diff --git a/pyhost.c b/pyhost.c
index 747af1f..be4d2b9 100644
--- a/pyhost.c
+++ b/pyhost.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ static PyObject* ipaddressV6Class;
 
 static PyObject* trinoErrorResultFunction;
 static PyObject* decimalToStringFunction;
+static PyObject* numberToStringFunction;
 static PyObject* guestFunction;
 
 static const u8* trinoArgType;
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ static void skipType(const u8** const type)
         case DOUBLE:
         case REAL:
         case DECIMAL:
+        case NUMBER:
         case VARCHAR:
         case VARBINARY:
         case DATE:
@@ -241,7 +243,8 @@ static PyObject* doBuildArgs(const u8** const type, const u8** const data)
             *data += sizeof(f32);
             return checked(PyFloat_FromDouble(value));
         }
-        case DECIMAL: {
+        case DECIMAL:
+        case NUMBER: {
             PyObject* number = readString(data);
             PyObject* value = checked(PyObject_CallOneArg(decimalClass, number));
             Py_DECREF(number);
@@ -657,6 +660,20 @@ static bool buildResult(const u8** const type, PyObject* input, Buffer* buffer)
             Py_DECREF(string);
             return true;
         }
+        case NUMBER: {
+            PyObject* string = PyObject_CallOneArg(numberToStringFunction, input);
+            if (string == NULL) {
+                resultError(input, "NUMBER");
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (!bufferAppendString(buffer, string)) {
+                Py_DECREF(string);
+                resultError(input, "NUMBER");
+                return false;
+            }
+            Py_DECREF(string);
+            return true;
+        }
         case VARCHAR:
         case JSON: {
             const char* typeName = trinoType == VARCHAR ? "VARCHAR" : "JSON";
@@ -1011,6 +1028,7 @@ int main(const int argc, char* argv[])
     PyObject* trinoModule = loadModule("trino");
     trinoErrorResultFunction = findFunction(trinoModule, "_trino_error_result");
     decimalToStringFunction = findFunction(trinoModule, "_decimal_to_string");
+    numberToStringFunction = findFunction(trinoModule, "_number_to_string");
 
     DEBUG("Python host initialized");
     return 0;
diff --git a/pyhost.h b/pyhost.h
index 44fdfc1..0e10f65 100644
--- a/pyhost.h
+++ b/pyhost.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ typedef enum
     JSON = 20,
     UUID = 21,
     IPADDRESS = 22,
+    NUMBER = 23,
 } TrinoType;
 
 // WebAssembly types
diff --git a/trino.py b/trino.py
index cdc2731..3b98984 100644
--- a/trino.py
+++ b/trino.py
@@ -47,3 +47,12 @@ def _decimal_to_string(value: Decimal):
     if not value.is_finite():
         raise ValueError('Decimal is not finite: ' + str(value))
     return "{:f}".format(value)
+
+def _number_to_string(value: Decimal):
+    if not isinstance(value, Decimal):
+        raise ValueError('Not a Decimal: ' + type(value).__name__)
+    if value.is_nan():
+        return "NaN"
+    if value.is_infinite():
+        return "-Infinity" if value.is_signed() else "+Infinity"
+    return "{:f}".format(value)