diff --git a/doc/modules/ROOT/pages/cmath.adoc b/doc/modules/ROOT/pages/cmath.adoc
index 77ddd0e2b..d9946ce41 100644
--- a/doc/modules/ROOT/pages/cmath.adoc
+++ b/doc/modules/ROOT/pages/cmath.adoc
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Additionally, all functions are marked `noexcept`.
 All of these functions are impacted by the global rounding mode as described in xref:cfenv.adoc[rounding modes] as well as the `DEC_FLT_EVAL_METHOD` from xref:cfloat.adoc[evaluation methods].
 
 == Basic Operations
-
+[#basic_cmath_ops]
 |===
 | Function | Description
 | https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/numeric/math/fabs[abs] | Absolute Value
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ All of these functions are impacted by the global rounding mode as described in
 | https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/numeric/math/fmax[fmax] | Returns maximum value
 | https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/numeric/math/fmin[fmin] | Returns minimum value
 | https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/numeric/math/fdim[fdim] | Returns unsigned difference of two values
-| https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/numeric/math/nan[nan] | Generates NANs
+| https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/numeric/math/nan[nan] | Generates Quiet NANs with Payload
+| https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/numeric/math/nan[snan] | Generates Signaling NANs with Payload (Non-Standard)
 |===
 
 [source, c++]
@@ -71,6 +72,10 @@ constexpr decimal32_t nand32(const char* arg) noexcept;
 constexpr decimal64_t nand64(const char* arg) noexcept;
 constexpr decimal128_t nand128(const char* arg) noexcept;
 
+constexpr decimal32_t snand32(const char* arg) noexcept;
+constexpr decimal64_t snand64(const char* arg) noexcept;
+constexpr decimal128_t snand128(const char* arg) noexcept;
+
 } // namespace decimal
 } // namespace boost
 ----
@@ -521,7 +526,7 @@ constexpr DecimalType riemann_zeta(IntegralType n) noexcept;
 
 The following are convenience functions, or are prescribed in IEEE 754-2019 as required for decimal floating point types.
 
-=== issignaling
+=== `issignaling`
 
 [source, c++]
 ----
@@ -531,7 +536,20 @@ constexpr bool issignaling(Decimal x) noexcept;
 
 Effects: If x is an sNaN returns true, otherwise returns false.
 
-=== samequantum
+=== `read_payload`
+
+[source, c++]
+----
+template <typename Decimal>
+constexpr auto read_payload(Decimal x) noexcept
+    -> std::enable_if_t<is_ieee_type_v<Decimal>, typename T::significand_type>;
+----
+
+Effects: if x is either a qNaN or an sNaN, returns the payload of the NaN, otherwise returns 0.
+
+This function allows the payloads of nans that are set by the functions xref:basic_cmath_ops[`nan`] or xref:basic_cmath_ops[`snan`] to be returned.
+
+=== `samequantum`
 
 [source, c++]
 ----
@@ -557,7 +575,7 @@ If both x and y are NaN, or infinity, they have the same quantum exponents.
 
 If exactly one operand is infinity or exactly one operand is NaN, they do not have the same quantum exponents.
 
-=== quantexp
+=== `quantexp`
 
 [source, c++]
 ----
@@ -581,7 +599,7 @@ Effects: if x is finite, returns its quantum exponent.
 
 Otherwise, `INT_MIN` is returned.
 
-=== quantized
+=== `quantized`
 
 [source, c++]
 ----
@@ -617,7 +635,7 @@ If both operands are infinity, the result is infinity, with the same sign as x.
 
 The quantize functions do not signal underflow.
 
-=== frexp10
+=== `frexp10`
 
 [source, c++]
 ----
diff --git a/include/boost/decimal/decimal128_t.hpp b/include/boost/decimal/decimal128_t.hpp
index 66866ed91..81aa6e4b2 100644
--- a/include/boost/decimal/decimal128_t.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/decimal/decimal128_t.hpp
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ BOOST_DECIMAL_EXPORT class decimal128_t final
     constexpr decimal128_t(const char* str, std::size_t len);
     #endif
 
+    template <typename T>
+    friend constexpr auto read_payload(T value) noexcept
+        BOOST_DECIMAL_REQUIRES_RETURN(detail::is_ieee_type_v, T, typename T::significand_type);
+
 public:
     // 3.2.4.1 construct/copy/destroy
     constexpr decimal128_t() noexcept = default;
diff --git a/include/boost/decimal/decimal32_t.hpp b/include/boost/decimal/decimal32_t.hpp
index aa8cce3d3..9455b0e81 100644
--- a/include/boost/decimal/decimal32_t.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/decimal/decimal32_t.hpp
@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ BOOST_DECIMAL_EXPORT class decimal32_t final // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special
     constexpr decimal32_t(const char* str, std::size_t len);
     #endif
 
