diff --git a/src/ast/fpa/fpa2bv_converter.cpp b/src/ast/fpa/fpa2bv_converter.cpp
index 4c199ebc6..baba7b701 100644
--- a/src/ast/fpa/fpa2bv_converter.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/fpa/fpa2bv_converter.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,20 @@ void fpa2bv_converter::mk_ite(expr * c, expr * t, expr * f, expr_ref & result) {
     mk_fp(sgn, e, s, result);
 }
 
+void fpa2bv_converter::mk_distinct(func_decl * f, unsigned num, expr * const * args, expr_ref & result) {
+    // Note: in SMT there is only one NaN, so multiple of them are considered 
+    // equal, thus (distinct NaN NaN) is false, even if the two NaNs have 
+    // different bitwise representations (see also mk_eq).
+    result = m.mk_true();
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+        for (unsigned j = i+1; j < num; j++) {
+            expr_ref eq(m);
+            mk_eq(args[i], args[j], eq);
+            m_simp.mk_and(result, m.mk_not(eq), result);
+        }
+    }    
+}
+
 void fpa2bv_converter::mk_numeral(func_decl * f, unsigned num, expr * const * args, expr_ref & result) { 
     SASSERT(num == 0);
     SASSERT(f->get_num_parameters() == 1);
diff --git a/src/ast/fpa/fpa2bv_converter.h b/src/ast/fpa/fpa2bv_converter.h
index 4b3c1a6ca..b0881a364 100644
--- a/src/ast/fpa/fpa2bv_converter.h
+++ b/src/ast/fpa/fpa2bv_converter.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ public:
 
     void mk_eq(expr * a, expr * b, expr_ref & result);
     void mk_ite(expr * c, expr * t, expr * f, expr_ref & result);
+    void mk_distinct(func_decl * f, unsigned num, expr * const * args, expr_ref & result);
 
     void mk_rounding_mode(func_decl * f, expr_ref & result);
     void mk_numeral(func_decl * f, unsigned num, expr * const * args, expr_ref & result);
diff --git a/src/ast/fpa/fpa2bv_rewriter.h b/src/ast/fpa/fpa2bv_rewriter.h
index ed885a4cc..fa88c227c 100644
--- a/src/ast/fpa/fpa2bv_rewriter.h
+++ b/src/ast/fpa/fpa2bv_rewriter.h
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ struct fpa2bv_rewriter_cfg : public default_rewriter_cfg {
             }
             return BR_FAILED;
         }
-
-        if (m().is_ite(f)) {
+        else if (m().is_ite(f)) {
             SASSERT(num == 3);
             if (m_conv.is_float(args[1])) {
                 m_conv.mk_ite(args[0], args[1], args[2], result);
@@ -112,6 +111,14 @@ struct fpa2bv_rewriter_cfg : public default_rewriter_cfg {
             }
             return BR_FAILED;
         }
+        else if (m().is_distinct(f)) {
+            sort * ds = f->get_domain()[0];
+            if (m_conv.is_float(ds) || m_conv.is_rm(ds)) {
+                m_conv.mk_distinct(f, num, args, result);
+                return BR_DONE;
+            }
+            return BR_FAILED;
+        }
         
         if (m_conv.is_float_family(f)) {
             switch (f->get_decl_kind()) {