diff --git a/libcudacxx/include/cuda/__type_traits/is_floating_point.h b/libcudacxx/include/cuda/__type_traits/is_floating_point.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e253315a672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcudacxx/include/cuda/__type_traits/is_floating_point.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES.
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef __CUDA__TYPE_TRAITS_IS_FLOATING_POINT_H
+#define __CUDA__TYPE_TRAITS_IS_FLOATING_POINT_H
+
+#include <cuda/std/detail/__config>
+
+#if defined(_CCCL_IMPLICIT_SYSTEM_HEADER_GCC)
+#  pragma GCC system_header
+#elif defined(_CCCL_IMPLICIT_SYSTEM_HEADER_CLANG)
+#  pragma clang system_header
+#elif defined(_CCCL_IMPLICIT_SYSTEM_HEADER_MSVC)
+#  pragma system_header
+#endif // no system header
+
+#include <cuda/std/__type_traits/integral_constant.h>
+#include <cuda/std/__type_traits/is_extended_floating_point.h>
+#include <cuda/std/__type_traits/is_floating_point.h>
+#include <cuda/std/__type_traits/remove_cv.h>
+
+_LIBCUDACXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_CUDA
+
+template <class _Tp>
+struct _CCCL_TYPE_VISIBILITY_DEFAULT is_floating_point
+    : _CUDA_VSTD::bool_constant<_CUDA_VSTD::is_floating_point<_CUDA_VSTD::remove_cv_t<_Tp>>::value
+                                || _CUDA_VSTD::__is_extended_floating_point<_CUDA_VSTD::remove_cv_t<_Tp>>::value>
+{};
+
+#if !defined(_CCCL_NO_VARIABLE_TEMPLATES)
+template <class _Tp>
+_CCCL_INLINE_VAR constexpr bool is_floating_point_v =
+  _CUDA_VSTD::is_floating_point_v<_CUDA_VSTD::remove_cv_t<_Tp>>
+  || _CUDA_VSTD::__is_extended_floating_point_v<_CUDA_VSTD::remove_cv_t<_Tp>>;
+#endif // !_CCCL_NO_VARIABLE_TEMPLATES
+
+_LIBCUDACXX_END_NAMESPACE_CUDA
+
+#endif // __CUDA__TYPE_TRAITS_IS_FLOATING_POINT_H
diff --git a/libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__cccl/extended_floating_point.h b/libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__cccl/extended_floating_point.h
index 5169ea4ad67..dee553633d8 100644
--- a/libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__cccl/extended_floating_point.h
+++ b/libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__cccl/extended_floating_point.h
@@ -39,4 +39,14 @@
 #  endif
 #endif // !_CCCL_HAS_NVBF16
 
+#if !defined(_CCCL_DISABLE_NVFP8_SUPPORT)
+#  if _CCCL_HAS_INCLUDE(<cuda_fp8.h>) && defined(_CCCL_HAS_NVFP16) && defined(_CCCL_HAS_NVBF16)
+#    define _CCCL_HAS_NVFP8() 1
+#  else
+#    define _CCCL_HAS_NVFP8() 0
+#  endif // _CCCL_HAS_INCLUDE(<cuda_fp8.h>)
+#else
+#  define _CCCL_HAS_NVFP8() 0
+#endif // !defined(_CCCL_DISABLE_NVFP8_SUPPORT)
+
 #endif // __CCCL_EXTENDED_FLOATING_POINT_H
diff --git a/libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__type_traits/is_extended_floating_point.h b/libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__type_traits/is_extended_floating_point.h
index bb1afa4225b..b9700a87066 100644
--- a/libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__type_traits/is_extended_floating_point.h
+++ b/libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__type_traits/is_extended_floating_point.h
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ _CCCL_DIAG_SUPPRESS_CLANG("-Wunused-function")
 _CCCL_DIAG_POP
 #endif // _LIBCUDACXX_HAS_NVBF16
 
+#if _CCCL_HAS_NVFP8()
+#  include <cuda_fp8.h>
+#endif // _CCCL_HAS_NVFP8()
+
 _LIBCUDACXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
 
 template <class _Tp>
@@ -71,6 +75,22 @@ _CCCL_INLINE_VAR constexpr bool __is_extended_floating_point_v<__nv_bfloat16> =
 #  endif // !_CCCL_NO_INLINE_VARIABLES
 #endif // _LIBCUDACXX_HAS_NVBF16
 
