diff --git a/arrow/arrow.py b/arrow/arrow.py
index f0a57f04..8c88d7cc 100644
--- a/arrow/arrow.py
+++ b/arrow/arrow.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from typing import (
     Any,
     ClassVar,
+    Dict,
     Final,
     Generator,
     Iterable,
@@ -1383,8 +1384,8 @@ def dehumanize(self, input_string: str, locale: str = "en_us") -> "Arrow":
         current_time = self.fromdatetime(self._datetime)
 
         # Create an object containing the relative time info
-        time_object_info = dict.fromkeys(
-            ["seconds", "minutes", "hours", "days", "weeks", "months", "years"], 0
+        time_object_info: Dict[str, float] = dict.fromkeys(
+            ["seconds", "minutes", "hours", "days", "weeks", "months", "years"], 0.0
         )
 
         # Create an object representing if unit has been seen
@@ -1393,8 +1394,8 @@ def dehumanize(self, input_string: str, locale: str = "en_us") -> "Arrow":
             False,
         )
 
-        # Create a regex pattern object for numbers
-        num_pattern = re.compile(r"\d+")
+        # Create a regex pattern object for numbers (supports decimals with . or ,)
+        num_pattern = re.compile(r"\d+(?:[.,]\d+)?")
 
         # Search input string for each time unit within locale
         for unit, unit_object in locale_obj.timeframes.items():
@@ -1410,7 +1411,7 @@ def dehumanize(self, input_string: str, locale: str = "en_us") -> "Arrow":
             for time_delta, time_string in strings_to_search.items():
                 # Replace {0} with regex \d representing digits
                 search_string = str(time_string)
-                search_string = search_string.format(r"\d+")
+                search_string = search_string.format(r"\d+(?:[.,]\d+)?")
 
                 # Create search pattern and find within string
                 pattern = re.compile(rf"(^|\b|\d){search_string}")
@@ -1426,11 +1427,13 @@ def dehumanize(self, input_string: str, locale: str = "en_us") -> "Arrow":
                 # If no number matches
                 # Need for absolute value as some locales have signs included in their objects
                 if not num_match:
-                    change_value = (
-                        1 if not time_delta.isnumeric() else abs(int(time_delta))
+                    change_value: float = (
+                        1.0
+                        if not time_delta.isnumeric()
+                        else float(abs(int(time_delta)))
                     )
                 else:
-                    change_value = int(num_match.group())
+                    change_value = float(num_match.group().replace(",", "."))
 
                 # No time to update if now is the unit
                 if unit == "now":
diff --git a/tests/test_arrow.py b/tests/test_arrow.py
index b595e4e2..04b52cdb 100644
--- a/tests/test_arrow.py
+++ b/tests/test_arrow.py
@@ -2988,6 +2988,32 @@ def test_czech_slovak(self):
                 assert arw.dehumanize(future_string, locale=lang) == future
 
 
+class TestArrowDehumanizeDecimals:
+    def test_decimal_hours(self):
+        arw = arrow.Arrow(2025, 12, 10, 9, 0, 0)
+        assert arw.dehumanize("3.5 hours ago") == arw.shift(hours=-3.5)
+
+    def test_decimal_with_multiple_units(self):
+        arw = arrow.Arrow(2025, 12, 10, 9, 0, 0)
+        assert arw.dehumanize("2 days 3.5 hours ago") == arw.shift(days=-2, hours=-3.5)
+
+    def test_decimal_comma_separator(self):
+        arw = arrow.Arrow(2025, 12, 10, 9, 0, 0)
+        assert arw.dehumanize("3,5 hours ago") == arw.shift(hours=-3.5)
+
+    def test_decimal_future(self):
+        arw = arrow.Arrow(2025, 12, 10, 9, 0, 0)
+        assert arw.dehumanize("in 1.5 hours") == arw.shift(hours=1.5)
+
+    def test_decimal_minutes(self):
+        arw = arrow.Arrow(2025, 12, 10, 9, 0, 0)
+        assert arw.dehumanize("2.5 minutes ago") == arw.shift(minutes=-2.5)
+
+    def test_integer_values_still_work(self):
+        arw = arrow.Arrow(2025, 12, 10, 9, 0, 0)
+        assert arw.dehumanize("3 hours ago") == arw.shift(hours=-3)
+
+
 class TestArrowIsBetween:
     def test_start_before_end(self):
         target = arrow.Arrow.fromdatetime(datetime(2013, 5, 7))