+    template <typename T>
+    friend constexpr auto read_payload(T value) noexcept
+        BOOST_DECIMAL_REQUIRES_RETURN(detail::is_ieee_type_v, T, typename T::significand_type);
+
 public:
     // 3.2.2.1 construct/copy/destroy:
     constexpr decimal32_t() noexcept = default;
diff --git a/include/boost/decimal/decimal64_t.hpp b/include/boost/decimal/decimal64_t.hpp
index 55acc7df3..d287234e5 100644
--- a/include/boost/decimal/decimal64_t.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/decimal/decimal64_t.hpp
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ BOOST_DECIMAL_EXPORT class decimal64_t final
     constexpr decimal64_t(const char* str, std::size_t len);
     #endif
 
+    template <typename T>
+    friend constexpr auto read_payload(T value) noexcept
+        BOOST_DECIMAL_REQUIRES_RETURN(detail::is_ieee_type_v, T, typename T::significand_type);
+
 public:
     // 3.2.3.1 construct/copy/destroy
     constexpr decimal64_t() noexcept = default;
diff --git a/include/boost/decimal/detail/cmath/nan.hpp b/include/boost/decimal/detail/cmath/nan.hpp
index 05629cc1d..8544ea45e 100644
--- a/include/boost/decimal/detail/cmath/nan.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/decimal/detail/cmath/nan.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <boost/decimal/detail/config.hpp>
 #include <boost/decimal/detail/type_traits.hpp>
 #include <boost/decimal/detail/concepts.hpp>
+#include <boost/decimal/detail/utilities.hpp>
 #include <boost/decimal/cstdlib.hpp>
 
 #ifndef BOOST_DECIMAL_BUILD_MODULE
@@ -22,36 +23,96 @@ namespace decimal {
 
 namespace detail {
 
-template <BOOST_DECIMAL_DECIMAL_FLOATING_TYPE TargetDecimalType>
+template <BOOST_DECIMAL_DECIMAL_FLOATING_TYPE TargetDecimalType, bool is_snan>
 constexpr auto nan_impl(const char* arg) noexcept -> TargetDecimalType
 {
-    char* endptr {};
-    const auto val {strtod_impl<TargetDecimalType>(arg, &endptr)};
-    return val & std::numeric_limits<TargetDecimalType>::quiet_NaN();
+    using sig_type = typename TargetDecimalType::significand_type;
+
+    constexpr TargetDecimalType nan_type {is_snan ? std::numeric_limits<TargetDecimalType>::signaling_NaN() :
+                                                    std::numeric_limits<TargetDecimalType>::quiet_NaN()};
+
+    constexpr std::uint32_t significand_field_bits {sizeof(TargetDecimalType) == sizeof(std::uint32_t) ? 23U :
+                                                    sizeof(TargetDecimalType) == sizeof(std::uint64_t) ? 53U : 110U};
+
+    constexpr sig_type max_payload_value {(static_cast<sig_type>(1) << (significand_field_bits + 1U)) - 1U};
+    constexpr TargetDecimalType zero {};
+    constexpr TargetDecimalType zero_bits {zero ^ zero};
+
+    sig_type payload_value {};
+    const auto r {from_chars_integer_impl<sig_type, sig_type>(arg, arg + detail::strlen(arg), payload_value, 10)};
+
+    if (!r || payload_value > max_payload_value)
+    {
+        return nan_type;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return (zero_bits | payload_value) | nan_type;
+    }
 }
 
 } //namespace detail
 
-BOOST_DECIMAL_EXPORT constexpr auto nand32(const char* arg) noexcept -> decimal32_t
+BOOST_DECIMAL_EXPORT template <typename T>
+constexpr auto nan(const char* arg) noexcept
+    BOOST_DECIMAL_REQUIRES(detail::is_ieee_type_v, T)
 {
-    return detail::nan_impl<decimal32_t>(arg);
+    return detail::nan_impl<T, false>(arg);
 }
 
-BOOST_DECIMAL_EXPORT template <typename T>
-constexpr auto nan(const char* arg) noexcept
-    BOOST_DECIMAL_REQUIRES(detail::is_decimal_floating_point_v, T)
+BOOST_DECIMAL_EXPORT constexpr auto nand32(const char* arg) noexcept -> decimal32_t
 {
-    return detail::nan_impl<T>(arg);
+    return detail::nan_impl<decimal32_t, false>(arg);
 }
 
 BOOST_DECIMAL_EXPORT constexpr auto nand64(const char* arg) noexcept -> decimal64_t
 {
-    return detail::nan_impl<decimal64_t>(arg);
+    return detail::nan_impl<decimal64_t, false>(arg);
 }
 
