diff --git a/base/intfuncs.jl b/base/intfuncs.jl
index 3082b05cdd005..e312000ac39f1 100644
--- a/base/intfuncs.jl
+++ b/base/intfuncs.jl
@@ -117,8 +117,9 @@ function lcm(a::T, b::T) where T<:Integer
     end
 end
 
-gcd(a::Union{Integer,Rational}) = a
-lcm(a::Union{Integer,Rational}) = a
+gcd(a::Integer) = checked_abs(a)
+gcd(a::Rational) = checked_abs(a.num) // a.den
+lcm(a::Union{Integer,Rational}) = gcd(a)
 gcd(a::Unsigned, b::Signed) = gcd(promote(a, abs(b))...)
 gcd(a::Signed, b::Unsigned) = gcd(promote(abs(a), b)...)
 gcd(a::Real, b::Real) = gcd(promote(a,b)...)
diff --git a/test/intfuncs.jl b/test/intfuncs.jl
index 24505935a2fed..8a8f046310622 100644
--- a/test/intfuncs.jl
+++ b/test/intfuncs.jl
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using Random
         @test gcd(T(0), T(15)) === T(15)
         @test gcd(T(15), T(0)) === T(15)
         if T <: Signed
+            @test gcd(T(-12)) === T(12)
             @test gcd(T(0), T(-15)) === T(15)
             @test gcd(T(-15), T(0)) === T(15)
             @test gcd(T(3), T(-15)) === T(3)
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ using Random
         @test lcm(T(0), T(3)) === T(0)
         @test lcm(T(0), T(0)) === T(0)
         if T <: Signed
+            @test lcm(T(-12)) === T(12)
             @test lcm(T(0), T(-4)) === T(0)
             @test lcm(T(-4), T(0)) === T(0)
             @test lcm(T(4), T(-6)) === T(12)
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@ end
         @test gcd(T[3, 15]) === T(3)
         @test gcd(T[0, 15]) === T(15)
         if T <: Signed
+            @test gcd(T[-12]) === T(12)
             @test gcd(T[3,-15]) === T(3)
             @test gcd(T[-3,-15]) === T(3)
         end
@@ -163,12 +166,12 @@ end
         @test gcd(T[2, 4, 3, 5]) === T(1)
 
         @test lcm(T[]) === T(1)
-        @test lcm(T[2]) === T(2)
         @test lcm(T[2, 3]) === T(6)
         @test lcm(T[4, 6]) === T(12)
         @test lcm(T[3, 0]) === T(0)
         @test lcm(T[0, 0]) === T(0)
         if T <: Signed
+            @test lcm(T[-2]) === T(2)
             @test lcm(T[4, -6]) === T(12)
             @test lcm(T[-4, -6]) === T(12)
         end
diff --git a/test/rational.jl b/test/rational.jl
index 07e312543318f..aa7d48fb52513 100644
--- a/test/rational.jl
+++ b/test/rational.jl
@@ -488,6 +488,8 @@ end
         @test gcd(b, a) === T(2)//T(105)
         @test lcm(a, b) === T(30)//T(7)
         if T <: Signed
+            @test gcd(-a) === a
+            @test lcm(-b) === b
             @test gcdx(a, b) === (T(2)//T(105), T(-11), T(4))
             @test gcd(-a, b) === T(2)//T(105)
             @test gcd(a, -b) === T(2)//T(105)