diff --git a/router/keeper/keeper.go b/router/keeper/keeper.go
index d97feef..fdfe509 100644
--- a/router/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/router/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -304,11 +304,13 @@ func (k *Keeper) ForwardTransferPacket(
 	store.Set(key, bz)
 
 	defer func() {
-		telemetry.SetGaugeWithLabels(
-			[]string{"tx", "msg", "ibc", "transfer"},
-			float32(token.Amount.Int64()),
-			[]metrics.Label{telemetry.NewLabel(coretypes.LabelDenom, token.Denom)},
-		)
+		if token.Amount.IsInt64() {
+			telemetry.SetGaugeWithLabels(
+				[]string{"tx", "msg", "ibc", "transfer"},
+				float32(token.Amount.Int64()),
+				[]metrics.Label{telemetry.NewLabel(coretypes.LabelDenom, token.Denom)},
+			)
+		}
 
 		telemetry.IncrCounterWithLabels(
 			[]string{"ibc", types.ModuleName, "send"},
diff --git a/router/module_test.go b/router/module_test.go
index 3fc8b5b..5107363 100644
--- a/router/module_test.go
+++ b/router/module_test.go
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	testDenom  = "uatom"
-	testAmount = "100"
+	testDenom     = "uatom"
+	testAmount    = "100"
+	testAmount256 = "100000000000000000000"
 
 	testSourcePort         = "transfer"
 	testSourceChannel      = "channel-10"
@@ -65,6 +66,36 @@ func transferPacket(t *testing.T, receiver string, metadata any) channeltypes.Pa
 	}
 }
 
+func transferPacket256(t *testing.T, receiver string, metadata any) channeltypes.Packet {
+	t.Helper()
+	transferPacket := transfertypes.FungibleTokenPacketData{
+		Denom:    testDenom,
+		Amount:   testAmount256,
+		Receiver: receiver,
+	}
+
+	if metadata != nil {
+		if mStr, ok := metadata.(string); ok {
+			transferPacket.Memo = mStr
+		} else {
+			memo, err := json.Marshal(metadata)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			transferPacket.Memo = string(memo)
+		}
+	}
+
+	transferData, err := transfertypes.ModuleCdc.MarshalJSON(&transferPacket)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	return channeltypes.Packet{
+		SourcePort:         testSourcePort,
+		SourceChannel:      testSourceChannel,
+		DestinationPort:    testDestinationPort,
+		DestinationChannel: testDestinationChannel,
+		Data:               transferData,
+	}
+}
+
 func TestOnRecvPacket_EmptyPacket(t *testing.T) {
 	ctl := gomock.NewController(t)
 	defer ctl.Finish()
@@ -229,6 +260,73 @@ func TestOnRecvPacket_ForwardNoFee(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
+func TestOnRecvPacket_ForwardAmountInt256(t *testing.T) {
+	var err error
+	ctl := gomock.NewController(t)
+	defer ctl.Finish()
+	setup := test.NewTestSetup(t, ctl)
+	ctx := setup.Initializer.Ctx
+	cdc := setup.Initializer.Marshaler
+	forwardMiddleware := setup.ForwardMiddleware
+
+	// Test data
+	const (
+		hostAddr = "cosmos1vzxkv3lxccnttr9rs0002s93sgw72h7ghukuhs"
+		destAddr = "cosmos16plylpsgxechajltx9yeseqexzdzut9g8vla4k"
+		port     = "transfer"
+		channel  = "channel-0"
+	)
+	denom := makeIBCDenom(testDestinationPort, testDestinationChannel, testDenom)
+	senderAccAddr := test.AccAddress()
+
+	amount256, ok := sdk.NewIntFromString(testAmount256)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+
+	testCoin := sdk.NewCoin(denom, amount256)
+	packetOrig := transferPacket256(t, hostAddr, &types.PacketMetadata{
+		Forward: &types.ForwardMetadata{
+			Receiver: destAddr,
+			Port:     port,
+			Channel:  channel,
+		},
+	})
+	packetFwd := transferPacket256(t, destAddr, nil)
+
+	acknowledgement := channeltypes.NewResultAcknowledgement([]byte("test"))
+	successAck := cdc.MustMarshalJSON(&acknowledgement)
+
+	// Expected mocks
+	gomock.InOrder(
+		setup.Mocks.IBCModuleMock.EXPECT().OnRecvPacket(ctx, packetOrig, senderAccAddr).
+			Return(acknowledgement),
+
+		setup.Mocks.TransferKeeperMock.EXPECT().Transfer(
+			sdk.WrapSDKContext(ctx),
+			transfertypes.NewMsgTransfer(
+				port,
+				channel,
+				testCoin,
+				hostAddr,
+				destAddr,
+				keeper.DefaultTransferPacketTimeoutHeight,
+				uint64(ctx.BlockTime().UnixNano())+uint64(keeper.DefaultForwardTransferPacketTimeoutTimestamp.Nanoseconds()),
+				"",
+			),
+		).Return(&transfertypes.MsgTransferResponse{Sequence: 0}, nil),
+
+		setup.Mocks.IBCModuleMock.EXPECT().OnAcknowledgementPacket(ctx, packetFwd, successAck, senderAccAddr).
+			Return(nil),
+	)
+
+	// chain B with router module receives packet and forwards. ack should be nil so that it is not written yet.
+	ack := forwardMiddleware.OnRecvPacket(ctx, packetOrig, senderAccAddr)
+	require.Nil(t, ack)
+
+	// ack returned from chain C
+	err = forwardMiddleware.OnAcknowledgementPacket(ctx, packetFwd, successAck, senderAccAddr)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
 func TestOnRecvPacket_ForwardWithFee(t *testing.T) {
 	var err error
 	ctl := gomock.NewController(t)