diff --git a/naga/src/back/hlsl/help.rs b/naga/src/back/hlsl/help.rs
index 782f73175f..f39ec3cd60 100644
--- a/naga/src/back/hlsl/help.rs
+++ b/naga/src/back/hlsl/help.rs
@@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@ impl<W: Write> super::Writer<'_, W> {
                         crate::BinaryOperator::Modulo,
                         Some(
                             scalar @ crate::Scalar {
-                                kind: ScalarKind::Sint | ScalarKind::Uint,
+                                kind: ScalarKind::Sint | ScalarKind::Uint | ScalarKind::Float,
                                 ..
                             },
                         ),
@@ -1367,6 +1367,14 @@ impl<W: Write> super::Writer<'_, W> {
                             ScalarKind::Uint => {
                                 writeln!(self.out, "{level}return lhs % (rhs == 0u ? 1u : rhs);")?
                             }
+                            // HLSL's fmod has the same definition as WGSL's % operator but due
+                            // to its implementation in DXC it is not as accurate as the WGSL spec
+                            // requires it to be. See:
+                            // - https://shader-playground.timjones.io/0c8572816dbb6fc4435cc5d016a978a7
+                            // - https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/blob/50f9b8acafdca48e87e6b8e393c1f116a2d193ee/clang/lib/Headers/hlsl/hlsl_intrinsic_helpers.h#L78-L81
+                            ScalarKind::Float => {
+                                writeln!(self.out, "{level}return lhs - rhs * trunc(lhs / rhs);")?
+                            }
                             _ => unreachable!(),
                         }
                         writeln!(self.out, "}}")?;
diff --git a/naga/src/back/hlsl/writer.rs b/naga/src/back/hlsl/writer.rs
index 873a4a8a91..192238d1f8 100644
--- a/naga/src/back/hlsl/writer.rs
+++ b/naga/src/back/hlsl/writer.rs
@@ -2924,7 +2924,7 @@ impl<'a, W: fmt::Write> super::Writer<'a, W> {
                 right,
             } if matches!(
                 func_ctx.resolve_type(expr, &module.types).scalar_kind(),
-                Some(ScalarKind::Sint | ScalarKind::Uint)
+                Some(ScalarKind::Sint | ScalarKind::Uint | ScalarKind::Float)
             ) =>
             {
                 write!(self.out, "{MOD_FUNCTION}(")?;
@@ -2934,21 +2934,6 @@ impl<'a, W: fmt::Write> super::Writer<'a, W> {
                 write!(self.out, ")")?;
             }
 
-            // While HLSL supports float operands with the % operator it is only
-            // defined in cases where both sides are either positive or negative.
-            Expression::Binary {
-                op: crate::BinaryOperator::Modulo,
-                left,
-                right,
-            } if func_ctx.resolve_type(left, &module.types).scalar_kind()
-                == Some(ScalarKind::Float) =>
-            {
-                write!(self.out, "fmod(")?;
-                self.write_expr(module, left, func_ctx)?;
-                write!(self.out, ", ")?;
-                self.write_expr(module, right, func_ctx)?;
-                write!(self.out, ")")?;
-            }
             Expression::Binary { op, left, right } => {
                 write!(self.out, "(")?;
                 self.write_expr(module, left, func_ctx)?;
diff --git a/naga/tests/out/hlsl/wgsl-operators.hlsl b/naga/tests/out/hlsl/wgsl-operators.hlsl
index bfc4cb6ec2..d76518b734 100644
--- a/naga/tests/out/hlsl/wgsl-operators.hlsl
+++ b/naga/tests/out/hlsl/wgsl-operators.hlsl
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ uint naga_mod(uint lhs, uint rhs) {
     return lhs % (rhs == 0u ? 1u : rhs);
 }
 
+float naga_mod(float lhs, float rhs) {
+    return lhs - rhs * trunc(lhs / rhs);
+}
+
 int2 naga_mod(int2 lhs, int2 rhs) {
     int2 divisor = ((lhs == int(-2147483647 - 1) & rhs == -1) | (rhs == 0)) ? 1 : rhs;
     return lhs - (lhs / divisor) * divisor;
@@ -99,6 +103,10 @@ uint3 naga_mod(uint3 lhs, uint3 rhs) {
     return lhs % (rhs == 0u ? 1u : rhs);
 }
 
+float4 naga_mod(float4 lhs, float4 rhs) {
+    return lhs - rhs * trunc(lhs / rhs);
+}
+
 uint2 naga_div(uint2 lhs, uint2 rhs) {
     return lhs / (rhs == 0u ? 1u : rhs);
 }
@@ -107,6 +115,10 @@ uint2 naga_mod(uint2 lhs, uint2 rhs) {
     return lhs % (rhs == 0u ? 1u : rhs);
 }
 
+float2 naga_mod(float2 lhs, float2 rhs) {
+    return lhs - rhs * trunc(lhs / rhs);
+}
+
 float3x3 ZeroValuefloat3x3() {
     return (float3x3)0;
 }
@@ -153,10 +165,10 @@ void arithmetic()
     float4 div5_ = ((2.0).xxxx / (1.0).xxxx);
     int rem0_ = naga_mod(int(2), int(1));
     uint rem1_ = naga_mod(2u, 1u);
-    float rem2_ = fmod(2.0, 1.0);
+    float rem2_ = naga_mod(2.0, 1.0);
     int2 rem3_ = naga_mod((int(2)).xx, (int(1)).xx);
     uint3 rem4_ = naga_mod((2u).xxx, (1u).xxx);
-    float4 rem5_ = fmod((2.0).xxxx, (1.0).xxxx);
+    float4 rem5_ = naga_mod((2.0).xxxx, (1.0).xxxx);
     {
         int2 add0_1 = asint(asuint((int(2)).xx) + asuint((int(1)).xx));
         int2 add1_1 = asint(asuint((int(2)).xx) + asuint((int(1)).xx));
@@ -186,8 +198,8 @@ void arithmetic()
         int2 rem1_1 = naga_mod((int(2)).xx, (int(1)).xx);
         uint2 rem2_1 = naga_mod((2u).xx, (1u).xx);
         uint2 rem3_1 = naga_mod((2u).xx, (1u).xx);
-        float2 rem4_1 = fmod((2.0).xx, (1.0).xx);
-        float2 rem5_1 = fmod((2.0).xx, (1.0).xx);
+        float2 rem4_1 = naga_mod((2.0).xx, (1.0).xx);
+        float2 rem5_1 = naga_mod((2.0).xx, (1.0).xx);
     }
     float3x3 add = (ZeroValuefloat3x3() + ZeroValuefloat3x3());
     float3x3 sub = (ZeroValuefloat3x3() - ZeroValuefloat3x3());