diff --git a/src/Database/Type/DecimalType.php b/src/Database/Type/DecimalType.php
index e9812254fe3..a15e90a4cc8 100644
--- a/src/Database/Type/DecimalType.php
+++ b/src/Database/Type/DecimalType.php
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ public function marshal($value)
         if ($value === null || $value === '') {
             return null;
         }
-        if (is_numeric($value)) {
-            return (float)$value;
-        }
         if (is_string($value) && $this->_useLocaleParser) {
             return $this->_parseValue($value);
         }
+        if (is_numeric($value)) {
+            return (float)$value;
+        }
         if (is_array($value)) {
             return 1;
         }
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Database/Type/DecimalTypeTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Database/Type/DecimalTypeTest.php
index 9b50947bb3b..2fea70375ff 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Database/Type/DecimalTypeTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Database/Type/DecimalTypeTest.php
@@ -181,6 +181,21 @@ public function testMarshalWithLocaleParsing()
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * test marshall() number in the danish locale which uses . for thousands separator.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testMarshallWithLocaleParsingDanish()
+    {
+        I18n::setLocale('da_DK');
+
+        $this->type->useLocaleParser();
+        $expected = 47500.0;
+        $result = $this->type->marshal('47.500');
+        $this->assertSame($expected, $result);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test that exceptions are raised on invalid parsers.
      *