diff --git a/modules/price/commerce_price.module b/modules/price/commerce_price.module
index 77f65fd..0468c68 100644
--- a/modules/price/commerce_price.module
+++ b/modules/price/commerce_price.module
@@ -741,10 +741,17 @@ function commerce_price_field_data_property_info($name = NULL) {
     'amount' => array(
       'label' => t('Amount'),
       'description' => !empty($name) ? t('Amount value of field %name', array('%name' => $name)) : '',
-      'type' => 'decimal',
+      'type' => 'integer',
       'getter callback' => 'entity_property_verbatim_get',
       'setter callback' => 'entity_property_verbatim_set',
     ),
+    'amount_float' => array(
+      'label' => t('Amount (float)'),
+      'description' => !empty($name) ? t('Amount value of field %name (as a float)', array('%name' => $name)) : '',
+      'type' => 'decimal',
+      'getter callback' => 'commerce_price_amount_float_get',
+      'setter callback' => 'commerce_price_amount_float_set',
+    ),
     'currency_code' => array(
       'label' => t('Currency'),
       'description' => !empty($name) ? t('Currency code of field %name', array('%name' => $name)) : '',
@@ -764,6 +771,25 @@ function commerce_price_field_data_property_info($name = NULL) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Property getter callback returing the amount (as a float).
+ */
+function commerce_price_amount_float_get($data, array $options, $name, $type, $info) {
+  if (isset($data['amount']) && isset($data['currency_code'])) {
+    return commerce_currency_amount_to_decimal($data['amount'], $data['currency_code']);
+  }
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sets the property to the given value.
+ */
+function commerce_price_amount_float_set(&$data, $name, $value, $langcode, $type, $info) {
+  if ($name == 'amount_float') {
+    $data['amount'] = commerce_currency_decimal_to_amount($value, $data['currency_code']);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * Returns the data array of a single value price field from a wrapped entity,
  * using an optional default value if the entity does not have data in the field.
  *