diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b5a12aafa..456133c6a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ Take the font style into account when looking for a glyph and fallback fonts are
 
 (Dan Allen, [#1147](https://github.com/prawnpdf/prawn/issues/1147))
 
+### Restore original column after call to float
+
+When the `float` method is used inside of a column box, restore the original column in addition to the page number and y.
+
+(Dan Allen, [#1266](https://github.com/prawnpdf/prawn/issues/1266))
+
 ## PrawnPDF 2.4.0
 
 ### Added support for Ruby 3
diff --git a/lib/prawn/document.rb b/lib/prawn/document.rb
index 0a3942845..cc03bcc05 100644
--- a/lib/prawn/document.rb
+++ b/lib/prawn/document.rb
@@ -385,9 +385,11 @@ def move_cursor_to(new_y)
     #
     def float
       original_page = page_number
+      original_column = bounds.instance_variable_get :@current_column if bounds.is_a? ColumnBox
       original_y = y
       yield
       go_to_page(original_page) unless page_number == original_page
+      bounds.instance_variable_set :@current_column, original_column if original_column
       self.y = original_y
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/prawn/document_spec.rb b/spec/prawn/document_spec.rb
index 3b649629e..140375ab8 100644
--- a/spec/prawn/document_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/prawn/document_spec.rb
@@ -135,6 +135,18 @@ def self.format(string)
       expect(pdf.y).to eq(orig_y)
     end
 
+    it 'restores the original column' do
+      orig_y = pdf.y
+      pdf.column_box [pdf.bounds.left, pdf.cursor], width: pdf.bounds.width, columns: 2, reflow_margins: true do
+        pdf.float do
+          pdf.bounds.move_past_bottom
+          pdf.text 'Foo'
+        end
+        expect(pdf.y).to eq(orig_y)
+        expect(pdf.bounds.instance_variable_get(:@current_column)).to eq(0)
+      end
+    end
+
     it 'teleports across pages if necessary' do
       pdf.float do
         pdf.text 'Foo'
@@ -148,6 +160,24 @@ def self.format(string)
       expect(pages[0][:strings]).to eq(%w[Foo Baz])
       expect(pages[1][:strings]).to eq(['Bar'])
     end
+
+    it 'restores the original column across pages' do
+      orig_y = pdf.y
+      orig_page = pdf.page_number
+      pdf.column_box [pdf.bounds.left, pdf.cursor], width: pdf.bounds.width, columns: 2, reflow_margins: true do
+        pdf.float do
+          pdf.bounds.move_past_bottom
+          pdf.text 'Foo'
+          pdf.bounds.move_past_bottom
+          pdf.text 'Bar'
+          pdf.bounds.move_past_bottom
+          pdf.text 'Baz'
+        end
+        expect(pdf.y).to eq(orig_y)
+        expect(pdf.page_number).to eq(orig_page)
+        expect(pdf.bounds.instance_variable_get(:@current_column)).to eq(0)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe '#start_new_page' do