diff --git a/jaydebeapi/__init__.py b/jaydebeapi/__init__.py
index 7af7d59..484a1d1 100644
--- a/jaydebeapi/__init__.py
+++ b/jaydebeapi/__init__.py
@@ -663,12 +663,29 @@ def _java_to_py(java_method):
         return getattr(java_val, java_method)()
     return to_py
 
+def _java_to_py_bigdecimal(java_method):
+    def to_py(rs, col):
+        java_val = rs.getObject(col)
+        if java_val is None:
+            return
+        if hasattr(java_val, 'scale'):
+            scale = getattr(java_val, 'scale')()
+            if scale == 0:
+                return getattr(java_val, 'longValue')()
+            else:
+                return getattr(java_val, java_method)()
+        else:
+            return getattr(java_val, java_method)()
+    return to_py
+
 _to_double = _java_to_py('doubleValue')
 
 _to_int = _java_to_py('intValue')
 
 _to_boolean = _java_to_py('booleanValue')
 
+_to_decimal = _java_to_py_bigdecimal('doubleValue')
+
 def _init_types(types_map):
     global _jdbc_name_to_const
     _jdbc_name_to_const = types_map
@@ -698,8 +715,8 @@ _DEFAULT_CONVERTERS = {
     'TIME': _to_time,
     'DATE': _to_date,
     'BINARY': _to_binary,
-    'DECIMAL': _to_double,
-    'NUMERIC': _to_double,
+    'DECIMAL': _to_decimal,
+    'NUMERIC': _to_decimal,
     'DOUBLE': _to_double,
     'FLOAT': _to_double,
     'TINYINT': _to_int,
diff --git a/test/data/create_simple_decimal.sql b/test/data/create_simple_decimal.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f47130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/create_simple_decimal.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+create table customer (
+"CUST_ID" INTEGER not null,
+"USER_ID" DECIMAL(18,0) not null,
+primary key ("CUST_ID")
+);
diff --git a/test/data/insert_simple_decimal.sql b/test/data/insert_simple_decimal.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3cd478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/insert_simple_decimal.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+insert into CUSTOMER (CUST_ID, USER_ID) values (1, 12345);
diff --git a/test/test_integration.py b/test/test_integration.py
index c317ce5..ccb3193 100644
--- a/test/test_integration.py
+++ b/test/test_integration.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class IntegrationTestBase(object):
     def tearDown(self):
         cursor = self.conn.cursor()
         cursor.execute("drop table ACCOUNT");
+        cursor.execute("drop table CUSTOMER");
         self.conn.close()
 
     def test_execute_and_fetch_no_data(self):
@@ -207,11 +208,21 @@ class IntegrationTestBase(object):
         cursor.execute("select * from ACCOUNT")
         self.assertEqual(cursor.rowcount, -1)
 
+    def test_simple_decimal_print(self):
+        cursor = self.conn.cursor()
+        cursor.execute("select * from CUSTOMER")
+        result = cursor.fetchall()
+        cursor.close()
+        exp = [(1, 12345)]
+        self.assertEqual(result, exp)
+
 class SqliteTestBase(IntegrationTestBase):
 
     def setUpSql(self):
         self.sql_file(os.path.join(_THIS_DIR, 'data', 'create.sql'))
         self.sql_file(os.path.join(_THIS_DIR, 'data', 'insert.sql'))
+        self.sql_file(os.path.join(_THIS_DIR, 'data', 'create_simple_decimal.sql'))
+        self.sql_file(os.path.join(_THIS_DIR, 'data', 'insert_simple_decimal.sql'))
 
     def test_execute_type_blob(self):
         cursor = self.conn.cursor()
@@ -275,6 +286,8 @@ class HsqldbTest(IntegrationTestBase, unittest.TestCase):
     def setUpSql(self):
         self.sql_file(os.path.join(_THIS_DIR, 'data', 'create_hsqldb.sql'))
         self.sql_file(os.path.join(_THIS_DIR, 'data', 'insert.sql'))
+        self.sql_file(os.path.join(_THIS_DIR, 'data', 'create_simple_decimal.sql'))
+        self.sql_file(os.path.join(_THIS_DIR, 'data', 'insert_simple_decimal.sql'))
 
 class PropertiesDriverArgsPassingTest(unittest.TestCase):