diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/TimedotReader.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/TimedotReader.hs
index a662006f9..14568bbf3 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/TimedotReader.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/TimedotReader.hs
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ type Hours = Quantity
 -- (or empty string for none).
 durationsp :: TextParser m [(Hours,TagValue)]
 durationsp =
-      (dotquantityp     <&> \h -> [(h,"")])
-  <|> (numericquantityp <&> \h -> [(h,"")])
+      (try numericquantityp <&> \h -> [(h,"")])  -- try needed because numbers can begin with .
+  <|> (dotquantityp     <&> \h -> [(h,"")])
   <|> letterquantitiesp
   <|> pure [(0,"")]
 
diff --git a/hledger/test/timedot.test b/hledger/test/timedot.test
index 0b9fbb443..8736825be 100644
--- a/hledger/test/timedot.test
+++ b/hledger/test/timedot.test
@@ -57,17 +57,25 @@ $ hledger -ftimedot:- reg -w80
 $ hledger -ftimedot:- reg -w80 tag:posting-tag --alias fos:haskell=λ
 2023-01-01 different transac..  (λ)                           1.00          1.00
 
-# ** 4. Each of these formats is printed as exactly a quarter hour.
+# ** 4. Each of these formats is parsed as exactly 0.25.
 <
 2023-01-01
 a  .
 b  0.25
-c  15m
+c  .25
+d  0,25
+e  ,25
+f  15m
+g  0.25h
 
 $ hledger -ftimedot:- print
 2023-01-01 *
     (a)            0.25
     (b)            0.25
     (c)            0.25
+    (d)            0.25
+    (e)            0.25
+    (f)            0.25
+    (g)            0.25
 
 >=