diff --git a/include/toml11/parser.hpp b/include/toml11/parser.hpp
index c3c26778..434bc749 100644
--- a/include/toml11/parser.hpp
+++ b/include/toml11/parser.hpp
@@ -616,6 +616,10 @@ parse_floating(location& loc, const context<TC>& ctx)
                 fmt.prec -= 1;
             }
         }
+        else if(fmt.fmt == floating_format::hex)
+        {
+            fmt.prec = std::numeric_limits<floating_type>::max_digits10;
+        }
         else
         {
             // width after decimal point