diff --git a/src/FMResultSet.m b/src/FMResultSet.m
index 6d8fdff8..c87457b8 100644
--- a/src/FMResultSet.m
+++ b/src/FMResultSet.m
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ - (id)objectForColumnIndex:(int)columnIdx {
         returnValue = [NSNumber numberWithLongLong:[self longLongIntForColumnIndex:columnIdx]];
     }
     else if (columnType == SQLITE_FLOAT) {
-        returnValue = [NSNumber numberWithDouble:[self doubleForColumnIndex:columnIdx]];
+        returnValue = [NSDecimalNumber numberWithDouble:[self doubleForColumnIndex:columnIdx]];
     }
     else if (columnType == SQLITE_BLOB) {
         returnValue = [self dataForColumnIndex:columnIdx];