diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/decimal.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/decimal.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e09c6a6f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/decimal.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::{
+    ast::{Call, CellPath},
+    engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack},
+    Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, SyntaxShape, Value,
+};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SubCommand;
+
+impl Command for SubCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "into decimal"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("into decimal").rest(
+            "rest",
+            SyntaxShape::CellPath,
+            "optionally convert text into decimal by column paths",
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "converts text into decimal"
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+        operate(engine_state, stack, call, input)
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Convert string to integer in table",
+                example: "[[num]; ['5.01']] | into decimal num",
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![Value::Record {
+                        cols: vec!["num".to_string()],
+                        vals: vec![Value::test_float(5.01)],
+                        span: Span::unknown(),
+                    }],
+                    span: Span::unknown(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Convert string to integer",
+                example: "'1.345' | into decimal",
+                result: Some(Value::test_float(1.345)),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Convert decimal to integer",
+                example: "'-5.9' | into decimal",
+                result: Some(Value::test_float(-5.9)),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+fn operate(
+    engine_state: &EngineState,
+    stack: &mut Stack,
+    call: &Call,
+    input: PipelineData,
+) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+    let head = call.head;
+    let column_paths: Vec<CellPath> = call.rest(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+
+    input.map(
+        move |v| {
+            if column_paths.is_empty() {
+                action(&v, head)
+            } else {
+                let mut ret = v;
+                for path in &column_paths {
+                    let r =
+                        ret.update_cell_path(&path.members, Box::new(move |old| action(old, head)));
+                    if let Err(error) = r {
+                        return Value::Error { error };
+                    }
+                }
+
+                ret
+            }
+        },
+        engine_state.ctrlc.clone(),
+    )
+}
+
+fn action(input: &Value, head: Span) -> Value {
+    match input {
+        Value::String { val: s, span } => {
+            let other = s.trim();
+
+            match other.parse::<f64>() {
+                Ok(x) => Value::Float { val: x, span: head },
+                Err(reason) => Value::Error {
+                    error: ShellError::CantConvert("float".to_string(), reason.to_string(), *span),
+                },
+            }
+        }
+        Value::Int { val: v, span } => Value::Float {
+            val: *v as f64,
+            span: *span,
+        },
+        other => {
+            let span = other.span();
+            match span {
+                Ok(s) => {
+                    let got = format!("Expected a string, got {} instead", other.get_type());
+                    Value::Error {
+                        error: ShellError::UnsupportedInput(got, s),
+                    }
+                }
+                Err(e) => Value::Error { error: e },
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use nu_protocol::Type::Error;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(SubCommand {})
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[allow(clippy::approx_constant)]
+    fn string_to_decimal() {
+        let word = Value::test_string("3.1415");
+        let expected = Value::test_float(3.1415);
+
+        let actual = action(&word, Span::unknown());
+        assert_eq!(actual, expected);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn communicates_parsing_error_given_an_invalid_decimallike_string() {
+        let decimal_str = Value::test_string("11.6anra");
+
+        let actual = action(&decimal_str, Span::unknown());
+
+        assert_eq!(actual.get_type(), Error);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn int_to_decimal() {
+        let decimal_str = Value::test_int(10);
+        let expected = Value::test_float(10.0);
+        let actual = action(&decimal_str, Span::unknown());
+
+        assert_eq!(actual, expected);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/mod.rs
index d9fb8cb25..e0c5663a9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/into/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mod binary;
 mod command;
+mod decimal;
 mod filesize;
 mod int;
 mod string;
@@ -7,5 +8,6 @@ mod string;
 pub use self::filesize::SubCommand as IntoFilesize;
 pub use binary::SubCommand as IntoBinary;
 pub use command::Into;
+pub use decimal::SubCommand as IntoDecimal;
 pub use int::SubCommand as IntoInt;
 pub use string::SubCommand as IntoString;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
index 22779d8a9..f003f45a2 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ pub fn create_default_context() -> EngineState {
             If,
             Into,
             IntoBinary,
+            IntoDecimal,
             IntoFilesize,
             IntoInt,
             IntoString,
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
index 37af20e67..3ae34542c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/value/mod.rs
@@ -631,6 +631,14 @@ impl Value {
             span: Span::unknown(),
         }
     }
+
+    // Only use these for test data. Span::unknown() should not be used in user data
+    pub fn test_float(val: f64) -> Value {
+        Value::Float {
+            val,
+            span: Span::unknown(),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for Value {