diff --git a/crates/typst-library/src/foundations/decimal.rs b/crates/typst-library/src/foundations/decimal.rs
index cf11e1ddd..d363a6a41 100644
--- a/crates/typst-library/src/foundations/decimal.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-library/src/foundations/decimal.rs
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ impl Decimal {
                     })
                     .at(value.span)
             }
+            ToDecimal::Decimal(decimal) => Ok(decimal),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -429,6 +430,8 @@ impl Hash for Decimal {
 
 /// A value that can be cast to a decimal.
 pub enum ToDecimal {
+    /// A decimal to be converted to itself.
+    Decimal(Decimal),
     /// A string with the decimal's representation.
     Str(EcoString),
     /// An integer to be converted to the equivalent decimal.
@@ -439,7 +442,9 @@ pub enum ToDecimal {
 
 cast! {
     ToDecimal,
+    v: Decimal => Self::Decimal(v),
     v: i64 => Self::Int(v),
+    v: bool => Self::Int(v as i64),
     v: f64 => Self::Float(v),
     v: Str => Self::Str(EcoString::from(v)),
 }
diff --git a/tests/suite/foundations/decimal.typ b/tests/suite/foundations/decimal.typ
index bae0d2e6a..6b3787e96 100644
--- a/tests/suite/foundations/decimal.typ
+++ b/tests/suite/foundations/decimal.typ
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 #test(decimal("\u{2212}7654.321"), decimal("-7654.321"))
 #test(decimal({ 3.141592653 }), decimal("3.141592653000000012752934707"))
 #test(decimal({ -3.141592653 }), decimal("-3.141592653000000012752934707"))
+#test(decimal(decimal(3)), decimal("3.0"))
+#test(decimal(true), decimal("1.0"))
 #test(type(decimal(10)), decimal)
 
 --- decimal-constructor-bad-type ---
-// Error: 10-17 expected integer, float, or string, found type
+// Error: 10-17 expected decimal, integer, boolean, float, or string, found type
 #decimal(decimal)
 
 --- decimal-constructor-bad-value ---