diff --git a/lib/fluent/time.rb b/lib/fluent/time.rb
index e535a027ab..58b8b71677 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/time.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/time.rb
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ def parse_float(value)
 
       begin
         sec_s, nsec_s, _ = value.to_s.split('.', 3) # throw away second-dot and later
-        nsec_s = nsec_s && nsec_s[0..9] || '0'
+        nsec_s = nsec_s && nsec_s[0, 9] || '0' # nanoseconds: 9 digits at most
         nsec_s += '0' * (9 - nsec_s.size) if nsec_s.size < 9
         time = Fluent::EventTime.new(sec_s.to_i, nsec_s.to_i)
       rescue => e
diff --git a/test/test_time_parser.rb b/test/test_time_parser.rb
index 7575a2e24d..6c4ac1a19e 100644
--- a/test/test_time_parser.rb
+++ b/test/test_time_parser.rb
@@ -359,4 +359,21 @@ class DummyForTimeParser
 
     assert_equal([expected, expected + 1], [time1, time2])
   end
+
+  # A float timestamp's fraction is nanoseconds: at most 9 digits, and always below
+  # 1_000_000_000 like every other EventTime producer.
+  def test_parse_float_keeps_nine_digits_of_the_fraction
+    parser = Fluent::NumericTimeParser.new(:float)
+
+    assert_equal_event_time(Fluent::EventTime.new(1700000000, 123456789), parser.parse('1700000000.123456789'))
+    assert_equal_event_time(Fluent::EventTime.new(1700000000, 123456789), parser.parse('1700000000.1234567890'))
+    assert_equal_event_time(Fluent::EventTime.new(1700000000, 999999999), parser.parse('1700000000.9999999999'))
+    assert_equal_event_time(Fluent::EventTime.new(0, 0), parser.parse('0.0000000001'))
+
+    (1..20).each do |n|
+      time = parser.parse("1700000000.#{'9' * n}")
+      assert_true time.nsec < 1_000_000_000, "nsec #{time.nsec} is out of range with #{n} digits of fraction"
+    end
+  end
+
 end