diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/number/float16/base/to-word/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/number/float16/base/to-word/lib/main.js
index f1190a54ff9d..d3fffaee6d66 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/number/float16/base/to-word/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/number/float16/base/to-word/lib/main.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function toWord( x ) {
 		mantissa = ( FLOAT32_IMPLICIT_BIT | mant ) >>> 13;
 
 		// Determine the round bit and sticky bits based on the shift amount to apply correct rounding...
-		if ( shift < 11 ) {
+		if ( shift <= 11 ) {
 			// Extract the round bit at the position that will be truncated after the shift:
 			roundBit = ( mantissa >>> ( shift - 1 ) ) & 1;
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/number/float16/base/to-word/test/test.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/number/float16/base/to-word/test/test.js
index 49c8045c85dc..a5538453f414 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/number/float16/base/to-word/test/test.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/number/float16/base/to-word/test/test.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
+var pow = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/pow' );
 var NINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float16/ninf' );
 var PINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float16/pinf' );
 var repeat = require( '@stdlib/string/repeat' );
@@ -326,3 +327,23 @@ tape( 'if provided subnormal negative values, the function returns unsigned 16-b
 	}
 	t.end();
 });
+
+tape( 'if provided subnormal values which round at the 11-bit shift boundary, the function returns correctly rounded integers', function test( t ) {
+	var expected;
+	var values;
+	var i;
+
+	values = [
+		2.98038125038147e-8,   // just above 2^-25
+		-2.98038125038147e-8,  // just below -2^-25
+		4.470348358154297e-8,  // just below 2^-24
+		-4.470348358154297e-8, // just above -2^-24
+		pow( 2.0, -25 ),  // exact tie; rounds to even (zero)
+		-pow( 2.0, -25 )  // exact negative tie; rounds to even (negative zero)
+	];
+	expected = [ 1, 32769, 1, 32769, 0, 32768 ];
+	for ( i = 0; i < values.length; i++ ) {
+		t.strictEqual( toWord( values[ i ] ), expected[ i ], 'x: '+values[i]+', expected: '+expected[i] );
+	}
+	t.end();
+});