diff --git a/Lib/decimal.py b/Lib/decimal.py
index 4108fb8901e2..43244308c0a7 100644
--- a/Lib/decimal.py
+++ b/Lib/decimal.py
@@ -1512,10 +1512,9 @@ def __int__(self):
         """Converts self to an int, truncating if necessary."""
         if self._is_special:
             if self._isnan():
-                context = getcontext()
-                return context._raise_error(InvalidContext)
+                raise ValueError("Cannot convert NaN to integer")
             elif self._isinfinity():
-                raise OverflowError("Cannot convert infinity to int")
+                raise OverflowError("Cannot convert infinity to integer")
         s = (-1)**self._sign
         if self._exp >= 0:
             return s*int(self._int)*10**self._exp
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_decimal.py b/Lib/test/test_decimal.py
index 79b6a8563d99..c671d7ba3d31 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_decimal.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_decimal.py
@@ -1372,6 +1372,16 @@ def test_int(self):
             r = d.to_integral(ROUND_DOWN)
             self.assertEqual(Decimal(int(d)), r)
 
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, int, Decimal('-nan'))
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, int, Decimal('snan'))
+        self.assertRaises(OverflowError, int, Decimal('inf'))
+        self.assertRaises(OverflowError, int, Decimal('-inf'))
+
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, long, Decimal('-nan'))
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, long, Decimal('snan'))
+        self.assertRaises(OverflowError, long, Decimal('inf'))
+        self.assertRaises(OverflowError, long, Decimal('-inf'))
+
     def test_trunc(self):
         for x in range(-250, 250):
             s = '%0.2f' % (x / 100.0)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 3162b5a90305..c44a56d75cc9 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #6795: int(Decimal('nan')) now raises ValueError instead of
+  returning NaN or raising InvalidContext.  Also, fix infinite recursion
+  in long(Decimal('nan')).
+
 - Issue #6850: Fix bug in Decimal._parse_format_specifier for formats
   with no type specifier.