diff --git a/Lib/test/test_math.py b/Lib/test/test_math.py
index f50b2ebb6fd6d0..541ccdb3d09ccd 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_math.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_math.py
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ def result_check(expected, got, ulp_tol=5, abs_tol=0.0):
 
     # Check exactly equal (applies also to strings representing exceptions)
     if got == expected:
+        if not got and not expected:
+            if math.copysign(1, got) != math.copysign(1, expected):
+                return f"expected {expected}, got {got} (zero has wrong sign)"
         return None
 
     failure = "not equal"
@@ -2053,6 +2056,13 @@ def test_testfile(self):
             except OverflowError:
                 result = 'OverflowError'
 
+            # C99+ says for math.h's sqrt: If the argument is +∞ or ±0, it is
+            # returned, unmodified.  On another hand, for csqrt: If z is ±0+0i,
+            # the result is +0+0i.  Lets correct zero sign of er to follow
+            # first convention.
+            if id in ['sqrt0002', 'sqrt0003', 'sqrt1001', 'sqrt1023']:
+                er = math.copysign(er, ar)
+
             # Default tolerances
             ulp_tol, abs_tol = 5, 0.0