diff --git a/test/test_ops.py b/test/test_ops.py
index c56a4dbf5482..87f66e8b7fe8 100644
--- a/test/test_ops.py
+++ b/test/test_ops.py
@@ -487,6 +487,8 @@ def test_celu(self):
   def test_abs(self):
     helper_test_op([(45,65)], torch.abs, Tensor.abs)
     helper_test_op([()], torch.abs, Tensor.abs)
+  def test_abs_exact(self):
+    helper_test_op(None, torch.abs, Tensor.abs, vals=[[-1.,0,1]])
 
   def test_log(self):
     helper_test_op([(45,65)], torch.log, Tensor.log)
@@ -505,9 +507,14 @@ def test_exp2(self):
   def test_sign(self):
     helper_test_op([(45,65)], torch.sign, Tensor.sign)
     helper_test_op([()], torch.sign, Tensor.sign)
+  def test_sign_exact(self):
+    helper_test_op(None, torch.sign, Tensor.sign, vals=[[-1.,0,1]])
+
   def test_softsign(self):
     helper_test_op([(45,65)], torch.nn.functional.softsign, Tensor.softsign)
     helper_test_op([()], torch.nn.functional.softsign, Tensor.softsign)
+  def test_softsign_exact(self):
+    helper_test_op(None, torch.nn.functional.softsign, Tensor.softsign, vals=[[-1.,0,1]])
 
   def test_sigmoid(self):
     helper_test_op([(45,65)], torch.sigmoid, Tensor.sigmoid)
diff --git a/tinygrad/function.py b/tinygrad/function.py
index 462139ecd38e..189f82bc2643 100644
--- a/tinygrad/function.py
+++ b/tinygrad/function.py
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ def forward(self, x:LazyBuffer) -> LazyBuffer:
   def backward(self, grad_output:LazyBuffer) -> LazyBuffer:
     return self.ret.e(BinaryOps.MUL, self.ret.const(1).e(BinaryOps.SUB, self.ret)).e(BinaryOps.MUL, grad_output)
 
+class Sign(Function):
+  def forward(self, x:LazyBuffer) -> LazyBuffer:
+    return x.e(BinaryOps.CMPEQ, x.const(0)).e(TernaryOps.WHERE, x.const(0),
+                                              x.e(BinaryOps.CMPLT, x.const(0)).e(TernaryOps.WHERE, x.const(-1), x.const(1)))
+  # backward always return 0 to match torch
+  def backward(self, grad_output:LazyBuffer) -> LazyBuffer: return grad_output.const(0)
+
 # ************* binary ops *************
 
 class Less(Function):
diff --git a/tinygrad/tensor.py b/tinygrad/tensor.py
index ab0b784007db..c768b57879cf 100644
--- a/tinygrad/tensor.py
+++ b/tinygrad/tensor.py
@@ -1151,8 +1151,8 @@ def round(self: Tensor) -> Tensor:
   def lerp(self, end: Tensor, weight: Union[Tensor, float]) -> Tensor: return self + (end - self) * weight
   def square(self): return self*self
   def clip(self, min_, max_): return self.maximum(min_).minimum(max_)
-  def abs(self): return self.relu() + (-self).relu()
-  def sign(self): return ((self.float()) / (self.float().abs() + 1e-12)).cast(self.dtype)
+  def sign(self): return F.Sign.apply(self)
+  def abs(self): return self * self.sign()
   def reciprocal(self): return F.Reciprocal.apply(self.cast(least_upper_float(self.dtype)))
 
   # ***** activation functions (unary) *****