diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/campudus/tableaux/helper/JsonUtils.scala b/src/main/scala/com/campudus/tableaux/helper/JsonUtils.scala
index 17baa480..aac036ec 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/campudus/tableaux/helper/JsonUtils.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/campudus/tableaux/helper/JsonUtils.scala
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ object JsonUtils extends LazyLogging {
 
             val maxLength = Try(json.getInteger("maxLength").intValue()).toOption
             val minLength = Try(json.getInteger("minLength").intValue()).toOption
-            val decimalDigits = Try(json.getInteger("decimalDigits").intValue()).toOption
+            val decimalDigits = parseDecimalDigits(json)
 
             // languageType or deprecated multilanguage
             // if languageType == 'country' countryCodes must be specified
@@ -283,6 +283,16 @@ object JsonUtils extends LazyLogging {
     }
   }
 
+  private def parseDecimalDigits(json: JsonObject): Option[Int] = {
+    val decimalDigits = Try(json.getInteger("decimalDigits").intValue()).toOption
+
+    decimalDigits.map({
+      case value if value > 10 || value < 0 =>
+        throw InvalidJsonException(s"Decimal digits must be between 0 and 10, but was $value.", "decimalDigits")
+      case value => value
+    })
+  }
+
   def toRowValueSeq(json: JsonObject): Seq[Seq[_]] = {
     (for {
       checkedRowList <- toJsonObjectSeq("rows", json)
@@ -383,7 +393,7 @@ object JsonUtils extends LazyLogging {
 
     val maxLength = getNullableJsonIntegerValue("maxLength", json).toOption
     val minLength = getNullableJsonIntegerValue("minLength", json).toOption
-    val decimalDigits = getNullableJsonIntegerValue("decimalDigits", json).toOption
+    val decimalDigits = parseDecimalDigits(json)
 
     (
       name,
diff --git a/src/test/scala/com/campudus/tableaux/api/structure/ChangeStructureTest.scala b/src/test/scala/com/campudus/tableaux/api/structure/ChangeStructureTest.scala
index b46eb2a3..a99ef9f4 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/com/campudus/tableaux/api/structure/ChangeStructureTest.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/com/campudus/tableaux/api/structure/ChangeStructureTest.scala
@@ -94,18 +94,28 @@ class ChangeStructureTest extends TableauxTestBase {
 
   @Test
   def changeColumnDecimalDigits(implicit c: TestContext): Unit = okTest {
-    val postJson = Json.obj("decimalDigits" -> 4)
+    val postJson = Json.obj("decimalDigits" -> 10)
 
     for {
       _ <- createDefaultTable()
       resultPost <- sendRequest("POST", "/tables/1/columns/2", postJson)
       resultGet <- sendRequest("GET", "/tables/1/columns/2")
     } yield {
-      assertEquals(4, resultGet.getInteger("decimalDigits"))
+      assertEquals(10, resultGet.getInteger("decimalDigits"))
       assertEquals(resultPost, resultGet)
     }
   }
 
+  @Test
+  def changeColumnDecimalDigitsTooHigh(implicit c: TestContext): Unit = exceptionTest("error.json.decimalDigits") {
+    val postJson = Json.obj("decimalDigits" -> 11)
+
+    for {
+      _ <- createDefaultTable()
+      resultPost <- sendRequest("POST", "/tables/1/columns/2", postJson)
+    } yield ()
+  }
+
   @Test
   def changeColumnKindWhichShouldFail(implicit c: TestContext): Unit = {
     okTest {
diff --git a/src/test/scala/com/campudus/tableaux/api/structure/CreateColumnTest.scala b/src/test/scala/com/campudus/tableaux/api/structure/CreateColumnTest.scala
index e6ae8294..56919308 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/com/campudus/tableaux/api/structure/CreateColumnTest.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/com/campudus/tableaux/api/structure/CreateColumnTest.scala
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class CreateColumnTest extends TableauxTestBase {
   def createNumberColumnWithCustomDecimalDigits(implicit c: TestContext): Unit = {
     okTest {
       val createColumn1 = createNumberColumnJson("column1", None)
-      val createColumn2 = createNumberColumnJson("column2", Some(5))
+      val createColumn2 = createNumberColumnJson("column2", Some(10))
       val expectedJson = Json.obj(
         "status" -> "ok",
         "columns" -> Json.arr(
@@ -272,6 +272,18 @@ class CreateColumnTest extends TableauxTestBase {
     }
   }
 
+  @Test
+  def createNumberColumnWithCustomDecimalDigitsTooHigh(implicit c: TestContext): Unit = {
+    exceptionTest("error.json.decimalDigits") {
+      val createColumn = createNumberColumnJson("column2", Some(11))
+
+      for {
+        _ <- sendRequest("POST", "/tables", createTableJson)
+        test <- sendRequest("POST", "/tables/1/columns", createColumn)
+      } yield ()
+    }
+  }
+
   @Test
   def createIntegerColumn(implicit c: TestContext): Unit = {
     okTest {