 BOOST_DECIMAL_EXPORT constexpr auto nand128(const char* arg) noexcept -> decimal128_t
 {
-    return detail::nan_impl<decimal128_t>(arg);
+    return detail::nan_impl<decimal128_t, false>(arg);
+}
+
+BOOST_DECIMAL_EXPORT template <typename T>
+constexpr auto snan(const char* arg) noexcept
+    BOOST_DECIMAL_REQUIRES(detail::is_ieee_type_v, T)
+{
+    return detail::nan_impl<T, true>(arg);
+}
+
+BOOST_DECIMAL_EXPORT constexpr auto snand32(const char* arg) noexcept -> decimal32_t
+{
+    return detail::nan_impl<decimal32_t, true>(arg);
+}
+
+BOOST_DECIMAL_EXPORT constexpr auto snand64(const char* arg) noexcept -> decimal64_t
+{
+    return detail::nan_impl<decimal64_t, true>(arg);
+}
+
+BOOST_DECIMAL_EXPORT constexpr auto snand128(const char* arg) noexcept -> decimal128_t
+{
+    return detail::nan_impl<decimal128_t, true>(arg);
+}
+
+BOOST_DECIMAL_EXPORT template <typename T>
+constexpr auto read_payload(const T value) noexcept
+    BOOST_DECIMAL_REQUIRES_RETURN(detail::is_ieee_type_v, T, typename T::significand_type)
+{
+    if (!isnan(value))
+    {
+        return 0U;
+    }
+    else if (issignaling(value))
+    {
+        return (value ^ std::numeric_limits<T>::signaling_NaN()).bits_;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return (value ^ std::numeric_limits<T>::quiet_NaN()).bits_;
+    }
 }
 
 } //namespace decimal
diff --git a/include/boost/decimal/fmt_format.hpp b/include/boost/decimal/fmt_format.hpp
index b6bd16971..dfb3ea9e3 100644
--- a/include/boost/decimal/fmt_format.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/decimal/fmt_format.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 #  pragma GCC diagnostic push
 #  pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wfloat-equal"
+#  pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wconversion"
 #endif
 
 #include <fmt/format.h>
diff --git a/test/test_cmath.cpp b/test/test_cmath.cpp
index 787845724..c15fe3029 100644
--- a/test/test_cmath.cpp
+++ b/test/test_cmath.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <random>
 #include <cmath>
-
+#include <array>
 
 #if !defined(BOOST_DECIMAL_REDUCE_TEST_DEPTH) && !defined(_WIN32)
 static constexpr auto N = static_cast<std::size_t>(128U); // Number of trials
@@ -1237,13 +1237,58 @@ void test_exp2()
 }
 
 #if !defined(BOOST_DECIMAL_DISABLE_CLIB)
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 8
+#  pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#  pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wclass-memaccess"
+#endif
+
 template <typename T>
 void test_nan()
 {
-    BOOST_TEST(!isnan(nan<T>("1") & std::numeric_limits<T>::quiet_NaN()));
-    BOOST_TEST(!isnan(nan<T>("2") & std::numeric_limits<T>::quiet_NaN()));
-    BOOST_TEST(!isnan(nan<T>("-1") & std::numeric_limits<T>::quiet_NaN()));
+    using sig_type = typename T::significand_type;
+
+    const std::array<sig_type, 4> sigs {1U, 2U, 3U, 0U};
+    const std::array<const char*, 4> payloads {"1", "2", "3", "Junk"};
+
+    for (std::size_t i {}; i < sigs.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        const auto payload {nan<T>(payloads[i])};
+        BOOST_TEST(isnan(payload));
+        const auto removed_nan {payload ^ std::numeric_limits<T>::quiet_NaN()};
+        BOOST_TEST(!isnan(removed_nan));
+
+        // Check the payload
+        sig_type bits {};
+        std::memcpy(&bits, &removed_nan, sizeof(sig_type));
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ(bits, sigs[i]);
+
+        const auto payload_func_bits {read_payload(payload)};
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ(payload_func_bits, bits);
+    }
+
+    for (std::size_t i {}; i < sigs.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        const auto payload {snan<T>(payloads[i])};
+        BOOST_TEST(isnan(payload));
+        BOOST_TEST(issignaling(payload));
+        const auto removed_nan {payload ^ std::numeric_limits<T>::signaling_NaN()};
+        BOOST_TEST(!isnan(removed_nan));
+
+        // Check the payload
+        sig_type bits {};
+        std::memcpy(&bits, &removed_nan, sizeof(sig_type));
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ(bits, sigs[i]);
+
+        const auto payload_func_bits {read_payload(payload)};
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ(payload_func_bits, bits);
+    }
 }
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 8
+#  pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
+
 #endif
 
 template <typename Dec>