+    msg << "\n    Which is: " << rhs_value;
+  }
+
+  if (ignoring_case) {
+    msg << "\nIgnoring case";
+  }
+
+  if (!lhs_value.empty() && !rhs_value.empty()) {
+    const std::vector<std::string> lhs_lines = SplitEscapedString(lhs_value);
+    const std::vector<std::string> rhs_lines = SplitEscapedString(rhs_value);
+    if (lhs_lines.size() > 1 || rhs_lines.size() > 1) {
+      msg << "\nWith diff:\n"
+          << edit_distance::CreateUnifiedDiff(lhs_lines, rhs_lines);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return AssertionFailure() << msg;
+}
+
 // Constructs a failure message for Boolean assertions such as EXPECT_TRUE.
 std::string GetBoolAssertionFailureMessage(
     const AssertionResult& assertion_result, const char* expression_text,
diff --git a/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc b/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc
index 2d48deef2a..dcaff423b2 100644
--- a/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc
+++ b/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc
@@ -2826,6 +2826,10 @@ TEST_F(FloatTest, Zeros) {
   EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(0.0, -0.0);
   EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(-0.0, 1.0), "1.0");
   EXPECT_FATAL_FAILURE(ASSERT_FLOAT_EQ(0.0, 1.5), "1.5");
+
+  EXPECT_FLOAT_NE(-0.0, 1.0);
+  EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_FLOAT_NE(-0.0,0.0), "0.0");
+  EXPECT_FATAL_FAILURE(ASSERT_FLOAT_NE(-0.0, 0.0), "0.0");
 }
 
 // Tests comparing numbers close to 0.
@@ -2851,6 +2855,23 @@ TEST_F(FloatTest, AlmostZeros) {
         ASSERT_FLOAT_EQ(v.close_to_positive_zero, v.further_from_negative_zero);
       },
       "v.further_from_negative_zero");
+
+  EXPECT_FLOAT_NE(v.close_to_positive_zero, v.further_from_negative_zero);
+  
+  EXPECT_FATAL_FAILURE(
+      {  // NOLINT
+        ASSERT_FLOAT_NE(0.0, v.close_to_positive_zero);
+        ASSERT_FLOAT_NE(v.close_to_negative_zero, v.close_to_positive_zero);
+      },
+      "v.close_to_positive_zero");
+
+  EXPECT_FATAL_FAILURE(
+      {  // NOLINT
+        ASSERT_FLOAT_NE(-0.0, v.close_to_negative_zero);
+        ASSERT_FLOAT_NE(v.close_to_positive_zero, v.close_to_negative_zero);
+      },
+      "v.close_to_negative_zero");
+
 }
 
 // Tests comparing numbers close to each other.
@@ -2858,11 +2879,17 @@ TEST_F(FloatTest, SmallDiff) {
   EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(1.0, values_.close_to_one);
   EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(1.0, values_.further_from_one),
                           "values_.further_from_one");
+
+  EXPECT_FLOAT_NE(1.0, values_.further_from_one);
+  EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_FLOAT_NE(1.0, values_.close_to_one), 
+                          "values_.close_to_one");
 }
 
 // Tests comparing numbers far apart.
 TEST_F(FloatTest, LargeDiff) {
   EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(2.5, 3.0), "3.0");
+
+  EXPECT_FLOAT_NE(2.5, 3.5);
 }
 
 // Tests comparing with infinity.
@@ -2920,6 +2947,12 @@ TEST_F(FloatTest, Commutative) {
   // We already tested EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(1.0, values_.further_from_one).
   EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(values_.further_from_one, 1.0),
                           "1.0");
+
+  // We already tested EXPECT_FLOAT_NE(1.0, values_.close_to_one).
+  EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_FLOAT_NE(values_.close_to_one, 1.0), "1.0");
+
+  // We already tested EXPECT_FLOAT_NE(1.0, values_.further_from_one).
+  EXPECT_FLOAT_NE(values_.further_from_one, 1.0);
 }
 
 // Tests EXPECT_NEAR.
@@ -3007,6 +3040,10 @@ TEST_F(DoubleTest, Zeros) {
   EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(0.0, -0.0);
   EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(-0.0, 1.0), "1.0");
   EXPECT_FATAL_FAILURE(ASSERT_DOUBLE_EQ(0.0, 1.0), "1.0");
+
+  EXPECT_DOUBLE_NE(-0.0, 1.0);
+  EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_DOUBLE_NE(-0.0, 0.0), "0.0");
+  EXPECT_FATAL_FAILURE(ASSERT_DOUBLE_NE(-0.0, 0.0), "0.0");
 }
 
 // Tests comparing numbers close to 0.
@@ -3033,6 +3070,26 @@ TEST_F(DoubleTest, AlmostZeros) {
                          v.further_from_negative_zero);
       },
       "v.further_from_negative_zero");
+
+  EXPECT_DOUBLE_NE(v.close_to_positive_zero, v.further_from_negative_zero);
+
+  EXPECT_FATAL_FAILURE(
+      {  // NOLINT
+        ASSERT_DOUBLE_NE(0.0, 
+                         v.close_to_positive_zero);
+        ASSERT_DOUBLE_NE(v.close_to_negative_zero, 
+                         v.close_to_positive_zero);
+      },
+      "v.close_to_positive_zero");
+
+  EXPECT_FATAL_FAILURE(
+      {  // NOLINT
+        ASSERT_DOUBLE_NE(-0.0, 
+                         v.close_to_negative_zero);
+        ASSERT_DOUBLE_NE(v.close_to_positive_zero, 
+                         v.close_to_negative_zero);
+      },
+      "v.close_to_negative_zero");
 }
 
 // Tests comparing numbers close to each other.
@@ -3040,11 +3097,17 @@ TEST_F(DoubleTest, SmallDiff) {
   EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(1.0, values_.close_to_one);
   EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(1.0, values_.further_from_one),
                           "values_.further_from_one");
+
+  EXPECT_DOUBLE_NE(1.0, values_.further_from_one);
+  EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_DOUBLE_NE(1.0, values_.close_to_one),
+                          "values_.close_to_one");
 }
 
 // Tests comparing numbers far apart.
 TEST_F(DoubleTest, LargeDiff) {
   EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(2.0, 3.0), "3.0");
+
+  EXPECT_DOUBLE_NE(2.0, 3.0);
 }
 
 // Tests comparing with infinity.
@@ -3097,6 +3160,12 @@ TEST_F(DoubleTest, Commutative) {
   // We already tested EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(1.0, values_.further_from_one).
   EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(values_.further_from_one, 1.0),
                           "1.0");
+
+  // We already tested EXPECT_DOUBLE_NE(1.0, values_.close_to_one).
+  EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(EXPECT_DOUBLE_NE(values_.close_to_one, 1.0), "1.0");
+
+  // We already tested EXPECT_FLOAT_NE(1.0, values_.further_from_one).
+  EXPECT_DOUBLE_NE(values_.further_from_one, 1.0);
 }
 
 // Tests EXPECT_NEAR.