diff --git a/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/date_pipe.ts b/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/date_pipe.ts
index bac0f10875..68bf023591 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/date_pipe.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/date_pipe.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class DatePipe implements PipeTransform {
     }
 
     if (NumberWrapper.isNumeric(value)) {
-      value = DateWrapper.fromMillis(NumberWrapper.parseInt(value, 10));
+      value = DateWrapper.fromMillis(parseFloat(value));
     } else if (isString(value)) {
       value = DateWrapper.fromISOString(value);
     }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/date_pipe_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/date_pipe_spec.ts
index dd9e889eae..e45dede9ae 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/date_pipe_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/date_pipe_spec.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ export function main() {
         it('should support numeric strings',
            () => { expect(() => pipe.transform('123456789')).not.toThrow(); });
 
+        it('should support decimal strings',
+           () => { expect(() => pipe.transform('123456789.11')).not.toThrow(); });
+
         it('should support ISO string',
            () => { expect(() => pipe.transform('2015-06-15T21:43:11Z')).not.toThrow(); });