diff --git a/compiler/src/llvm/passes.rs b/compiler/src/llvm/passes.rs
index 6a320277f..5b9d9c4d7 100644
--- a/compiler/src/llvm/passes.rs
+++ b/compiler/src/llvm/passes.rs
@@ -1061,6 +1061,48 @@ impl<'a, 'b, 'ctx> LowerMethod<'a, 'b, 'ctx> {
 
                         self.builder.store(reg_var, res);
                     }
+                    BuiltinFunction::FloatRound => {
+                        let reg_var = self.variables[&ins.register];
+                        let val_var = self.variables[&ins.arguments[0]];
+                        let val = self.read_float(val_var);
+                        let func = self.module.intrinsic(
+                            "llvm.round",
+                            &[self.builder.context.f64_type().into()],
+                        );
+
+                        let raw = self
+                            .builder
+                            .call(func, &[val.into()])
+                            .into_float_value();
+
+                        let res = self.new_float(state_var, raw);
+
+                        self.builder.store(reg_var, res);
+                    }
+                    BuiltinFunction::FloatPowi => {
+                        let reg_var = self.variables[&ins.register];
+                        let lhs_var = self.variables[&ins.arguments[0]];
+                        let rhs_var = self.variables[&ins.arguments[1]];
+                        let lhs = self.read_float(lhs_var);
+                        let raw_rhs = self.read_int(rhs_var);
+                        let rhs = self.builder.int_to_int(raw_rhs, 32);
+                        let func = self.module.intrinsic(
+                            "llvm.powi",
+                            &[
+                                self.builder.context.f64_type().into(),
+                                self.builder.context.i32_type().into(),
+                            ],
+                        );
+
+                        let raw = self
+                            .builder
+                            .call(func, &[lhs.into(), rhs.into()])
+                            .into_float_value();
+
+                        let res = self.new_float(state_var, raw);
+
+                        self.builder.store(reg_var, res);
+                    }
                     BuiltinFunction::IntRotateLeft => {
                         let reg_var = self.variables[&ins.register];
                         let lhs_var = self.variables[&ins.arguments[0]];
diff --git a/rt/src/runtime/float.rs b/rt/src/runtime/float.rs
index c3ac40c79..4211f7d04 100644
--- a/rt/src/runtime/float.rs
+++ b/rt/src/runtime/float.rs
@@ -31,33 +31,6 @@ pub unsafe extern "system" fn inko_float_clone(
     }
 }
 
-#[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "system" fn inko_float_round(
-    state: *const State,
-    float: f64,
-    precision: i64,
-) -> *const Float {
-    let result = if precision == 0 {
-        float.round()
-    } else if precision <= i64::from(u32::MAX) {
-        let power = 10.0_f64.powi(precision as i32);
-        let multiplied = float * power;
-
-        // Certain very large numbers (e.g. f64::MAX) would produce Infinity
-        // when multiplied with the power. In this case we just return the input
-        // float directly.
-        if multiplied.is_finite() {
-            multiplied.round() / power
-        } else {
-            float
-        }
-    } else {
-        float
-    };
-
-    Float::alloc((*state).float_class, result)
-}
-
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "system" fn inko_float_to_string(
     state: *const State,
diff --git a/std/src/std/float.inko b/std/src/std/float.inko
index 255bcf6c5..7413b8c45 100644
--- a/std/src/std/float.inko
+++ b/std/src/std/float.inko
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import std::cmp::(Compare, Equal, Ordering)
 import std::fmt::(Format, Formatter)
 import std::hash::(Hash, Hasher)
 import std::int::(MAX, MIN, ToInt)
-import std::ops::(Add, Divide, Modulo, Multiply, Subtract)
+import std::ops::(Add, Divide, Modulo, Multiply, Power, Subtract)
 import std::string::ToString
 
 class extern AnyResult {
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ class extern AnyResult {
   let @value: Any
 }
 
