diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ast_pretty/src/pprust/state/expr.rs b/compiler/rustc_ast_pretty/src/pprust/state/expr.rs
index 9b4ff2b63bd4..0c5928765bfa 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ast_pretty/src/pprust/state/expr.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ast_pretty/src/pprust/state/expr.rs
@@ -260,12 +260,15 @@ fn print_expr_method_call(
         //
         //     loop { break x; }.method();
         //
-        self.print_expr_cond_paren(
-            receiver,
-            receiver.precedence() < ExprPrecedence::Unambiguous,
-            fixup.leftmost_subexpression_with_dot(),
-        );
+        let needs_paren = receiver.precedence() < ExprPrecedence::Unambiguous;
+        self.print_expr_cond_paren(receiver, needs_paren, fixup.leftmost_subexpression_with_dot());
 
+        // If the receiver is an unsuffixed float literal like `0.`, insert
+        // a space so the `.` of the method call doesn't merge with the
+        // trailing dot: `0. .method()` instead of `0..method()`.
+        if !needs_paren && expr_ends_with_dot(receiver) {
+            self.word(" ");
+        }
         self.word(".");
         self.print_ident(segment.ident);
         if let Some(args) = &segment.args {
@@ -658,11 +661,15 @@ pub(super) fn print_expr_outer_attr_style(
                 );
             }
             ast::ExprKind::Field(expr, ident) => {
+                let needs_paren = expr.precedence() < ExprPrecedence::Unambiguous;
                 self.print_expr_cond_paren(
                     expr,
-                    expr.precedence() < ExprPrecedence::Unambiguous,
+                    needs_paren,
                     fixup.leftmost_subexpression_with_dot(),
                 );
+                if !needs_paren && expr_ends_with_dot(expr) {
+                    self.word(" ");
+                }
                 self.word(".");
                 self.print_ident(*ident);
             }
@@ -685,11 +692,15 @@ pub(super) fn print_expr_outer_attr_style(
                 let fake_prec = ExprPrecedence::LOr;
                 if let Some(e) = start {
                     let start_fixup = fixup.leftmost_subexpression_with_operator(true);
-                    self.print_expr_cond_paren(
-                        e,
-                        start_fixup.precedence(e) < fake_prec,
-                        start_fixup,
-                    );
+                    let needs_paren = start_fixup.precedence(e) < fake_prec;
+                    self.print_expr_cond_paren(e, needs_paren, start_fixup);
+                    // If the start expression is a float literal ending with
+                    // `.`, we need a space before `..` or `..=` so that the
+                    // dots don't merge. E.g. `0. ..45.` must not become
+                    // `0...45.`.
+                    if !needs_paren && expr_ends_with_dot(e) {
+                        self.word(" ");
+                    }
                 }
                 match limits {
                     ast::RangeLimits::HalfOpen => self.word(".."),
@@ -1025,3 +1036,18 @@ fn reconstruct_format_args_template_string(pieces: &[FormatArgsPiece]) -> String
     template.push('"');
     template
 }
+
+/// Returns `true` if the printed representation of this expression ends with
+/// a `.` character — specifically, an unsuffixed float literal like `0.` or
+/// `45.`. This is used to insert whitespace before range operators (`..`,
+/// `..=`) so that the dots don't merge (e.g. `0. ..45.` instead of `0...45.`).
+fn expr_ends_with_dot(expr: &ast::Expr) -> bool {
+    match &expr.kind {
+        ast::ExprKind::Lit(token_lit) => {
+            token_lit.kind == token::Float
+                && token_lit.suffix.is_none()
+                && token_lit.symbol.as_str().ends_with('.')
+        }
+        _ => false,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/pretty/float-trailing-dot.rs b/tests/pretty/float-trailing-dot.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..63934bb8eaaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pretty/float-trailing-dot.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//@ pp-exact
+
+fn main() {
+    let _ = 0. ..45.;
+    let _ = 0. ..=360.;
+    let _ = 0. ..;
+    let _ = 0. .to_string();
+}