diff --git a/src/Console/ModelsCommand.php b/src/Console/ModelsCommand.php
index 86f9461..b7323f2 100644
--- a/src/Console/ModelsCommand.php
+++ b/src/Console/ModelsCommand.php
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ class ModelsCommand extends Command
                         case 'guid':
                         case 'datetimetz':
                         case 'datetime':
+                        case 'decimal':
                             $type = 'string';
                             break;
                         case 'integer':
@@ -408,7 +409,6 @@ class ModelsCommand extends Command
                                     break;
                             }
                             break;
-                        case 'decimal':
                         case 'float':
                             $type = 'float';
                             break;
diff --git a/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/GenerateBasicPhpdoc/Test.php b/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/GenerateBasicPhpdoc/Test.php
index 0f51b5e..9ab1a02 100644
--- a/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/GenerateBasicPhpdoc/Test.php
+++ b/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/GenerateBasicPhpdoc/Test.php
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
  * @property float $float_not_nullable
  * @property float|null $double_nullable
  * @property float $double_not_nullable
- * @property float|null $decimal_nullable
- * @property float $decimal_not_nullable
- * @property float|null $unsigned_decimal_nullable
- * @property float $unsigned_decimal_not_nullable
+ * @property string|null $decimal_nullable
+ * @property string $decimal_not_nullable
+ * @property string|null $unsigned_decimal_nullable
+ * @property string $unsigned_decimal_not_nullable
  * @property integer|null $boolean_nullable
  * @property integer $boolean_not_nullable
  * @property string|null $enum_nullable
diff --git a/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/GenerateBasicPhpdocCamel/Test.php b/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/GenerateBasicPhpdocCamel/Test.php
index 3885d68..d97ed67 100644
--- a/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/GenerateBasicPhpdocCamel/Test.php
+++ b/tests/Console/ModelsCommand/GenerateBasicPhpdocCamel/Test.php
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
  * @property float $floatNotNullable
  * @property float|null $doubleNullable
  * @property float $doubleNotNullable
- * @property float|null $decimalNullable
- * @property float $decimalNotNullable
- * @property float|null $unsignedDecimalNullable
- * @property float $unsignedDecimalNotNullable
+ * @property string|null $decimalNullable
+ * @property string $decimalNotNullable
+ * @property string|null $unsignedDecimalNullable
+ * @property string $unsignedDecimalNotNullable
  * @property integer|null $booleanNullable
  * @property integer $booleanNotNullable
  * @property string|null $enumNullable