diff --git a/mmpose/core/post_processing/post_transforms.py b/mmpose/core/post_processing/post_transforms.py
index 93063fb1c1..8d9dfc8b99 100644
--- a/mmpose/core/post_processing/post_transforms.py
+++ b/mmpose/core/post_processing/post_transforms.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def fliplr_joints(joints_3d, joints_3d_visible, img_width, flip_pairs):
 
     # Flip horizontally
     joints_3d_flipped[:, 0] = img_width - 1 - joints_3d_flipped[:, 0]
-    joints_3d_flipped = joints_3d_flipped * joints_3d_visible_flipped
+    joints_3d_flipped = joints_3d_flipped * (joints_3d_visible_flipped > 0)
 
     return joints_3d_flipped, joints_3d_visible_flipped
 
diff --git a/tests/test_post_processing.py b/tests/test_post_processing.py
index 79c8c2a773..473723bac0 100644
--- a/tests/test_post_processing.py
+++ b/tests/test_post_processing.py
@@ -24,12 +24,26 @@ def test_rotate_point():
 
 
 def test_fliplr_joints():
+    # binary visibility
     joints = np.array([[0, 0, 0], [1, 1, 0]])
     joints_vis = np.array([[1], [1]])
     joints_flip, _ = fliplr_joints(joints, joints_vis, 5, [[0, 1]])
     res = np.array([[3, 1, 0], [4, 0, 0]])
     assert_array_almost_equal(joints_flip, res)
 
+    # float visibility
+    joints = np.array([[0, 0, 0], [1, 1, 0]])
+    joints_vis = np.array([[0.5], [1]])
+    joints_flip, _ = fliplr_joints(joints, joints_vis, 5, [[0, 1]])
+    res = np.array([[3, 1, 0], [4, 0, 0]])
+    assert_array_almost_equal(joints_flip, res)
+
+    joints = np.array([[0, 0, 0], [1, 1, 0]])
+    joints_vis = np.array([[0], [1]])
+    joints_flip, _ = fliplr_joints(joints, joints_vis, 5, [[0, 1]])
+    res = np.array([[3, 1, 0], [0, 0, 0]])
+    assert_array_almost_equal(joints_flip, res)
+
 
 def test_flip_back():
     heatmaps = np.random.random([1, 2, 32, 32])