diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1b1b903..3946586 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .eunit
+.tool-versions
 *.o
 *.beam
 *.plt
diff --git a/sample-schemas/demo_schema.erl b/sample-schemas/demo_schema.erl
index 7885563..353ea8c 100644
--- a/sample-schemas/demo_schema.erl
+++ b/sample-schemas/demo_schema.erl
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
 -behaviour(hocon_schema).
 
 -type duration() :: integer().
+-type percent() :: float().
 
 -typerefl_from_string({duration/0, emqx_schema, to_duration}).
+-typerefl_from_string({percent/0, emqx_schema, to_percent}).
 
--reflect_type([duration/0]).
+-reflect_type([duration/0, percent/0]).
 
 -export([roots/0, fields/1, translations/0, translation/1]).
 
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ fields("a_b") ->
     [ {"some_int", hoconsc:mk(integer(), #{mapping => "a_b.some_int",
                                            importance => hidden
                                           })}
+    , {"some_percent", fun some_percent/1}
     ];
 
 fields("b") ->
@@ -112,6 +115,10 @@ numbers(_) -> undefined.
 priv_duration(type) -> duration();
 priv_duration(_) -> undefined.
 
+some_percent(type) -> percent();
+some_percent(mapping) -> "a_b.some_percent";
+some_percent(_) -> undefined.
+
 priv_bool(type) -> boolean();
 priv_bool(_) -> undefined.
 
diff --git a/src/hocon_postprocess.erl b/src/hocon_postprocess.erl
index 3c2922f..bace2ff 100644
--- a/src/hocon_postprocess.erl
+++ b/src/hocon_postprocess.erl
@@ -131,10 +131,13 @@ percent(Other) ->
     Other.
 
 do_percent(Str) ->
-    {ok, MP} = re:compile("([0-9]+)(%)$"),
+    {ok, MP} = re:compile("([0-9.]+)(%)$"),
     case re_run_first(Str, MP) of
         {match, [Val, _Unit]} ->
-            list_to_integer(Val) / 100;
+            case string:to_integer(Val) of
+                {Int, []} -> Int / 100;
+                _ -> round(list_to_float(Val) * 100) / 10000
+            end;
         _ ->
             Str
     end.
diff --git a/test/hocon_tconf_tests.erl b/test/hocon_tconf_tests.erl
index 7a5c5e9..7450d70 100644
--- a/test/hocon_tconf_tests.erl
+++ b/test/hocon_tconf_tests.erl
@@ -332,6 +332,18 @@ mapping_test_() ->
             F("foo.numbers=[1,2,3]")
         ),
         ?_assertEqual([{["a_b", "some_int"], 1}, Setting], F("a_b.some_int=1")),
+        ?_assertEqual([{["a_b", "some_percent"], 0.12}, Setting], F("a_b.some_percent=12%")),
+        ?_assertEqual([{["a_b", "some_percent"], 0.123}, Setting], F("a_b.some_percent=\"12.3%\"")),
+        ?_assertEqual(
+            [{["a_b", "some_percent"], 0.1234}, Setting], F("a_b.some_percent=\"12.34%\"")
+        ),
+        %% we only support 2 decimal places
+        ?_assertEqual(
+            [{["a_b", "some_percent"], 0.4321}, Setting], F("a_b.some_percent=\"43.214%\"")
+        ),
+        ?_assertEqual(
+            [{["a_b", "some_percent"], 0.1235}, Setting], F("a_b.some_percent=\"12.345%\"")
+        ),
         ?_assertEqual([Setting], F("foo.ref_x_y={some_int = 1}")),
         ?GEN_VALIDATION_ERR(_, F("foo.ref_x_y={some_int = aaa}")),
         ?_assertEqual(