diff --git a/lib/money/ecto/amount_type.ex b/lib/money/ecto/amount_type.ex
index 8d6e432..1ca412f 100644
--- a/lib/money/ecto/amount_type.ex
+++ b/lib/money/ecto/amount_type.ex
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ if Code.ensure_loaded?(Ecto.Type) do
 
     @spec load(integer()) :: {:ok, Money.t()}
     def load(int) when is_integer(int), do: {:ok, Money.new(int)}
+    def load(%Decimal{} = decimal), do: {:ok, decimal |> Decimal.to_integer() |> Money.new()}
 
     @spec dump(integer() | Money.t()) :: {:ok, integer()}
     def dump(int) when is_integer(int), do: {:ok, int}
diff --git a/test/money/ecto/amount_type_test.exs b/test/money/ecto/amount_type_test.exs
index a62375e..1d576f9 100644
--- a/test/money/ecto/amount_type_test.exs
+++ b/test/money/ecto/amount_type_test.exs
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ defmodule Money.Ecto.Amount.TypeTest do
     assert Type.load(1000) == {:ok, Money.new(1000, :GBP)}
   end
 
+  test "load/1 decimal" do
+    assert Type.load(Decimal.new("1000")) == {:ok, Money.new(1000, :GBP)}
+  end
+
   test "dump/1 integer" do
     assert Type.dump(1000) == {:ok, 1000}
   end