-fn extern inko_float_round(
-  state: Pointer[Int8],
-  value: Float64,
-  decimals: Int,
-) -> Float
-
 fn extern inko_float_to_string(state: Pointer[Int8], float: Float64) -> String
 fn extern inko_string_to_float(
   state: Pointer[Int8],
@@ -191,7 +185,13 @@ class builtin Float {
   #
   #     Float.not_a_number.round.not_a_number? # => true
   fn pub round(decimals: Int) -> Float {
-    inko_float_round(_INKO.state, self as Float64, decimals)
+    if decimals <= 0 { return _INKO.float_round(self) }
+    if decimals > 4_294_967_295 { return self }
+
+    let pow = 10.0 ** decimals
+    let mul = self * pow
+
+    if mul.infinite? { self } else { _INKO.float_round(mul) / pow }
   }
 
   # Returns the fractional part of this float.
@@ -385,3 +385,9 @@ impl Format for Float {
     formatter.write(to_string)
   }
 }
+
+impl Power[Int, Float] for Float {
+  fn pub **(other: ref Int) -> Float {
+    _INKO.float_powi(self, other)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/std/test/std/test_float.inko b/std/test/std/test_float.inko
index 070034c26..84c6bbf92 100644
--- a/std/test/std/test_float.inko
+++ b/std/test/std/test_float.inko
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import helpers::(fmt, hash)
 import std::cmp::Ordering
 import std::hash::Hasher
+import std::int::(MAX as INT_MAX)
 import std::test::Tests
 
 let NAN = 0.0 / 0.0
@@ -99,9 +100,16 @@ fn pub tests(t: mut Tests) {
   }
 
   t.test('Float.round') fn (t) {
+    t.equal(10.123.round(0), 10.0)
     t.equal(10.123.round(1), 10.1)
     t.equal(10.123.round(2), 10.12)
     t.equal(10.123.round(3), 10.123)
+    t.equal(10.123.round(6), 10.123)
+    t.equal(10.123.round(INT_MAX), 10.123)
+    t.equal(10.123.round(-3), 10.0)
+    t.equal(Float.negative_infinity.round(3), Float.negative_infinity)
+    t.equal(Float.infinity.round(3), Float.infinity)
+    t.true(Float.not_a_number.round(3).not_a_number?)
   }
 
   t.test('Float.fractional') fn (t) {
@@ -287,4 +295,13 @@ fn pub tests(t: mut Tests) {
     t.false(-0.0.positive_sign?)
     t.false(Float.negative_infinity.positive_sign?)
   }
+
+  t.test('Float.**') fn (t) {
+    t.equal(1.2 ** 2, 1.44)
+    t.equal(1.2 ** 0, 1.0)
+    t.equal(10.0 ** 2, 100.0)
+    t.equal(-1.2 ** 2, 1.44)
+    t.equal(-1.2 ** 0, 1.0)
+    t.equal(-10.0 ** 2, 100.0)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/types/src/lib.rs b/types/src/lib.rs
index 1e35423bd..58d9ca080 100644
--- a/types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/types/src/lib.rs
@@ -1551,6 +1551,8 @@ pub enum BuiltinFunction {
     StringConcat,
     State,
     Process,
+    FloatRound,
+    FloatPowi,
 }
 
 impl BuiltinFunction {
@@ -1599,6 +1601,8 @@ impl BuiltinFunction {
             BuiltinFunction::StringConcat,
             BuiltinFunction::State,
             BuiltinFunction::Process,
+            BuiltinFunction::FloatRound,
+            BuiltinFunction::FloatPowi,
         ]
         .into_iter()
         .fold(HashMap::new(), |mut map, func| {
@@ -1652,6 +1656,8 @@ impl BuiltinFunction {
             BuiltinFunction::StringConcat => "string_concat",
             BuiltinFunction::State => "state",
             BuiltinFunction::Process => "process",
+            BuiltinFunction::FloatRound => "float_round",
+            BuiltinFunction::FloatPowi => "float_powi",
         }
     }
 
@@ -1704,6 +1710,8 @@ impl BuiltinFunction {
             BuiltinFunction::Process => {
                 TypeRef::pointer(TypeId::Foreign(ForeignType::Int(8)))
             }
+            BuiltinFunction::FloatRound => TypeRef::float(),
+            BuiltinFunction::FloatPowi => TypeRef::float(),
         }
     }
 }