diff --git a/benchmarks/parsing_google.cpp b/benchmarks/parsing_google.cpp
index 25ffe8b969..be83e3ace0 100644
--- a/benchmarks/parsing_google.cpp
+++ b/benchmarks/parsing_google.cpp
@@ -11,9 +11,48 @@ static void parse_0(benchmark::State &state)
     RCP<const Basic> a;
     for (auto _ : state) {
         a = parse("0");
+        benchmark::DoNotOptimize(a);
     }
 }
 
+static void parse_double(benchmark::State &state)
+{
+    std::string text = "-.123e-11";
+    RCP<const Basic> a;
+    for (auto _ : state) {
+        a = parse(text);
+        benchmark::DoNotOptimize(a);
+    }
+}
+
+static void parse_many_doubles(benchmark::State &state)
+{
+    std::string text;
+    for (int i = 0; i < state.range(0); i++) {
+        text.append("+24.45645 - 0.9834e-2 - 23.243 + 0.058263e-11");
+    }
+    RCP<const Basic> a;
+    for (auto _ : state) {
+        a = parse(text);
+        benchmark::DoNotOptimize(a);
+    }
+    state.SetComplexityN(4 * state.range(0));
+}
+
+static void parse_many_doubles_implicit_mul(benchmark::State &state)
+{
+    std::string text;
+    for (int i = 0; i < state.range(0); i++) {
+        text.append("+24.45645x - 0.9834e-2y - 23.243z + 0.058263e-11w");
+    }
+    RCP<const Basic> a;
+    for (auto _ : state) {
+        a = parse(text);
+        benchmark::DoNotOptimize(a);
+    }
+    state.SetComplexityN(4 * state.range(0));
+}
+
 static void parse_long_expr1(benchmark::State &state)
 {
     std::string text = "1";
@@ -24,6 +63,7 @@ static void parse_long_expr1(benchmark::State &state)
     RCP<const Basic> a;
     for (auto _ : state) {
         a = parse(text);
+        benchmark::DoNotOptimize(a);
     }
     state.SetComplexityN(state.range(0));
 }
@@ -38,11 +78,15 @@ static void parse_long_expr2(benchmark::State &state)
     RCP<const Basic> a;
     for (auto _ : state) {
         a = parse(text);
+        benchmark::DoNotOptimize(a);
     }
     state.SetComplexityN(state.range(0));
 }
 
 BENCHMARK(parse_0);
+BENCHMARK(parse_double);
+BENCHMARK(parse_many_doubles)->Range(1, 4096)->Complexity();
+BENCHMARK(parse_many_doubles_implicit_mul)->Range(1, 4096)->Complexity();
 BENCHMARK(parse_long_expr1)->Range(2, 4096)->Complexity();
 BENCHMARK(parse_long_expr2)->Range(2, 4096)->Complexity();
 
diff --git a/symengine/parser/parser.cpp b/symengine/parser/parser.cpp
index 902124a899..aca512b27d 100644
--- a/symengine/parser/parser.cpp
+++ b/symengine/parser/parser.cpp
@@ -4,10 +4,29 @@
 #include <symengine/real_mpfr.h>
 #include <symengine/ntheory_funcs.h>
 #include <symengine/parser/tokenizer.h>
+#if ((defined(_MSVC_LANG) && _MSVC_LANG >= 201703L) || __cplusplus >= 201703L)
+#include <charconv>
+#endif
 
 namespace SymEngine
 {
 
+static double string_to_double(const char *str, char **endptr)
+{
+#if ((defined(_MSVC_LANG) && _MSVC_LANG >= 201703L) || __cplusplus >= 201703L)
+    // use std::from_chars: locale-independent, non-allocating, non-throwing
+    double result{0.0};
+    auto [ptr, ec] = std::from_chars(str, nullptr, result);
+    if (endptr != nullptr) {
+        *endptr = const_cast<char *>(ptr);
+    }
+    return result;
+#else
+    // otherwise fall-back to using strtod
+    return std::strtod(str, endptr);
+#endif
+}
+
 RCP<const Basic>
 parse(const std::string &s, bool convert_xor,
       const std::map<const std::string, const RCP<const Basic>> &constants)
@@ -311,7 +330,7 @@ RCP<const Basic> Parser::parse_numeric(const std::string &expr)
         }
         if (digits <= 15) {
             char *endptr = 0;
-            double d = std::strtod(startptr, &endptr);
+            double d = string_to_double(startptr, &endptr);
             return real_double(d);
         } else {
             // mpmath.libmp.libmpf.dps_to_prec
@@ -321,7 +340,7 @@ RCP<const Basic> Parser::parse_numeric(const std::string &expr)
         }
 #else
         char *endptr = 0;
-        double d = std::strtod(startptr, &endptr);
+        double d = string_to_double(startptr, &endptr);
         return real_double(d);
 #endif
     }
@@ -332,7 +351,7 @@ Parser::parse_implicit_mul(const std::string &expr)
 {
     const char *startptr = expr.c_str();
     char *endptr = 0;
-    std::strtod(startptr, &endptr);
+    string_to_double(startptr, &endptr);
 
     RCP<const Basic> num = one, sym;
 
diff --git a/symengine/tests/basic/test_parser.cpp b/symengine/tests/basic/test_parser.cpp
index 5622db53d6..5567a1632d 100644
--- a/symengine/tests/basic/test_parser.cpp
+++ b/symengine/tests/basic/test_parser.cpp
@@ -807,6 +807,11 @@ TEST_CASE("Parsing: doubles", "[parser]")
     REQUIRE(eq(*res, *real_double(1.324)));
     REQUIRE(eq(*res, *parse(res->__str__())));
 
+    s = "+1.324";
+    res = parse(s);
+    REQUIRE(eq(*res, *real_double(1.324)));
+    REQUIRE(eq(*res, *parse(res->__str__())));
+
     s = "0.0324*x + 2*3";
     res = parse(s);
     REQUIRE(eq(*res, *add(mul(real_double(0.0324), x), integer(6))));
@@ -817,6 +822,22 @@ TEST_CASE("Parsing: doubles", "[parser]")
     REQUIRE(eq(*res, *add(mul(real_double(0.0324), x), integer(6))));
     REQUIRE(eq(*res, *parse(res->__str__())));
 
+    s = " +0.324e-19x+4.238";
+    res = parse(s);
+    CAPTURE(res->__str__());
+    REQUIRE(eq(*res, *add(mul(real_double(0.324e-19), x), real_double(4.238))));
+    REQUIRE(eq(*res, *parse(res->__str__())));
+
+    s = ".32485123e-21";
+    res = parse(s);
+    REQUIRE(eq(*res, *real_double(0.32485123e-21)));
+    REQUIRE(eq(*res, *parse(res->__str__())));
+
+    s = "1345.35e13";
+    res = parse(s);
+    REQUIRE(eq(*res, *real_double(1345.35e13)));
+    REQUIRE(eq(*res, *parse(res->__str__())));
+
     s = "1.324/(2+3)";
     res = parse(s);
     REQUIRE(is_a<RealDouble>(*res));