diff --git a/django/utils/tzinfo.py b/django/utils/tzinfo.py
index dc583465b2..fc7fa8250f 100644
--- a/django/utils/tzinfo.py
+++ b/django/utils/tzinfo.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ class FixedOffset(tzinfo):
         else:
             self.__offset = timedelta(minutes=offset)
 
-        self.__name = u"%+03d%02d" % (offset / 60, offset % 60)
+        sign = offset < 0 and '-' or '+'
+        self.__name = u"%s%02d%02d" % (sign, abs(offset) / 60., abs(offset) % 60)
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return self.__name
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/utils/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/utils/tests.py
index cd93fb9c01..daae84b6d5 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/utils/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/utils/tests.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from django.utils.functional import SimpleLazyObject
 import timesince
 import datastructures
 import itercompat
+import tzinfo
 
 from decorators import DecoratorFromMiddlewareTests
 from functional import FunctionalTestCase
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ __test__ = {
     'timesince': timesince,
     'datastructures': datastructures,
     'itercompat': itercompat,
+    'tzinfo': tzinfo,
 }
 
 from dateformat import *
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/utils/tzinfo.py b/tests/regressiontests/utils/tzinfo.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b62570c225
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/utils/tzinfo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""
+>>> from django.utils.tzinfo import FixedOffset
+
+>>> FixedOffset(0)
++0000
+>>> FixedOffset(60)
++0100
+>>> FixedOffset(-60)
+-0100
+>>> FixedOffset(280)
++0440
+>>> FixedOffset(-280)
+-0440
+>>> FixedOffset(-78.4)
+-0118
+>>> FixedOffset(78.4)
++0118
+>>> FixedOffset(-5.5*60)
+-0530
+>>> FixedOffset(5.5*60)
++0530
+>>> FixedOffset(-.5*60)
+-0030
+>>> FixedOffset(.5*60)
++0030
+"""
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import doctest
+    doctest.testmod()