diff --git a/lib/money/ecto/composite_type.ex b/lib/money/ecto/composite_type.ex
index 6b418b4..ffbfdca 100644
--- a/lib/money/ecto/composite_type.ex
+++ b/lib/money/ecto/composite_type.ex
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ if Code.ensure_loaded?(Ecto.Type) do
     @spec type() :: :money_with_currency
     def type, do: :money_with_currency
 
-    @spec load({integer(), atom() | String.t()}) :: {:ok, Money.t()}
-    def load({amount, currency}) do
-      {:ok, Money.new(amount, currency)}
-    end
+    @spec load({integer() | Decimal.t(), atom() | String.t()}) :: {:ok, Money.t()}
+    def load({amount, currency}) when is_integer(amount), do: {:ok, Money.new(amount, currency)}
+    def load({%Decimal{} = amount, currency}), do: {:ok, amount |> Decimal.to_integer() |> Money.new(currency)}
 
     @spec dump(any()) :: :error | {:ok, {integer(), String.t()}}
     def dump(%Money{} = money), do: {:ok, {money.amount, to_string(money.currency)}}
diff --git a/test/money/ecto/composite_type_test.exs b/test/money/ecto/composite_type_test.exs
index 48c5f04..4ac45f4 100644
--- a/test/money/ecto/composite_type_test.exs
+++ b/test/money/ecto/composite_type_test.exs
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ defmodule Money.Ecto.Composite.TypeTest do
     assert Type.load({100, "JPY"}) == {:ok, Money.new(100, :JPY)}
   end
 
+  test "load/1 Tuple with `Decimal.new/1`: {Decimal.new/1, currency}" do
+    assert Type.load({Decimal.new("1"), "USD"}) == {:ok, Money.new(1, :USD)}
+    assert Type.load({Decimal.new("1000"), "MXN"}) == {:ok, Money.new(1000, :MXN)}
+  end
+
   test "dump/1 Money" do
     assert Type.dump(Money.new(1, :USD)) == {:ok, {1, "USD"}}
     assert Type.dump(Money.new(100, :JPY)) == {:ok, {100, "JPY"}}