diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb
index 412e0c82cbfb10b992014ab6b977a93268b0cfb8..b63617322fea4dd7e9ac117d57b5d0a23a84430a 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def excerpt(text, phrase, *args)
       #   pluralize(0, 'person')
       #   # => 0 people
       def pluralize(count, singular, plural = nil)
-        "#{count || 0} " + ((count == 1 || count == '1') ? singular : (plural || singular.pluralize))
+        "#{count || 0} " + ((count == 1 || count =~ /^1(\.0+)?$/) ? singular : (plural || singular.pluralize))
       end
 
       # Wraps the +text+ into lines no longer than +line_width+ width. This method
diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/text_helper_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/text_helper_test.rb
index 088c07b8bbdf94e5e22366f06d0f521e7432a61a..39bea12501cc75c982a20b099f61984bf8d8949a 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/template/text_helper_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/template/text_helper_test.rb
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ def test_pluralization
     assert_equal("2 counts", pluralize('2', "count"))
     assert_equal("1,066 counts", pluralize('1,066', "count"))
     assert_equal("1.25 counts", pluralize('1.25', "count"))
+    assert_equal("1.0 count", pluralize('1.0', "count"))
+    assert_equal("1.00 count", pluralize('1.00', "count"))
     assert_equal("2 counters", pluralize(2, "count", "counters"))
     assert_equal("0 counters", pluralize(nil, "count", "counters"))
     assert_equal("2 people", pluralize(2, "person"))