diff --git a/ethers-core/Cargo.toml b/ethers-core/Cargo.toml
index 6358c3ae..0a51182c 100644
--- a/ethers-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ethers-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ cargo_metadata = { version = "0.15.0", optional = true }
 convert_case = { version = "0.5.0", optional = true }
 syn = { version = "1.0.99", optional = true }
 proc-macro2 = { version = "1.0.43", optional = true }
-rust_decimal = "1.26.1"
+rust_decimal = { version = "1.26.1", features = ["maths"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 serde_json = { version = "1.0.64", default-features = false }
diff --git a/ethers-core/src/utils/mod.rs b/ethers-core/src/utils/mod.rs
index b1cf9ca2..5e3b1c2d 100644
--- a/ethers-core/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/ethers-core/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -155,9 +155,15 @@ where
     S: ToString,
     K: TryInto<Units, Error = ConversionError> + Copy,
 {
-    use rust_decimal::Decimal;
+    use rust_decimal::{Decimal, MathematicalOps};
+
     let num: Decimal = amount.to_string().parse()?;
-    let multiplier: Decimal = 10u64.pow(units.try_into()?.as_num()).into();
+    let exponent = units.try_into()?.as_num();
+
+    let multiplier = Decimal::TEN
+        .checked_powu(exponent.into())
+        .ok_or(rust_decimal::Error::ExceedsMaximumPossibleValue)?;
+
     let val =
         num.checked_mul(multiplier).ok_or(rust_decimal::Error::ExceedsMaximumPossibleValue)?;
     let u256_n: U256 = U256::from_dec_str(&val.round().to_string())?;
@@ -441,6 +447,14 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(eth, "1.005633240123456789");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_large_units() {
+        let decimals = 27u32;
+        let val = "10.55";
+        let unit = parse_units(val, decimals).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(unit.to_string(), "10550000000000000000000000000");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_parse_units() {
         let gwei = parse_units(1.5, 9).unwrap();