+#if _CCCL_HAS_NVFP8()
+template <>
+struct __is_extended_floating_point<__nv_fp8_e4m3> : true_type
+{};
+template <>
+struct __is_extended_floating_point<__nv_fp8_e5m2> : true_type
+{};
+
+#  ifndef _CCCL_NO_INLINE_VARIABLES
+template <>
+_CCCL_INLINE_VAR constexpr bool __is_extended_floating_point_v<__nv_fp8_e4m3> = true;
+template <>
+_CCCL_INLINE_VAR constexpr bool __is_extended_floating_point_v<__nv_fp8_e5m2> = true;
+#  endif // !_CCCL_NO_INLINE_VARIABLES
+#endif // _CCCL_HAS_NVFP8()
+
 _LIBCUDACXX_END_NAMESPACE_STD
 
 #endif // _LIBCUDACXX___TYPE_TRAITS_IS_EXTENDED_FLOATING_POINT_H
diff --git a/libcudacxx/include/cuda/type_traits b/libcudacxx/include/cuda/type_traits
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b732130a65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcudacxx/include/cuda/type_traits
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// Part of libcu++, the C++ Standard Library for your entire system,
+// under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES.
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef _CUDA_TYPE_TRAITS_
+#define _CUDA_TYPE_TRAITS_
+
+#include <cuda/std/detail/__config>
+
+#if defined(_CCCL_IMPLICIT_SYSTEM_HEADER_GCC)
+#  pragma GCC system_header
+#elif defined(_CCCL_IMPLICIT_SYSTEM_HEADER_CLANG)
+#  pragma clang system_header
+#elif defined(_CCCL_IMPLICIT_SYSTEM_HEADER_MSVC)
+#  pragma system_header
+#endif // no system header
+
+#include <cuda/__type_traits/is_floating_point.h>
+#include <cuda/std/type_traits>
+
+#endif // _CUDA_TYPE_TRAITS_
diff --git a/libcudacxx/test/libcudacxx/libcxx/macros/extended_floating_point.fail.cpp b/libcudacxx/test/libcudacxx/libcxx/macros/extended_floating_point.fail.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3b6b457e633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcudacxx/test/libcudacxx/libcxx/macros/extended_floating_point.fail.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES.
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+#include <cuda/std/__cccl/extended_floating_point.h>
+
+#include "test_macros.h"
+
+#if !_CCCL_HAS_NVFP8()
+#  include <cuda_fp8.h>
+#endif
+#if !defined(_CCCL_HAS_NVFP16)
+#  include <cuda_fp16.h>
+#endif
+#if !defined(_CCCL_HAS_NVBF16)
+#  include <cuda_bf16.h>
+#endif
+
+int main(int, char**)
+{
+#if !_CCCL_HAS_NVFP8()
+  auto x = __nv_fp8_e4m3(1.0f);
+  unused(x);
+#else
+  static_assert(false);
+#endif
+#if !defined(_CCCL_HAS_NVFP16)
+  auto y = __half(1.0f);
+  unused(y);
+#else
+  static_assert(false);
+#endif
+#if !defined(_CCCL_HAS_NVBF16)
+  auto z = __nv_bfloat16(1.0f);
+  unused(z);
+#else
+  static_assert(false);
+#endif
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libcudacxx/test/libcudacxx/libcxx/macros/extended_floating_point.pass.cpp b/libcudacxx/test/libcudacxx/libcxx/macros/extended_floating_point.pass.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa1476611bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcudacxx/test/libcudacxx/libcxx/macros/extended_floating_point.pass.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES.
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+#include <cuda/std/__cccl/extended_floating_point.h>
+
+#include "test_macros.h"
+
+#if _CCCL_HAS_NVFP8()
+#  include <cuda_fp8.h>
+#endif
+#if defined(_CCCL_HAS_NVFP16)
+#  include <cuda_fp16.h>
+#endif
+#if defined(_CCCL_HAS_NVBF16)
+#  include <cuda_bf16.h>
+#endif
+
+int main(int, char**)
+{
+#if _CCCL_HAS_NVFP8()
+  auto x = __nv_fp8_e4m3(1.0f);
+  unused(x);
+#endif
+#if defined(_CCCL_HAS_NVFP16)
+  auto y = __half(1.0f);
+  unused(y);
+#endif
+#if defined(_CCCL_HAS_NVBF16)
+  auto z = __nv_bfloat16(1.0f);
+  unused(z);
+#endif
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libcudacxx/test/libcudacxx/libcxx/utilities/meta/meta.unary/meta.unary.cat/is_floating_point.pass.cpp b/libcudacxx/test/libcudacxx/libcxx/utilities/meta/meta.unary/meta.unary.cat/is_floating_point.pass.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b0b7a3f3b69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcudacxx/test/libcudacxx/libcxx/utilities/meta/meta.unary/meta.unary.cat/is_floating_point.pass.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+// keep this test in sync with `is_floating_point.pass.cpp` for `cuda::std::is_floating_point`
