diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c2eb65083d34a1..3dc582bab7f20d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Release channels have their own copy of this changelog:
     when the `replaceRecentBlockhash` config param is `true` (#380)
   * SDK: `cargo test-sbf` accepts `--tools-version`, just like `build-sbf` (#1359)
   * CLI: Can specify `--full-snapshot-archive-path` (#1631)
+  * transaction-status: The SPL Token `amountToUiAmount` instruction parses the amount into a string instead of a number (#1737)
 
 ## [1.18.0]
 * Changes
diff --git a/transaction-status/src/parse_token.rs b/transaction-status/src/parse_token.rs
index d445ba51101607..cbdc7ccbb54ab7 100644
--- a/transaction-status/src/parse_token.rs
+++ b/transaction-status/src/parse_token.rs
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ pub fn parse_token(
                     instruction_type: "amountToUiAmount".to_string(),
                     info: json!({
                         "mint": account_keys[instruction.accounts[0] as usize].to_string(),
-                        "amount": amount,
+                        "amount": amount.to_string(),
                     }),
                 })
             }
@@ -1737,7 +1737,7 @@ mod test {
                 instruction_type: "amountToUiAmount".to_string(),
                 info: json!({
                    "mint": mint_pubkey.to_string(),
-                   "amount": 4242,
+                   "amount": "4242",
                 })
             }
         );