diff --git a/numpy/core/src/umath/loops.c.src b/numpy/core/src/umath/loops.c.src
index 6f0dee123bcc..157b30e70964 100644
--- a/numpy/core/src/umath/loops.c.src
+++ b/numpy/core/src/umath/loops.c.src
@@ -921,6 +921,10 @@ NPY_NO_EXPORT void
           *((@type@ *)op1) = 1;
           continue;
         }
+        if (in1 == 1) {
+            *((@type@ *)op1) = 1;
+            continue;
+        }
         if (in2 < 0 || in1 == 0) {
             *((@type@ *)op1) = 0;
             continue;
diff --git a/numpy/core/tests/test_umath.py b/numpy/core/tests/test_umath.py
index f2f94d7bf3a6..759e996e31bb 100644
--- a/numpy/core/tests/test_umath.py
+++ b/numpy/core/tests/test_umath.py
@@ -434,6 +434,10 @@ def test_integer_power_with_zero_exponent(self):
         arr = np.arange(-10, 10)
         assert_equal(np.power(arr, 0), np.ones_like(arr))
 
+    def test_integer_power_of_1(self):
+        arr = np.arange(-10, 10)
+        assert_equal(np.power(1, arr), np.ones_like(arr))
+
 
 class TestLog2(TestCase):
     def test_log2_values(self):