diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DatabasesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DatabasesController.php
index 10a213e5f3..d71b64563b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DatabasesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/DatabasesController.php
@@ -139,6 +139,19 @@ class DatabasesController extends Controller
         return $storage;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Store numeric resource limits (e.g. 0 or 1.5) as the strings the string limit columns expect.
+     */
+    private function normalizeNumericLimits(Request $request): void
+    {
+        foreach (['limits_memory', 'limits_memory_swap', 'limits_memory_reservation', 'limits_cpus', 'limits_cpuset'] as $field) {
+            $value = $request->input($field);
+            if (is_int($value) || is_float($value)) {
+                $request->offsetSet($field, (string) $value);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private function removeSensitiveData($database, bool $loadNestedServerSecrets = false)
     {
         $database->makeHidden([
@@ -2023,6 +2036,7 @@ class DatabasesController extends Controller
                 return response()->json(['message' => 'Public port already used by another database.'], 400);
             }
         }
+        $this->normalizeNumericLimits($request);
         $validator = customApiValidator($request->all(), [
             'name' => 'string|max:255',
             'description' => 'string|nullable',
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Api/DatabaseCreateNumericLimitsTest.php b/tests/Feature/Api/DatabaseCreateNumericLimitsTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4feee3f74d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/Api/DatabaseCreateNumericLimitsTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Models\Environment;
+use App\Models\InstanceSettings;
+use App\Models\Project;
+use App\Models\Server;
+use App\Models\StandalonePostgresql;
+use App\Models\Team;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Queue;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+
+uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    config(['app.maintenance.driver' => 'file']);
+    InstanceSettings::unguarded(fn () => InstanceSettings::firstOrCreate(['id' => 0], ['is_api_enabled' => true]));
+    Server::flushIdentityMap();
+
+    $this->team = Team::factory()->create();
+    $this->user = User::factory()->create();
+    $this->team->members()->attach($this->user->id, ['role' => 'owner']);
+    session(['currentTeam' => $this->team]);
+
+    $this->server = Server::factory()->create(['team_id' => $this->team->id]);
+    $this->project = Project::factory()->create(['team_id' => $this->team->id]);
+    $this->environment = Environment::factory()->create(['project_id' => $this->project->id]);
+
+    Queue::fake();
+});
+
+function databaseCreateNumericLimitsHeaders(User $user, int $teamId): array
+{
+    $plainTextToken = Str::random(40);
+    $token = $user->tokens()->create([
+        'name' => 'database-create-numeric-limits-test',
+        'token' => hash('sha256', $plainTextToken),
+        'abilities' => ['write'],
+        'team_id' => $teamId,
+    ]);
+
+    return ['Authorization' => 'Bearer '.$token->getKey().'|'.$plainTextToken];
+}
+
+function databaseCreateNumericLimitsPayload(object $test, array $overrides = []): array
+{
+    return array_merge([
+        'project_uuid' => $test->project->uuid,
+        'environment_uuid' => $test->environment->uuid,
+        'server_uuid' => $test->server->uuid,
+    ], $overrides);
+}
+
+test('numeric resource limits are accepted and stored as strings', function (string $type) {
+    $response = $this->withHeaders(databaseCreateNumericLimitsHeaders($this->user, $this->team->id))
+        ->postJson("/api/v1/databases/{$type}", databaseCreateNumericLimitsPayload($this, [
+            'limits_memory' => 0,
+            'limits_memory_swap' => 1024,
+            'limits_memory_reservation' => 512,
+            'limits_cpus' => 1.5,
+            'limits_cpuset' => 1,
+        ]))
+        ->assertCreated();
+
+    $database = queryDatabaseByUuidWithinTeam($response->json('uuid'), $this->team->id);
+
+    expect($database->limits_memory)->toBe('0')
+        ->and($database->limits_memory_swap)->toBe('1024')
+        ->and($database->limits_memory_reservation)->toBe('512')
+        ->and($database->limits_cpus)->toBe('1.5')
+        ->and($database->limits_cpuset)->toBe('1');
+})->with(['postgresql', 'mysql', 'mariadb', 'mongodb', 'redis', 'keydb', 'dragonfly', 'clickhouse', 'sqlite']);
+
+test('string resource limits are still accepted', function () {
+    $response = $this->withHeaders(databaseCreateNumericLimitsHeaders($this->user, $this->team->id))
+        ->postJson('/api/v1/databases/postgresql', databaseCreateNumericLimitsPayload($this, [
+            'limits_memory' => '512m',
+            'limits_cpus' => '0.5',
+        ]))
+        ->assertCreated();
+
+    $database = queryDatabaseByUuidWithinTeam($response->json('uuid'), $this->team->id);
+
+    expect($database->limits_memory)->toBe('512m')
+        ->and($database->limits_cpus)->toBe('0.5');
+});
+
+test('non-scalar or boolean resource limits are rejected', function (string $field, mixed $value) {
+    $this->withHeaders(databaseCreateNumericLimitsHeaders($this->user, $this->team->id))
+        ->postJson('/api/v1/databases/postgresql', databaseCreateNumericLimitsPayload($this, [$field => $value]))
+        ->assertUnprocessable()
+        ->assertJsonValidationErrors($field);
+
+    expect(StandalonePostgresql::count())->toBe(0);
+})->with([
+    'array memory' => ['limits_memory', ['512m']],
+    'array cpus' => ['limits_cpus', [1.5]],
+    'boolean cpus' => ['limits_cpus', true],
+    'object memory swap' => ['limits_memory_swap', ['value' => 1]],
+]);