+
+#include <cuda/std/cstddef> // for cuda::std::nullptr_t
+#include <cuda/type_traits>
+
+#include "test_macros.h"
+
+TEST_NV_DIAG_SUPPRESS(cuda_demote_unsupported_floating_point)
+
+template <class T>
+__host__ __device__ void test_is_floating_point()
+{
+  static_assert(cuda::is_floating_point<T>::value, "");
+  static_assert(cuda::is_floating_point<const T>::value, "");
+  static_assert(cuda::is_floating_point<volatile T>::value, "");
+  static_assert(cuda::is_floating_point<const volatile T>::value, "");
+#if TEST_STD_VER > 2011
+  static_assert(cuda::is_floating_point_v<T>, "");
+  static_assert(cuda::is_floating_point_v<const T>, "");
+  static_assert(cuda::is_floating_point_v<volatile T>, "");
+  static_assert(cuda::is_floating_point_v<const volatile T>, "");
+#endif
+}
+
+template <class T>
+__host__ __device__ void test_is_not_floating_point()
+{
+  static_assert(!cuda::is_floating_point<T>::value, "");
+  static_assert(!cuda::is_floating_point<const T>::value, "");
+  static_assert(!cuda::is_floating_point<volatile T>::value, "");
+  static_assert(!cuda::is_floating_point<const volatile T>::value, "");
+#if TEST_STD_VER > 2011
+  static_assert(!cuda::is_floating_point_v<T>, "");
+  static_assert(!cuda::is_floating_point_v<const T>, "");
+  static_assert(!cuda::is_floating_point_v<volatile T>, "");
+  static_assert(!cuda::is_floating_point_v<const volatile T>, "");
+#endif
+}
+
+class Empty
+{};
+
+class NotEmpty
+{
+  __host__ __device__ virtual ~NotEmpty();
+};
+
+union Union
+{};
+
+struct bit_zero
+{
+  int : 0;
+};
+
+class Abstract
+{
+  __host__ __device__ virtual ~Abstract() = 0;
+};
+
+enum Enum
+{
+  zero,
+  one
+};
+struct incomplete_type;
+
+typedef void (*FunctionPtr)();
+
+int main(int, char**)
+{
+  test_is_floating_point<float>();
+  test_is_floating_point<double>();
+  test_is_floating_point<long double>();
+#ifdef _LIBCUDACXX_HAS_NVFP16
+  test_is_floating_point<__half>();
+#endif // _LIBCUDACXX_HAS_NVFP16
+#ifdef _LIBCUDACXX_HAS_NVBF16
+  test_is_floating_point<__nv_bfloat16>();
+#endif // _LIBCUDACXX_HAS_NVBF16
+#if _CCCL_HAS_NVFP8()
+  test_is_floating_point<__nv_fp8_e4m3>();
+  test_is_floating_point<__nv_fp8_e5m2>();
+#endif // ())
+
+  test_is_not_floating_point<short>();
+  test_is_not_floating_point<unsigned short>();
+  test_is_not_floating_point<int>();
+  test_is_not_floating_point<unsigned int>();
+  test_is_not_floating_point<long>();
+  test_is_not_floating_point<unsigned long>();
+
+  test_is_not_floating_point<cuda::std::nullptr_t>();
+  test_is_not_floating_point<void>();
+  test_is_not_floating_point<int&>();
+  test_is_not_floating_point<int&&>();
+  test_is_not_floating_point<int*>();
+  test_is_not_floating_point<const int*>();
+  test_is_not_floating_point<char[3]>();
+  test_is_not_floating_point<char[]>();
+  test_is_not_floating_point<Union>();
+  test_is_not_floating_point<Empty>();
+  test_is_not_floating_point<bit_zero>();
+  test_is_not_floating_point<NotEmpty>();
+  test_is_not_floating_point<Abstract>();
+  test_is_not_floating_point<Enum>();
+  test_is_not_floating_point<FunctionPtr>();
+  test_is_not_floating_point<incomplete_type>();
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libcudacxx/test/libcudacxx/std/utilities/meta/meta.unary/meta.unary.cat/is_floating_point.pass.cpp b/libcudacxx/test/libcudacxx/std/utilities/meta/meta.unary/meta.unary.cat/is_floating_point.pass.cpp
index 1baff1fe485..79b0a07d862 100644
--- a/libcudacxx/test/libcudacxx/std/utilities/meta/meta.unary/meta.unary.cat/is_floating_point.pass.cpp
+++ b/libcudacxx/test/libcudacxx/std/utilities/meta/meta.unary/meta.unary.cat/is_floating_point.pass.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
+// keep this test in sync with `is_floating_point.pass.cpp` for `cuda::is_floating_point`
+
 // type_traits
 
 // is_floating_point